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3.0 Tiger Flowers and F1 in Texas
Introduction
TFM’s 6-Part Presentation of Tiger Flowers – Part 3
Here we examine multiple components of Tiger Flowers’ boxing career in 1926, as part of our comprehensive presentation of his career, which spanned from 1918 through 1927. The year 1926 offers us our final opportunity to acquaint ourselves with Flowers in full health, battling many prominent boxers of his day, in some of the most celebrated venues in the United States. Our presentation is designed to illustrate Flowers’ participation within the sport as it was maturing in America, and yet continuing to shape—and be shaped by—the social, economic, and cultural forces that defined everyday life in the first trimester of the twentieth century.
Tiger Flowers and THE TRIPLE FIGHT in Texas
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Presentation INDEX
- Summary
- Fight Record
- Featured Opponents
- Boxing Footprints
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Highlights of the Year
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Tiger Flowers had a big year in 1924, a year that included two bouts, five months apart, in Texas.
Fight Record in Texas
Number of Bouts
2
Number of Opponents
2
Wins
2
Loses
0
Draws
0
No Count
0
Boxing Footprint
Texas Bouts
2
States/Cities No. Bouts
1. Texas (2)
- San Antonio (2)
A Map of Flowers’ Fight Locations
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Comiskey Park, home of the Chicago White Sox, is where Tiger Flowers fought Max Rosenbloom during his last appearance in the city in 1927.
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(1918 – 1927)
3.1 Tiger Flowers and F1 in Texas
(Part 1)
TX-Record
Highlights of Flowers’ TX-Fights
Flowers’ Fights in Texas
Boxing Footprint
Tiger Flowers’ Fight Record for 1925
Number of Bouts
31
Number of Opponents
22
Wins
26
Loses
5
Draws
0
No Count
0
Click here to see summary of career record.
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A Map of Flowers’ Fight Locations
Tiger Flowers began and ended his 1925 fight campaign in New York City. One in four of the 31 fights Flowers’ had in 1925 were held in Boston, placing Massachusetts at the top of 12 states ranked according to the number of fights where the Georgia Deacon fought that year. Flowers also made his one and only appearance in Minnesota and Rhode Island in 1925.
Tiger Flowers fought more matches in Ohio than any other state in 1926, with three matches in the state’s capital, Columbus, and three in Fremont. where he failed to unseat the reigning Middleweight Champion, Harry Greb.
American Bouts
31
States/Cities No. Bouts
1. Connecticut (1)
- Bridgeport (1)
2. Georgia (2)
- Macon (1)
- Savannah (1)
3. Illinois (1)
- Aurora (1)
4. Indiana (2)
- East Chicago (2)
5. Massachusetts (8)
- Boston (8)
6. Michigan (1)
- Grand Rapids (1)
7. Minnesota (1)
- St. Paul (1)
8. New Jersey (2)
- Elizabeth (1)
- Newark (1)
9. New York (7)
- Buffalo (1)
- NYC-Brooklyn (1)
- NYC-Manhattan (5)
10. Ohio (1)
- Albany (1)
11. Pennsylvania (1)
- Philadelphia (1)
12. Rhode Island (2)
- North Providence (2)
International Bouts
0
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GA-Annual Fight Tally
Listing of Yearly Fights in Georgia
Flowers’ Fights in 1925
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
UNITED STATES
TEXAS-1918 – (X Fights)
TEXAS-1919 – (X Fights)
TEXAS-1920 – (X Fights)
TEXAS-1921 – (X Fights)
TEXAS-1922 – (X Fights)
TEXAS-1923 – (4 Fights)
GEORGIA-1923
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TEXAS-1924 – (2 Fights)
SAN ANTONIO
TF-24-02
1924-Jan-31
Sonny Goodrich
Bellinger Theater
San Antonio, TX_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX_2
USA
W-TKO
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
GEORGIA-1924 – (3 Fights)
TF-24-10
1924-Apr-29
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-16
1924-Jul-03
Lee Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_2
USA
W-DQ
TF-24-27
1924-Oct-21
Cleve Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_3
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1925 – (2 Fights)
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1926 – (1 Fights)
TF-26-07
1926-Aug-10
Battling Jim McCreary
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-DQ
GEORGIA-1927 – (1 Fight)
TF-27-05
1927-Mar-29
Soldier George Jones
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-KO
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
Flowers’ TX-Fights per Location
Listing of Tiger Flowers’ Fights in Georgia, per Location
Fights of Tiger Flowers and Featured Cities in Texas
GEORGIA-1923 – (4 Fights)
GEORGIA
GEORGIA
Tiger Flowers grew up in the Segregated South, which meant he was legally denied access to resources and opportunities afforded to white Georgians. Despite pervasive inequalities imposed by racial segregationists, Tiger Flowers developed the physical and mental abilities – meaning the drive, will, and determination – to distinguished himself as an exceedingly capable boxer.
