BANTAMWEIGHT division

HARRY FORBES

Retired

Born ROCKFORD, IL.· USA

Residence: CHICAGO, IL.· Height: 161 cm (5'3")· Reach: 165 cm (5'5")

Debut: 1897-01-16· Career: 1897–1913 (17 years)

Wins (Official)

86

Losses (Official)

16

Draws (Official)

25

NC

0

Rated Fights

127

Excluding 14 newspaper decisions (10-3-1)

We have 1 record for this boxer that is unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research it.

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare HARRY FORBES's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Complete Record — 142 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 22 SEP 1913LOSSPADDY MEEHAN2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 AUG 1912LOSSMATTY MCCUE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 JUL 1912LOSSOSCAR WILLIAMS2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 MAR 1912NWS-WYOUNG FRENCHY10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 JAN 1912LOSSJOHNNY COULON3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 NOV 1911NWS-LEDDIE O'KEEFE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 17 NOV 1911NWS-WYOUNG KETCHELL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 14 NOV 1911NWS-WCHARLEY GOLDMAN10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 OCT 1911NWS-WSAM KELLAR10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 JUL 1911TKOJOE HOMELAND5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 JUL 1911DRAWYOUNG TOGO15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JUN 1911NWS-WJOE HOMELAND8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 MAY 1911KOYOUNG FITZGERALD3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 18 APR 1911KOYOUNG JIMMY BRITT1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 MAR 1911NWS-LJOHNNY COULON10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 25 JAN 1911KOMIKE BARTLEY5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 21 DEC 1910NWS-WEARL DENNING8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 NOV 1910NWS-WYOUNG MORGAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 SEP 1910KOJOE HENNESSY3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 FEB 1910LOSSABE ATTELL7FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 14 FEB 1910KOJOE COSTER8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 FEB 1910KOGEORGE RAMSEY2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAY 1907DECTOMMY RYAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 SEP 1906KOBRUCE SHEARER4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 MAR 1906DRAWMAURICE RAUCH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 MAR 1906NWS-LTOMMY O'TOOLE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JAN 1906KOTOMMY MURPHY5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 31 OCT 1905KOYOUNG GARFIELD3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 SEP 1905KOBRUCE SHEARER5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JUN 1905LOSSBIZ MACKEY10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 MAY 1905LOSSABE ATTELL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 APR 1905NWS-DPHIL LOGAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 20 FEB 1905DECPADDY NEE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 31 JAN 1905DRAWGUS HART6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 JAN 1905KOJOE CHERRY1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1904DRAWPADDY NEE10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 25 NOV 1904KOJOE CHERRY13FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 09 SEP 1904TKODAGO MIKE8FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 17 JUN 1904LOSSFRANKIE NEIL3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 FEB 1904KOJOHNNY KELLY3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1904LOSSABE ATTELL5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 JAN 1904DRAWABE ATTELL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 14 OCT 1903DRAWTOMMY FELTZ10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 18 SEP 1903NWS-WTOMMY LOVE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 SEP 1903KOKID MCFADDEN10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 AUG 1903LOSSFRANKIE NEIL2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 JUN 1903NWS-WDANNY DOUGHERTY6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 MAY 1903DECMAURICE RAUCH15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 20 APR 1903NWS-WTOMMY LOVE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 16 APR 1903DECBIZ MACKEY10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 APR 1903KOJIMMY DEVINE4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 24 MAR 1903KOJOHNNY KELLY9FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 FEB 1903DECANDREW DICK TOKELL10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 DEC 1902TKOFRANKIE NEIL7FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 NOV 1902DRAWABE ATTELL6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 NOV 1902DECBILLY FINUCANE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 NOV 1902TKOGEORGE HALLIDAY1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 16 OCT 1902KOCHICK SULLIVAN1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 OCT 1902DECMAURICE RAUCH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 SEP 1902KOBIZ MACKEY2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 AUG 1902DECTOMMY FELTZ6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JUL 1902DECMIKE MEMSIC6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 JUL 1902TKOBILLY FINUCANE4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUN 1902DECYOUNG DEVANEY10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1902DRAWJOHNNY REAGAN20FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 MAR 1902DECABRAHAM KID GOODMAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 FEB 1902DECTOMMY FELTZ15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 JAN 1902KODANNY