Solly Smith

Solly Smith
Smith in 1899
Born
Solomon Garcia Smith

March 6, 1871
Los Angeles, California
DiedAugust 28, 1933(1933-08-28) (aged 62)
Other namesThe Celtic Mexican
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights66
Wins30
Wins by KO18
Losses13
Draws20
No contests3

Solomon Garcia Smith (March 6, 1871 – August 28, 1933) was an American professional boxer in the featherweight division.[1] He was a World Featherweight champion and is the first world champion of Hispanic descent.[2][3][4]

Early life

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Smith was born in Los Angeles, the son of a Mexican mother and an Irish father. He was an outstanding long-distance track runner in his youth, which may have later aided his ability to endure long boxing bouts.[3]

Professional career

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Solomon Garcia Smith made his professional debut in 1888 at the age of 17. In his 21st bout on September 25, 1893, he challenged future hall of famer George Dixon for the World Featherweight Championship but was defeated by seventh-round tko. The fight drew the largest paying crowd recorded at Brooklyn's Coney Island Athletic Club. After the bout, Smith was arrested for participating in a fight with Johnny Griffin in Roby, Indiana, two months earlier. Wyatt Earp had been the timekeeper.[3][5]

He improved his skills in subsequent bouts and established himself as one of the top fighters in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions, fighting to draws against future hall of fame member Young Griffo and future two-division champion Frank Erne, along with scoring quality wins over opponents such as former champion Torpedo Billy Murphy and avenging a disqualification loss to Oscar Gardner.[6]

World Featherweight Championship

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The crowning moment of Smith's career came on October 4, 1897, when he defeated George Dixon in a rematch bout to capture the World Featherweight title, thus ending the Canadian champion's six-year reign. The San Francisco Call wrote of Smith's performance: "Instead of swinging wild and recklessly, as he was wont to do in his early fighting days, he gauged his distance and timed his blows like a polished veteran. His quick ducking under the left arm of his opponent to avoid a jaw warmer was a revelation to his admirers, who repeatedly cheered him when he escaped the hot shots aimed at the jaw point by Professor Dixon"[7]

Smith was seen as a promising champion, having avenged losses to two of the three men who held victories over him up to that point, Dixon and Gardner, with the third being reigning lightweight champion and future hall of fame member Kid Lavigne who had outpointed Smith in an eight round contest. However, after twice retaining his title, he relinquished it due to a mishap against Dave Sullivan. Smith had the misfortune to break his left arm near the wrist in the second round of their bout, ending his chances to give a good showing. Unable to use his left at all in the fourth and fifth rounds, he was deemed unable to continue.[2][3][4][8]

His career took a downward spiral following that loss as he won only one out of the fifteen remaining bouts in his career. He retired after a knockout loss to Billy Snailham in 1904.

Professional boxing record

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All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[9] unless otherwise stated.

Official Record

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66 fights 29 wins 13 losses
By knockout 18 7
By decision 7 4
By disqualification 4 2
Draws 20
No contests 3
Newspaper decisions/draws 1

