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Jack Root

4627 KOs
33 KOs
3Draws
No contest: 2
Last six: D-W-?-W-L-W
Career
division
Light Heavyweight
status
inactive
bouts
54
rounds
296
KO %
58.7%
KO wins
27
KO losses
3
career
1897–1906
debut
1897-11-12
last fight
1906-02-26
Profile
birth name
Janos Ruthaly
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 10″ / 178cm
nationality
United States
origin
Fryhelge, Bohemia / Czech Rep.
city / state / zip
Chicago, Illinois
dob
1876-05-26
death
1963-06-10

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Feb 26
Fred Russell
14 11 4
W-PTS
Kalamazoo AC, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
10 of 10 · 165 lbs
Event →
Jul 3
Marvin Hart
24 3 6
L-KO
Amphitheater, Reno, Nevada, United States
Vacant World Heavyweight Title
12 · 171 / 190 lbs
Event →
Dec 5
John Wille
7 4 5
W-DQ
Blue Island AC, Blue Island, Illinois, United States
5 of 10
Referee: George Siler
Event →
Nov 23
Tommy Ryan
85 6 11
?-NC
National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
4 of 6
Referee: Jack McGuigan
Event →
May 2
George Gardner
42 5 5
W-PTS
Waverly A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Referee: George Siler
Event →
Feb 26
George Gardner
42 5 4
D-PTS
Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Feb 5
John Wille
6 3 3
D-PTS
Battery D Armory, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Referee: Frank Tyrrell
Event →
Nov 26
Fireman Jim Flynn
9 2 3
W-KO
Rover's Club, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
8 of 20
Referee: Otto Floto
Event →
Jul 4
George Gardner
38 4 3
L-KO
International A.C., Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
World Light-Heavyweight Title
12 of 20 · 2:20
Referee: McBride
Event →
Apr 22
Charles McCoy
76 7 10
W-PTS
Light Guard Armory, Detroit, Michigan, United States
World Light-Heavyweight Title
10 of 10 · 168 / 173 lbs
Referee: Bat Masterson
Event →
Nov 10
Marvin Hart
18 1 1
W-PTS
Lyceum A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 27
Kid Carter
35 16 9
W-PTS
American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Referee: George Siler
Event →
Aug 18
George Gardner
32 3 3
L-TKO
Salt Lake City A.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
17 of 20 · 165 / 165 lbs
Event →
Apr 26
Billy Stift
27 13 10
W-KO
Chicago A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
2 of 6 · 1:30
Event →
Jan 31
George Gardner
31 2 3
W-DQ
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States
7 of 20
Event →
Oct 30
Jimmy Ryan
16 19 10
W-KO
Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
2 of 20
Referee: Bat Masterson
Event →
Jun 28
Kid Carter
29 11 7
W-DQ
Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States
15 of 20
Event →
Jan 18
George Byers
13 3 15
W-KO
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States
9 of 20
Event →
Oct 16
Dick O'Brien
24 12 9
W-KO
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
3 of 6 · 0:35
Event →
Oct 4
Dan Creedon
35 9 10
W-KO
Convention Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, United States
1 of 20 · 2:34
Event →
Jul 24
Tommy Ryan
59 4 10
D-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Jul 10
Dick O'Brien
23 11 9
W-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Referee: George Siler
Event →
Feb 20
Ed Denfass
13 1 2
W-KO
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
4 of 6
Event →
Feb 5
Jack Hammond
7 4 5
W-KO
Badger A.C., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
2
Event →
Jan 9
Tommy West
22 6 9
W-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 15
Alec Greggains
6 4 4
W-KO
Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, United States
6 of 20
Referee: Charlie Long
Event →
Oct 18
Frank Steiner
0 0 0
W-KO
Belle City Opera House, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
3 of 6
Referee: Harry Forbes
Event →
Oct 15
Frank Craig
40 14 3
W-PTS
Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Oct 3
Frank Craig
40 13 3
W-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 23
Billy Stift
17 4 3
W-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Aug 12
John Banks
1 1 6
W-KO
Chicago, Illinois, United States
1
Event →
Jul 7
Fred Grant
0 0 0
W-KO
Chicago, Illinois, United States
3
Event →
Jun 21
Johnny Gorman
6 9 9
W-KO
Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Event →
Jun 7
Tom Burke
0 1 0
W-KO
Chicago, Illinois, United States
7
Event →
May 31
Tom Casey
0 1 0
W-KO
Adelphi Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States
1
Event →
May 15
Jimmy Ryan
15 13 7
W-PTS
Music Hall, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
20 of 20
Referee: George Siler
Event →
Apr 29
Dick Moore
17 17 14
W-KO
Lyceum Theater, Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Referee: Malachy Hogan
Event →
Feb 16
Billy Stift
14 2 2
W-DQ
Claus Groth Hall, Davenport, Iowa, United States
7 of 20
Referee: Malachy Hogan
Event →
Jan 21
Harry Peppers
5 5 1
W-PTS
Tattersall's, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 30
Jimmy Ryan
14 11 7
W-PTS
7th Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6 · 158 / 158 lbs
Event →
Nov 15
Tom Lansing
4 3 0
W-KO
Madison Hall, Chicago, Illinois, United States
5 · 158 / 160 lbs
Event →
Aug 19
Jack Murphy
0 1 0
W-KO
2
Event →
Aug 5
Jim Watts
4 5 2
W-KO
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, United States
2
Event →
Jul 22
Tom Lansing
3 1 0
W-TKO
Lenox A.C., New York, New York, United States
6 of 12
Event →
May 14
Jack Moffat
1 1 1
W-PTS
American A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Apr 14
Mike Carroll
0 0 0
W-KO
Calumet A.C., Chicago, Illinois, United States
1 of 6
Event →
Mar 27
George Ryan
2 2 4
?-NC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
1
Event →
Mar 26
Jack Moffat
1 0 1
W-PTS
Chicago A.A., Chicago, Illinois, United States
6 of 6 · 155 / 161 lbs
Event →
Mar 12
Jack Hammond
0 1 1
W-KO
Chicago A.A., Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Event →
Feb 12
Charles Whitey
0 0 0
W-KO
Chicago A.A., Chicago, Illinois, United States
2
Event →