Peter Jackson (boxer)
Peter Jackson (3 July 1861 – 13 July 1901)[1] was an Australian heavyweight boxer who had a significant international career. Jackson was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the inaugural 1990 class, as well as being the 2004 inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in the Pioneers category.
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![]() Peter Jackson in 1889 | |
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Real name | Peter Jackson |
Nickname(s) | Peter the Great, Black Prince |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Born | Christiansted, Danish West Indies | 3 July 1861
Died | 13 July 1901 40) Roma, Queensland, Australia | (aged
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 105 |
Wins | 57 |
Wins by KO | 29 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 15 |
No contests | 28 |
Early life
Jackson was born in Christiansted on the island Saint Croix, which was then the capital of the Danish West Indies (subsequently, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands). His family originally came from Montego Bay, Jamaica.[2] His father, also called Peter Jackson, was a warehouseman and the grandson of a freed slave who had been owned by a planter with the surname of Jackson. Born a free man, Peter was in principle (at least) a Danish citizen before he gained Australian citizenship. Jackson had a good primary school education before becoming a mariner. Originally working on ships as a deckhand in the Sydney Docks since he was 14, he used his fists to quell a mutiny. This garnered him some notoriety and brought him to the attention of Larry Foley which started his career in boxing.[3]
Professional career

Jackson won the Australian heavyweight title in 1886 with a knockout of Tom Lees in the 30th round. Jackson was at one stage a pupil of "The Black Diamond" Jack Dowridge, a Barbadian immigrant who pioneered boxing in Queensland, Australia. Among Dowridge's other pupils was "Gentleman Jack" John Reid McGowan, a fellow Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee. After establishing his boxing career, and like many of Australia's best boxers of this era, Jackson left for America. He arrived in San Francisco on 12 May 1888.[1] and promptly beat "Old Chocolate" Godfrey to gain the World Colored Heavyweight Championship.[3] During his stay in America, Jackson frequently sparred with Lees. Jackson would become an instructor at the California Athletic Club in San Francisco. He was considered one of the most "scientific" boxers of his day due to his footwork and technical proficiency.[1][4]
Jackson would once again embark on to strange lands after a year in America, leaving that country for Great Britain. Jackson fought for a 1,000 pounds and the inaugural British Commonwealth title against Jem Smith, winning due to the latter's use of wrestling tactics in the second round.[5] Later that year, during a short stay in Dublin, Jackson challenged anyone to stay in the ring with him for 4 rounds. Local champion Peter Maher, who was 20 years old at the time, was the man who took up his bet. Jackson thoroughly beat him in 3 rounds. Maher would go on to have a successful career, winning over 100 bouts. During Jackson's later years there was talk of a rematch against Maher that never materialized.[1]
Jackson repeatedly tried to secure a fight against world champion John L. Sullivan to no avail. Sullivan cited the color bar as the reason for his refusal, claiming he would never fight a black man. Although there is no data to support that claim since Sullivan had on several occasions been scheduled to fight Black fighters such as "Old Chocolate", George Godfrey and a fighter named "Johnson" whose first name has been lost to history. The Godfrey bout was broken up by police as both men were stripped and ready to fight. On 21 May 1891, in Benicia, California Jackson fought the future world champion James Corbett. The match with Corbett went 61 rounds before it was declared no contest, as both boxers were too exhausted to continue.[3] Jackson's last defense of his Commonwealth title came against his long-time rival and fellow Australian Frank Slavin. Both Slavin and Jackson had trained under Larry Foley and a real feud had existed between them for several years, due to Slavin's racism and a romantic triangle with a woman named Josie Leon. Although they had brawled before, this was the first and only professional bout between them. After a frenetic start to the fight, Jackson would gain the upper hand en route to a 10th-round knockout of Slavin.[6]
After a long hiatus in which he only took part in exhibitions, he lost a bout to the powerfully built James J. Jeffries. Jeffries was another great boxer who would hold the championship of the world in the early 1900s.
Life after boxing
Jackson gained some fame during his stay in America. He stated his desire to play Othello, but it never came to fruition.[7] However, he starred in a touring production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Despite his celebrity, Jackson would run into financial troubles following his retirement from the ring. Jackson's health rapidly decayed following his bout against Jeffries, making it impossible for him to box. Several benefits were held in order to send him back to Australia.[8]
Jackson died of tuberculosis in Roma, Queensland and was buried at Toowong Cemetery.[3] A short time after becoming the first black heavyweight champion of the world in 1908, "The Galveston Giant" Jack Johnson, made a pilgrimage to Jackson's grave, a measure of the respect in which the man was held not only in Queensland, but in the boxing community worldwide.[9] Jackson's tomb is emblazoned with the words "This was a man".