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 Age Location Notes
66 Loss 29–13–20 (4) Billy Snailham KO 3 (20) Aug 26, 1904 33 years, 173 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
65 Loss 29–12–20 (4) Billy DeCoursey KO 10 (?) Nov 11, 1902 31 years, 250 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
64 Loss 29–11–20 (4) Kid McFadden DQ 7 (?) Sep 5, 1901 30 years, 183 days Oak Park, Sacramento, California, U.S.
63 Draw 29–10–20 (4) Joe Bernstein PTS 20 Jun 18, 1901 30 years, 104 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
62 Draw 29–10–19 (4) Joe Bernstein PTS 20 May 10, 1900 29 years, 65 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
61 Loss 29–10–18 (4) Joe Bernstein DQ 14 (25) Jun 22, 1900 29 years, 108 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
60 Win 29–9–18 (4) Billy Maynard KO 10 (20) May 28, 1900 29 years, 83 days Sampson A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
59 Draw 28–9–18 (4) Turkey Point Billy Smith PTS 6 Mar 17, 1900 29 years, 11 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
58 Loss 28–9–17 (4) Billy Barrett PTS 20 Mar 3, 1900 28 years, 362 days Greenwood A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
57 Draw 28–8–17 (4) Frank Patterson PTS 25 Jan 15, 1900 28 years, 315 days Hercules A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
56 Loss 28–8–16 (4) Jack McClelland DQ 6 (?) Oct 2, 1899 28 years, 210 days Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
55 Loss 28–7–16 (4) Joe Bernstein KO 13 (25) Aug 18, 1899 28 years, 165 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
54 Draw 28–6–16 (4) Frank Patterson PTS 25 Jul 10, 1899 28 years, 126 days Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
53 Draw 28–6–15 (4) Frank Patterson PTS 20 May 20, 1899 28 years, 75 days Greenwood A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
52 Loss 28–6–14 (4) Oscar Gardner KO 6 (25) Feb 7, 1899 27 years, 338 days Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Featherweight Championship of America
51 Loss 28–5–14 (4) Dave Sullivan TKO 5 (25) Sep 26, 1898 27 years, 204 days Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Lost world featherweight title
50 Draw 28–4–14 (4) Tommy White PTS 25 Aug 1, 1898 27 years, 148 days Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Retained world featherweight title
49 Win 28–4–13 (4) Billy O'Donnell DQ 7 (20) Jul 7, 1898 27 years, 123 days Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. Retained world featherweight title
48 Draw 27–4–13 (4) Eddie Santry PTS 6 Apr 18, 1898 27 years, 43 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
47 Win 27–4–12 (4) George Dixon PTS 20 Oct 4, 1897 26 years, 212 days Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. Won world featherweight title
46 Win 26–4–12 (4) Johnny Griffin KO 7 (20) Aug 20, 1897 26 years, 167 days Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S.
45 Win 25–4–12 (4) Martin Flaherty PTS 25 May 4, 1897 26 years, 59 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
44 Win 24–4–12 (4) Oscar Gardner PTS 20 Mar 13, 1897 26 years, 7 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
43 Draw 23–4–12 (4) Tommy White PTS 25 Jan 12, 1897 25 years, 312 days Bohemian Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
42 Win 23–4–11 (4) Willie Smith TKO 8 (20) Nov 9, 1896 25 years, 248 days National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. Billed world 118lbs title
41 Draw 22–4–11 (4) Johnny Lavack PTS 10 Jun 30, 1896 25 years, 116 days Red Cross Rink, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
40 Win 22–4–10 (4) Frank Patterson PTS 10 Jun 22, 1896 25 years, 108 days Eastern A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
39 Draw 21–4–10 (4) Dolly Lyons PTS 10 Jun 1, 1896 25 years, 87 days South Brooklyn A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
38 Win 21–4–9 (4) Jerry Barnett TKO 5 (6) Mar 21, 1896 25 years, 15 days Grand Central Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. Police intervened
37 Draw 20–4–9 (4) Johnny Lavack PTS 15 Feb 22, 1896 24 years, 353 days West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
36 Win 20–4–8 (4) Torpedo Billy Murphy TKO 14 (20) Dec 23, 1895 24 years, 292 days Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Police intervened
35 Win 19–4–8 (4) George Siddons UD 8 May 15, 1895 24 years, 70 days Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
34 Win 18–4–8 (4) Jack Mullen PTS 6 Apr 11, 1895 24 years, 36 days Leland Opera House, Albany, New York, U.S.