DOUGHERTY4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 19 DEC 1901KOBILLY ROTCHFORD1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 NOV 1901TKOJOHN O'DONNELL3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 NOV 1901KODANNY DOUGHERTY2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 NOV 1901DECABE ATTELL15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 21 OCT 1901DRAWTOMMY CODY6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 SEP 1901KOMIKE BARTLEY1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 JUN 1901DRAWJACK O'KEEFE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 APR 1901TKOCASPER LEON15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 27 OCT 1900DECCASPER LEON6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 SEP 1900DRAWCASPER LEON20FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JUL 1900DRAWJACK RYAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 JUL 1900DECWALTER BLOOM20FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JUN 1900KOYOUNG GUSTAVSON3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 JUN 1900KOYOUNG HERZOG3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JUN 1900LOSSOSCAR GARDNER1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 MAY 1900KOFRED O'NEIL1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 APR 1900KOJIM RYAN3FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 17 MAR 1900LOSSBENNY YANGER5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 JAN 1900DRAWMAURICE RAUCH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 20 JAN 1900DECWALTER BLOOM6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 JAN 1900DRAWJIMMY SIMISTER20FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 DEC 1899LOSSTERRY MCGOVERN2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1899DRAWTIM CALLAHAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 DEC 1899DRAWOSCAR GARDNER6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 20 OCT 1899DRAWTIM CALLAHAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 18 OCT 1899DECHARRY WHITTINGHAM6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 19 SEP 1899DECEDDIE SPRAGUE12FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 SEP 1899DRAWEDDIE LENNY25FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 25 AUG 1899DECBILLY ROTCHFORD6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JUL 1899DQBILLY ROTCHFORD1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 04 JUL 1899TKOEDDIE SPRAGUE12FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAY 1899TKOPOINT BILLY SMITH14FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 MAY 1899DRAWPOINT BILLY SMITH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 APR 1899KOTORPEDO BILLY MURPHY4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 19 APR 1899DECKID RYAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 31 MAR 1899DECEDDIE LENNY20FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 25 MAR 1899DECEDDIE SPRAGUE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1899DECPOINT BILLY SMITH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 26 FEB 1899DECTOMMY CODY6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1899DECBILLY BOYD6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 JAN 1899DECPOINT BILLY SMITH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 24 DEC 1898DECEDDIE SPRAGUE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 19 DEC 1898DRAWTIM CALLAHAN6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 DEC 1898DECJOHNNY WHITTAKER6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 DEC 1898DECWILLIE PURDY6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 16 NOV 1898DECGEORGE HALL6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 05 NOV 1898DQJIMMY ROSE14FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 22 OCT 1898DRAWCASPER LEON6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 OCT 1898DRAWJOHNNY WHITTAKER6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 OCT 1898LOSSTERRY MCGOVERN15FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 SEP 1898DQJACK WARD6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 02 SEP 1898TKOPATSY DONOVAN4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 AUG 1898DECBILLY BARRETT10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 AUG 1898KOMAXIE HAUGH7FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 18 JUL 1898KOLARRY LACEY4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUL 1898KOBARNEY MCCALL4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 APR 1898DRAWJOHNNY RITCHIE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 FEB 1898DRAWJOE BERTRAND6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JAN 1898LOSSJOHNNY RITCHIE6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JAN 1898TKOTOM COONEY2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 08 JAN 1898DRAWBARNEY MCCALL5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 DEC 1897DECBARNEY MCCALL6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 21 DEC 1897DECBILLY BOYD4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 12 DEC 1897KOJOHNNY GALLAGHER5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 NOV 1897DECMAURICE RAUCH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 NOV 1897DECEDDIE CARROLL6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 23 OCT 1897DECJOE STURCH4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 SEP 1897DRAWFRED WOODSUNCONFIRMED5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 AUG 1897KONED HANLON1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 19 JUL 1897TKONED HANLON1FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 JUL 1897KOMIKE BARTLEY2FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1897DECFRED WOLF4FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 10 APR 1897DECMAURICE RAUCH6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 16 JAN 1897LOSSJOE STURCH4FEATHERWEIGHT—

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