Two of the boxers Tiger Flowers fought in Georgia, Sailor Darden and Soldier George Jones, extended their pride in having served in America’s Armed Forces into their boxing endeavors, as did many of their white counterparts during the four decades of THE TRIPLE FIGHT. But as Black Americans, incorporating military service in their fighting names had special significance that spoke to a central issues of citizenship and Black resistance to racial exclusion and oppression. Each time their boxing names was used, Darden and Jones asserted their right to the fullness of American citizenship. Segregationists had long labored to exclude Black Americans of their Constitutional Rights, often falsely claiming Black men had note shared in the blood and sacrifice associated with service to and defense of America. The names Sailor Darden and Soldier George Jones stated otherwise. Their boxing names proclaimed their patriotism, service, and right to engage in boxing as full Americans – a declaration that resonated with other Black veterans of World War 1, the US-Mexican Border War, the Spanish-American War, as well as the Civil War.
TFM is proud to re-introduce Sailor Darden to the world, as a proud American veteran and experienced boxer.
ATLANTA, GA
Tiger Flowers had a sizable following in Atlanta, and fought many prominent Black opponents at the city’s Municipal Auditorium.
Auditorium and Armory, Atlanta, GA.
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
1923 – (4 Fights)
TF-23-09
1923-Jul-03
Tut Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-12
1923-Sep-04
Jamaica Kid
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-23-14
1923-Nov-27
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-16
1923-Dec-28
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
1924 – (3 Fights)
TF-24-10
1924-Apr-29
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-16
1924-Jul-03
Lee Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_2
USA
W-DQ
TF-24-27
1924-Oct-21
Cleve Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_3
USA
W-KO
1925 – (No Fights)
1926 – (1 Fights)
TF-26-07
1926-Aug-10
Battling Jim McCreary
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-DQ
1927 – (1 Fights)
TF-27-05
1927-Mar-29
Soldier George Jones
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-KO
MACON, GA
1925 – (1 Fight)
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
SAVANNAH, GA
1925 – (1 Fight)
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
Thirteen of Flowers’ Sixteen Opponents in 1925 are Featured by TFM
Flowers’ First and Last Fights in 1926 were Title-Turning Bouts that Upended the Middleweight Division.
GA-Record
Listing of Fight Locations
Boxing Footprint
Tiger Flowers’ Fight Record for 1925
Number of Bouts
31
Number of Opponents
22
Wins
26
Loses
5
Draws
0
No Count
0
Click here to see summary of career record.
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A Map of Flowers’ Fight Locations
Tiger Flowers began and ended his 1925 fight campaign in New York City. One in four of the 31 fights Flowers’ had in 1925 were held in Boston, placing Massachusetts at the top of 12 states ranked according to the number of fights where the Georgia Deacon fought that year. Flowers also made his one and only appearance in Minnesota and Rhode Island in 1925.
Tiger Flowers fought more matches in Ohio than any other state in 1926, with three matches in the state’s capital, Columbus, and three in Fremont. where he failed to unseat the reigning Middleweight Champion, Harry Greb.
