Adolphus Wolgast (February 8, 1888 – April 14, 1955), nicknamed Michigan Wildcat, was the world's lightweight champion from 1910 to 1912.

Biography Wolgast's siblings were fellow boxers Johnny Wolgast and Al Wolgast.

Wolgast trained on a meat-based diet. He was fond of eating steak and opposed the vegetarian diet of rival lightweight boxing champion Freddie Welsh.Vegetables Versus Meat. Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot (November 29, 1911). p. 4

World lightweight champion

He turned professional in 1906, and on February 22, 1910 he won the World Lightweight Title with a technical knockout (TKO) during a 40-round bout with Battling Nelson. After the California bout, both fighters were arrested and charged with violating the anti-prizefighting law. Wolgast would later defend the title against Mexican Joe Rivers in 1912, a bout that caused controversy. Delivering simultaneous blows, they knocked each other out. Referee Jack Welch counted to ten and the bout was over. However, he awarded the win to Wolgast, claiming that Ad had started to rise before the fatal ten. Rivers' fans let out a roar, believing he had been fouled. To add to the confusion, the timekeeper insisted the round had ended when Welch reached the count of four. But Welch's ruling became the official verdict. Wolgast ultimately defended the belt five times before losing it to Willie Ritchie in 1912.

Later life Wolgast was declared incompetent in 1917 and a guardianship was established for him. He suffered a nervous breakdown in 1918 and was placed in a sanitarium. He escaped and was later found living in the "North Woods" of California as a "mountain man." In December 1918 a Los Angeles court found him competent to handle his own affairs, and terminated the guardianship.

In the early 1920s, Jack Doyle, owner of a Vernon, California boxing venue, took Wolgast "under his wing," and allowed him to train at his boxing gym, although Wolgast was not to fight again.

Death In 1927 he was committed to Stockton State Hospital where he remained for the rest of his life. He died April 14, 1955 in Camarillo, California of heart complications.

