SHIBE PARK MAIN EVENTS

1917 - (7 shows)    

July 12, 1917

George 'KO' Chaney W6 Johnny Dundee

Attendance: 6,000* (rain)
Promoter: ?

July 18, 1917

Johnny Mealey W6 Louisiana

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Bobby Gunnis

July 25, 1917

Benny Leonard KO3 Johnny Kilbane

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: James Dougherty

August 01, 1917

Lew Tendler W6 Young Terry McGovern

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

August 08, 1917

Eddie O'Keefe D6 Battling Reddy

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

August 22, 1917

Johnny Dundee W6 Johnny Mealey

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

September 05, 1917

Johnny Tillman W6 Charley White

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1918 - (3 shows)    

June 25, 1918

Benny Leonard W6 Jack Britton

Attendance: 10,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

July 16, 1918

Lew Tendler W6 Patsy Cline

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Leon Rains

August 06, 1918

Jack Britton W6 Soldier Bartfield

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1919 - (3 shows)    

June 04, 1919

Lew Tendler KO1 George 'KO' Chaney

Attendance: 6,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

July 14, 1919

Lew Tendler W6 Joe Welling

Attendance: 18,000*
Promoter: Phil Glassman

August 04, 1919

Lew Tendler W6 Willie Jackson

Attendance: ?
Promoter: Phil Glassman

1920 - (1 show)      

May 24, 1920

Eddie Fitzsimmons W8 Lew Tendler

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1921 - (2 shows)    

July 18, 1921

Johnny Dundee W8 George 'KO' Chaney

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

August 31, 1921

Billy DeFoe W8 Gene Belmont (prelim)
(The Willie Jackson - Johnny Dundee main event was cancelled over a payment dispute)

Attendance: 7,000* (refunds offered)
Promoter: ?

1922 - (1 show)     

July 24, 1922

Bobby Barrett W8 Joe Welling

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1923 - (No shows) 

1924 - (2 shows)    

June 23, 1924

Bobby Barrett KO3 Nate Goldman

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

August 22, 1924

George 'KO' Chaney TKO2 Danny Rodgers

Attendance: ?
Promoter: ?

1925 - (3 shows)    

June 08, 1925

Lew Tendler W10 Jack Zivic

Attendance: 15,350
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

July 16, 1925

Tommy Loughran D10 Jack Delaney

Attendance: 10,000* (rain)
Promoter: ?

September 24, 1925

Tommy Loughran TKO6 Jack Burke

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Columbus Italian Hospital Fund Benefit

1926 - (2 shows)    

July 12, 1926

Bennie Bass D10 Honey Boy Finnegan

Attendance: 25,000*
Promoter: ?

September 01, 1926

Benny Bass W10 Babe Herman

Attendance: 20,000*
Promoter: ?

1927 - (2 shows)    

June 27, 1927

Benny Bass W10 Joe Glick

Attendance: 18,000*
Promoter: ?

August 15, 1927

George Godfrey KO1 Jim Maloney

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

1928 - (2 shows)    

June 18, 1928

Pete Nebo W10 Benny Bass

Attendance: 20,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

September 10, 1928

Benny Bass KO6 Harry Blitman

Attendance: 24,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

1929 - (1 show)     

June 05, 1929

Kid Chocolate W10 Gregorio Vidal

Attendance: 18,745
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

1930 - (No shows)

1931 - (No shows)

1932 - (1 show)     

June 29, 1932

Tommy Loughran W10 Steve Hamas II

Attendance: 11,000*
Promoter: Taylor & Gunnis

1933 - (No shows)

1934 - (No shows)

1935 - (No shows)

1936 - (No shows)

1937 - (No shows)

1938 - (No shows)

1939 - (1 show)     

August 14, 1939

Billy Conn TKO8 Gus Dorazio

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1940 - (2 shows)     

June 03, 1940

Bob Montgomery W12 Al Nettlow

Attendance: 9,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 16, 1940

Lew Jenkins W10 Bob Montgomery

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1941 - (3 shows)    

June 16, 1941

Lou Salica W15 Tommy Forte III

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

July 21, 1941

Sugar Ray Robinson W10 Sammy Angott

Attendance: 15,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 08, 1941

Bob Montgomery W10 Mike Kaplan

Attendance: 12,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1942 - (1 show)      

July 07, 1942

Sammy Angott W12 Bob Montgomery

Attendance: 17,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1943 - (2 shows)     

July 19, 1943

Beau Jack TKO6 Johnny Hutchinson

Attendance: 16,978
Promoter: Herman Taylor

August 23, 1943

Bob Montgomery W10 Fritzie Zivic

Attendance: 21,452
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1944 - (2 shows)     

June 07, 1944

Ike Williams W10 Sammy Angott

Attendance: 15,500*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 06, 1944

Ike Williams W10 Sammy Angott

Attendance: 11,568
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1945 - (1 show)      

July 09, 1945

Bob Montgomery W10 Nick Moran

Attendance: 20,000*
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1946 - (1 show)     

August 19, 1946

Wesley Mouzon KO2 Bob Montgomery

Attendance: 14,639
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1947 - (No shows)

1948 - (1 show)   

July 12, 1948

Ike Williams TKO6 Beau Jack

Attendance: 12,952
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1949 - (No shows)

1950 - (1 show)     

July 12, 1950

George Costner W10 Ike Williams

Attendance: 9,809
Promoter: Frank Palumbo

1951 - (2 shows)    

July 09, 1951

Gil Turner KO11 Charley Fusari

Attendance: 14,627
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 10, 1951

Gil Turner TKO10 Ike Williams

Attendance: 15,595
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1952 - (No shows)   

1953 - (2 shows)     

June 15, 1953

Gil Turner W10 Johnny Saxton

Attendance: 14,676
Promoter: Herman Taylor

September 08, 1953

Harold Johnson W10 Ezzard Charles

Attendance: 8,462
Promoter: Herman Taylor

1954 - (No shows)  

1955 - (No shows)  

1956 - (No shows)  

1957 - (No shows)  

1958 - (1 show)      

June 12, 1958

Garnet 'Sugar' Hart D10 Gil Turner

Attendance: 8,769
Promoter: Herman Taylor

* Attendance figures marked with an asterisk are estimates taken from newspaper reports and are not exact.