American Bouts
31
States/Cities No. Bouts
1. Connecticut (1)
- Bridgeport (1)
2. Georgia (2)
- Macon (1)
- Savannah (1)
3. Illinois (1)
- Aurora (1)
4. Indiana (2)
- East Chicago (2)
5. Massachusetts (8)
- Boston (8)
6. Michigan (1)
- Grand Rapids (1)
7. Minnesota (1)
- St. Paul (1)
8. New Jersey (2)
- Elizabeth (1)
- Newark (1)
9. New York (7)
- Buffalo (1)
- NYC-Brooklyn (1)
- NYC-Manhattan (5)
10. Ohio (1)
- Albany (1)
11. Pennsylvania (1)
- Philadelphia (1)
12. Rhode Island (2)
- North Providence (2)
International Bouts
0
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Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
UNITED STATES
GEORGIA-1918 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1919 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1920 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1921 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1922 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1923 – (4 Fights)
GEORGIA-1923
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
ATLANTA, GA
TF-23-09
1923-Jul-03
Tut Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-12
1923-Sep-04
Jamaica Kid
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-23-14
1923-Nov-27
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-16
1923-Dec-28
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
GEORGIA-1924 – (3 Fights)
TF-24-10
1924-Apr-29
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-16
1924-Jul-03
Lee Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_2
USA
W-DQ
TF-24-27
1924-Oct-21
Cleve Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_3
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1925 – (2 Fights)
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1926 – (1 Fights)
TF-26-07
1926-Aug-10
Battling Jim McCreary
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-DQ
GEORGIA-1927 – (1 Fight)
TF-27-05
1927-Mar-29
Soldier George Jones
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-KO
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
Flowers’ GA-Fights per Location
Listing of Tiger Flowers’ Fights in Georgia, per Location
Fights of Tiger Flowers and Featured Cities in Georgia
GEORGIA-1923 – (4 Fights)
GEORGIA
GEORGIA
Tiger Flowers grew up in the Segregated South, which meant he was legally denied access to resources and opportunities afforded to white Georgians. Despite pervasive inequalities imposed by racial segregationists, Tiger Flowers developed the physical and mental abilities – meaning the drive, will, and determination – to distinguished himself as an exceedingly capable boxer.
Two of the boxers Tiger Flowers fought in Georgia, Sailor Darden and Soldier George Jones, extended their pride in having served in America’s Armed Forces into their boxing endeavors, as did many of their white counterparts during the four decades of THE TRIPLE FIGHT. But as Black Americans, incorporating military service in their fighting names had special significance that spoke to a central issues of citizenship and Black resistance to racial exclusion and oppression. Each time their boxing names was used, Darden and Jones asserted their right to the fullness of American citizenship. Segregationists had long labored to exclude Black Americans of their Constitutional Rights, often falsely claiming Black men had note shared in the blood and sacrifice associated with service to and defense of America. The names Sailor Darden and Soldier George Jones stated otherwise. Their boxing names proclaimed their patriotism, service, and right to engage in boxing as full Americans – a declaration that resonated with other Black veterans of World War 1, the US-Mexican Border War, the Spanish-American War, as well as the Civil War.
TFM is proud to re-introduce Sailor Darden to the world, as a proud American veteran and experienced boxer.
ATLANTA, GA
Tiger Flowers had a sizable following in Atlanta, and fought many prominent Black opponents at the city’s Municipal Auditorium.
Auditorium and Armory, Atlanta, GA.
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
1923 – (4 Fights)
TF-23-09
1923-Jul-03
Tut Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-12
1923-Sep-04
Jamaica Kid
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-23-14
1923-Nov-27
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-16
1923-Dec-28
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
1924 – (3 Fights)
TF-24-10
1924-Apr-29
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-16
1924-Jul-03
Lee Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_2
USA
W-DQ
TF-24-27
1924-Oct-21
Cleve Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_3
USA
W-KO
1925 – (No Fights)
1926 – (1 Fights)
TF-26-07
1926-Aug-10
Battling Jim McCreary
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-DQ
1927 – (1 Fights)
TF-27-05
1927-Mar-29
Soldier George Jones
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-KO
MACON, GA
1925 – (1 Fight)
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
SAVANNAH, GA
1925 – (1 Fight)
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
Thirteen of Flowers’ Sixteen Opponents in 1925 are Featured by TFM
Flowers’ First and Last Fights in 1926 were Title-Turning Bouts that Upended the Middleweight Division.
