Joe Choynski boxer

Joe Choynski boxer
bouts
81
won
57
lost
14
draw
6
Status
inactive
Division
light heavyweight
Debut
1888-11-14
Height
5′ 11″/180cm
Reach
-
Age
74
Born
1868-11-08
Death
1943-01-24
Nationality
USA

Joseph Bartlett Choynski (/ˈtʃɔɪnski/; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904."Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, weighed no more than 176 lb (80 kg) throughout his career but regularly fought heavyweights. He was considered a heavy puncher and a dangerous fighter.In fact, James J. Jeffries claimed that the hardest blow he ever received in a bout came from Choynski during their 20-round draw. During that bout, Choynski hit Jeffries with a right hand so powerful that the punch drove one of Jeffries' teeth into his lip. The tooth was lodged so deeply that one of Jeffries' cornermen was forced to cut it out with a knife between rounds.A contemporary of heavyweight champion "Gentleman Jim" (James J. Corbett), the two fought professionally three times. Both were from the San Francisco area, and thus generated a lot of local interest in their rivalry. The highlight of their series of bouts was fought on June 5, 1889, on a barge off the coast of Benicia, California.The principals agreed that the bout was to be fought wearing two ounce gloves. Corbett had apparently hurt his hand, and Choynski learned of the injury. Accordingly, Choynski "forgot" to bring his gloves to the match, thereby hoping the fight would proceed as a bare-knuckle bout. Corbett, however, declined to fight bare-knuckle, but agreed to allow Choynski to wear leather riding gloves borrowed from a spectator. The riding gloves were seamed, and caused Corbett to suffer many cuts and welts. Nevertheless, Corbett won the legendary bout when he KOed Choynski in the 27th round.In 1892 he KOd a 39-year-old legend in Boston's George Godfrey.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1904-11-21 Jack Williams WWWWWD Washington S.C., Philadelphia WIN
1904-01-19 Kid Carter LDLLLL Criterion A.C., Boston LOST
KO
1903-11-16 Marvin Hart DLLWWL Washington S.C., Philadelphia LOST
1903-08-07 Nick Burley LWWDDW D.A.A.A. Amphitheater , Dawson City WIN
KO
1903-06-25 Nick Burley WLWWDD D.A.A.A. Rink, Dawson City LOST
KO
1903-03-30 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien WWWWWW Washington S.C., Philadelphia LOST
1903-01-26 Peter Maher LWWLLL Washington S.C., Philadelphia WIN
KO
1902-12-01 Frank Childs WWWLWL Lyceum A.C., Chicago WIN
Points
1902-09-29 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien DWWWWW America A.C., Chicago LOST
Points
1902-05-02 Al Weinig WWWWDL Music Hall, Louisville WIN
KO
1902-03-24 Kid Carter WWLLWL American A.C., Chicago LOST
KO
1902-03-07 Wild Bill Hanrahan LLLWWL Music Hall, Louisville WIN
KO
1901-02-25 Jack Johnson WDWD Harmony Hall, Galveston WIN
KO
1900-11-02 Fred Russell LLLWWW Colorado A.C., Denver WIN
1900-08-08 John Matthews LDL Dayton WIN
Points
1900-05-08 Tom Sharkey WLWWWW Tattersall's, Chicago LOST
Technical knockout
1900-02-23 Joe Walcott WWWWWW Broadway A.C., New York LOST
Technical knockout
1900-02-16 Peter Maher WDWWWL 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago WIN
Points
1900-02-11 M Woods debut Chicago WIN
KO
1900-01-12 Charles Kid McCoy WWDWWW Broadway A.C., Brooklyn LOST
Corner retirement
1899-11-04 Tom Carey LLLWWL Olympic A.C., Cincinnati WIN
KO
1899-10-27 Steve O'Donnell WLLWLW Star Theatre, Chicago WIN
KO
1899-10-23 Dick Moore LWWLDD St. Louis A.C., Saint Louis WIN
KO
1899-10-20 Australian Jim Ryan LLDLDW Broadway A.C., Brooklyn WIN
KO
1899-10-06 Charles Kid McCoy WWLWWW Star Theatre, Chicago DRAW
Points
1899-09-30 Ed Dunkhorst WWLLLD Colorado A.A., Denver NC
No Contest
1899-09-25 Jim Hall DWDW Nonpareil A.C., Louisville WIN
