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Neil
Clisby
Around Riverside, Neil Clisby was known to be friendly, warm and extremely
playful. However, in the boxing ring, it was a quite different matter.
During his career, he defeated such men as Joe Bonds, Vic Alexander, "Chief"
John Metaquah, Tony Fuente, Mack House, "Long" Tom Hawkins, John Lester Johnson,
Dynamite Jackson, "Young" Bob Fitzsimmons, and Tony Galento.
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1923 |
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Sep
6 |
Red
Briggs |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 4 |
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Sep
20 |
Ray
Kronich |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 4 |
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Oct
4 |
Herman Jones |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 4 |
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Oct
18 |
Bennie Ford |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 4 |
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Nov
1 |
Billy Van |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
W 4 |
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Nov
22 |
Tom
Kelly |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
L 4 |
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1924 |
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Jan
23 |
Leo
Matlock |
San
Francisco, Ca |
D 4 |
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Feb
7 |
Leo
Matlock |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
L 4 |
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Feb
14 |
Jack
Moore |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
TK 4 |
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Feb
14 |
Tommy White |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
NC 1 |
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Feb
28 |
Kid
Hippo |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 2 |
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Aug
29 |
Harry Lee |
Huntington Beach, Ca |
D 4 |
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1925 |
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Feb
18 |
"Long" Tom Hawkins |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 10 |
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Jul
16 |
Vic
Alexander |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
L 10 |
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Jul
30 |
Vic
Alexander |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 10 |
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Aug
12 |
Sam
Eizman |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
W 10 |
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Aug
28 |
Jimmy Williams |
San
Francisco, Ca |
L 6 |
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Oct
1 |
Vic
Alexander |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
TK 9 |
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Oct
29 |
Jack
Thompson |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
W 10 |
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Dec
23 |
"Chief" John Metoquah |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
KO 1 |
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1926 |
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Jan
29 |
Vic
Alexander |
Bakersfiedl, Ca |
L 10 |
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Mar
4 |
Young Ford |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 8 |
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Mar
25 |
Harry Lee |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 6 |
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Apr
2 |
"Long" Tom Hawkins |
San
Diego, Ca |
W 6 |
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Apr
15 |
Frank "Kid Williams |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 1 |
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May
8 |
Ted
Moore |
San
Diego, Ca |
L10 |
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May
13 |
Marvin Shector |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
W 10 |
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Jul
15 |
Frank "Kid" Williams |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
W 10 |
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Jul
24 |
Johnny Byrne |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
L 10 |
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Aug
27 |
Frank "Kid" Williams |
San
Francisco, Ca |
L 6 |
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Oct
1 |
Tony
Fuente |
San
Diego, Ca |
KO 1 |
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Dec
2 |
Steve Ramos |
San
Bernardiino, Ca |
TK 2 |
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1927 |
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Jan
21 |
Jimmy Byrne |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
D 10 |
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Feb
18 |
"Long" Tom Hawkins |
San
Diego, Ca |
D 10 |
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Mar
22 |
Chuck Wiggins |
Denver, Co |
L 4 |
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May
4 |
Ed
"Bearcat" Wright |
Lincoln, Ne |
LT 5 |
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Jul
5 |
George Godfrey |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
LK 7 |
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Jul
28 |
Mack
House |
Pasadena, Ca |
KO 1 |
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Aug
11 |
"Wild" Bill Cusick |
Pasadena, Ca |
KO 8 |
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Sep
8 |
Johnny "Wildcat" O'Brien |
Pasadena, Ca |
KO 2 |
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Sep
22 |
Jake
Kilrain |
Pasadena, Ca |
NC 6 |
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Dec
29 |
Jake
Kilrain |
Kansas City, Mo |
W 10 |
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1928 |
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Jan
6 |
"Fighting" Bob Lawson |
Kansas City, Mo |
ND
10 |
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Mar
5 |
"Fighting" Bob Lawson |
Galveston, Tx |
WF 5 |
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Mar
19 |
"Big" Bill Hartwell |
Galveston, Tx |
L 12 |
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Apr
11 |
Louie Alvarado |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 2 |
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May
15 |
Mack
House |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
KO 1 |
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May
22 |
John
Lester Johnson |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
W 10 |
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Jun
15 |
"Long" Tom Hawkins |
San
Diego, Ca |
W10 |
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Aug
16 |
Mike
Arnold |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
KO 6 |
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Aug
23 |
Sam
Baker |
Pasadena, Ca |
KO 1 |
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Oct
4 |
"Long" Tom Hawkins |
San
Bernardino, Ca |
LK 4 |
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Oct
9 |
John
Lester Johnson |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
W 10 |
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Nov
16 |
Willie Henry |
Galveston, Tx |
KO 2 |
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Dec
3 |
Ed
"Bearcat" Wright |
Galveston, Tx |
D 12 |
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1929 |
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Apr
9 |
Ed
"Bearcat" Wright |
Pasadena, Ca |
L 10 |
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May
7 |
Cecil "Seal" Harris |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
L 10 |
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Sep
6 |
Dynamite Jackson |
San
Diego, Ca |
L 10 |
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Oct
12 |
"Young" Bob Fitzsimmons |
New
York, NY |
W10 |
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Dec
20 |
Tony
Galento |
Boston, Ma |
TK 7 |
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1930 |
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Apr
8 |
Primo Carnera |
Los
Angeles, Ca |
LK 2 |
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Jun
19 |
Mack
House |
Pasadena, Ca |
LK 3 |
Reference: Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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Neil Clisby |
One of the highly avoided black contenders of the day.
Clisby was a
scrappy fighter who gave Tony Galento the worst beating of his career.
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