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[10] unless otherwise stated.
Official record


105 fights | 42 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 29 | 3 |
By decision | 10 | 2 |
By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
Draws | 3 | |
No contests | 28 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 27 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted as a win, loss or draw.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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105 | Loss | 42–5–3 (55) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (20) | Aug 23, 1899 | ![]() |
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104 | Loss | 42–4–3 (55) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (20) | Mar 22, 1898 | ![]() |
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103 | Win | 42–3–3 (55) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Nov 28, 1892 | ![]() |
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102 | Win | 42–3–3 (54) | ![]() |
KO | 10 (20) | May 30, 1892 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
101 | Win | 41–3–3 (54) | ![]() |
PTS | 3 | Feb 17, 1892 | ![]() |
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100 | Win | 40–3–3 (54) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | ![]() |
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99 | Win | 39–3–3 (54) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | ![]() |
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98 | NC | 38–3–3 (54) | ![]() |
NC | 61 (?) | May 21, 1891 | ![]() |
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97 | Draw | 38–3–3 (53) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Nov 19, 1890 | ![]() |
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96 | Draw | 38–3–3 (52) | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | OCt 20, 1890 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles |
95 | ND | 38–3–2 (52) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | ![]() |
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94 | ND | 38–3–2 (51) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | ![]() |
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93 | ND | 38–3–2 (50) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | ![]() |
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92 | ND | 38–3–2 (49) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | ![]() |
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91 | Draw | 38–3–2 (48) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 18, 1890 | ![]() |
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90 | Win | 38–3–2 (47) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 13, 1890 | ![]() |
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89 | Draw | 38–3–2 (46) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 9, 1890 | ![]() |
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88 | Draw | 38–3–2 (45) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 8, 1890 | ![]() |
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87 | ND | 38–3–2 (44) | ![]() |
ND | 6 | Sep 6, 1890 | ![]() |
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86 | Draw | 38–3–2 (43) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Sep 2, 1890 | ![]() |
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85 | Draw | 38–3–2 (42) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 30, 1890 | ![]() |
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84 | Win | 38–3–2 (41) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jul 22, 1890 | ![]() |
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83 | Win | 37–3–2 (41) | ![]() |
PTS | 5 | May 19, 1890 | ![]() |
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82 | Win | 36–3–2 (41) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Apr 1, 1890 | ![]() |
Exact date unknown |
81 | ND | 35–3–2 (41) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Mar 5, 1890 | ![]() |
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80 | NC | 35–3–2 (40) | ![]() |
NC | 2 (?) | Mar 4, 1890 | ![]() |
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79 | Win | 35–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Feb 21, 1890 | ![]() |
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78 | Win | 34–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Feb 20, 1890 | ![]() |
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77 | Win | 33–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (4) | Dec 24, 1889 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 32–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1889 | ![]() |
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75 | Win | 31–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Dec 2, 1889 | ![]() |
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74 | Win | 30–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 29–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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72 | Win | 28–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (4) | Nov 7, 1889 | ![]() |
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71 | Win | 27–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 23, 1889 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 26–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1889 | ![]() |
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69 | Win | 25–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (10) | Nov 11, 1889 | ![]() |
Won Commonwealth heavyweight title |
68 | Win | 24–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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67 | Win | 23–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Oct 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 22–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1889 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 21–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (4) | Oct 7, 1889 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 20–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Aug 19, 1889 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 19–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Aug 9, 1889 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 18–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (4) | Aug 8, 1889 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 17–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | Aug 5, 1889 | ![]() |
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60 | Win | 16–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (4) | Jul 30, 1889 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 15–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jul 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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58 | ND | 14–3–2 (39) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jul 27, 1889 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 14–3–2 (38) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 25, 1889 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 13–3–2 (38) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 11, 1889 | ![]() |
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55 | ND | 12–3–2 (38) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 12–3–2 (37) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | May 11, 1889 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 11–3–2 (36) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (?) | Apr 26, 1889 | ![]() |
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52 | Win | 10–3–2 (37) | ![]() |
KO | 24 (?) | Dec 28, 1888 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 9–3–2 (37) | ![]() |
TKO | 19 (?) | Aug 24, 1888 | ![]() |
