Terry McGovern

“Terrible Terry”

Boxing · Deceased

66-5-8 (1 NC)RECORD

45WINS BY KO / TKO

21WINS BY DECISION

80PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	John Terrence McGovern
Nickname	Terrible Terry
Date of birth	9 Mar 1880
Died	22 Feb 1918
Nationality	American
Birthplace	Johnstown, US
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	160 cm (5′3″)
Reach	165 cm (65″)
Stance	Orthodox
Years active	1897–1906
Status	Deceased
Pro debut	3 Apr 1897
Last fight	Draw vs Young Corbett II, 17 Oct 1906

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Titles and honours

World bantamweight champion (1899–1900)
World featherweight champion (1900–1901)

Background

American boxer from Brooklyn, New York, known for his punching power, who held the world bantamweight and featherweight titles. He died in Brooklyn in 1918.

Fight history

80 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	Young Corbett II	Decision (points)	6	17 Oct 1906	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Draw	Jimmy Britt	Decision (points)	10	28 May 1906	New York City, New York, US	Newspaper decision
Draw	Spike Robson	Decision (points)	6	26 May 1906	New York City, New York, US	Newspaper decision
Draw	Young Loughrey	Decision (points)	6	16 May 1906	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Loss	Battling Nelson	Decision (points)	6	14 Mar 1906	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Harlem Tommy Murphy	TKO	1	18 Oct 1905	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Eddie Hanlon	TKO	4	10 Oct 1904	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Yock Henniger	KO	2	1 Jan 1904	Allentown, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Billy Willis	Decision (points)	6	19 Dec 1903	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Jimmy Briggs	Decision (points)	15	20 Oct 1903	Boston, Massachusetts, US
Win	Billy Willis	Decision (points)	6	3 Oct 1903	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Lew Ryall	Decision (points)	6	26 Sep 1903	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Loss	Young Corbett II	KO	11	31 Mar 1903	San Francisco, California, US	For world featherweight title
Win	Billy Maynard	KO	4	25 Feb 1902	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Joe Bernstein	Decision (points)	6	6 Feb 1902	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Dave Sullivan	TKO	15	2 Feb 1902	Louisville, Kentucky, US
Loss	Young Corbett II	KO	2	28 Nov 1901	Hartford, Connecticut, US	Lost world featherweight title
Win	Aurelio Herrera	KO	5	29 May 1901	San Francisco, California, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Oscar Gardner	KO	4	30 Apr 1901	San Francisco, California, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Joe Gans	KO	2	13 Dec 1900	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Kid Broad	Decision (points)	6	13 Nov 1900	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Joe Bernstein	KO	7	2 Nov 1900	Louisville, Kentucky, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Frank Erne	TKO	3	16 Jul 1900	New York City, New York, US
Win	George Dixon	Decision (points)	6	23 Jun 1900	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Tommy White	KO	3	12 Jun 1900	New York City, New York, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Ellwood McCloskey	Decision (points)	6	21 May 1900	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Tommy Warren	TKO	1	20 Apr 1900	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Tommy White	Decision (points)	6	17 Apr 1900	Chicago, Illinois, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Eddie Lenny	KO	2	15 Mar 1900	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Oscar Gardner	KO	3	9 Mar 1900	New York City, New York, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Eddie Santry	TKO	5	1 Feb 1900	Chicago, Illinois, US	Retained world featherweight title
Win	Jack Ward	TKO	1	29 Jan 1900	Baltimore, Maryland, US
Win	George Dixon	TKO	8	9 Jan 1900	New York City, New York, US	Won world featherweight title
Win	Harry Forbes	TKO	2	22 Dec 1899	New York City, New York, US	Retained world bantamweight title
Win	Charlie Mason	KO	2	18 Dec 1899	Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Win	Freckles O'Brien	KO	1	18 Dec 1899	Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Win	Kid Black	KO	3	12 Dec 1899	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	James J. Corbett Jr.	KO	2	11 Dec 1899	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Eddie Sprague	KO	2	30 Nov 1899	Hartford, Connecticut, US
Win	Patsy Haley	KO	1	18 Nov 1899	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Turkey Point Billy Smith	KO	3	18 Nov 1899	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Billy Rotchford	KO	1	9 Oct 1899	Chicago, Illinois, US
Win	Fred Snyder	TKO	2	29 Sep 1899	Tuckahoe, New York, US
Win	Pedlar Palmer	KO	1	12 Sep 1899	Tuckahoe, New York, US	Won world bantamweight title
Win	Johnny Ritchie	KO	3	1 Jul 1899	Tuckahoe, New York, US
Win	Billy Barnett	KO	10	8 Jun 1899	New York City, New York, US
Win	Sammy Kelly	KO	5	26 May 1899	New York City, New York, US
Win	Joe Bernstein	Decision (points)	25	28 Apr 1899	New York City, New York, US
Win	Patsy Haley	KO	18	14 Mar 1899	New York City, New York, US
Win	Fred Snyder	Decision (points)	6	18 Feb 1899	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US	Newspaper decision
Win	Casper Leon	KO	12	30 Jan 1899	New York City, New York, US
Win	Austin Rice	KO	14	31 Dec 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	Jimmy Rose	KO	2	17 Dec 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	Patsy Donovan	KO	3	26 Nov 1898	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Win	Tim Callahan	KO	10	19 Nov 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	Harry Forbes	KO	15	1 Oct 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	Eugene Garcia	KO	5	15 Sep 1898	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Tim Callahan	Decision (points)	20	20 Aug 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	George Monroe	Disqualification	7	4 Aug 1898	New York City, New York, US
Loss	Tim Callahan	Disqualification	11	23 Jul 1898	New York City, New York, US
Win	George Monroe	KO	24	11 Jun 1898	New York City, New York, US
Draw	George Monroe	Decision (points)	20	5 May 1898	Yonkers, New York, US
Win	Fred Mayo	TKO	6	15 Apr 1898	Waterbury, Connecticut, US
Win	Pinky Evans	Decision (points)	8	12 Mar 1898	Yonkers, New York, US
Win	Billy Maynard	Decision (points)	8	25 Feb 1898	Yonkers, New York, US
Win	Jack Kelly	KO	2	31 Dec 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Charles Roden	Decision (points)	6	18 Dec 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Harry Peterson	Decision (points)	6	13 Nov 1897	New York City, New York, US
No contest	Eddie Goodbody	No contest	1	23 Oct 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Jack Doyle	TKO	7	9 Oct 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Johnny Reagan	TKO	6	2 Oct 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Jack Leon	TKO	7	18 Sep 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Billy Barrett	Decision (points)	10	23 Aug 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Eddie Goodbody	Decision (points)	10	16 Aug 1897	New York City, New York, US
Draw	Tommy Sullivan	Decision (points)	10	19 Jun 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Tom McDermott	Decision (points)	10	7 Jun 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Kid Dougherty	Decision (points)	10	22 May 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Eddie Avery	Decision (points)	4	5 May 1897	New York City, New York, US
Win	Frankie Barnes	Decision (points)	10	17 Apr 1897	New York City, New York, US
Loss	Johnny Snee	Disqualification	4	3 Apr 1897	New York City, New York, US	Pro debut

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