Joe Goddard (boxer)

Joe Goddard
Born
Joseph John Goddard

25 November 1857
Pyramul, Colony of New South Wales
Died21 January 1903
Philadelphia, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAustralian
Other namesThe Wild Man
The Barrier Champion
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins32
Wins by KO30
Losses15
Draws7

Joe Goddard (25 November 1857 – 21 January 1903) was an Australian boxer known for his great strength, durability, and punching power. He stood 6' 0" (185 cm) and weighed 12 stone 12 lbs to 14 stone 4 lbs (180–200 pounds, 82–91 kg).

He was one of the first reported Heavyweight Champions of Australia. Among the men he defeated were Joe Choynski, Peter Maher, and "Denver" Ed Smith. His (incomplete) record comes out to: 28 wins (22 by knockout), 12 losses, 8 draws, and 6 no decisions.

Goddard was shot in the head by a police constable whom he had attacked with a baseball bat during a fight at the Republican primaries in Pennsauken Township, Philadelphia, New Jersey in July 1902. After spending two months in hospital he recovered sufficiently to be released with the bullet still in his head, only to be arrested for having assaulted the constable and imprisoned when unable to put up $1,000 bail. He was said to have lost his sanity a few days later and transferred to Blackwood Insane Asylum, residing there until December, when he was taken to Cooper Hospital, where he died on 21 January 1903.[1] His body was donated to the Philadelphia Medical College for scientific research.[2]

Goddard was the 2006 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Pioneers category.

