Record details

Stanley KETCHEL

"The Michigan Assassin"

Middleweight

Male

(Stanislaus Kiecal)
USA, Butte, Montana
Born: September 14, 1886, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: October 15, 1910, Conway, Missouri, USA
(Shot and killed by Walter A. Dipley)
Height: 5ft 8 1/2in, mt 1,74
(Some sources report: 5ft 9in, mt 1,75)

Polish-American

He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954
and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

No amateur results

Professional record


1903
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 2	Kid Tracy	Butte, United States	KO 1
+ Aug. 8	Mose LaFontise	Butte, United States	KO 24

1904
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Apr. 19	Rudolph Hinz	Miles City, United States	Draw 20
- May 11	Maurice Thompson	Butte, United States	L 6
+ June 20	Jimmy Quinn	Butte, United States	KO 3
+ July 7	Jim Kid McGuire	Butte, United States	KO 1
+ July 15	Kid Leroy	Butte, United States	KO 1
+ July 17	Johnny Gilsey	Butte, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 5	Bob Merrywell	Butte, United States	KO 4
+ Sept. 15	Jimmy Murray	Butte, United States	KO 3
+ Oct. 15	Bob Merrywell	Butte, United States	KO 3
- Oct. 21	Maurice Thompson	Butte, United States	L 10
+ Oct. 29	Jimmy Kelly	Miles City, United States	KO 1
+ Nov. 8	Kid Lee	Lewistown, United States	KO 8
+ Nov. 10	Joe Mudro	Butte, United States	KO 4
+ Dec. 8	Kid Herrick	Butte, United States	KO 7
+ Dec. 16	Jack Grimes	Butte, United States	TKO 10
= Dec. 29	Maurice Thompson	Butte, United States	Draw 10

1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 4	Kid Thomas	Butte, United States	KO 1
+ Jan. 20	Jack Bennett	Butte, United States	KO 5
+ Mar. 25	Sid LaFontise	Butte, United States	KO 24
= Apr. 19	Rudolph Hinz	Miles City, United States	Draw 20
+ May 18	Sid LaFontise	Butte, United States	KO 7
+ June 4	Curley Rue	Gregson Springs, United States	KO 11
+ June 13	Kid Pecor	Butte, United States	KO 5
+ June 16	Kid Lee	Helena, United States	TKO 17
+ July 4	Peter Kelly	Miles City, United States	KO 8
+ July 15	Bob Sennate	Miles City, United States	KO 17
+ July 19	Roy Hart	Miles City, United States	KO 1
+ Sept. 14	Bob Sennate	Miles City, United States	KO 11
+ Dec. 1	Jerry McCarthy	Great Falls, United States	TKO 12
+ Dec. 2	Marysville Kid	Butte, United States	KO 3
+ Dec. 16	Jack Bennett	Butte, United States	KO 5
+ Dec. 19	Jerry McCarthy	Great Falls, United States	KO 11
+ Dec. 24	Kid Foley	Butte, United States	KO 4

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Feb. 12	Montana Jack Sullivan	Butte, United States	Draw 20
+ Mar. 19	Warren Zurbrick	Great Falls, United States	KO 2
+ May 11	Paddy Hall	Gregson Hot Springs, United States	KO 1
+ May 18	Mike Tierney	Butte, United States	KO 7
+ June 16	Kid Lee	Helena, United States	KO 17
+ Aug. 29	Kid Fredericks	Butte, United States	KO 7
^ Sept. 2	Tom Kingsley	Butte, United States	Exh 6
+ Sept. 10	Kid Foley	Miles City, United States	KO 11

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 23	Mike McClure	Redding, United States	KO 7
+ May 3	Benny Hart	Marysville, United States	KO 8
+ May 23	George Brown	Sacramento, United States	KO 2
= July 4	Joe Thomas	Marysville, United States	Draw 20
+ Sept. 2	Joe Thomas	Colma, United States	KO 32
+ Dec. 12	Joe Thomas	San Francisco, United States	W 20

1908
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 22	Mike Twin Sullivan	Colma, United States	KO 1
+ May 9	Jack Twin Sullivan	Colma, United States	KO 20
vacant World Middleweight Title
+ June 4	Billy Papke	Milwaukee, United States	W 10
World Middleweight Title
+ July 31	Hugo Kelly	San Francisco, United States	KO 3
World Middleweight Title
+ Aug. 18	Joe Thomas	San Francisco, United States	TKO 2
World Middleweight Title
- Sept. 7	Billy Papke	Vernon, United States	TKO by 12
World Middleweight Title
+ Nov. 26	Billy Papke	Colma, United States	KO 11
World Middleweight Title

1909
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Jan. 15	Tony Caponi	Grand Rapids, United States	Exh 3
* Mar. 26	Philadelphia Jack O'BRIEN	New York, United States	ND 9
World Middleweight Title
* May 18	Kid Hubert	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 6
+ June 2	Tony Caponi	Schenectady, United States	KO 4
World Middleweight Title
+ June 9	Philadelphia Jack O'BRIEN	Philadelphia, United States	TKO 3
World Middleweight Title
+ July 5	Billy Papke	Colma, United States	W 20
World Middleweight Title
- Oct. 16	Jack Johnson	Colma, United States	KO by 12
World Heavyweight Title

1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
* Mar. 23	Frank Klaus	Pittsburgh, United States	ND 6
World Middleweight Title
* Apr. 27	Sam Langford	Philadelphia, United States	ND 6
+ May 17	Porky Dan Flynn	Boston, United States	KO 3
+ May 27	Willie Lewis	New York, United States	KO 2
World Middleweight Title
+ June 10	Jim Smith	New York, United States	KO 5
World Middleweight Title

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