Английская Википедия:George Byers (boxer)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox boxerGeorge Byers (June 25, 1872 – April 10, 1937) was a Canadian boxer who won the World Colored Middleweight Championship in 1897 and held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship from September 14, 1898, to March 16, 1901, a reign of 913 days. The 5′ 8½″ fought out of Boston from 1895 to 1904 at a weight of between 120 and 165 lbs., in many weight classes and frequently against men that were much larger than himself. On 9 December 1897 in Waterbury, Connecticut, he faced Harry Peppers in a title match for the World Colored Middleweight Championship.[1] Byers knocked out the undefeated Peppers, the Pacific Coast Middleweight Champion of the Pacific Coast in the 19th round of a 20-round contest.[2] He took up US citizenship in 1917[3] (subscription required)
Rivalry With Frank Childs
Byers fought Frank Childs for the world colored heavyweight title on 14 September 1898 at the Lenox Athletic Club in New York City, winning on points in a 20-round bout. Childs continued to claim the title during Byers' reign, and fought former colored heavyweight champ Bob Armstrong on 4 March 1899 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a fight announced as being for the title.
Byers next fought Childs, who was billing himself as the "black heavyweight title" holder, on 16 March at the Star Athletic Club in Chicago. Byers had put his colored heavyweight title on the line and emerged victorious, winning a decision in a six-round contest.
One year later, on 16 March 1901, Byers lost his title to Childs when the ex-champ KO-ed him in the 17th round of a 20-round title bout. They never fought again.
Record
Byers racked up a record of 20 wins (17 by knock out) against seven losses (knocked out four times) and 20 draws.[4]
Legacy & Honors
In 2020 award-winning author Mark Allen Baker published the first comprehensive account of The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937, with McFarland & Company, a leading independent publisher of academic & nonfiction books. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the talented professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.
For decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool to combat racial oppression-the existence of the title a leverage mechanism, or tool, used as a technique to counter a social element, “drawing the color line.”
Professional boxing record
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[5] unless otherwise stated.
Official record
Шаблон:BoxingRecordSummary All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
| Шаблон:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 20–7–20 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 51 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 20–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Cyclone Robinson | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 21, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 50 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 19–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 14, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 49 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 18–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Dick Moore | KO | 3 (12) | Jul 31, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 48 | Loss | 17–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 47 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 17–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Apr 8, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 46 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 17–6–19 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 12 | Feb 23, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 45 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 17–6–18 Шаблон:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 8 | Jan 22, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 44 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 17–6–17 Шаблон:Small | Mike Schalow | PTS | 6 | Dec 25, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 43 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 16–6–17 Шаблон:Small | Jack 'Twin' Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 1, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 42 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 16–6–16 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 41 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 16–6–15 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 10 | May 9, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 40 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 15–6–15 Шаблон:Small | J. Wightman | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 19, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 39 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–6–15 Шаблон:Small | Tom Carey | TKO | 13 (15) | Nov 28, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 38 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–5–15 Шаблон:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Nov 9, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 37 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 14–4–15 Шаблон:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 15 | Aug 19, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 36 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–4–14 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | KO | 17 (20) | Mar 16, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 35 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–3–14 Шаблон:Small | Jack Root | KO | 9 (20) | Jan 18, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 34 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 14–2–14 Шаблон:Small | Tim Draffin Murphy | PTS | 6 | Oct 30, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 33 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–14 Шаблон:Small | 'Wild' Bill Hanrahan | PTS | 15 | Aug 29, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 32 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–13 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 15 | May 30, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 31 | NC | 13–2–12 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | NC | 15 (15) | May 14, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 30 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–12 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | PTS | 6 | Mar 16, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 29 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 13–2–11 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | DQ | 14 (15) | Feb 22, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 28 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 13–1–11 Шаблон:Small | Martin Mulverhill | TKO | 2 (15) | Feb 12, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 27 | Draw | 12–1–11 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | NWS | 15 | Feb 2, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 26 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 12–1–11 Шаблон:Small | Jim McCormick | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 25 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 12–1–10 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Dec 28, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 24 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 12–1–9 Шаблон:Small | Jack Burke | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 23 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 11–1–9 Шаблон:Small | Tommy West | KO | 7 (25) | Sep 4, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 22 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 11–0–9 Шаблон:Small | Australian Jim Ryan | PTS | 25 | Aug 12, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 21 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 11–0–8 Шаблон:Small | Charley Strong | TKO | 9 (20) | Jul 24, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 20 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 10–0–8 Шаблон:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 19 | Шаблон:Abbr | 10–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | NC | 3 | May 30, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 10–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Jack Cattanach | TKO | 2 (10) | May 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 17 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 9–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Charles Goff | TKO | 2 (20) | Apr 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 16 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 8–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Jack Bonner | PTS | 20 | Dec 13, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 15 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 8–0–6 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | PTS | 20 | Sep 14, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 14 | Шаблон:Abbr | 7–0–6 Шаблон:Small | Bob Armstrong | ND | ? | May 2, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 13 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 7–0–6 | Johnny Gorman | PTS | 8 | Apr 28, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 12 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 7–0–5 | Harry Peppers | KO | 19 (20) | Dec 9, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 11 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–5 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 20 | Nov 11, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 10 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–4 | Charles Goff | PTS | 12 | Sep 23, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 9 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–3 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 8 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–2 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 6–0–1 | Lon Beckwith | TKO | 5 (12) | Mar 24, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 5–0–1 | James McNamara | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 25, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 4–0–1 | Jack Boylan | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 17, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 3–0–1 | Dan Carroll | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 16, 1896 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 2–0–1 | Charley Smith | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1895 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 2 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 1–0–1 | Charley Gerrard | KO | 2 (8) | Nov 11, 1895 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 1 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 0–0–1 | Jack Colbert | PTS | 3 | Aug 23, 1895 | Шаблон:Small |