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted to the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNote144Draw60–13–17 Lee MorrisseyPTS4Sep 6, 1920 143Loss60–13–16 Billy AlvarezUD4Dec 23, 1919 142Win60–12–16 Walter KaneKO8 (10)Oct 10, 1919 141Draw59–12–16 Lee MorrisseyPTS10Sep 10, 1919 140Loss59–12–15 Earl FrancePTS10Sep 1, 1919 139Draw59–11–15 Frank BeaverPTS6Aug 1, 1919 138Draw59–11–14 Frankie RussellPTS20Nov 30, 1916 137Draw59–11–13 Chet NeffPTS4Oct 6, 1916 136Loss59–11–12 Battling NickPTS4Sep 29, 1916 135Draw59–10–12 Lee MorrisseyPTS20Sep 4, 1916 134Win59–10–11 Frankie CallahanNWS10Aug 25, 1916 133Loss59–10–11 Freddie WelshDQ11 (15)Jul 4, 1916 13259–9–11 Stewart DonnellyNC3 (10)Jun 20, 1916 131Loss59–9–11 Frankie RussellDQ4 (12)Jun 13, 1916 130Win59–8–11 Frankie MurphyTKO5 (15)Jun 2, 1916 129Win58–8–11 Pat GilbertKO6 (20)May 17, 1916 128Win57–8–11 Willie GradwellTKO6 (10)May 3, 1916 127Win56–8–11 Joe FlynnPTS15Apr 28, 1916 126Loss55–8–11 Ever HammerNWS10Mar 31, 1916 125Loss55–8–11 Freddie WelshNWS10Mar 6, 1916 124Draw55–8–11 Oakland Frankie BurnsNWS10Feb 7, 1916 123Loss55–8–11 Leach CrossTKO6 (10)Dec 17, 1915 122Loss55–7–11 Frank Ray WhitneyTKO5 (10)Dec 14, 1915 121Loss55–6–11 Jimmy MurphyNWS6Nov 29, 1915 120Win55–6–11 Jimmy MurphyNWS10Nov 17, 1915 119Win55–6–11 Eddie McAndrewsNWS6Nov 8, 1915 118Win55–6–11 Hal StewartNWS10Oct 28, 1915 117Win55–6–11 Gene DelmontPTS8Oct 11, 1915 116Loss54–6–11 Bobby WaughDQ6 (15)Sep 27, 1915 115Win54–5–11 Packy HommeyNWS10Aug 30, 1915 114Loss54–5–11 Joe WellingNWS10Aug 6, 1915 113Win54–5–11 Dauber JaegerTKO7 (10)Aug 2, 1915 112Draw53–5–11 Steve KetchelPTS6Jul 31, 1915 111Loss53–5–10 Rocky KansasNWS10Jul 23, 1915 110Win53–5–10 Young WhiteKO7 (10)Jun 9, 1915 109Loss52–5–10 Leach CrossNWS10Jun 2, 1915 108Loss52–5–10 Richie MitchellNWS10May 18, 1915 107Loss52–5–10 Cy SmithNWS12Feb 8, 1915 106Loss52–5–10 Freddie WelshTKO8 (10)Nov 2, 1914 105Loss52–4–10 Tommy GaryNWS10Oct 27, 1914 104Win52–4–10 Billy WagnerNWS10Oct 23, 1914 103Loss52–4–10 Joe MandotNWS10Sep 18, 1914 102Win52–4–10 Billy WagnerNWS10May 1, 1914 101Loss52–4–10 Johnny TillmanNWS10Apr 23, 1914 100Loss52–4–10 Willie RitchieNWS10Mar 12, 1914 99Win52–4–10 Jack LepperTKO4 (10)Feb 23, 1914 98Win51–4–10 Tommy GaryNWS10Feb 16, 1914 97Win51–4–10 Rudy UnholzTKO2 (10)Jan 29, 1914 96Draw50–4–10 Mexican Joe RiversNWS10Jan 23, 1914 95Win50–4–10 Jack RedmondTKO5 (10)Jan 1, 1914 94Loss49–4–10 Charley WhiteNWS10Dec 19, 1913 93Win49–4–10 Battling NelsonNWS10Oct 13, 1913 92Loss49–4–10 Joe AzevedoPTS10Sep 1, 1913 91Loss49–3–10 Harlem Tommy MurphyPTS20Apr 19, 1913 90Draw49–2–10 Harlem Tommy MurphyPTS20Feb 22, 1913 89Loss49–2–9 Willie RitchieDQ16 (20)Nov 28, 1912 88Draw49–1–9 Joe MandotNWS10Nov 4, 1912 87Draw49–1–9 Freddie DanielsNWS6Oct 25, 1912 86Draw49–1–9 Teddy MaloneyNWS6Oct 16, 1912 85Win49–1–9 Mexican Joe RiversKO13 (20)Jul 4, 1912 84Win48–1–9 Young Jack O'BrienNWS6May 31, 1912 83Win48–1–9 Freddie DanielsNWS4May 17, 1912 82Loss48–1–9 Willie RitchieNWS4May 11, 1912 81Win48–1–9 Owen MoranKO13 (20)Jul 4, 1911 80Win47–1–9 Oakland Frankie BurnsTKO17 (20)May 27, 1911 79Win46–1–9 One Round HoganTKO2 (10)Apr 26, 1911 78Win45–1–9 Anton LaGraveTKO5 (20)Mar 31, 1911 77Win44–1–9 George MemsicTKO9 (20)Mar 17, 1911 