33 ND 17–4–8 (4) Jerome Quigley ND 4 Mar 22, 1895 24 years, 16 days Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
32 ND 17–4–8 (3) Billy McCarthy ND 4 Mar 16, 1895 24 years, 10 days Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
31 Draw 17–4–8 (2) Tom Denny PTS 10 Mar 4, 1895 23 years, 363 days Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S.
30 Loss 17–4–7 (2) Oscar Gardner DQ 5 (15) Nov 27, 1894 23 years, 266 days Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. Smith was DQ'd for punching Gardner while he was down
29 Draw 17–3–7 (2) Johnny Van Heest PTS 15 Oct 26, 1894 23 years, 234 days Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S.
28 Draw 17–3–6 (2) Frank Erne PTS 10 Oct 2, 1894 23 years, 210 days Liedertafel Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
27 Draw 17–3–5 (2) George "Kid" Lavigne PTS 8 Mar 7, 1894 23 years, 1 day Arbeiter Hall, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. Pre-arranged draw if lasting the distance
26 Draw 17–3–4 (2) Young Griffo PTS 6 Jan 3, 1894 22 years, 303 days Tivoli Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
25 Win 17–3–3 (2) Dan Ryan DQ 4 (6) Dec 1, 1893 22 years, 270 days Tivoli Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
24 Win 16–3–3 (2) Jimmy Murphy KO 2 (6) Nov 13, 1893 22 years, 252 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
23 Loss 15–3–3 (2) George Dixon TKO 7 (?) Sep 25, 1893 22 years, 203 days Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Lost world featherweight title claim;
For world featherweight title
22 Win 15–2–3 (2) Johnny Griffin KO 4 (?) Jul 10, 1893 22 years, 126 days Columbian Athletic Club, Roby, Indiana, U.S. Won world featherweight title claim
21 Loss 14–2–3 (2) Oscar Gardner KO 6 (?) Jun 10, 1893 22 years, 96 days Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
20 Loss 14–1–3 (2) Oscar Gardner PTS 6 May 8, 1893 22 years, 63 days Phoenix A.C., Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
19 Win 14–0–3 (2) Frankie McHugh NWS 6 Apr 15, 1893 22 years, 40 days 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
18 Win 14–0–3 (1) Johnny Van Heest KO 14 (?) Dec 29, 1892 21 years, 298 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
17 Draw 13–0–3 (1) George Siddons PTS 56 (?) Sep 29, 1892 21 years, 207 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
16 Win 13–0–2 (1) Dan Daly KO 3 (?) Jul 8, 1892 21 years, 124 days Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
15 Win 12–0–2 (1) Dal Hawkins KO 13 May 24, 1892 21 years, 79 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. A finish fight
14 Win 11–0–2 (1) Harry Dally PTS 4 Mar 30, 1892 21 years, 24 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
13 Win 10–0–2 (1) Tommy Smith KO 2 (?) Feb 25, 1892 20 years, 356 days New Cribb A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12 Win 9–0–2 (1) Danny Mahoney KO 15 (?) Dec 3, 1891 20 years, 272 days Pastime A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant featherweight Championship of the Coast
11 Win 8–0–2 (1) Billy Manning KO 6 (?) Aug 27, 1891 20 years, 174 days Pastime A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant bantamweight championship of Southern California
10 Draw 7–0–2 (1) Dave Williams PTS 10 Sep 3, 1890 19 years, 181 days Pasadena, California, U.S.
9 Win 7–0–1 (1) Young Abbott PTS 4 Dec 5, 1889 18 years, 274 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
8 Win 6–0–1 (1) Billy Jones TKO 13 (?) Dec 1, 1889 18 years, 270 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
7 Win 5–0–1 (1) Pete Cummings TKO 1 (?) Nov 1, 1889 18 years, 240 days Los Angeles, California, U.S.
6 Win 4–0–1 (1) Young Billy Moore TKO 5 (?) Oct 1, 1889 18 years, 209 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
5 Win 3–0–1 (1) Young Billy Moore PTS ? Sep 1, 1889 18 years, 179 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date and decision unknown
4 Win 2–0–1 (1) Jack Golden KO 2 (?) Jun 1, 1889 18 years, 87 days Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3 NC 1–0–1 (1) Joe 'Kid' Hogan NC 29 (?) Dec 12, 1888 17 years, 281 days Sacramento, California, U.S. LA Times Feb 25, 1892 reported this as 32-round draw
2 Draw 1–0–1 Joe Soto PTS 6 Aug 1, 1888 17 years, 148 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
1 Win 1–0 Billy Smith TKO 7 (?) Jul 1, 1888 17 years, 117 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Professional debut(?);
Exact date unknown;
Not to be confused with Mysterious Billy Smith