(1918 – 1927)
3.2 Tiger Flowers and F1 in Texas
(Part 2)
TX-Fight Dates
Listing of Flowers’ TX-Fight by Dates
Flowers’ GA-Fights per Date
Flowers’ Fights in Georgia
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
UNITED STATES
GEORGIA-1918 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1919 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1920 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1921 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1922 – (X Fights)
GEORGIA-1923 – (4 Fights)
GEORGIA-1923
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
ATLANTA, GA
TF-23-09
1923-Jul-03
Tut Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-12
1923-Sep-04
Jamaica Kid
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-23-14
1923-Nov-27
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
DRAW
TF-23-16
1923-Dec-28
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
GEORGIA-1924 – (3 Fights)
TF-24-10
1924-Apr-29
George Robinson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_1
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-16
1924-Jul-03
Lee Anderson
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_2
USA
W-DQ
TF-24-27
1924-Oct-21
Cleve Hawkins
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA_3
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1925 – (2 Fights)
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
GEORGIA-1926 – (1 Fights)
TF-26-07
1926-Aug-10
Battling Jim McCreary
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-DQ
GEORGIA-1927 – (1 Fight)
TF-27-05
1927-Mar-29
Soldier George Jones
Municipal Auditorium
Atlanta, GA
USA
W-KO
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
Tiger Flowers’ Fight Opponents in Georgia
Thirteen of Flowers’ Sixteen Opponents in 1925 are Featured by TFM
Flowers’ First and Last Fights in 1926 were Title-Turning Bouts that Upended the Middleweight Division.
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(1918 – 1927)
3.3 Tiger Flowers and F1 in Texas
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(Part 3)
TX-Locations
Flowers’ TX-Fights per Location
Fights of Tiger Flowers and Featured Cities in Texas
TEXAS
Tiger Flowers fought opponents in five of the eleven states that comprised the Segregated South during the 1920s, including Texas. An examination of the places where Tiger Flowers fought allows us to glimpse what life was like for Black pugilists following the Great War, WWI.
The Segregated South
During the 1920s, the segregated South comprised the 11 former Confederate states—Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. These states enforced Jim Crow laws that mandated racial segregation in public facilities, transportation, schools, and other aspects of daily life. In addition, Washington, D.C., though not a state, was also fully segregated by the end of World War I (around 1918), and many northern cities such as Chicago, Detroit, and New York had significant de facto segregation and discriminatory housing practices, especially during the Great Migration of the 1910s–1920s. Thus, while the formal legal segregation was concentrated in the 11 Southern states, the influence of Jim Crow extended beyond state lines, affecting racial dynamics across the U.S.
Source: Brave AI
Tiger Flowers fought two Black opponents, Sonny Goodrich and Oscar Mortimer, seven months apart, in 1924, during his only two appearances in Texas.
Information from the statistical website boxrec.com indicates that Sonny Goodrich was a San Antonio resident who fought 40 bouts from 1919 to 1928. Goodrich’s ring career began with him taking on five opponents in five bouts in February 1919. These five fights were associated with military installations at Camp Travis, Fort McIntosh, or Knights of Columbus Halls, which were reserved for U.S. Servicemembers. This close affiliation with military establishments suggests that Goodrich was himself a military man, participating in boxing matches before being released from active duty as the Armed Services scaled down following the end of World War 1. From November 1919 through to the end of his career, Goodwin fought opponents in non-military venues, suggesting his term of service ended at the close of October 1919, or shortly thereafter. Although more than half of Goodwin’s recorded fights were held in San Antonio, he spent the better part of 1923 battling opponents in California. Goodrich ended his 1923 fight campaign back in San Antonio with a match against Sam Langford. The December 18, 1923, Goodrich-Lanford Fight was their second ring encounter. The pair had met in San Antonio a year earlier, when Goodwin challenged Lanford for the Mexican Heavyweight Championship, a title Lanford won and successfully defended in a series of battles held in Mexico from 1922 through 1923. Goodrich lost his first encounter with Langford on a technical knockout, but he won the second fight by outpointing his opponent. The following month, Goodrich battled Tiger Flowers, who had participated in the series of matches that brought Langford and a host of other prominent Black boxers down to Mexico in 1923. Unlike Langford, Flowers outpointed Goodrich in their only career fight. Oscar Mortimer was a Canadian heavyweight whose career spanned from 1908 to 1929. He resided in Parsons, Kansas. He did not have an extensive or distinguished fight record when he met Tiger Flowers in San Antonio on August 12, 1924, and his loss to Flowers did not leave him in a strong position when he faced Goodrich four months later in Mexico. The battles between Goodrich, Flowers, and Mortimer provide a valuable glimpse into the ring relationships among Black boxers plying their trade in Texas during the 1920s.
