Sport & Note

Johnny GRIFFITHS

Male

"The Akron Flash"
Welterweight, USA, Akron, Ohio
Born: September 17, 1893, Wadsworth, Ohio, USA
Died: in May 1965
Height: 5ft 9in, mt 1,65

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1911
= Jan. 26	Clyde LeMasters	Akron, United States	LDQ 8
- May 26	Jack 'Kid' Wolfe	New Philadelphia, United States	LDQ 5
+ June 7	Cal Delaney	Akron, United States	KO 10
+ June 14	Cal Delaney	Akron, United States	KO 6
+ Nov. 28	Danny Dunn	Cleveland, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 18	Tommy Jones	Akron, United States	KO 10
+ Dec. 27	Earl Denning	Cleveland, United States	KO 7
1912
= Jan. 2	Cal Delaney	Akron, United States	Draw 12
+ Jan. 9	Johnny Sinclair	Cleveland, United States	W 12
- Jan. 30	Monte Attell	Akron, United States	Draw 12
= Feb. 7	Cal Delaney	Cleveland, United States	Draw 12
+ Feb. 26	Cal Delaney	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Mar. 29	Kid Ketchell	Cleveland, United States	KO 9
+ Apr. 25	Clyde LeMasters	Akron, United States	KO 7
+ Sept. 2	Tommy Bresnahan	Canton, United States	W 10
+ Oct. 3	Johnny Creeley	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Oct. 31	Johnny Albanese	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Nov. 12	Louis De Ponthieu	Youngstown, United States	KO 12
= Dec. 23	Willie Jones	Columbus, United States	KO 10
1913
+ Jan. 1	Jack White	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Jan. 27	Eddie O'Keefe	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ May 12	Philadelphia Pal Moore	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ June 10	Phil Brock	Akron, United States	KO 9
= Sept. 1	Charley White	Canton, United States	TKO 12
+ Oct. 20	Tommy Bresnahan	Akron, United States	TKO 12
= Dec. 15	Johnny Dundee	Canton, United States	TKO 12
+ Dec. 29	Ray Temple	Milwaukee, United States	TKO 10
1914
= Jan. 14	Joe Mandot	Windsor, Canada	TKO 8
= Feb. 2	Willie Beecher	Akron, United States	TKO 12
+ Apr. 14	Jack Coyne	Columbus, United States	TKO 6
+ May 12	Earl Fisher	Akron, United States	TKO 6
+ June 11	Willie Jones	Akron, United States	KO 5
- July 4	Jack Britton	Canton, United States	Draw 12
= Sept. 26	Herb (Kid) McCoy	Sydney, Australia	Draw 20
- Oct. 17	Fred Kay	Sydney, Australia	L 20
+ Nov. 14	Hughie Mehegan	Sydney, Australia	KO 8
1915
+ Feb. 1	Freddie Welsh	Akron, United States	W 12
+ Feb. 22	Joe Shugrue	Akron, United States	W 12
+ Mar. 8	Joe Azevedo	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 5	Johnny Harvey	Columbus, United States	W 12
- Apr. 9	Willie Ritchie	Pittsburgh, United States	W 6
+ May 3	Phil Brock	Akron, United States	W 12
+ May 18	Joe Mandot	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ July 5	Joe Mandot	Canton, United States	WDQ 12
+ Aug. 10	Milburn Saylor	Akron, United States	WDQ 4
+ Aug. 19	Leach Cross	Brooklyn, United States	TKO 10
= Sept. 6	Jack Britton	Canton, United States	TKO 12
+ Nov. 1	Willie Beecher	Akron, United States	TKO 12
+ Nov. 29	Matt Wells	Akron, United States	TKO 12
+ Dec. 28	Jack Britton	Akron, United States	TKO 12
1916
+ Jan. 10	Bryan Downey	Columbus, United States	TKO 12
+ Jan. 25	Freddie Welsh	Akron, United States	TKO 12
+ Feb. 29	Matt Wells	Columbus, United States	TKO 12
+ Mar. 14	Willie Beecher	Columbus, United States	TKO 12
+ Mar. 16	Earl Fisher	Cleveland, United States	TKO 7
= Apr. 13	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Cleveland, United States	W 10
- Apr. 27	Willie Beecher	Cleveland, United States	W 10
+ May 23	Willie Beecher	Boston, United States	W 12
= July 4	Charley White	Canton, United States	Draw 12
= July 25	Jack Britton	Boston, United States	Draw 12
+ Sept. 4	Mexican Joe Rivers	Canton, United States	KO 12
+ Sept. 25	Joe Welling	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Oct. 16	Bryan Downey	Columbus, United States	KO 12
= Oct. 27	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Buffalo, United States	KO 10
* Nov. 23	Ted Kid LEWIS	Cleveland, United States	ND 10
* Dec. 21	Ted Kid LEWIS	Cleveland, United States	ND 10
1917
- Jan. 29	Jack Britton	Cincinnati, United States	KO 10
* Feb. 26	Ted Kid LEWIS	Akron, United States	ND 12
