William "Cyclone" Kelly

BORN   (Fought out of Minneapolis, Minnesota and California)
WEIGHT 155 lbs

Kelly tangled with some of the best men of his day; Although, he lost on a number of occasions, he usually gave a good account of himself

During his career, Kelly battled such men as Tommy Burns, Tommy Ryan, "Fireman" Jim Flynn, Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown), "Young" Peter Jackson, George Cole, Larry Temple, Billy Woods (of Los Angeles) and Mike Schreck

1901
Sep  6 Jack Daly                  San Francisco, Ca                 W 15
Oct 13 Joe "Young" Gibbs          San Francisco, Ca                LT  7
       -Some sources report 10/15/01

1902
Jan 31 John "Medals" Dukelow      San Francisco, Ca                 W 10
Mar 25 Billy Woods                Oakland, Ca                       L 15
Apr 26 Bert Woods                 Santa Cruz, Ca                    D 20
May 29 Ben Lewis                  San Francisco, Ca                KO  7
       B. McCall                                                    L  6
Jul  3 Kid Williams               Stockton, Ca                      L 10
Aug 28 John "Medals" Dukelow      Stockton, Ca                      W 10
Aug 29 Dave Barry                 San Francisco, Ca                LT  1
Sep 18 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown)    Oakland, Ca                       D  4 *
Nov  3 John "Medals" Dukelow      Vallejo, Ca                       D  8

         *  Some sources report Joe "Cyclone" Kelly but it is believed
            this bout was fought by William "Cyclone" Kelly

1903
Feb  3 Tommy Ryan                 Hot Springs, Ar                  LT  7
       -Some sources report 2/04/03
Feb 12 Mike Schreck               St. Louis, Mo                    LT  4
Feb 25 Barney Furey               Hot Springs, Ar                  KO  5
Apr 15 Morgan Williams            Victor, Co                       LK  4
Jun 18 George Cole                Philadelphia, Pa               ND-L  6
Jun 25 George Cole                Philadelphia                   ND-L  6
Jul  4 Charles Stevenson          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug 14 Charles Jennings           Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep  1 Jack Williams              Philadelphia, Pa                 LF  3
Sep 21 Bill Larry                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  5 **
Sep 26 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  5 **
Sep 30 Bill Larry                 Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3 **
Oct  3 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa               ND-W  6 **
Oct 12 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa               ND-D  6 **
Oct 22 Sammy Phillips             Philadelphia, Pa               ND-W  6
Oct 25 Fred Cooley                Philadelphia, Pa               ND-L  6
Oct 30 "Young" Peter Jackson      Philadelphia, Pa               ND-L  6
Nov  3 Tanner Brooks              Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  1
Nov 10 Bob Long                   Philadelphia, Pa               ND-D  6 **
Nov 10 Jimmy Handler              Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 23 Larry Temple               Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  5
       -Some sources report 11/24/03
Nov 24 Fred Cooley                Philadelphia, Pa                 LK  2
Dec 12 -Kelly arrived back in San Francisco after a tour;
        He claimed to have fought 20 six-round bouts 
        in Philadelphia, Pa

         ** Some sources report Tommy "Cyclone" Kelly but it is believed
            these bouts were fought by William "Cyclone" Kelly

1904
Feb 12 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Pueblo, Co                        L 20
Mar  8 Billy Woods                Oakland, Ca                      LT  5
       -Some sources report 3/09/04;
        Some sources report 3/10/04;
        Some sources report "L 5";
        Police intervened
May 29 Dave Barry                 Honolulu, Oahu, Ha               LK  4
       -Some sources report "LK 7"
Aug 19 Tommy Burns                Tacoma, Wa                       LK  4
       -Some sources report 8/20/04
Nov 29 George Adams               San Francisco, Ca                KO  1
       -Some sources report "KO 2"

1906
Jan 18 Johnny Carroll             New York, NY                   ND-D   
Jul 12 Kid Harris                 Philadelphia, Pa               ND-W  6 

1909
Feb  7 Mike Donovan               Rochester, NY                    LK  1

1911
May 12 Dave Lynch                 San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
Jun 18 Norman Stone               Coalinga, Ca                     LK  8
Aug 18 George Walker              San Francisco, Ca                KO  2


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

Undated
       Harry Foley                                                  L   

1901
Oct 15 Belfield Walcott           San Francisco, Ca                LK  7
*** Much Data Was Provided By Luckett Davis And William Schutte ***

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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