Won world colored heavyweight title |
50 | Win | 8–3–2 (37) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jun 20, 1888 | ![]() |
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49 | Draw | 7–3–2 (37) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 17, 1888 | ![]() |
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48 | Draw | 7–3–2 (36) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Mar 17, 1888 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 7–3–2 (35) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Feb 11, 1888 | ![]() |
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46 | Draw | 7–3–2 (34) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Feb 4, 1888 | ![]() |
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45 | ND | 7–3–2 (33) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jan 26, 1888 | ![]() |
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44 | Loss | 7–3–2 (32) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jan 14, 1888 | ![]() |
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43 | ND | 7–2–2 (32) | ![]() |
ND | 2 (?) | Dec 24, 1887 | ![]() |
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42 | ND | 7–2–2 (31) | ![]() |
ND | 2 (?) | Nov 26, 1887 | ![]() |
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41 | ND | 7–2–2 (30) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Oct 22, 1887 | ![]() |
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40 | ND | 7–2–2 (29) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Oct 1, 1887 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 7–2–2 (28) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Sep 24, 1887 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 6–2–2 (28) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 27, 1887 | ![]() |
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37 | ND | 6–2–2 (27) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 25, 1887 | ![]() |
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36 | ND | 6–2–2 (26) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 6, 1887 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 6–2–2 (25) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jul 16, 1887 | ![]() |
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34 | ND | 6–2–2 (24) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jul 9, 1887 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 6–2–2 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1887 | ![]() |
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32 | Draw | 6–2–2 (22) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 11, 1887 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 6–2–2 (21) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 4, 1887 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 6–2–2 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Apr 23, 1887 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 5–2–2 (20) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1887 | ![]() |
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28 | ND | 5–2–2 (19) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 15, 1887 | ![]() |
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27 | ND | 5–2–2 (18) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Nov 20, 1886 | ![]() |
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26 | ND | 5–2–2 (17) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Oct 9, 1886 | ![]() |
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25 | ND | 5–2–2 (16) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Oct 2, 1886 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 5–2–2 (15) | ![]() |
TKO | 30 (?) | Sep 25, 1886 | ![]() |
Won vacant Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
23 | Draw | 4–2–2 (15) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 25, 1886 | ![]() |
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22 | ND | 4–2–2 (14) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 15, 1886 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 4–2–2 (13) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Aug 7, 1886 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 4–2–2 (12) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jul 17, 1886 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 4–2–2 (11) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Jul 12, 1886 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 4–2–2 (10) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 22, 1886 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 4–1–2 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 4–1–2 (9) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 4–1–2 (8) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6) | Mar 27, 1886 | ![]() |
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14 | Draw | 3–1–2 (8) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Mar 13, 1886 | ![]() |
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13 | ND | 3–1–2 (7) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | May 28, 1885 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 3–1–2 (6) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | May 28, 1885 | ![]() |
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11 | ND | 3–1–2 (5) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | May 2, 1885 | ![]() |
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10 | ND | 3–1–2 (4) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | May 1, 1885 | ![]() |
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9 | Draw | 3–1–2 (3) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 (6) | Sep 23, 1884 | ![]() |
For Australian heavyweight title; Declared a draw when Jackson's supporters broke into the ring to save their fighter who was in deep trouble |
8 | Loss | 3–1–1 (3) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 26, 1884 | ![]() |
For inaugural Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
7 | Win | 3–0–1 (3) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1884 | ![]() |
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6 | ND | 3–0–1 (2) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 2, 1884 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 3–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jan 31, 1884 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 2–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Jan 28, 1884 | ![]() |
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3 | ND | 1–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
ND | 6 | Jan 28, 1884 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 1–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1882 | ![]() |
Exact date and number of rounds unknown |
1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 5 | Jan 1, 1882 | ![]() |
Exact date unknown |
Unofficial record
105 fights | 57 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 29 | 3 |
By decision | 25 | 2 |
By disqualification | 3 | 0 |
Draws | 15 | |
No contests | 28 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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105 | Loss | 57–5–15 (28) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (20) | Aug 23, 1899 | ![]() |
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104 | Loss | 57–4–15 (28) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (20) | Mar 22, 1898 | ![]() |
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103 | Win | 57–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Nov 28, 1892 | ![]() |
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102 | Win | 56–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
KO | 10 (20) | May 30, 1892 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