KO
1899-08-29 Australian Jim Ryan LLWLLD Auditorium for fistic carnival, Dubuque WIN
Points
1899-08-04 Mexican Pete Everett WWLLWL Colorado A.A., Denver WIN
1899-07-21 Jack McCormick WWWWDD Dearborn A.C., Chicago WIN
Points
1899-04-17 Willard Bean WWDWWD New Grand Theatre, Salt Lake City NC
1899-03-24 Charles Kid McCoy WWWWL Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco LOST
Points
1898-12-19 Ed Dunkhorst WWLWDL Fort Dearborn A.C., Chicago WIN
Points
1898-11-04 Gus Ruhlin WLLWWW Arena A.C., Philadelphia LOST
Points
1898-09-12 Joe Goddard LLLWLD Arena A.C., Philadelphia WIN
1898-03-11 Tom Sharkey DWWWWW Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco DRAW
Points
1897-11-30 James J. Jeffries WWWWD National A.C., San Francisco DRAW
Points
1897-10-11 Herman Bernau WWLLW Grand Opera House, Galveston WIN
Technical knockout
1897-05-10 Denver Ed Smith WWWWL Broadway A.C., Brooklyn WIN
1897-01-02 Frank Dwyer debut Allegheny Theater, Pittsburgh WIN
Points
1896-11-16 Peter Maher LWW Broadway A.C., New York LOST
KO
1896-08-28 Joe McAuliffe WLLWLD Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco WIN
KO
1896-04-16 Tom Sharkey WWWWDW People's Palace Theater, San Francisco LOST
Points
1896-01-20 Jim Hall LLD Empire A.C., Maspeth, Queens WIN
KO
1895-11-15 Frank Childs WDLWWW Sam T. Jack's Opera House, Chicago WIN
KO
1895-08-20 Dick Wilson debut Louisville WIN
KO
1895-06-03 Jack Cattanach LWL Front Street Theater, Baltimore WIN
KO
1895-03-21 Dan Creedon WDWWLW Tattersall's, Chicago DRAW
Points
1895-03-11 Mike Madden debut Auditorium, Kansas City WIN
Points
1895-02-25 Jim Douglass debut Triangle AC, Chicago WIN
Points
1894-09-19 Bob Armstrong debut Chicago DRAW
Points
1894-09-17 Mike Boden WLLLLL Tattersall's, Chicago WIN
KO
1894-09-15 Harry Miller debut People's Theater, Cincinnati WIN
Corner retirement
1894-06-18 Bob Fitzsimmons WWWWWW Boston Theater, Boston DRAW
Points
1893-02-06 Tommy West DD Portland WIN
Points
1892-12-29 Mike Boden LWLLLL Chicago WIN
KO
1892-11-26 Jack Fallon DLL Ariel A.C., Philadelphia WIN
KO
1892-11-24 Denny Kelliher LWLLDL Philadelphia WIN
Points
1892-11-21 C.C. Smith WLWLW Philadelphia WIN
KO
1892-10-31 George Godfrey WWWLWW Coney Island A.C., Coney Island WIN
KO
1892-05-29 Jack Hart debut WIN
Points
1892-05-27 William Patmore debut WIN
KO
1892-05-24 Mike Horrigan debut WIN
KO
1892-04-30 Denver Ed Smith LWLWD Ariel A.C., Philadelphia WIN
Points
1892-04-22 Tommy Ryan debut Niblo's Theatre, New York WIN
KO
1892-04-21 Charles Bull McCarthy WDWWW Clermont Rink, New York WIN
KO
1892-04-19 Jerry Slattery WLLWW Niblo's Theatre, New York WIN
KO
1892-04-09 Joe Godfrey LWDL Philadelphia WIN
KO
1892-04-02 Jim Hall WWWWWW Chicago LOST
1891-12-17 Billy Woods WLWWW Pacific A.C., San Francisco WIN
KO
1891-07-20 Joe Goddard DWWDWW Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne LOST
KO
1891-06-20 Owen Sullivan LDWDLW Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne WIN
KO
1891-05-25 Mick Dooley DDLDDD Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne WIN
KO
1891-02-10 Joe Goddard WLDWDW Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney LOST
Corner retirement
1890-11-24 Jim Fogarty DLDDLW Australian AC, Darlinghurst, Sydney WIN
Corner retirement
1890-05-26 Jack Davies WWLD Occidental A.C., San Francisco WIN
KO
1890-03-26 Billy Wilson DDWWWW Golden Gate A.C., San Francisco WIN
KO
1890-01-25 Frank McLarney debut Portland WIN
KO
1889-08-27 Billy McCarthy DLDD California A.C., San Francisco NC
1889-06-05 James J. Corbett WDW Benicia Harbor LOST
KO
1889-05-30 James J. Corbett WDW Fairfax NC
No Contest
1889-02-26 Frank Glover WLLDL San Francisco WIN
KO
1888-12-26 H McDonald debut San Francisco WIN
Points
1888-11-14 George Bush W San Francisco WIN
KO