All boxersRay Bronson
Boxing · Deceased61-19-25RECORD
22WINS BY KO / TKO
39WINS BY DECISION
105PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | John Ray Bronson |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 2 Aug 1887 |
| Died | 1 Jan 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Webster City, Iowa, US |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 163 cm (5′4″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1905–1920 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 20 Feb 1905 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Jack Britton, 6 Sep 1920 |
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Titles and honours
- World welterweight title claimant (1912–1914)
- American welterweight title claimant (1912–1913)
Background
American welterweight from Indianapolis who fought from 1905 to 1920. He claimed the world welterweight title in 1912 and lost the claim to Waldemar Holberg in Melbourne in 1914.
Fight history
105 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jack Britton | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Sep 1920 | Sandusky, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Matt Wells | TKO | 7 | 28 Feb 1914 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Draw | Frank Picato | Decision (points) | 20 | 14 Feb 1914 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Loss | Waldemar Holberg | Decision (points) | 20 | 1 Jan 1914 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Lost world welterweight title claim | |
| Loss | Young Denny | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 May 1913 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | Defended American welterweight title claim; Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Hilliard Lang | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Apr 1913 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Billy Griffith | Decision (points) | 10 | 14 Apr 1913 | Cincinnati, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Tommy Howell | Decision (points) | 6 | 8 Mar 1913 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Leo Kelly | KO | 2 | 5 Mar 1913 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy Perry | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Jan 1913 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Tommy Howell | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Jan 1913 | Kansas City, Missouri, US | ||
| Loss | Spike Kelly | Decision (points) | 8 | 13 Jan 1913 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | Lost American welterweight title claim | |
| Win | Clarence English | Decision (points) | 8 | 29 Oct 1912 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Hilliard Lang | Decision (points) | 12 | 9 Sep 1912 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Retained American welterweight title claim; Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Wildcat Ferns | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Sep 1912 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Harry Brewer | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Jun 1912 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Packey McFarland | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 May 1912 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Retained American welterweight title claim; Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Harry Brewer | Decision (points) | 8 | 23 May 1912 | St. Louis, Missouri, US | Retained American welterweight title claim; Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Clarence English | Decision (points) | 15 | 1 Apr 1912 | Saint Joseph, Missouri, US | Claimed vacant American welterweight title | |
| Win | Young Erne | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Feb 1912 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Tommy Devlin | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jan 1912 | Jeffersonville, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Tommy Howell | Decision (points) | 10 | 29 Nov 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Milburn Saylor | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Oct 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tommy Howell | Decision (points) | 10 | 27 Sep 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Tommy Howell | Decision (points) | 12 | 29 Aug 1911 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Dave Deshler | Decision (points) | 10 | 23 Aug 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Eddie Webber | KO | 3 | 26 Jul 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Glover | Decision (points) | 8 | 10 Jul 1911 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Morris Bloom | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Jun 1911 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Sid Burns | Disqualification | 19 | 22 Mar 1911 | London, England | ||
| Win | Jim Armstrong | KO | 5 | 23 Jan 1911 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Win | Arthur Douglas | TKO | 11 | 7 Jan 1911 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Loss | Hughie Mehegan | Decision (points) | 20 | 2 Jan 1911 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | For vacant Australian lightweight title | |
| Win | Frank Thorn | TKO | 4 | 7 Dec 1910 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Sid Papworth Sullivan | Decision (points) | 20 | 16 Nov 1910 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Win | Tommy Jones | Decision (points) | 20 | 22 Oct 1910 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Win | Grover Hayes | Decision (points) | 8 | 29 Aug 1910 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Krause | Decision (points) | 8 | 1 Aug 1910 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Guy Dalton | Decision (points) | 8 | 26 Jul 1910 | Richmond, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Jack Britton | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Jun 1910 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Harry Trendall | Decision (points) | 8 | 13 Jun 1910 | Memphis, Tennessee, US | ||
| Win | Guy Dalton | KO | 5 | 8 Jun 1910 | near Evansville, Indiana, US | ||