76Loss43–1–9 Knockout BrownNWS10Mar 3, 1911 75Loss43–1–9 Knockout BrownNWS6Feb 8, 1911 74Win43–1–9 Tommy McFarlandNWS10Sep 29, 1910 73Win43–1–9 Freddie ColeNWS6Aug 9, 1910 72Loss43–1–9 Jack RedmondNWS10Jun 10, 1910 71Win43–1–9 Battling NelsonTKO40 (45)Feb 22, 1910 70Win42–1–9 George MemsicNWS10Jan 7, 1910 69Win42–1–9 Frank PicatoNWS10Dec 21, 1909 68Win42–1–9 Lew PowellPTS20Nov 29, 1909 67Win41–1–9 Henri PietKO2 (20)Nov 14, 1909 66Win40–1–9 Jack AshtonNWS3Sep 17, 1909 65Win40–1–9 Johnny WirthNWS3Sep 17, 1909 64Win40–1–9 Eddie NelsonNWS3Sep 16, 1909 63Win40–1–9 Pete SavoyNWS3Sep 15, 1909 62Win40–1–9 Joe GalliganNWS3Sep 14, 1909 61Draw40–1–9 Matty BaldwinPTS12Sep 7, 1909 60Loss40–1–8 Harlem Tommy MurphyNWS6Sep 1, 1909 59Win40–1–8 Battling NelsonNWS10Jul 13, 1909 58Loss40–1–8 Tommy O'TooleNWS6Jun 19, 1909 57Win40–1–8 Teddy PeppersKO10 (10)Jun 11, 1909 56Win39–1–8 Tommy LangdonKO1 (6)Jun 5, 1909 55Win38–1–8 George MemsicNWS10Apr 16, 1909 54Win38–1–8 Frank PicatoNWS10Mar 30, 1909 53Win38–1–8 Harry BakerNWS10Mar 9, 1909 52Win38–1–8 Walter LittleKO4 (20)Feb 26, 1909 51Win37–1–8 Danny WebsterNWS10Feb 23, 1909 50Draw37–1–8 Abe AttellNWS10Dec 11, 1908 49Win37–1–8 Young Kid McCoyKO2 (10)Dec 4, 1908 48Win36–1–8 Bubbles RobinsonNWS10Nov 13, 1908 47Win36–1–8 Danny WebsterKO18 (25)Sep 29, 1908 46Draw35–1–8 Danny GoodmanPTS8Aug 26, 1908 45Draw35–1–7 Frankie ConleyPTS8May 29, 1908 44Win35–1–6 Jeff O'ConnellPTS8May 26, 1908 43Win34–1–6 Frankie NeilPTS10May 6, 1908 42Win33–1–6 Kid BeebePTS10Apr 24, 1908 41Loss32–1–6 Owen MoranNWS6Apr 7, 1908 40Win32–1–6 Jack RedmondPTS6Mar 30, 1908 39Win31–1–6 Harry BakerPTS10Feb 14, 1908 38Win30–1–6 Jack NolanKO1 (?)Jan 18, 1908 37Win29–1–6 Willie SullivanTKO5 (?)Jan 17, 1908 36Win28–1–6 Buck PlotellKO5 (?)Jan 1, 1908 35Win27–1–6 Ole NelsonKO1 (?)Dec 30, 1907 34Win26–1–6 Biz MackeyNWS6Nov 21, 1907 33Draw26–1–6 Frankie ConleyPTS8Oct 15, 1907 32Win26–1–5 Irish Tom LandersKO5 (?)Oct 10, 1907 31Win25–1–5 Jeff O'ConnellPTS15Sep 15, 1907 30Win24–1–5 Frankie ConleyPTS8Sep 10, 1907 29Draw23–1–5 Jeff O'ConnellPTS6Aug 23, 1907 28Win23–1–4 Danny GoodmanTKO4 (?)Jun 28, 1907 27Draw22–1–4 Percy CovePTS8Jun 12, 1907 26Win22–1–3 Young MorrisTKO4 (?)May 25, 1907 25Win21–1–3 Buddy GloverTKO7 (?)May 21, 1907 24Win20–1–3 Tom CampbellPTS15Apr 30, 1907 23Draw19–1–3 Jack RedmondPTS6Apr 13, 1907 22Win19–1–2 Jeff O'ConnellPTS6Apr 9, 1907 21Win18–1–2 Kid BradyKO1 (?)Mar 29, 1907 20Draw17–1–2 Buck PlotellPTS15Mar 19, 1907 19Win17–1–1 Buddy GloverDQ3 (?)Mar 15, 1907 18Win16–1–1 Jack NolanPTS6Mar 12, 1907 17Win15–1–1 Kid MorganKO2 (?)Mar 1, 1907 16Draw14–1–1 Jack NolanPTS6Feb 12, 1907 15Win14–1 Gene McGovernPTS6Feb 1, 1907 14Win13–1 Johnny DeForestKO5 (?)Nov 15, 1906 13Win12–1 Peter KellyKO3 (?)Oct 19, 1906 12Win11–1 Young MitchellKO3 (?)Oct 15, 1906 11Win10–1 Young KilrainKO5 (?)Sep 29, 1906 10Win9–1 Kid CannonPTS6Sep 13, 1906 9Win8–1 Ed SmithKO7 (?)Sep 3, 1906 8Win7–1 Charles MorganPTS4Aug 11, 1906 7Win6–1 Ted SmithPTS4Aug 9, 1906 6Win5–1 Kid BondKO4 (4)Aug 6, 1906 5Win4–1 Art DietrichKO3 (?)Aug 4, 1906 4Win3–1 Young KilrainPTS4Aug 3, 1906 3Loss2–1 Eddie NelsonPTS4Jul 12, 1906 2Win2–0 Eddie NelsonKO3 (4)Jun 28, 1906 1Win1–0 Kid MoorePTS6Jun 10, 1906

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.