Professional boxing record

33 Wins (27 Knockouts), 18 Defeats (7 Knockouts), 12 Draws, 2 No Contests[3]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win debut Australia Ned Ryan KO 3 1889-04-04 Australia Melbourne, Victoria
Win 0-1-0 Australia Burridge NWS 1889-04-13 Australia Foley's Hall, Sydney, New South Wales
Win debut Australia Harry Mullins KO 1 1889-08-31 Australia Apollo Athletics Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 1-0-1 Australia Owen Sullivan KO 11 1889-09-30 Australia Hamilton Hall, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Win 7-5-7 Australia Jim Fogarty TKO 4 1889-11-09 Australia Apollo Athletics Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 1-2-0 Australia Billy Buck TKO 4 1889-11-09 Australia Apollo Athletics Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 2-1-1 Australia Charlie Dunn KO 14 1889-11-25 Australia Athletic Hall, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Draw 1-1-1 Australia Owen Sullivan PTS 10 1889-12-23 Australia Stewart's Athletic Hall, Adelaide, South Australia
Win 4-2-3 Australia Jack Morris KO 2 1890-03-01 Australia Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 1-2-0 Australia Jim Church KO 1890-05-17 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Win debut Australia Arthur Hayes KO 1890-05-19 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 2-3-2 Australia Luke Keegan PTS 8 1890-06-02 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 15-5-3 Australia Mick Dooley RTD 21 1890-06-24 Australia Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales vacant Australian heavyweight title
Loss debut Australia W.H. Watson PTS 3 1890-08-23 Australia Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria
Draw 40-3-2 Australia Peter Jackson PTS 8 1890-10-20 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria Australian heavyweight title
Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title
Win 15-6-3 Australia Mick Dooley KO 7 1890-11-01 Australia Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria Australian heavyweight title
Draw 15-7-3 Australia Mick Dooley NWS 1890-11-11 Australia Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win debut Australia Bill Curran KO 3 1890-11-15 Australia Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 5-1-0 USA Joe Choynski KO 4 1891-02-10 Australia Sydney Amateur Gymnastic Club, Sydney, New South Wales Australian heavyweight title
Draw 15-7-3 Australia Mick Dooley NWS 1891-04-11 Australia Gaiety Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
Win 10-4-8 Australia Bill McCarthy RTD 6 1891-05-04 Australia O'Bierne's Athletic Hall, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Win 14-7-2 Australia Tom Lees TKO 9 1891-05-26 Australia Skating Rink, Charters Towers, Queensland
Win 7-2-0 USA Joe Choynski KO 4 1891-07-20 Australia Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria Australian heavyweight title
Draw 14-8-2 Australia Tom Lees PTS 8 1891-09-21 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 18-2-8 Australia Jack Ashton PTS 8 1891-10-02 Australia Crystal Palace, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 3-1-0 Australia Ned Ryan KO 5 1892-01-02 Australia Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 13-3-0 USA Joe McAuliffe KO 15 1892-06-30 USA Pacific A.C., San Francisco, California
Draw 16-11-9 USA Billy Smith PTS 8 1892-08-25 USA California A.C., San Francisco, California
Win debut USA Tom Moore KO 2 1892-09-13 USA Miner's Bowery Theatre, New York
Win debut USA Dick Wiley TKO 1 1892-09-19 USA Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NC 9-0-0 USA Joe Butler NC 3 1892-09-21 USA Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NC 1-3-1 USA Mike Brennan ND 4 1892-09-24 USA Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 50-3-0 USA Peter Maher KO 3 1892-12-08 USA Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, New York
Loss 30-5-3 Denver Ed Smith KO 18 1893-03-03 USA Olympic A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana
Win debut USA Willis Kennedy KO 2 1893-06-12 USA Columbian A.C., Roby, Indiana
Loss 31-1-5 New Zealand Harry Laing TKO 12 1894-01-01 Australia Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria Australian heavyweight title
Win 5-4-1 Australia Jim Quigley KO 2 1894-10-22 Australia Cumberland Athletic Club, Melbourne, Victoria
Loss 6-0-0 Australia Peter Felix PTS 10 1895-03-04 Australia Victoria Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Draw 15-3-10 Australia Tut Ryan PTS 15 1895-05-06 Australia Victoria Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 4-3-4 Australia Dan Keely KO 2 1895-05-25 Australia Mick Nathan's Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 0-1-0 Australia Bill Curran KO 3 1895-06-08 Australia Mick Nathan's Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 22-14"-7 Australia Edward Starlight Rollins TKO 5 1895-06-22 Australia Mick Nathan's Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
Win 5-4-2 Australia Owen Sullivan KO 9 1895-08-31 South Africa The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Draw 15-3-11 Australia Tut Ryan PTS 13 1895-11-23 South Africa The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng South African heavyweight title
Win 35-5-4 USA Denver Ed Smith KO 4 1896-11-07 South Africa The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng South African heavyweight title
Win 18-11-3 Australia Mick Dooley KO 2 1897-02-06 South Africa The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng South African heavyweight title
Draw 15-3-12 Australia Tut Ryan PTS 20 1897-06-05 South Africa The Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng South African heavyweight title
Loss 25-1-5 USA Tom Sharkey KO 6 1897-11-18 USA Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, California
Loss 4-1-2 USA Theodore Van Buskirk PTS 8 1898-01-08 USA Marysville, California
Loss 5-0-2 USA James J. Jeffries TKO 3 1898-02-28 USA Hazard's Pavilion, Los Angeles, California
Win 112-5-3 USA Peter Meher KO 1 1898-05-13 USA Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 112-6-3 USA Peter Meyer RTD 8 1898-07-08 USA Lenox A.C., New York, New York
Draw 10-6-4 USA Bob Armstrong NWS 6 1898-08-29 USA Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 35-6-4 USA Joe Choynski NWS 6 1898-09-12 USA Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 15-4-1 USA Gus Ruhlin NWS 6 1898-10-14 USA Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Draw 5-7-1 USA Jack McCormick NWS 6 1898-11-12 USA Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 46-2-7 USA Kid McCoy DQ 5 1898-12-16 USA Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 16-4-1 USA Gus Ruhlin DQ 5 1899-03-07 USA Lenox A.C., New York, New York
Loss 9-2-0 USA Klondike Haynes DQ 5 1899-06-21 USA Adelphi Theater, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 14-5-0 USA Charley Stevenson TKO 4 1899-11-07 USA Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 8-11-2 USA Jack McCormick KO 2 1899-11-25 Canada Crescent A.C., Toronto, Ontario
Loss 30-3-6 USA Tom Sharkey TKO 4 1900-02-13 USA Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Draw 16-5-1 USA Klondike Haynes NWS 6 1900-11-06 USA Star Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Loss 10-5-0 USA Jim Jeffords NWS 6 1901-07-04 USA Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Loss 25-8-6 USA George Cole DQ 5 1902-04-24 USA Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

References

  1. ^ "Death of Joe Goddard". The Sydney Mail. 11 March 1903. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Boxer Joe Goddard's Body Given Over to Science". San Francisco Call. 12 August 1904. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ Joe Goddard's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 22 August 2016.