| Loss | Jack Redmond | Decision (points) | 10 | 17 May 1910 | Anderson, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Mike Memsic | Decision (points) | 8 | 5 May 1910 | Anderson, Indiana, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Paul Kohler | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 May 1910 | Akron, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Win | Tommy O'Keefe | TKO | 3 | 22 Mar 1910 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Joe Hirst | Decision (points) | 6 | 12 Mar 1910 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Jack Dillon | Decision (points) | 8 | 8 Mar 1910 | Anderson, Indiana, US | Declared a draw in round 8 of a scheduled 10 | |
| Draw | Matty Baldwin | Decision (points) | 12 | 22 Feb 1910 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Matty Baldwin | Decision (points) | 20 | 26 Dec 1909 | Gretna, Louisiana, US | ||
| Draw | Dave Deshler | Decision (points) | 12 | 14 Dec 1909 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Draw | Dave Deshler | Decision (points) | 12 | 30 Nov 1909 | Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Win | Perry Moyer | KO | 1 | 16 Oct 1909 | Dayton, Ohio, US | ||
| Draw | Packey McFarland | Decision (points) | 20 | 19 Sep 1909 | McDonoughville, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Jack O'Sullivan | Decision (points) | 6 | 7 Aug 1909 | Marion, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Jack Redmond | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Jul 1909 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Draw | Jack Redmond | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Jun 1909 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Loss | Cyclone Johnny Thompson | Decision (points) | 6 | 25 May 1909 | Columbus, Ohio, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Draw | Russell Van Horn | Decision (points) | 10 | 15 May 1909 | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | ||
| Draw | Jack Dillon | Decision (points) | 6 | 12 Mar 1909 | Hartford City, Indiana, US | ||
| Loss | Freddie Welsh | TKO | 13 | 5 Mar 1909 | Gretna, Louisiana, US | ||
| Win | Julius Stein | KO | 3 | 26 Jan 1909 | Atlanta, Georgia, US | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Dunn | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Jan 1909 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Kid Goodman | Decision (points) | 20 | 20 Nov 1908 | Dayton, Ohio, US | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Dunn | Decision (points) | 15 | 7 Sep 1908 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Draw | Andy Bezenah | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 Apr 1908 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Andy Bezenah | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Mar 1908 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Win | Kid Hogan | KO | 5 | 18 Feb 1908 | Springfield, Ohio, US | ||
| Draw | Julius Stein | Decision (points) | 10 | 30 Oct 1907 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Grover Hayes | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 May 1907 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Jack Ward | KO | 3 | 25 Apr 1907 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Julius Stein | Decision (points) | 10 | 3 Apr 1907 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Mike Bartley | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Mar 1907 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Nickels | KO | 3 | 20 Mar 1907 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Mickey Ford | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Dec 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Kid Kahn | KO | 5 | 27 Nov 1906 | Bloomington, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Louisville Tommy West | KO | 4 | 23 Oct 1906 | Bloomington, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Kid Black | Decision (points) | 6 | 22 Oct 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Freddie Cole | Decision (points) | 6 | 1 Oct 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Loss | Mickey Ford | KO | 7 | 29 Sep 1906 | Kokomo, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Mickey Ford | Decision (points) | 6 | 10 Aug 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Young Sharkey | Decision (points) | 10 | 8 Aug 1906 | Urbana, Illinois, US | ||
| Loss | Grover Hayes | KO | 3 | 23 May 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Julius Stein | Decision (points) | 8 | 17 May 1906 | Peoria, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | George Quinn | KO | 2 | 14 May 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Grant Clark | KO | 4 | 23 Apr 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Tommy Shea | KO | 2 | 9 Apr 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Young Lavin | KO | 4 | 8 Mar 1906 | Anderson, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Mike Ryan | Decision (points) | 6 | 5 Mar 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Ben Doerk | KO | 2 | 27 Feb 1906 | Peoria, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Jack Roberts | Decision (points) | 6 | 12 Feb 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Tommy Grant | KO | 1 | 26 Jan 1906 | Peoria, Illinois, US | ||
| Win | Willie Reilly | Decision (points) | 4 | 25 Jan 1906 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Canadian Kid | Decision (points) | 6 | 27 Dec 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Canadian Kid | Disqualification | 3 | 11 Dec 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Jack Metimas | Decision (points) | 10 | 18 Aug 1905 | Brighton Beach, New York, US | ||
| Win | Kid Gordon | Decision (points) | 5 | 1 Aug 1905 | United States | ||
| Win | Joe Percente | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Jun 1905 | United States | ||
| Win | Henry Gardner | Decision (points) | 6 | 1 May 1905 | United States | ||
| Win | Skinny DeBruler | KO | 1 | 25 Apr 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Skinny DeBruler | Decision (points) | 6 | 10 Apr 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Jimmy Casey | KO | 2 | 20 Mar 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Draw | Jimmy Casey | Decision (points) | 4 | 8 Mar 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | ||
| Win | Mike Morris | Decision (points) | 5 | 1 Mar 1905 | United States | ||
| Win | Billie Hinkle | Decision (points) | 4 | 20 Feb 1905 | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Pro debut |
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