Record details

Tommy Burns

"The Little Giant of Hanover"

Heavyweight

Male

(Noah Brusso)
Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia
Born: June 17, 1881, Hanover, Ontario, Canada
)some sources report: Chesley, Ontario, Canada)
Died: May 10, 1955, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,69
Weight: 175, 183 lbs

No amateur results

Professional record


1902
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Fred Thornton	Delray, USA	KO 5
+ Mar. 3	Harry Peppers	Detroit, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 5	George Steele	Detroit, USA	KO 2
+ May 16	Ed Sholtreau	Detroit, USA	W 10
+ June 27	Dick Smith	Mount Clemens, USA	KO 2
+ July 9	Dick Smith	Mount Clemens, USA	W 10
+ Sept. 19	Jack O'Donnell	Butler, USA	KO 8
+ Nov. 6	Reddy Phillips	Lansing, USA	KO 9
+ Dec. 26	Tom McCune	Detroit, USA	KO 7

1903
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 16	Mike Schreck	Detroit, USA	L 10
+ Feb. 13	Jim O'Brien	Delray, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 25	Dick Smith	Delray, USA	KO 2
+ Mar. 26	Reddy Phillips	Delray, USA	KO 3
+ Apr. 18	Earl Thompson	Detroit, USA	KO 3
+ Sept. 25	Jim Duggan	Houghton, USA	KO 9
+ Oct. 12	Jack Hammond	Sault Sainte Marie, USA	KO 3
= Oct. 25	Billy Moore	Houghton, USA	Draw 10
+ Nov. 8	Jack Butler	Sault Sainte Marie, USA	KO 2
+ Nov. 25	Jack O'Donnell	Evanston, USA	KO 11
+ Dec. 31	Tom McCune	Detroit, USA	W 10

1904
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 28	Ben O'Grady	Detroit, USA	KO 3
+ Feb. 26	George Shrosbree	Chicago, USA	KO 5
= Feb. 27	Mike Schreck	Milwaukee, USA	Draw 6
= Mar. 18	Tony Caponi	Chicago, USA	Draw 6
+ Apr. 9	Tony Caponi	Chicago, USA	W 6
+ July 1	Joe Wardinski	Salt Lake City, USA	KO 1
+ Aug. 19	Cyclone Kelly	Tacoma, USA	KO 4
= Sept. 16	Billy Woods	Seattle, USA	Draw 15
- Oct. 7	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	Milwaukee, USA	L 6

1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 31	Indian Joe	Ballard, USA	KO 6
= Mar. 7	Jack Sullivan	Tacoma, USA	Draw 20
+ May 2	Dave Barry	Tacoma, USA	W 20
= June 7	Hugo Kelly	Detroit, USA	Draw 10
= July 28	Hugo Kelly	Los Angeles, USA	Draw 20
+ Aug. 31	Dave Barry	San Francisco, USA	KO 20
- Oct. 17	Jack Sullivan	Los Angeles, USA	L 20

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 23	Marvin Hart	Los Angeles, USA	W 20
(Won World Heavyweight Title)
^ Mar. 28	James J. Walker	San Diego, USA	Exh KO 1
^ Mar. 28	Jim O'Brien	San Diego, USA	Exh KO 1
+ Oct. 2	Fireman Jim Flynn	Los Angeles, USA	KO 15
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
= Nov. 28	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	Los Angeles, USA	Draw 20
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Jan. 10	Joe Grim	Philadelphia, USA	Exh 3
+ May 8	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	Los Angeles, USA	W 20
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ July 4	Bill Squires	Colma, USA	KO 1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Dec. 2	Gunner Moir	Covent Garden,London, Great Britain	KO 10
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)

1908
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 10	Jack Palmer	Whitechapel,London, Great Britain	KO 4
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Mar. 17	Jem Roche	Dublin, Ireland	KO 1
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Apr. 18	Jewey Smith	Paris, France	KO 5
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ June 13	Bill Squires	Paris, France	KO 8
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Aug. 24	Bill Squires	Sydney, Australia	KO 13
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 2	Bill Lang	Melbourne, Australia	KO 6
(Retained World Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 26	Jack Johnson	Sydney, Australia	KO by 14
(Lost World Heavyweight Title)


1909 Inactive

1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 7	Bill Lang	Sydney, Australia	W 20
(Won Australian and inaugural British Empire Heavyweight Titles)
* May 13	Mike Williams	Sydney, Australia	NC 6


1911 Inactive

1912
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Aug. 8	Bill Rickard	Saskatoon, Canada	TKO 6
(Won vacant Canadian Heavyweight Title)

1913
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Apr. 2	Arthur Pelkey	Calgary, Canada	TDraw 6

1914
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 26	Battling Brandt	Taft, USA	KO 4


1915-1917 Inactive

1918
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 19	Bob Bracken	Prince Rupert, Canada	KO 4


1919 Inactive

1920
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- July 16	Joe Beckett	Kensington,London, Great Britain	TKO by 7
(For British Empire Heavyweight Title)

Summary