Sport & Note

Frank ERNE

Male

(Erwin Erne)
Lightweight, USA, Buffalo, New York
Born: January 8, 1875, Dottington, Zurich, Switzerland
(mover to Buffalo, New York as a child)
Died: September 17, 1954, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5ft 5 3/4in
(some sources report: 5ft 6in)

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1891
+ Nov. 18	Johnny Warren	Buffalo, United States	W 3
1892
+ Mar. 17	James McCarthy	Buffalo, United States	W 6
+ Sept. 29	John Roy	Buffalo, United States	TKO 5
+ Oct. 27	John Roy	Buffalo, United States	KO 4
1893
= Jan. 26	Joe Diebold	Buffalo, United States	Draw 23
+ Nov. 27	Skip Krieger	Buffalo, United States	W 3
1894
* Feb. 24	Walter Campbell	Buffalo, United States	NC 4
= Mar. 6	John L Sullivan	Buffalo, United States	Draw 2
= Mar. 17	Tommy Kennedy	Buffalo, United States	Draw 4
+ Mar. 31	Fred Warner	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ Apr. 7	Hiram Goldstein	Buffalo, United States	W 4
= Apr. 14	Tommy Dixon	Buffalo, United States	Draw 4
+ Apr. 21	Pat Schultz	Buffalo, United States	W 4
+ May 8	Dan Maloney	Buffalo, United States	TKO 1
+ May 12	George Siddons	Buffalo, United States	W 6
= June 16	George Siddons	Buffalo, United States	Draw 10
+ Aug. 11	Alec Sloan	Buffalo, United States	W 4
= Oct. 2	Solly Smith	Buffalo, United States	Draw 10
1895
+ Jan. 22	Joe Leonard	New York, United States	KO 2
+ Mar. 9	Pat Perry	London, Great Britain	W 4
^ June 8	Casper Leon	New York, United States	Exh 4
+ July 15	Joe Craig	Jersey City, United States	TKO 3
+ Aug. 26	Jack Skelly	Maspeth, United States	KO 7
+ Oct. 4	Jack Skelly	New York, United States	TKO 9
= Dec. 5	George Dixon	New York, United States	Draw 10
World Featherweight Title
= Dec. 20	Young Griffo	Buffalo, United States	Draw 4
1896
= Mar. 30	Jack Downey	Maspeth, United States	Draw 10
+ Apr. 23	Larry Burns	Buffalo, United States	KO 5
= May 23	Jack Downey	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 8
= June 29	Jack Downey	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 12
+ Nov. 27	George Dixon	New York, United States	W 20
World Featherweight Title
1897
- Feb. 20	Martin Flaherty	New York, United States	L 20
- Mar. 24	George Dixon	Brooklyn, United States	L 25
World Featherweight Title
+ Apr. 19	Joe Hopkins	Buffalo, United States	TKO 19
+ Sept. 13	Larry Becker	Buffalo, United States	KO 5
= Oct. 2	Jim Popp	Toronto, Canada	Draw 20
= Nov. 29	Jack Downey	Buffalo, United States	Draw 20
1898
+ Apr. 25	Harry Lemons	Buffalo, United States	W 20
= Sept. 28	Kid Lavigne	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 20
World Lightweight Title
1899
+ Mar. 3	Dal Hawkins	San Francisco, United States	KO 7
+ May 9	George McFadden	New York, United States	W 25
+ July 3	Kid Lavigne	Buffalo, United States	W 20
World Lightweight Title
= Dec. 4	New York Jack O'Brien	Brooklyn, United States	Draw 25
World Lightweight Title
1900
+ Feb. 9	Chicago Jack Daly	Chicago, United States	W 6
+ Mar. 23	Joe Gans	New York, United States	TKO 12
World Lightweight Title
- July 16	Terry McGovern	New York, United States	TKO by 3
= Aug. 30	Tom Couhig	Buffalo, United States	Draw 6
1901
- Sept. 23	James Rube Ferns	Fort Erie, Canada	KO by 9
1902
+ Mar. 17	Curley Supples	Fort Erie, Canada	KO 6
+ Mar. 21	Gus Gardner	Chicago, United States	W 6
- May 12	Joe Gans	Fort Erie, Canada	KO by 1
+ June 24	Jim Maloney	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 7
- Nov. 26	Jimmy Britt	San Francisco, United States	KO by 7
1903
+ May 18	Warren Zurbrick	Fort Erie, Canada	WDQ 10
1904-1907 Inactive
1908
+ Feb. 29	Curly Watson	Paris, France	W 10

Summary

Total bouts: 54, Won: 31 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 6 (4 inside the limit), Draw: 16, NC: 1