His light heavyweight title will not be at stake, but will have to abdicate that belt if he wins against Jackson. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS, Bob Fitzsimmons (34-3, 30 KO’s): Fitzsimmons won the title in September over two-time titleholder Joe Choynski, and now wants to prove he’s the best fighter in the world with a match against Peter Jackson. Clow that he’s agreed to fight Light Heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons on the neutral soil of the USA in March for his heavyweight title. He had a lighter schedule in 1894, but made headline news as the year ended by announcing after defeating John P.
HEAVYWEIGHTS, Peter Jackson (35-0-1, 30 KO’s): Peter is still the only heavyweight champ the PPU has known. ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS AT THE END OF 1894
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Ten years of action and thousands of fights later, the Professional Prizefighters Union has completed its first decade. Make it another for Peter Jackson, capturing his fifth PPU Fighter Of The Year crown in 1894. Rookie Of The Year: Young Peter Jackson (5-0 welterweight) Prospect Of The Year: Yankee Sullivan (2nd straight award, #32 contender to the heavyweight crown)
Griffo will fight Bobby Dobbs for his lightweight title to start the year in another battle of champions.īANTAMWEIGHTS, Chappie Moran (25-10-1): Moran is the champ despite never having scored a stoppage win in 36 fights, defeating Jimmy Barry (UD-15) to win the Bantamweight title a second time.įLYWEIGHTS, Walter Croot (12-4, 1 KO): Croot vanquished Jimmy Gorman (UD-15) in Cincinnati this past October to win the title, his first run as flyweight titleholder.įighter Of The Year: Peter Jackson (6th award, 3rd straight award)Ĭontender Of The Year: Jack McAuliffe (3rd award, 2nd straight) That triggered a mandatory rematch against Smith four months later, scoring a stoppage win (TKO-5). LIGHTWEIGHTS, Bobby Dobbs (32-4, 16 KO’s): Dobbs made three defenses in 1895, scoring decision wins over Texas Jack Burke and Barney Malone before stopping Frank Erne (TKO-8).įEATHERWEIGHTS, Young Griffo (34-5-2, 9 KO’s): Griffo stopped Tommy Warren (TKO-14) before a draw against Solly Smith in July. Ryan will be cashing in his rematch clause in Walcott’s first defense in the new year, making for an interesting fight in February. WELTERWEIGHTS, Joe Walcott (26-1-1, 17 KO’s): Walcott defeated Tommy Ryan (SD-15) to win the title a second time, and beat Jim Franey (KO-3) and Dick Case (TKO-8) in defenses during the year. The three time champ defeated Jack Burke (TKO-5), Young Mitchell (UD-15), and Charles McCoy (MD-15), with the majority decision triggering a rematch in 1896. MIDDLEWEIGHTS, Jack Dempsey NP (42-7, 24 KO’s): Dempsey seems to be flourishing with Bob Fitzsimmons moving up in class.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS, Bob Fitzsimmons (37-4, 33 KO’s): After the loss in March to Peter Jackson, Bob successfully defended the light heavy crown against Jason Whitney (KO-1), Charles Veeck (TKO-4), and Joe Butler (KO-11). Sullivan (UD-15) to remain the PPU’s only heavyweight champion in its history. HEAVYWEIGHTS, Peter Jackson (38-0-1, 32 KO’s): After turning back the challenge from Bob Fitzsimmons (TKO-7), Jackson went on to stop Peter Maher (KO-13) and decision John L.
ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS AT THE END OF 1895 The Professional Prizefighters Union completed its 11th year in 1895, with Peter Jackson still reigning supreme in the heavyweight division. It’s a double three-peat for Peter Jackson, as he wins the PPU Fighter Of The Year trophy in 1895…