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George Dixon vs Tommy Burns

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

George Dixon and Tommy Burns met once (1904). Tommy Burns won in 1904 by decision.

Side by side

George DixonTommy Burns
66″ (167.6 cm)Reach73″ (185.4 cm)
63″ (160 cm)Height67″ (170.2 cm)
+4.75%Reach advantage+8.93%
74–30Record47–5
49%Finish rate74%
18Longest unbeaten run18
153Recorded bouts54
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Careers side by side

George Dixon

1890 1900 win vs Young Johnson (1886)win vs Elias Hamilton (1887)draw vs Hank Brennan (1888)win vs Jimmy Brackett (1888)win vs Bob Green (1888)draw vs Tommy Spider Kelly (1888)draw vs Tommy Doherty (1888)draw vs Patsy Kelley (1888)win vs Ned Morris (1888)win vs Barney Finnegan (1888)win vs Charlie Parton (1888)win vs Johnny Lyman (1888)win vs Eugene Hornbacher (1889)win vs Mike Sullivan (1889)draw vs Hank Brennan (1889)loss vs George Wright (1889)draw vs Patsy Kelley (1889)win vs Johnny Murphy (1890)win vs Nunc Wallace (1890)draw vs Cal McCarthy (1890)win vs Abe Willis (1891)win vs Martin Flaherty (1891)win vs Cal McCarthy (1891)win vs Jim Keeley (1892)? vs Kentucky Rosebud (1892)win vs William Bell (1892)win vs Jack Skelly (1892)win vs Fred Johnson (1892)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1893)win vs Solly Smith (1893)loss vs Billy Plimmer (1893)win vs Eddie Pierce (1893)draw vs Jack Downey (1893)win vs Kentucky Rosebud (1893)draw vs Jerry Barnett (1893)win vs Edward Rossman (1893)win vs Billy Nalley (1893)draw vs George Siddons (1893)win vs Leo Dobbins (1893)win vs Whitey Chadwick (1893)win vs Al Wright (1893)win vs Joe Reilly (1893)win vs Buck Leary (1893)win vs Dick Mills (1893)win vs Young Byrnes (1893)? vs Eddie Daly (1893)? vs George Strong (1893)draw vs Billy Whistler (1894)win vs Joe Flynn (1894)win vs Jim Othello (1894)draw vs Young Griffo (1894)win vs Robert J Heeney (1894)draw vs Frank Erne (1895)draw vs Young Griffo (1895)win vs Johnny Griffin (1895)? vs Mike Leonard (1895)win vs Tommy Connolly (1895)win vs Charles Slusher (1895)win vs Sam Bolen (1895)loss vs Frank Erne (1896)draw vs Tommy White (1896)draw vs Martin Flaherty (1896)win vs Charles Slusher (1896)win vs Ellwood McCloskey (1896)win vs Kentucky Rosebud (1896)win vs Jerry Marshall (1896)draw vs Pedlar Palmer (1896)loss vs Solly Smith (1897)draw vs Dal Hawkins (1897)draw vs Kentucky Rosebud (1897)win vs Johnny Griffin (1897)win vs Frank Erne (1897)draw vs Jack Downey (1897)win vs Torpedo Billy Murphy (1897)win vs Oscar Gardner (1898)win vs Dave Sullivan (1898)win vs Joe Bernstein (1898)win vs Jimmy Dunn (1898)loss vs Ben Jordan (1898)win vs Eddie Santry (1898)draw vs Tommy White (1898)win vs Eddie Lenny (1899)win vs Will Curley (1899)win vs Tim Callahan (1899)draw vs Eddie Santry (1899)win vs Tommy White (1899)win vs Sam Bolen (1899)win vs Joe Bernstein (1899)win vs Kid Broad (1899)win vs Young Pluto (1899)loss vs Terry McGovern (1900)draw vs Benny Yanger (1900)loss vs Tim Callahan (1900)loss vs Austin Rice (1901)loss vs Abe Attell (1901)loss vs Benny Yanger (1901)loss vs Young Corbett II (1901)draw vs Harry Lyons (1901)loss vs Tommy Sullivan (1901)win vs Harry Smith (1902)draw vs Will Curley (1902)loss vs Pedlar Palmer (1902)draw vs Tim Callahan (1902)loss vs Biz Mackey (1902)draw vs Eddie Lenny (1902)loss vs Danny Dougherty (1902)draw vs Billy Ryan (1902)win vs Chick Tucker (1902)draw vs Joe Tipman (1902)draw vs Dai Morgan (1903)win vs Cockney Cohen (1903)win vs Pedlar Palmer (1903)draw vs Charlie Lampey (1903)loss vs Digger Stanley (1903)win vs Jim Williams (1903)? vs Dave Wallace (1903)draw vs Billy Barrett (1903)win vs Harry Ware (1903)draw vs 'Young' Harry Paul (1903)loss vs Jim Driscoll (1903)draw vs George Phalin (1903)loss vs Spike Robson (1903)loss vs Ben Jordan (1903)win vs Jack Pearson (1903)loss vs Fred Delaney (1903)? vs Jim Courtney (1903)draw vs Bob White (1904)draw vs Boss Edwards (1904)loss vs Owen Moran (1904)loss vs Tommy Burns (1904)draw vs George Moore (1904)? vs Spike Robson (1904)loss vs Cockney Cohen (1904)draw vs Harry Mansfield (1904)loss vs Jim Driscoll (1904)draw vs Johnny Summers (1904)win vs Frank Howe (1905)loss vs Harlem Tommy Murphy (1905)draw vs Joe Goodwin (1905)win vs Alf Wood (1905)draw vs Dick Nelson (1905)draw vs Bob White (1905)draw vs Darkey Haley (1905)draw vs Jack Foy (1905)? vs Jim Keith (1905)draw vs Cockney Cohen (1905)win vs Stoker Stoodley (1905)draw vs Johnny Hughes (1905)loss vs Monk The Newsboy (1906)draw vs Billy Ryan (1906)draw vs Patsy Haley (1906)win vs Harry Shea (1906)
winlossdraw / NC1886–1906

