Happy Howard

 

The following is from the newspaper "The Oklahoman";

Fitzsimmons Draws With Happy Howard

Shreveport, La., Jan.13. - Young Fitzsimmons of Oklahoma City, 155 pound fighting machine, earned a draw with Happy Howard of New York, in a 15 round bout at the southern Athletic Club Thursday night. The decision of Referee Willie Best was well rendered.

Fitzsimmons is all fight from head to toe. He showed up as an aggressive boxer and although Howard towered over him, overcame this great advantage and scored more points than the Gothamite.

The fight was one of the best ever staged in the city and never lacked action. Howard at times slowed up the fight by his locking Fitzsimmons mits behind him and pummeling in the pinches Fitzsimmons was far inferior to Howard, but the latter at times looked amateurish in open fight.

 

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RING RECORD AS OF 1923: 23 wins - 5 losses - 45 ND's -4 draw - (77 total bouts)

 selected bouts

1914
Nov 7	1914	Billy  Glover		NewYork			KO'd by 3 (loss)
unknown	1914	Mike  McTigue		unknown			WF 5   (or did this take place on March 28th? Exact date is unknown)

1915
Apr 26	1915	Young  Hickey		NewYork			ND 10 (loss)
May 21	1915	Mike  McTigue		NewYork			ND 10 (loss)
Aug 23	1915	Paddy Sullivan		NewYork			TKO 9 (win)

1916
May 27	1916	Mike  McTigue		NewYork			ND 10 (win)
Aug 28	1916	Young Kid Broad		NewYork			KO 6
unknown	19??	Patsy   Haley		unknown			ND 6

1917
Apr 19	1917	Clay   Turner		NewYork			KO'd by 2 (loss)

1919
Mar 25	1919	Harry    Greb		Pennsyl.		ND 10
Mar 28	1919	Mike  McTigue		unknown			WF 5 (ND 6)
Apr 26	1919	Eddie Trembley		Philad.			ND 6
June 18	1919	Harry    Greb		Erie			ND 10
Jul 24	1919	Jackie  Clark		Penns.			KO'd by 7 (loss)
Dec 13	1919	Harry    Greb		Bingham.		ND 10

1920
Apr 5	1920	Jimmy O'Hagan		Canada			ND 10 (loss)
Sep 22	1920	Framer Sullivan		NewYork			W 10

1921
Aug 12	1921	Jack  Delaney		Holyoke,MA		L 10

1922
Jan 13	1922	Young Fitzsimmons	La.				Draw 15
Feb 10	1922	Chuck Wiggins		NewOrl.			Draw 15
Sep 18	1922	Harry  Krohn		NewYork			Draw 8
Sep 25	1922	Young Fitzsimmons	La.				Draw 15

1923
Apr 11	1923	Harry   Foley		Lousian.		W 15
Apr 19	1923	Young Stribling		Georgia			L 10
May 21	1923	George  Shade		Louisia.		KO 2
Jun 11	1923	Jack   Rivers		Louisia.		KO 2 (win)
June 25	1923	Young Stribling		Louisia.		L 15

1924
Apr 29	1924	Mickey Rockson		Calif.			L 4
Oct 27	1924	Jeff    Smith		New Orl.		L 15

1926
Mar 19	1926	Murray Gitlitz		NewYork			Draw 6
Aug 6	1926	Cheif  Halbran		NewYork			W 6



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