+ Apr. 20	Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Youngstown, United States	KO 12
* Apr. 30	Ted Kid LEWIS	Columbus, United States	ND 12
* July 4	Ted Kid LEWIS	Akron, United States	ND 15
World Welterweight Title
+ July 11	Johnny Tillman	Minneapolis, United States	KO 10
- Oct. 29	Bryan Downey	Columbus, United States	KO 12
1918
- Jan. 1	Bryan Downey	Akron, United States	KO 12
+ Feb. 4	Paul Murdock	Fort Worth, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 4	Joe Welling	Akron, United States	W 15
+ Mar. 15	Bobby Waugh	Fort Worth, United States	W 10
+ Apr. 6	Morris Lux	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ Apr. 8	Al O'Dare	Fort Worth, United States	KO 3
- Apr. 22	Johnny Tillman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
- July 4	Ted Kid Lewis	Akron, United States	KO 20
+ Sept. 2	Al Doty	Canton, United States	KO 12
1919
= Jan. 1	Al Doty	Canton, United States	KO 12
+ Feb. 7	Eddie McAndrews	Baltimore, United States	KO 1
- Feb. 22	Johnny Tillman	Philadelphia, United States	KO 6
+ Mar. 7	Johnny Tillman	Akron, United States	KO 12
* Mar. 10	Ted Kid LEWIS	Memphis, United States	ND 8
+ Apr. 11	Dennis O'Keefe	Milwaukee, United States	KO 10
+ Apr. 14	Bobby Sullivan	Buffalo, United States	KO 10
+ Apr. 28	Danny Ferguson	Akron, United States	KO 8
- May 6	Jack Britton	Buffalo, United States	W 12
+ May 15	Young Mack	Akron, United States	W 0
+ May 20	Len Rowlands	Memphis, United States	W 8
+ May 30	Harvey Thorpe	Denver, United States	W 15
- July 4	Jack Britton	Canton, United States	W 15
+ July 25	Johnny Tillman	Denver, United States	W 15
= Aug. 7	Jack Britton	Denver, United States	TKO 12
= Aug. 21	Jack Perry	Wheeling, United States	TKO 10
= Oct. 6	Billy Doig	La Salle, United States	TKO 10
- Oct. 9	Jack Perry	Pittsburgh, United States	TKO 10
+ Oct. 15	KO Willie Loughlin	Detroit, United States	TKO 10
- Oct. 22	Johnny Tillman	Duluth, United States	TKO 10
+ Dec. 26	Francis Charles	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 3
1920
= Jan. 19	Kid Doyle	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Jan. 21	Billy Glover	Paris, France	KO 3
+ Feb. 4	Marcel Thomas	Paris, France	TKO 10
+ Feb. 28	Albert Badoud	Paris, France	W 20
+ Apr. 12	Jack Coyne	Peoria, United States	Draw 10
= Apr. 23	Billy Shade	Seattle, United States	Draw 4
= Apr. 29	Sal Carlo	San Francisco, United States	Draw 4
+ May 6	Tillie Herman	San Francisco, United States	TKO 2
- May 31	Jack Britton	Akron, United States	L 15
+ June 7	KO Willie Loughlin	Philadelphia, United States	L 8
= June 24	Navy Rostan	Alliance, United States	L 10
- July 4	Johnny Tillman	Cleveland, United States	L 10
- July 17	Dennis O'Keefe	East Chicago, United States	L 10
- Oct. 22	Sailor Friedman	Louisville, United States	L 12
1921
- Jan. 1	Fighting Zunner	Rochester, United States	L 10
- Feb. 14	Jack Perry	Detroit, United States	LDQ 7
= Feb. 22	Jimmy Jones	Canton, United States	Draw 12
+ Mar. 10	Eddie Welsh	South Bend, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 5	Al Doty	Canton, United States	Draw 12
= June 6	Harry Schuman	Denver, United States	Draw 12
= June 21	Harry Schuman	Denver, United States	Draw 12
= July 4	Sammy Terrin	Casper, United States	Draw 10
+ July 25	Harry Schuman	Denver, United States	W 12
= July 29	Cowboy Padgett	Cheyenne, United States	Draw 10
- Sept. 5	Al Walthers	Canton, United States	Draw 12
= Dec. 26	Alex Trambitas	Portland, United States	Draw 10
1922
- Jan. 9	Mickey Walker	Jersey City, United States	TKO by 12
- Feb. 10	Mickey Walker	Boston, United States	TKO by 9
+ Feb. 27	Anthony Downey	Indianapolis, United States	W 10
- Mar. 3	Morrie Schlaifer	Davenport, United States	W 10
1923
+ Jan. 22	Frankie Dugan	Memphis, United States	W 10
= Jan. 29	Frankie Jones	Memphis, United States	Draw 8
- Feb. 23	Mickey Walker	Scranton, United States	L 10
+ Mar. 19	Al Walthers	Canton, United States	L 12
- Mar. 27	Frankie Schoell	Scranton, United States	L 10
- May 21	Jimmy Slattery	Buffalo, United States	L 6
1924
- Aug. 26	Willie Hope	Denver, United States	L 4
- Oct. 3	Teddy Gartin	Denver, United States	L 3

Summary

Total bouts: 141, Won: 75 (67 inside the limit), Lost: 31 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 21, NC: 6