101 | Win | 55–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
PTS | 3 | Feb 17, 1892 | ![]() |
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100 | Win | 54–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | ![]() |
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99 | Win | 53–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jan 12, 1892 | ![]() |
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98 | NC | 52–3–15 (28) | ![]() |
NC | 61 (?) | May 21, 1891 | ![]() |
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97 | Draw | 52–3–15 (27) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Nov 19, 1890 | ![]() |
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96 | Draw | 52–3–14 (27) | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | OCt 20, 1890 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles |
95 | ND | 52–3–13 (27) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | ![]() |
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94 | ND | 52–3–13 (26) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 26, 1890 | ![]() |
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93 | ND | 52–3–13 (25) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | ![]() |
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92 | ND | 52–3–13 (24) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Sep 23, 1890 | ![]() |
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91 | Draw | 52–3–13 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 18, 1890 | ![]() |
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90 | Win | 52–3–12 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 13, 1890 | ![]() |
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89 | Draw | 51–3–12 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 9, 1890 | ![]() |
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88 | Draw | 51–3–11 (23) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Sep 8, 1890 | ![]() |
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87 | ND | 51–3–10 (23) | ![]() |
ND | 6 | Sep 6, 1890 | ![]() |
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86 | Draw | 51–3–10 (22) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Sep 2, 1890 | ![]() |
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85 | Draw | 51–3–9 (22) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 30, 1890 | ![]() |
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84 | Win | 51–3–8 (22) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jul 22, 1890 | ![]() |
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83 | Win | 50–3–8 (22) | ![]() |
PTS | 5 | May 19, 1890 | ![]() |
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82 | Win | 49–3–8 (22) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Apr 1, 1890 | ![]() |
Exact date unknown |
81 | ND | 48–3–8 (22) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Mar 5, 1890 | ![]() |
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80 | NC | 48–3–8 (21) | ![]() |
NC | 2 (?) | Mar 4, 1890 | ![]() |
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79 | Win | 48–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Feb 21, 1890 | ![]() |
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78 | Win | 47–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Feb 20, 1890 | ![]() |
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77 | Win | 46–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (4) | Dec 24, 1889 | ![]() |
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76 | Win | 45–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Dec 2, 1889 | ![]() |
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75 | Win | 44–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Dec 2, 1889 | ![]() |
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74 | Win | 43–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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73 | Win | 42–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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72 | Win | 41–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (4) | Nov 7, 1889 | ![]() |
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71 | Win | 40–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 23, 1889 | ![]() |
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70 | Win | 39–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4) | Nov 21, 1889 | ![]() |
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69 | Win | 38–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (10) | Nov 11, 1889 | ![]() |
Won Commonwealth heavyweight title |
68 | Win | 37–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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67 | Win | 36–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (4) | Oct 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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66 | Win | 35–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Oct 14, 1889 | ![]() |
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65 | Win | 34–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (4) | Oct 7, 1889 | ![]() |
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64 | Win | 33–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Aug 19, 1889 | ![]() |
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63 | Win | 32–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Aug 9, 1889 | ![]() |
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62 | Win | 31–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (4) | Aug 8, 1889 | ![]() |
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61 | Win | 30–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | Aug 5, 1889 | ![]() |
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60 | Win | 29–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
DQ | 2 (4) | Jul 30, 1889 | ![]() |
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59 | Win | 28–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jul 29, 1889 | ![]() |
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58 | ND | 27–3–8 (20) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jul 27, 1889 | ![]() |
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57 | Win | 27–3–8 (19) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4) | Jul 25, 1889 | ![]() |
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56 | Win | 26–3–8 (19) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 11, 1889 | ![]() |
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55 | ND | 25–3–8 (19) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | Jun 15, 1889 | ![]() |
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54 | Win | 25–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (?) | May 11, 1889 | ![]() |
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53 | Win | 24–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
TKO | 10 (?) | Apr 26, 1889 | ![]() |
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52 | Win | 23–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
KO | 24 (?) | Dec 28, 1888 | ![]() |
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51 | Win | 22–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
TKO | 19 (?) | Aug 24, 1888 | ![]() |
Won world colored heavyweight title |
50 | Win | 21–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
KO | 2 (?) | Jun 20, 1888 | ![]() |
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49 | Draw | 20–3–8 (18) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 17, 1888 | ![]() |
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48 | Draw | 20–3–7 (18) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Mar 17, 1888 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 20–3–6 (18) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Feb 11, 1888 | ![]() |