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TFM is proud to re-introduce Sailor Darden to the world, as a proud American veteran and experienced boxer.
SAN ANTONIO, TX
1924
Tiger Flowers had a sizable following in Atlanta, and fought many prominent Black opponents at the city’s Municipal Auditorium.
Auditorium and Armory, Atlanta, GA.
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
1918-1923 – (No Fights)
1924 – (2 Fights)
TF-24-02
1924-Jan-31
Sonny Goodrich
Bellinger Theater
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-PTS
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
1925-1927 – (No Fights)
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
TX-1918
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
1919
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
1920
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
1921
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
1922
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
TF-24-19
1924-Aug-12
Oscar Mortimer
Soledad Roof
San Antonio, TX
USA
W-TKO
Thirteen of Flowers’ Sixteen Opponents in 1925 are Featured by TFM
Flowers’ First and Last Fights in 1926 were Title-Turning Bouts that Upended the Middleweight Division.
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TX-1925
Listing of Fight Locations
Boxing Footprint
Tiger Flowers’ Fight Record for 1925
Number of Bouts
31
Number of Opponents
22
Wins
26
Loses
5
Draws
0
No Count
0
Click here to see summary of career record.
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A Map of Flowers’ Fight Locations
Tiger Flowers began and ended his 1925 fight campaign in New York City. One in four of the 31 fights Flowers’ had in 1925 were held in Boston, placing Massachusetts at the top of 12 states ranked according to the number of fights where the Georgia Deacon fought that year. Flowers also made his one and only appearance in Minnesota and Rhode Island in 1925.
Tiger Flowers fought more matches in Ohio than any other state in 1926, with three matches in the state’s capital, Columbus, and three in Fremont. where he failed to unseat the reigning Middleweight Champion, Harry Greb.
American Bouts
31
States/Cities No. Bouts
1. Connecticut (1)
- Bridgeport (1)
2. Georgia (2)
- Macon (1)
- Savannah (1)
3. Illinois (1)
- Aurora (1)
4. Indiana (2)
- East Chicago (2)
5. Massachusetts (8)
- Boston (8)
6. Michigan (1)
- Grand Rapids (1)
7. Minnesota (1)
- St. Paul (1)
8. New Jersey (2)
- Elizabeth (1)
- Newark (1)
9. New York (7)
- Buffalo (1)
- NYC-Brooklyn (1)
- NYC-Manhattan (5)
10. Ohio (1)
- Albany (1)
11. Pennsylvania (1)
- Philadelphia (1)
12. Rhode Island (2)
- North Providence (2)
International Bouts
0
Map Goes Here
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Flowers’ Fights in 1925
Fight No.
