SPORT & NOTE
Terry McGOVERN

Male

"Terrible"
(Joseph Terrence McGovern)
Featherweight, USA, Brooklyn, New York
Born: March 9, 1880, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: February 26, 1918, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 2 1/2in, mt 1,58


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1897
- Apr. 3Johnny SneeBrooklyn, United States LDQ 4
+ Apr. 17Frank BarnesBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ May 3Eddie AveryNew York, United States W 4
+ May 22Kid DoughertyBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ June 7Tom McDermottBrooklyn, United States W 10
= June 19Tommy SullivanBrooklyn, United States Draw 10
+ Aug. 16Eddie GoodbodyBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ Aug. 23Billy BarrettBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ Sept. 18Jack LeonBrooklyn, United States TKO 7
+ Oct. 2Johnny ReaganBrooklyn, United States TKO 6
+ Oct. 9Jack DoyleBrooklyn, United States TKO 7
= Oct. 23Eddie GoodbodyBrooklyn, United States Draw 4
+ Nov. 13Harry PetersonNew York, United States W 6
+ Dec. 18Charles RodenNew York, United States W 6
+ Dec. 31Jack KellyBrooklyn, United States KO 2
1898
+ Feb. 25Billy MaynardYonkers, United States W 8
+ Mar. 12Pinky EvansYonkers, United States W 8
+ Apr. 15Fred MayoWaterbury, United States TKO 6
= May 5George MonroeYonkers, United States Draw 20
+ June 11George MonroeBrooklyn, United States KO 24
- July 23Tim CallahanBrooklyn, United States LDQ 11
+ Aug. 4George MonroeBrooklyn, United States WDQ 7
= Aug. 20Tim CallahanBrooklyn, United States Draw 20
+ Sept. 15Eugene GarciaBrooklyn, United States KO 5
+ Oct. 1Harry ForbesBrooklyn, United States KO 15
+ Nov. 19Tim CallahanBrooklyn, United States KO 10
+ Nov. 26Patsy DonovanPhiladelphia, United States KO 3
+ Dec. 17Jimmy RoseBrooklyn, United States KO 2
+ Dec. 31Austin RiceBrooklyn, United States KO 14
1899
+ Jan. 30Casper LeonBrooklyn, United States KO 12
+ Feb. 18Fred SnyderPhiladelphia, United States W 6
+ Mar. 14Patsy HaleyNew York, United States KO 18
+ Apr. 28Joe BernsteinBrooklyn, United States W 25
+ May 26Sammy KellyBrooklyn, United States KO 5
+ June 8Billy BarrettBrooklyn, United States KO 10
+ July 1Johnny RitchieTuckahoe, United States KO 3
+ Sept. 12Pedlar PalmerTuckahoe, United States KO 1
World Bantamweight Title
+ Sept. 29Fred SnyderPhiladelphia, United States TKO 2
+ Oct. 9Billy RotchfordChicago, United States KO 1
+ Nov. 18Patsy HaleyChicago, United States KO 1
+ Nov. 18Turkey Point Billy SmithChicago, United States KO 3
+ Nov. 30Eddie SpragueHartford, United States KO 2
+ Dec. 12 James J Corbett JrChicago, United States KO 2
+ Dec. 18Charlie MasonCincinnati, United States KO 2
+ Dec. 18Freckles O'BrienCincinnati, United States KO 1
+ Dec. 22Harry ForbesNew York, United States TKO 2
World Bantamweight Title
1900
+ Jan. 9George DixonNew York, United States TKO 8
World Featherweight Title
+ Jan. 29Jack WardBaltimore, United States KO 1
+ Feb. 1 Eddie SantryChicago, United States TKO 5
World Featherweight Title
^ Feb. 21George DixonNew York, United States Exh 3
+ Mar. 9Oscar GardnerNew York, United States KO 3
World Featherweight Title
+ Mar. 15Eddie LennyPhiladelphia, United States KO 2
= Apr. 17Tommy WhiteChicago, United States Draw 6
+ Apr. 20Tommy WarrenNew York, United States TKO 1
+ May 21Elwood McCloskeyPhiladelphia, United States KO 6
+ June 12Tommy WhiteBrooklyn, United States KO 3
World Featherweight Title
+ June 23George DixonChicago, United States W 6
+ July 16Frank ErneNew York, United States TKO 3
+ Nov. 2Joe BernsteinLouisville, United States KO 7
World Featherweight Title
+ Nov. 13Kid BroadChicago, United States W 6
+ Dec. 13Joe GansChicago, United States KO 2
1901
^ Apr. 12Danny DoughertyDenver, United States Exh 4
+ Apr. 30Oscar GardnerSan Francisco, United States KO 4
World Featherweight Title
+ May 29Aurelio HerreraSan Francisco, United States KO 5
World Featherweight Title
^ Sept. 28Joe TipmanBaltimore, United States Exh 2
^ Nov. 10Kid AbelChicago, United States Exh 4
- Nov. 28Young Corbett IIHartford, United States KO by 2
World Featherweight Title
1902
+ Feb. 22Dave SullivanLouisville, United States TKO 15
1903
+ Feb. 6Joe BernsteinPhiladelphia, United States KO 6
+ Feb. 25Billy MaynardPhiladelphia, United States KO 4
- Mar. 31Young Corbett IISan Francisco, United States KO by 11
+ Sept. 26Lew RyallPhiladelphia, United States W 6
+ Oct. 3Billy Willis Philadelphia, United States W 6
+ Oct. 20Jimmy Briggs Boston, United States W 15
+ Dec. 19Billy Willis Philadelphia, United States KO 6
1904
+ Jan. 1Leo HenningerAllentown, United States KO 2
- Apr. 10George BartonSaint Paul, United States L 6
+ Oct. 10Eddie HanlonPhiladelphia, United States TKO 4
1905
+ Oct. 18Harlem Tommy MurphyPhiladelphia, United States TKO 1
1906
- Mar. 14 Battling NelsonPhiladelphia, United States L 6
= May 28 Jimmy BrittNew York, United States Draw 10
= Oct. 17Young Corbett IIPhiladelphia, United States Draw 6
1907
Inactive
1908
* May 16Young LoughreyPhiladelphia, United States NC 6
* May 26Spike RobsonNew York, United States ND 6

 

Summary

Total bouts: 80, Won: 65 (47 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 7, NC: 2