HEAVYWEIGHT division
JOE BUTLER
RetiredBorn 1864-05-18, Paoli (died aged 76)· Died 1941-01-01· USA
Debut: 1883-01-01· Career: 1883–1911 (29 years)
Wins (Official)
46
Losses (Official)
32
Draws (Official)
5
NC
14
Rated Fights
77
Excluding 6 newspaper decisions (2-4-0)
We have 11 records for this boxer that are unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research them.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare JOE BUTLER's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Complete Record — 97 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 02 NOV 1911 | NWS-L | MIKE DONOVAN | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1909 | LOSS | JACK FITZGERALD | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 OCT 1905 | LOSS | CHARLES STEVENSON | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1905 | DRAW | JACK BONNER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1905 | LOSS | PETER MAHER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 MAR 1905 | TKO | ED GROSS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 JAN 1905 | LOSS | JIM JEFFORDS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1904 | LOSS | PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1904 | LOSS | YOUNG PETER JACKSON | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 OCT 1903 | LOSS | FRED COOLEY | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1903 | KO | AL WEINIG | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 JUN 1903 | LOSS | KID CARTER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1903 | LOSS | JACK JOHNSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 APR 1903 | NWS-W | JACK BUTLER | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1902 | ND | GEORGE COLE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1900 | LOSS | FRANK CHILDS | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1900 | TKO | LON BECKWITH | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1900 | LOSS | JACK STELZNER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 MAR 1900 | NC | SAM PRUITT | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 JAN 1900 | LOSS | JIM BROWN | — | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 08 NOV 1899 | KO | HARRY MARKS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1899 | KO | BUFFALO GIANTUNCONFIRMED | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 JUN 1899 | DRAW | KID MOORE | 7 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1899 | KO | ED DUNKHORST | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 JAN 1899 | LOSS | FRANK CHILDS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1898 | KO | JAMES E PAYNE | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1898 | KO | HARRY PEPPERS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1898 | NC | JOE WAHLDERUNCONFIRMED | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 MAY 1898 | LOSS | BOB ARMSTRONG | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1898 | NC | MIKE BRENNAN | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1898 | KO | BOB ARMSTRONG | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 DEC 1897 | LOSS | GEORGE KERWIN | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1897 | LOSS | JACK BONNER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1897 | LOSS | JACK BONNER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 OCT 1897 | KO | JACK DAVISUNCONFIRMED | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 SEP 1897 | KO | TOM CAREY | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 SEP 1897 | KO | JACK DAVIS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1897 | TKO | FRANK 'PADDY' SLAVIN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1897 | KO | GEORGE WILLIAMS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1897 | KO | JACK CATTANACH | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1897 | LOSS | BOB ARMSTRONG | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1897 | NC | ADOLPHUS MCCABE | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1897 | NC | HENRY BAKERUNCONFIRMED | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1897 | KO | HENRY BAKER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1896 | NWS-L | ADOLPHUS MCCABE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1896 | LOSS | JIM MCCABE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1896 | LOSS | ADOLPHUS MCCABE | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 OCT 1896 | LOSS | CHARLES STRONG | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 OCT 1896 | LOSS | CHARLEY STRONG | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1896 | KO | BEN COLEMAN | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 AUG 1896 | NC | WALTER JOHNSON | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1896 | DEC | BILLY PAYNE | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1896 | LOSS | FRANK 'PADDY' SLAVIN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1896 | LOSS | HENRY BAKER | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1896 | DEC | JACK MCCORMICK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1895 | NC | JACK MCCORMICK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 JUL 1895 | KO | DICK BURNS | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 MAY 1895 | NC | BOBBY DOBBSUNCONFIRMED | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1895 | KO | DICK BAKER | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 DEC 1894 | NWS-W | BILLY HENNESSEY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1894 | KO | PAT CLEARY | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 JUL 1894 | NWS-L | PETER MAHER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1894 | DRAW | DENNY KELLIHER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 MAR 1894 | NC | JIM DALY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1894 | LOSS | FRANK CRAIG | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1894 | DRAW | DENNY KELLIHER | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1894 | KO | LEVI THOMAS | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1893 | KO | JACK WILDEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1893 | DRAW | GEORGE GODFREY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1893 | NC | GEORGE WILLIAMSUNCONFIRMED | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1893 | TKO | JACK GLYNNUNCONFIRMED | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1893 | TKO | BOB BAKERUNCONFIRMED | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 NOV 1893 | DEC | BILLY YEAGERUNCONFIRMED | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 JUN 1893 | KO | JIM DALY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1893 | KO | FRANK CRAIG | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1893 | NWS-L | ALEC GREGGAINS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1893 | DEC | ALEX GREGGAINS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1892 | KO | ED BINNEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 OCT 1892 | KO | C.A.C. SMITHUNCONFIRMED | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 OCT 1892 | KO | C.A.C. SMITH | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1892 | LOSS | JOE GODDARD | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1892 | NC | JOE GODDARD | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 MAR 1892 | TKO | JACK HOUGHEY | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1892 | ND | JOE GODFREY | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1892 | LOSS | PETER JACKSON | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1892 | KO | JACK GLYNN | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1891 | DEC | JIMMY CLARK | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1888 | DEC | JOHN BANKS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1886 | LOSS | JOHN BANKS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1886 | KO | PONY WARD | 1 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1886 | DEC | HARRY MARTIN | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1883 | TKO | WILLIAM WHITE | 9 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 JAN 1883 | TKO | ABE HARRIS | 18 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 JAN 1883 | TKO | GEORGE READING | 2 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 JAN 1883 | KO | GEORGE READING | 3 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 JAN 1883 | DEC | JOHN BANKS | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1883 | NC | JOHN FREDERICKSUNCONFIRMED | 4 | HEAVYWEIGHT |
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