John J. "Sandy" Ferguson
John J. "Sandy" Ferguson, heavyweight boxer from Chelsea, was born in Moncton, New Brunswick on July 24, 1879. He began boxing as an amateur in Chelsea in 1898. Since then until a few years before his death he was very prominent in the professional fight game. He was a big and strong man with every asset of a champion.
HEIGHT 6'3" WEIGHT 200-220 lbs
In his career he met Jack Johnson five times, Gus Rublin, Jack Obrien, Kid McCoy, Joe Jeanette several times, Battling Levinsky, Tom Carey, Tom Galvin, Joe Walcott several times, Marvin Hart, Bob Armstrong, Morris Harris, Jim Barry several times, Ben Taylor, Herbert Hall, Andy Morris, Dick O'Brien several times, and Sam Langford several times.
John J. "Sandy" Ferguson
In 1915 he climbed into the ring against Jess Willard in Framingham, Massachusetts. He received a knockout punch in the first round and got whaled in the next two rounds.
John fought in nearly every state and several times in Paris and England. His last fight was in Philadelphia against Homer Smith. Sandy Ferguson died of pneumonia in Rhode Island Hospital in Providence on February 26, 1919. He left a wife and two children, also three brothers, James, Robert, who was a Chelsea Police Officer and Harry. He also left two sisters, Annie Rogers and Margaret Hay of Boston. Both of his parents had also lived in Chelsea.
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DATE |
OPPONENT |
BOUT LOCATION |
RESULT |
ROUND |
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1898 |
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Nov 18 |
Sid West |
Chelsea, Ma |
W |
3 |
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Dec 8 |
Sid West |
Chelsea, Ma |
W |
6 |
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Dec 26 |
Paul Watson |
Chelsea, Ma |
KO |
1 |
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1899 |
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Jan 13 |
J. McLoughlin |
Chelsea, Ma |
W |
5 |
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Feb 22 |
Paddy Fenton |
Chelsea, Ma |
EX |
4 |
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Mar 15 |
Maxwell Page |
Chelsea, Ma |
W |
2 |
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Nov 25 |
Tom Shaw |
Boston, Ma |
W |
3 |
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Dec 24 |
Mike Schalow |
Boston, Ma |
W |
3 |
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1900 |
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Jan 25 |
Tom Shaw |
Cambridge, Ma |
D |
6 |
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Feb 1 |
Jack Buckley |
East Boston, Ma |
D |
6 |
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Feb 9 |
Jim Gallagher |
East Boston, Ma |
D |
6 |
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Feb 22 |
Billy Jordan |
Boston, Ma |
W |
6 |
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Mar 14 |
Charley Rogers |
Lynn, Ma |
W |
3 |
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Mar 29 |
Tim Fogarty |
Boston, Ma |
W |
5 |
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Apr 19 |
Mike Higgins |
Boston, Ma |
D |
6 |
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Apr 30 |
Tom Carpenter |
Chelsea, Ma |
D |
6 |
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Jun 4 |
Mike Schalow |
Chelsea, Ma |
D |
8 |
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Jun 10 |
Charley O'Rourke |
Unknown |
LK |
4 |
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Nov 26 |
Tom Shaw |
Lynn, Ma |
KO |
1 |
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Dec 17 |
Dick O'Brien |
Lynn, Ma |
LF |
4 |
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1901 |
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Jan 4 |
Dick O'Brien |
Lewiston, Me |
LF |
4 |
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Apr 30 |
John McDonald |
Gloucester, Ma |
KO |
1 |
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Dec 21 |
Ben Taylor |
Woolwich, England |
L |
6 |
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Dec 28 |
Jack Welsh |
in England |
W |
1 |
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1902 |
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Jan 4 |
Charles McKeever |
London, England |
D |
4 |
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Jan 14 |
Bill Davis |
in England |
W |
4 |
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Jan 18 |
J. Davenport |
in England |
W |
3 |
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Feb 3 |
J. Maloney |
in England |
W |
3 |
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Mar 3 |
Ben Taylor |
London, England |
W |
10 |
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Mar 21 |
Yank Kenny |
in England |
KO |
3 |
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May 10 |
Ben Taylor |
Woolwich, England |
D |
6 |
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Jun 25 |
"Denver" Ed Martin |
London, England |
LT |
5 |
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1903 |
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Jan 22 |
George Byers |
Brighton, Ma |
ND |
8 |
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Mar 25 |
Dick O'Brien |
Brighton, Ma |
KO |
4 |
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Apr 7 |