Unofficial record

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66 fights 30 wins 13 losses
By knockout 18 7
By decision 8 4
By disqualification 4 2
Draws 20
No contests 3

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Age Location Notes
66 Loss 30–13–20 (3) Billy Snailham KO 3 (20) Aug 26, 1904 33 years, 173 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
65 Loss 30–12–20 (3) Billy DeCoursey KO 10 (?) Nov 11, 1902 31 years, 250 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
64 Loss 30–11–20 (3) Kid McFadden DQ 7 (?) Sep 5, 1901 30 years, 183 days Oak Park, Sacramento, California, U.S.
63 Draw 30–10–20 (3) Joe Bernstein PTS 20 Jun 18, 1901 30 years, 104 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
62 Draw 30–10–19 (3) Joe Bernstein PTS 20 May 10, 1900 29 years, 65 days Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
61 Loss 30–10–18 (3) Joe Bernstein DQ 14 (25) Jun 22, 1900 29 years, 108 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
60 Win 30–9–18 (3) Billy Maynard KO 10 (20) May 28, 1900 29 years, 83 days Sampson A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
59 Draw 29–9–18 (3) Turkey Point Billy Smith PTS 6 Mar 17, 1900 29 years, 11 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
58 Loss 29–9–17 (3) Billy Barrett PTS 20 Mar 3, 1900 28 years, 362 days Greenwood A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
57 Draw 29–8–17 (3) Frank Patterson PTS 25 Jan 15, 1900 28 years, 315 days Hercules A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
56 Loss 29–8–16 (3) Jack McClelland DQ 6 (?) Oct 2, 1899 28 years, 210 days Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
55 Loss 29–7–16 (3) Joe Bernstein KO 13 (25) Aug 18, 1899 28 years, 165 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
54 Draw 29–6–16 (3) Frank Patterson PTS 25 Jul 10, 1899 28 years, 126 days Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
53 Draw 29–6–15 (3) Frank Patterson PTS 20 May 20, 1899 28 years, 75 days Greenwood A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
52 Loss 29–6–14 (3) Oscar Gardner KO 6 (25) Feb 7, 1899 27 years, 338 days Lenox A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Featherweight Championship of America
51 Loss 29–5–14 (3) Dave Sullivan TKO 5 (25) Sep 26, 1898 27 years, 204 days Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Lost world featherweight title
50 Draw 29–4–14 (3) Tommy White PTS 25 Aug 1, 1898 27 years, 148 days Greater New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Retained world featherweight title
49 Win 29–4–13 (3) Billy O'Donnell DQ 7 (20) Jul 7, 1898 27 years, 123 days Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. Retained world featherweight title
48 Draw 28–4–13 (3) Eddie Santry PTS 6 Apr 18, 1898 27 years, 43 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
47 Win 28–4–12 (3) George Dixon PTS 20 Oct 4, 1897 26 years, 212 days Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S. Won world featherweight title
46 Win 27–4–12 (3) Johnny Griffin KO 7 (20) Aug 20, 1897 26 years, 167 days Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S.
45 Win 26–4–12 (3) Martin Flaherty PTS 25 May 4, 1897 26 years, 59 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
44 Win 25–4–12 (3) Oscar Gardner PTS 20 Mar 13, 1897 26 years, 7 days Broadway A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
43 Draw 24–4–12 (3) Tommy White PTS 25 Jan 12, 1897 25 years, 312 days Bohemian Sporting Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