Unofficial record
Шаблон:BoxingRecordSummary Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
| Шаблон:Abbr | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 20–8–20 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 10 | May 3, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 51 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 20–8–19 Шаблон:Small | Cyclone Robinson | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 21, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 50 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 19–8–19 Шаблон:Small | Black Fitzsimmons | TKO | 8 (10) | Mar 14, 1904 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 49 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 18–8–19 Шаблон:Small | Dick Moore | KO | 3 (12) | Jul 31, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 48 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 17–8–19 Шаблон:Small | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | May 23, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 47 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 17–7–19 Шаблон:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 12 | Apr 8, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 46 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 17–6–19 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 12 | Feb 23, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 45 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 17–6–18 Шаблон:Small | Sandy Ferguson | PTS | 8 | Jan 22, 1903 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 44 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 17–6–17 Шаблон:Small | Mike Schalow | PTS | 6 | Dec 25, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 43 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 16–6–17 Шаблон:Small | Jack 'Twin' Sullivan | PTS | 6 | Dec 1, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 42 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 16–6–16 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Oct 30, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 41 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 16–6–15 Шаблон:Small | Charlie Haghey | PTS | 10 | May 9, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 40 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 15–6–15 Шаблон:Small | J. Wightman | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 19, 1902 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 39 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–6–15 Шаблон:Small | Tom Carey | TKO | 13 (15) | Nov 28, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 38 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–5–15 Шаблон:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Nov 9, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 37 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 14–4–15 Шаблон:Small | Mysterious Billy Smith | PTS | 15 | Aug 19, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 36 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–4–14 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | KO | 17 (20) | Mar 16, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 35 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 14–3–14 Шаблон:Small | Jack Root | KO | 9 (20) | Jan 18, 1901 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 34 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 14–2–14 Шаблон:Small | Tim Draffin Murphy | PTS | 6 | Oct 30, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 33 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–14 Шаблон:Small | 'Wild' Bill Hanrahan | PTS | 15 | Aug 29, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 32 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–13 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 15 | May 30, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 31 | NC | 13–2–12 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | NC | 15 (15) | May 14, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 30 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 13–2–12 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | PTS | 6 | Mar 16, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 29 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 13–2–12 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | DQ | 14 (15) | Feb 22, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 28 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 13–1–12 Шаблон:Small | Martin Mulverhill | TKO | 2 (15) | Feb 12, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 27 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 12–1–12 Шаблон:Small | George Gardner | NWS | 15 | Feb 2, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 26 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 12–1–11 Шаблон:Small | Jim McCormick | PTS | 12 | Jan 11, 1900 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 25 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 12–1–10 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Dec 28, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 24 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 12–1–9 Шаблон:Small | Jack Burke | PTS | 10 | Nov 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 23 | Шаблон:No2Loss | 11–1–9 Шаблон:Small | Tommy West | KO | 7 (25) | Sep 4, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 22 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 11–0–9 Шаблон:Small | Australian Jim Ryan | PTS | 25 | Aug 12, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 21 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 11–0–8 Шаблон:Small | Charley Strong | TKO | 9 (20) | Jul 24, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 20 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 10–0–8 Шаблон:Small | Billy Stift | PTS | 6 | Jun 16, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 19 | Шаблон:Abbr | 10–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Dick O'Brien | NC | 3 | May 30, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 18 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 10–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Jack Cattanach | TKO | 2 (10) | May 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 17 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 9–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Charles Goff | TKO | 2 (20) | Apr 3, 1899 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 16 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 8–0–7 Шаблон:Small | Jack Bonner | PTS | 20 | Dec 13, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 15 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 8–0–6 Шаблон:Small | Frank Childs | PTS | 20 | Sep 14, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 14 | Шаблон:Abbr | 7–0–6 Шаблон:Small | Bob Armstrong | ND | ? | May 2, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 13 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 7–0–6 | Johnny Gorman | PTS | 8 | Apr 28, 1898 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 12 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 7–0–5 | Harry Peppers | KO | 19 (20) | Dec 9, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 11 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–5 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 20 | Nov 11, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 10 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–4 | Charles Goff | PTS | 12 | Sep 23, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 9 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–3 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 15 | May 25, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 8 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 6–0–2 | Dan Murphy | PTS | 10 | Apr 5, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 6–0–1 | Lon Beckwith | TKO | 5 (12) | Mar 24, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 5–0–1 | James McNamara | KO | 3 (10) | Feb 25, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 5 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 4–0–1 | Jack Boylan | KO | 2 (10) | Feb 17, 1897 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 4 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 3–0–1 | Dan Carroll | TKO | 7 (10) | Dec 16, 1896 | Шаблон:Small | |
| 3 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 2–0–1 | Charley Smith | PTS | 8 | Dec 1, 1895 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 2 | Шаблон:Yes2Win | 1–0–1 | Charley Gerrard | KO | 2 (8) | Nov 11, 1895 | Шаблон:Small | Шаблон:Small |
| 1 | Шаблон:DrawDraw | 0–0–1 | Jack Colbert | PTS | 3 | Aug 23, 1895 | Шаблон:Small |
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