Young Peter Jackson (boxer born 1877)

Young Peter Jackson
Statistics
Real name	Sim Thompkins
Nickname(s)	The Baltimore Demon
Rated at	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1877-10-31)October 31, 1877 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	September 14, 1923(1923-09-14) (aged 45) Baltimore, Maryland
Boxing record
Total fights	128
Wins	77
Wins by KO	59
Losses	24
Draws	27

Jackson in fighting pose

Young Peter Jackson (31 October 1877 – 14 September 1923) was a boxer active between 1895 and 1914. During his career, he was able to achieve victories over some of the most storied fighters of all-time, including Sam Langford, Barbados Joe Walcott, Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, and Mysterious Billy Smith.^[1] He also squared off against the legendary Jack Johnson in a bout for the latter's World "Colored" Heavyweight Title.^[1]

Born Sim Thompkins in Baltimore, Maryland,^[2] he named himself after the great colored heavyweight bare-knuckle champ Peter Jackson when he became a practitioner of the sweet science. Known as "The Baltimore Demon", the 5'6" boxer fought at a weight of between 148 and 160 lbs. In his career, he racked up 77 wins (59 via knock out) against 24 losses (he was knocked out twice) and 27 draws. He also won five, lost nine and drew one newspaper decisions.^[3]

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[1]
Loss	Gunboat Smith	PTS	10	1904-09-30	Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California
Loss	Sam Langford	PTS	20	1907-11-12	Pacific A.C., Los Angeles, California	For World "Colored" Middleweight Title.
Loss	Joe Jeanette	NWS	6	1907-03-08	Spring Garden A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Sam Langford	PTS	15	1906-11-21	Rochester, New York
Win	Sam Langford	TKO	5	1906-06-13	Southbridge, Massachusetts
Loss	Jack Johnson	NWS	12	1905-12-01	Eureka A.C., Baltimore, Maryland	For World "Colored" Heavyweight Title. Newspaper Decision
Draw	Sam Langford	PTS	15	1905-09-29	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	Sam Langford	PTS	15	1905-06-16	Douglas A.C., Chelsea, Massachusetts
Loss	Sam Langford	PTS	15	1905-05-26	Highland A.C., Marlborough, Massachusetts
Loss	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	PTS	10	1905-04-07	4th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	DQ	2 (15)	1905-03-24	4th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Maryland
Draw	Dixie Kid	PTS	15	1904-12-26	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	Barbados Joe Walcott	KO	4 (10)	1904-06-10	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Draw	Barbados Joe Walcott	PTS	(20)	1903-06-18	Balanee Box, Portland, Oregon	For World Welterweight Title.
Loss	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	NWS	6	1902-04-28	Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Barbados Joe Walcott	PTS	10	1902-03-13	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	Barbados Joe Walcott	NWS	6	1902-01-13	Penn Art Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Barbados Joe Walcott	PTS	20	1901-11-28	Music Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Win	Mysterious Billy Smith	TKO	2	1901-06-14	Germania Maennerchor Hall, Baltimore, Maryland
Loss	Mysterious Billy Smith	TKO	18	1900-09-11	Cleveland, Ohio
Win	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	KO	13 (20)	1900-02-14	Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Loss	Young Griffo	DQ	4 (12)	1898-03-26	Red Bluff, California

References

1. 1 2 3 Young Peter Jackson's Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
2. ↑ "Young Peter Jackson". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 26 May 2012. 
3. ↑ "Young Peter Jackson". BoxRec. Retrieved 26 May 2012. 

External links

• Professional boxing record for Young Peter Jackson from BoxRec