Date
Opponent
Venue
City and State
Country
Outcome for Flowers
UNITED STATES
Fights of Tiger Flowers Among Featured Cities in Texas
CONNECTICUT-1925
TF-25-17
1925-May-26
Lou Bogash
State Street Arena
Bridgeport, CT
USA
W-PTS
GEORGIA-1925
TF-25-15
1925-May-04
Battling Mims
presently unknown
Macon, GA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-14
1925-Apr-29
Sailor Darden
Municipal Auditorium
Savannah, GA
USA
W-KO
ILLINOIS-1925
TF-25-23
1925-Jul-24
Lou Bogash
Aurora Bowl
Aurora, IL
USA
W-PTS
INDIANA-1925
TF-25-18
1925-Jun-05
Jock Malone
presently unknown
East Chicago, IN
USA
W-NWS
TF-25-28
1925-Oct=27
Chuck Wiggins
presently unknown
East Chicago, IN
USA
L-NWS
MASSACHUSETTS-1925
TF-25-02
1925-Jan-05
Billy Britton
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-05
1925-Jan-28
Tommy Robinson
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-10
1925-Feb-16
Lou Bogash
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
L-DQ
TF-25-13
1925-Mar-20
Lou Bogash
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
W-PTS
TF-25-16
1925-May-18
Pal Reed
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
W-PTS
TF-25-22
1925-Jul-20
Pat McCarthy
Braves Field
Boston, MA
USA
W-KO
TF-25-25
1925-Aug-28
Jock Malone
Braves Fields
Boston, MA
USA
W-PTS
TF-25-30
1925-Dec-10
Frank Moody
Mechanics Building
Boston, MA
USA
W-PTS
MICHIGAN-1925
TF-25-24
1925-Aug-21
Allentown Joe Gans
presently unknown
Grand Rapids, MI
USA
W-NWS
MINNESOTA-1925
TF-25-27
1925-Oct-23
Jock Malone
Auditorium
St. Paul, MN
USA
W-NWS
NEW JERSEY-1925
TF-25-21
1925-Jun-26
Jack Stone
National A.C. Open Air Arena
Elizabeth, NJ
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-07
1925-Feb-02
Ted Moore
Sussex Avenue Armory
Newark, NJ
USA
W-NWS
NEW YORK-1925
TF-25-29
1925-Nov-30
Benny Ross
Broadway Auditorium
Buffalo, NY
USA
W-PTS
TF-25-01
1925-Jan-01
Joe Lohman
Rink Sporting Club
NYC-Brooklyn, NY
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-04
1925-Jan-16
Jack Delaney
Madison Square Garden
NYC-Manhattan, NY
USA
L-KO
TF-25-09
1925-Feb-14
Jackie Clark
Commonwealth Sporting Club
NYC-Manhattan, NY
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-11
1925-Feb-26
Jack Delaney
Madison Square Garden
NYC-Manhattan, NY
USA
L-KO
TF-25-20
1925-Jan-01
Lee Anderson
Commonwealth Sporting Club
NYC-Manhattan, NY
USA
W-DQ
TF-25-31
1925-Dec-23
Mike McTigue
Madison Square Garden
NYC-Manhattan, NY
USA
L-SD
OHIO-1925
TF-25-08
1925-Feb-05
Jamaica Kid
Lakeside Park Pavillion
Dayton, OH
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-26
1925-Sep-07
Ted Moore
Taylor Bowl
Newburgh Heights, OH
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-12
1925-Mar-16
Sailor Darden
Coliseum
Toledo, OH
USA
W-NWS
PENNSYLVANIA-1925
TF-25-19
1925-Jun-08
Lee Anderson
Shibe Park
Philadelphia, PA
USA
W-UD
RHODE ISLAND-1925
TF-25-03
1925-Jan-07
Dan O’Dowd
Marieville Gardens
North Providence, RI
USA
W-TKO
TF-25-06
1925-Jan-29
Bill Savage
Marieville Gardens
North Providence, RI
USA
W-TKO
Source: In addition to items in the TFM Collection, other resources for this listing include boxrec.com and Wikipedia.
Thirteen of Flowers’ Sixteen Opponents in 1925 are Featured by TFM
Flowers’ First and Last Fights in 1926 were Title-Turning Bouts that Upended the Middleweight Division.
Tiger Flowers died on November 16, 1927 from complications resulting from what was supposed to be a routine medical procedure.
Flowers’ Career Span
(1918 – 1927)
TFM Members: Listen to a musical tribute to Tiger Flowers, released in 1927.
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