Tommy Burns

1910 1920 win vs Tom McCune (1902)win vs Reddy Phillips (1902)win vs Jack O'Donnell (1902)win vs Dick Smith (1902)win vs Ed Sholtreau (1902)win vs Billy Walsh (1902)win vs Archie Steele (1902)win vs Harry Peppers (1902)win vs Fred Thornton (1902)win vs Tom McCune (1903)win vs Jack O'Donnell (1903)win vs Jack Butler (1903)draw vs Billy Moore (1903)win vs Jack Hammond (1903)win vs Jim Duggan (1903)win vs Earl Thompson (1903)win vs Dick Smith (1903)win vs Reddy Phillips (1903)win vs Jim O'Brien (1903)loss vs Mike Schreck (1903)loss vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1904)draw vs Billy Woods (1904)win vs Cyclone Kelly (1904)win vs Hans Erickson (1904)win vs Joe Wardinski (1904)win vs Tony Caponi (1904)draw vs Mike Schreck (1904)win vs George Shrosbree (1904)win vs Ben O'Grady (1904)loss vs Jack Twin Sullivan (1905)win vs Dave Barry (1905)draw vs Hugo Kelly (1905)win vs Joe Schildt (1905)draw vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1906)win vs Fireman Jim Flynn (1906)win vs James J Walker (1906)win vs Jim O'Brien (1906)win vs Marvin Hart (1906)win vs Gunner Moir (1907)win vs Bill Squires (1907)win vs Philadelphia Jack O'Brien (1907)loss vs Jack Johnson (1908)win vs Bill Lang (1908)win vs Bill Squires (1908)win vs Jewey Smith (1908)win vs Jem Roche (1908)win vs Jack Palmer (1908)win vs Bill Lang (1910)win vs Bill Rickard (1912)draw vs Arthur Pelkey (1913)win vs Battling Brandt (1914)win vs Bob Bracken (1918)loss vs Joe Beckett (1920)
winlossdraw / NC1902–1920

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