42 Win 24–4–11 (3) Willie Smith TKO 8 (20) Nov 9, 1896 25 years, 248 days National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, England, U.K. Billed world 118lbs title
41 Draw 23–4–11 (3) Johnny Lavack PTS 10 Jun 30, 1896 25 years, 116 days Red Cross Rink, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
40 Win 23–4–10 (3) Frank Patterson PTS 10 Jun 22, 1896 25 years, 108 days Eastern A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
39 Draw 22–4–10 (3) Dolly Lyons PTS 10 Jun 1, 1896 25 years, 87 days South Brooklyn A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
38 Win 22–4–9 (3) Jerry Barnett TKO 5 (6) Mar 21, 1896 25 years, 15 days Grand Central Palace, New York City, New York, U.S. Police intervened
37 Draw 21–4–9 (3) Johnny Lavack PTS 15 Feb 22, 1896 24 years, 353 days West Newton Street Armory, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
36 Win 21–4–8 (3) Torpedo Billy Murphy TKO 14 (20) Dec 23, 1895 24 years, 292 days Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Police intervened
35 Win 20–4–8 (3) George Siddons UD 8 May 15, 1895 24 years, 70 days Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.
34 Win 19–4–8 (3) Jack Mullen PTS 6 Apr 11, 1895 24 years, 36 days Leland Opera House, Albany, New York, U.S.
33 ND 18–4–8 (3) Jerome Quigley ND 4 Mar 22, 1895 24 years, 16 days Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
32 ND 18–4–8 (2) Billy McCarthy ND 4 Mar 16, 1895 24 years, 10 days Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
31 Draw 18–4–8 (1) Tom Denny PTS 10 Mar 4, 1895 23 years, 363 days Seaside A.C., Coney Island, New York, U.S.
30 Loss 18–4–7 (1) Oscar Gardner DQ 5 (15) Nov 27, 1894 23 years, 266 days Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S. Smith was DQ'd for punching Gardner while he was down
29 Draw 18–3–7 (1) Johnny Van Heest PTS 15 Oct 26, 1894 23 years, 234 days Buffalo A.C., Buffalo, New York, U.S.
28 Draw 18–3–6 (1) Frank Erne PTS 10 Oct 2, 1894 23 years, 210 days Liedertafel Hall, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
27 Draw 18–3–5 (1) George "Kid" Lavigne PTS 8 Mar 7, 1894 23 years, 1 day Arbeiter Hall, Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. Pre-arranged draw if lasting the distance
26 Draw 18–3–4 (1) Young Griffo PTS 6 Jan 3, 1894 22 years, 303 days Tivoli Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
25 Win 18–3–3 (1) Dan Ryan DQ 4 (6) Dec 1, 1893 22 years, 270 days Tivoli Theater, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
24 Win 17–3–3 (1) Jimmy Murphy KO 2 (6) Nov 13, 1893 22 years, 252 days Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
23 Loss 16–3–3 (1) George Dixon TKO 7 (?) Sep 25, 1893 22 years, 203 days Coney Island A.C., New York City, New York, U.S. Lost world featherweight title claim;
For world featherweight title
22 Win 16–2–3 (1) Johnny Griffin KO 4 (?) Jul 10, 1893 22 years, 126 days Columbian Athletic Club, Roby, Indiana, U.S. Won world featherweight title claim
21 Loss 15–2–3 (1) Oscar Gardner KO 6 (?) Jun 10, 1893 22 years, 96 days Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
20 Loss 15–1–3 (1) Oscar Gardner PTS 6 May 8, 1893 22 years, 63 days Phoenix A.C., Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
19 Win 15–0–3 (1) Frankie McHugh NWS 6 Apr 15, 1893 22 years, 40 days 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
18 Win 14–0–3 (1) Johnny Van Heest KO 14 (?) Dec 29, 1892 21 years, 298 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
17 Draw 13–0–3 (1) George Siddons PTS 56 (?) Sep 29, 1892 21 years, 207 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