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46 | Draw | 19–3–6 (18) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Feb 4, 1888 | ![]() |
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45 | ND | 19–3–5 (18) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jan 26, 1888 | ![]() |
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44 | Loss | 19–3–5 (17) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jan 14, 1888 | ![]() |
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43 | ND | 19–2–5 (17) | ![]() |
ND | 2 (?) | Dec 24, 1887 | ![]() |
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42 | ND | 19–2–5 (16) | ![]() |
ND | 2 (?) | Nov 26, 1887 | ![]() |
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41 | ND | 19–2–5 (15) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Oct 22, 1887 | ![]() |
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40 | ND | 19–2–5 (14) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | Oct 1, 1887 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 19–2–5 (13) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | Sep 24, 1887 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 18–2–5 (13) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 27, 1887 | ![]() |
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37 | ND | 17–2–5 (13) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 25, 1887 | ![]() |
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36 | ND | 17–2–5 (12) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 6, 1887 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 17–2–5 (11) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jul 16, 1887 | ![]() |
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34 | ND | 16–2–5 (11) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Jul 9, 1887 | ![]() |
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33 | Win | 16–2–5 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1887 | ![]() |
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32 | Draw | 15–2–5 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 11, 1887 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 15–2–4 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 4, 1887 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 14–2–4 (10) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Apr 23, 1887 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 13–2–4 (10) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 6, 1887 | ![]() |
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28 | ND | 12–2–4 (10) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 15, 1887 | ![]() |
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27 | ND | 12–2–4 (9) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Nov 20, 1886 | ![]() |
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26 | ND | 12–2–4 (8) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Oct 9, 1886 | ![]() |
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25 | ND | 12–2–4 (7) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Oct 2, 1886 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 12–2–4 (6) | ![]() |
TKO | 30 (?) | Sep 25, 1886 | ![]() |
Won vacant Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
23 | Draw | 11–2–4 (6) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Aug 25, 1886 | ![]() |
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22 | ND | 11–2–3 (6) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Aug 15, 1886 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 11–2–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Aug 7, 1886 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 10–2–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jul 17, 1886 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 9–2–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 3 | Jul 12, 1886 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 8–2–3 (5) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | May 22, 1886 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 8–1–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 7–1–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Apr 3, 1886 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 6–1–3 (5) | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6) | Mar 27, 1886 | ![]() |
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14 | Draw | 5–1–3 (5) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Mar 13, 1886 | ![]() |
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13 | ND | 5–1–2 (5) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | May 28, 1885 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 5–1–2 (4) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | May 28, 1885 | ![]() |
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11 | ND | 4–1–2 (4) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | May 2, 1885 | ![]() |
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10 | ND | 4–1–2 (3) | ![]() |
ND | 3 | May 1, 1885 | ![]() |
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9 | Draw | 4–1–2 (2) | ![]() |
PTS | 6 (6) | Sep 23, 1884 | ![]() |
For Australian heavyweight title; Declared a draw when Jackson's supporters broke into the ring to save their fighter who was in deep trouble |
8 | Loss | 4–1–1 (2) | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (?) | Jul 26, 1884 | ![]() |
For inaugural Australian heavyweight title; A finish fight |
7 | Win | 4–0–1 (2) | ![]() |
NWS | 4 | Jun 25, 1884 | ![]() |
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6 | ND | 3–0–1 (2) | ![]() |
ND | 4 | Feb 2, 1884 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 3–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | Jan 31, 1884 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 2–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6) | Jan 28, 1884 | ![]() |
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3 | ND | 1–0–1 (1) | ![]() |
ND | 6 | Jan 28, 1884 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 1–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | ? | Mar 1, 1882 | ![]() |
Exact date and number of rounds unknown |
1 | Draw | 0–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 5 | Jan 1, 1882 | ![]() |
Exact date unknown |
See also
References
- Petersen, Bob (2011). "Tropical Danish, 1860-1879". Peter Jackson: A Biography of the Australian Heavyweight Champion, 1860-1901. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 5. ISBN 9780786458813. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- 'BLACK PRINCE PETER'
- Broome, Richard (1983). "Jackson, Peter (1861–1901)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 March 2008 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- "Jackson vs. Corbett: The Birth of the Sweet Science - Boxing.com". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014.
- "Peter Jackson vs. Jem Smith - BoxRec".
- "Paddy Slavin—Pioneer of Prizefighting - Boxing.com". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016.
- "Peter Jackson wants to play Othello". The San Francisco Call. 30 January 1893. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- Peter Jackson - "The Black Prince" by Tony DeBolfo
- "BoxRec: Login".
External links
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- Boxing: Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame - Peter Jackson
- Boxing: The Best Heavyweights to Never Get a Title Shot at the Wayback Machine (archived 4 March 2005)
- IBHOF / Peter Jackson
- Peter Jackson at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 October 2009)
- Boxing record for Peter Jackson from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jackson, Peter — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search