George Byers |
Brighton, Ma |
W |
12 |
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Apr 16 |
Jack Johnson |
Boston, Ma |
L |
10 |
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Apr 27 |
Dick O'Brien |
Gloucester, Ma |
KO |
6en |
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May 26 |
Gus Ruhlin |
Boston, Ma |
D |
15 |
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Jul 31 |
Jack Johnson |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
6 |
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Aug 20 |
Bob Armstrong |
Boston, Ma |
KO |
1 |
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Sep 3 |
Tom "Jabber" Carey |
Boston, Ma |
W |
12 |
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Nov 10 |
Joe Walcott |
Boston, Ma |
W |
15 |
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Dec 11 |
Jack Johnson |
Colma, Ca |
L |
20 |
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Dec 26 |
Klondike (John Haynes) |
Chicago, Illinois |
W |
6 |
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1904 |
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Jan 18 |
Jim Galvin |
Boston, Ma |
KO |
2 |
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Feb 6 |
Jack Johnson |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
6 |
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Mar 16 |
Marvin Hart |
Hot Springs, Ar |
L |
20 |
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May 23 |
Joe Walcott |
Portland, Me |
L |
10 |
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Nov 24 |
Charley Haghey |
Bangor, Me |
KO |
1 |
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1905 |
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Jan 27 |
Jim McCormick |
Hot Springs, Ar |
WF |
5 |
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Jul 18 |
Jack Johnson |
Chelsea, Ma |
LF |
7 |
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1906 |
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May 28 |
Gus Ruhlin |
New York, NY |
ND |
4 |
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1907 |
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Aug 15 |
Charley Stevenson |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
3 |
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Aug 15 |
Morris Harris |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
3 |
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Dec 12 |
Morris Harris |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
6 |
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1908 |
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Apr 30 |
Morris Harris |
Philadelphia, Pa |
ND |
6 |
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May 19 |
Sam Langford |
Boston, Ma |
L |
12 |
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Sep 15 |
Joe Jeannette |
Boston, Ma |
L |
12 |
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1909 |
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Mar 9 |
Al Kubiak |
Boston, Ma |
KO |
4 |
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Apr 6 |
Jim Barry |
Boston, Ma |
WF |
10 |
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Apr 27 |
Sam Langford |
Boston, Ma |
D |
12 |
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May 8 |
Herbert Hall |
Paris, Fr |
KO |
1 |
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May 22 |
Joe Jeannette |
Paris, Fr |
L |
20 |
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Jun 22 |
Joe Jeannette |
Boston, Ma |
W |
12 |
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Aug 27 |
Joe Jeannette |
New York, NY |
LT |
8 |
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1910 |
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Apr 1 |
Dan "Porky" Flynn |
Boston, Ma |
L |
10 |
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May 31 |
Jack Burns |
Los Angeles, Ca |
ND |
10 |
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Jun 17 |
Jim Barry |
Los Angeles, Ca |
ND |
10 |
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Oct 16 |
Jim Barry |
McDonoughville, La |
LT |
14 |
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1911 |
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Jan 3 |
Dan "Porky" Flynn |
Boston, Ma |
L |
10 |
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Jan 24 |
Jim Barry |
Boston, Ma |
L |
12 |
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Apr |
Andy Morris |
Portland, Me |
ND |
6 |
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Jul 28 |
Tony Ross |
New York, NY |
LT |
5 |
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1912 |
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May 21 |
Tom Kennedy |
Boston, Ma |
L |
10 |
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May 28 |
Tom Kennedy |
Boston, Ma |
D |
10 |
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1913 |
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May 19 |
Jeff Madden |
Gloucester, Ma |
L |
10 |
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1915 |
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Aug 10 |
Sam McVea |
Boston, Ma |
LT |
8 |
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1916 |
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Dec 8 |
Homer Smith |
Philadelphia, Pa |
LK |
4 |