16 Win 13–0–2 (1) Dan Daly KO 3 (?) Jul 8, 1892 21 years, 124 days Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
15 Win 12–0–2 (1) Dal Hawkins KO 13 May 24, 1892 21 years, 79 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S. A finish fight
14 Win 11–0–2 (1) Harry Dally PTS 4 Mar 30, 1892 21 years, 24 days California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.
13 Win 10–0–2 (1) Tommy Smith KO 2 (?) Feb 25, 1892 20 years, 356 days New Cribb A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S.
12 Win 9–0–2 (1) Danny Mahoney KO 15 (?) Dec 3, 1891 20 years, 272 days Pastime A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant featherweight Championship of the Coast
11 Win 8–0–2 (1) Billy Manning KO 6 (?) Aug 27, 1891 20 years, 174 days Pastime A.C., Los Angeles, California, U.S. Won vacant bantamweight championship of Southern California
10 Draw 7–0–2 (1) Dave Williams PTS 10 Sep 3, 1890 19 years, 181 days Pasadena, California, U.S.
9 Win 7–0–1 (1) Young Abbott PTS 4 Dec 5, 1889 18 years, 274 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
8 Win 6–0–1 (1) Billy Jones TKO 13 (?) Dec 1, 1889 18 years, 270 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
7 Win 5–0–1 (1) Pete Cummings TKO 1 (?) Nov 1, 1889 18 years, 240 days Los Angeles, California, U.S.
6 Win 4–0–1 (1) Young Billy Moore TKO 5 (?) Oct 1, 1889 18 years, 209 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
5 Win 3–0–1 (1) Young Billy Moore PTS ? Sep 1, 1889 18 years, 179 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date and decision unknown
4 Win 2–0–1 (1) Jack Golden KO 2 (?) Jun 1, 1889 18 years, 87 days Los Angeles, California, U.S.
3 NC 1–0–1 (1) Joe 'Kid' Hogan NC 29 (?) Dec 12, 1888 17 years, 281 days Sacramento, California, U.S. LA Times Feb 25, 1892 reported this as 32-round draw
2 Draw 1–0–1 Joe Soto PTS 6 Aug 1, 1888 17 years, 148 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Exact date unknown
1 Win 1–0 Billy Smith TKO 7 (?) Jul 1, 1888 17 years, 117 days Los Angeles, California, U.S. Professional debut(?);
Exact date unknown;
Not to be confused with Mysterious Billy Smith

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""SOLLY" SMITH KNOCKED OUT.; Oscar Gardner, "the Omaha Kid," an Easy Victor in the Boxing Match at the Lenox Athletic Club". The New York Times. 8 February 1899.
  2. ^ a b "Solly Smith Boxing Record". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Solly Smith Cyber Boxing Zone". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Solly Smith Boxing Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  5. ^ "DIXO N WHIPS "SOLLY" SMITH; A HARD-CONTESTED PRIZE FIGHT AT CONEY ISLAND. Prominent Kings County Politicians Watch the Two Contestants Punish Each Other Severely -- Smith Was Arrested After Being Beaten, by a Sheriff from Indiana for Taking Part in a Fight with Griffin in That State -- Judge Newton Befriends Him". The New York Times. 26 September 1893.
  6. ^ "San Francisco Call 28 November 1894 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
  7. ^ "San Francisco Call 5 October 1897 — California Digital Newspaper Collection".
  8. ^ White, Charley, "Inside the Ring With the Great Fighters, Smith Fought Many Good Battles", The Evening World, New York, New York, pg. 7, 22 August 1911
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Login".
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Achievements
Preceded by World Featherweight Champion
4 October 1897– 26 September 1898 		Succeeded by
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