Mike Glover (boxer)

Mike Glover (December 18, 1890 – July 11, 1917) was an American boxer who briefly held the World Welterweight Championship in June 1915. His claim to the title was subsequently recognized by the World Boxing Association.

Early boxing career By the spring of 1908, Glover had begun his boxing career defeating Harry Phillips, Harry Lortz, Red Shaw, Jim Gardner, Joe Sells, and Tony Bender. On May 25, 1908, he lost to the great Leach Cross in a fourth round disqualification. He lost to Frankie Madden in a fourth-round knockout in New York, on December 18, one of his last fights that year. He lost few fights in 1909, finally succumbing to Harlem Tommy Murphey by newspaper decision at the Sharkey Athletic Club in New York, though lasting ten rounds with the seasoned boxer on May 5, 1909. For the remainder of 1909 and 1910, he beat accomplished boxers Young Nitchie, Willie Moody, Jeff Doherty, and Marty Rowan twice. On January 28, 1911, he fought the great future World Junior Heavyweight Champion Battling Levinsky in a close six-round bout in Philadelphia.

On May 22, 1911, Glover lost to Buck Crouse at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh in a six-round newspaper decision by the Pittsburgh Post. The Gazette Times agreed with the ruling, emphasizing that shrewd boxing technique was Glover's strength. It wrote, "Glover is one of the cleverest boys that has come to this city since the boxing game started..."

Claiming the Welterweight Championship of the world

On June 1, 1915, Glover defeated Matt Wells in a points decision at the Atlas Athletic Club in Boston in twelve rounds with Patsy Haley as referee. He held the title only three weeks, losing it to the famed Jack Britton at the same location in a twelve-round points decision.

As was often the case during these years, Glover had attempted to claim the World Title on more than one occasion, first in Boston when he defeated Marcel Thomas, holder of the European World Welterweight title in a TKO on July 22, 1913. He also claimed to have first defended the title four months later against Jack Britton on November 27, 1913, winning in a ten-round newspaper decision in Brooklyn.

Glover fought Ted "Kid" Lewis at least three times, winning only once, however in a twelve-round points decision in front of a thrilled hometown Boston crowd at the Atlas Athletic Association. The Evening World wrote, "Mike Glover, the South Boston welterweight gave the local fans one of the biggest surprises of the season last night by getting the decision over Ted Lewis."

End of career, premature death While Glover was training for a second bout with Ted "Kid" Lewis, he took ill with a serious cold. Though continuing to get worse, he went through with strenuous training for the fight, and fought the fight as well. He had to be confined to bed after his loss to Lewis, and finally was rushed to a hospital near death. Glover died in Middleboro on July 11, 1917, while still at the height of his career, only living to age twenty-six. He was survived by his wife and one-year-old daughter. The Reading Eagle noted that "he was at one time considered by many sporting writers as the welterweight champion of the country."

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 in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes94Loss30–5–5 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Jun 13, 1916 93Draw30–4–5 Joe EaganPTS12Mar 21, 1916 92Win30–4–4 Billy KramerTKO10 (10)Jan 7, 1916 9129–4–4 Joe ChickND12Jan 3, 1916 90Win29–4–4 Bay WoodPTS12Dec 17, 1915 89Win28–4–4 Soldier BartfieldPTS12Dec 14, 1915 88Win27–4–4 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Nov 30, 1915 87Win26–4–4 Johnny AlbertsPTS12Nov 8, 1915 86Win25–4–4 Silent MartinPTS12Sep 23, 1915 85Win24–4–4 Leo GradyKO7 (12)Aug 19, 1915 84Loss23–4–4 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Aug 3, 1915 83Loss23–3–4 Jack BrittonPTS12Jun 22, 1915 82Win23–2–4 Matt WellsPTS12Jun 1, 1915 81Win22–2–4 Joe UvanniKO6 (10)Apr 19, 1915 80Draw21–2–4 Heywood BriggsPTS10Feb 22, 1915 79Win21–2–3 Battling DowneyKO3 (10)Feb 22, 1915 78Win20–2–3 Heywood BriggsPTS10Feb 5, 1915 77Win19–2–3 K.O. SweeneyNWS10Oct 29, 1914 76Draw19–2–3 Bill FlemingNWS12Sep 25, 1914 75Win19–2–3 Young HickeyNWS10Aug 15, 1914 74Loss19–2–3 Kid GravesNWS10Jul 7, 1914 73Win19–2–3 Al BrittonPTS12Jun 5, 1914 72Win18–2–3 Bill FlemingPTS12May 27, 1914 71Win17–2–3 Heywood BriggsPTS10Apr 17, 1914 70Loss16–2–3 Jack BrittonNWS10Jan 19, 1914 69Win16–2–3 Jack BrittonNWS10Nov 27, 1913 68Win16–2–3 Bill FlemingNWS10Oct 25, 1913 67Loss16–2–3 Kid GravesNWS10Oct 13, 1913 66Draw16–2–3 Young DennyNWS10Sep 29, 1913 65Win16–2–3 Paddy SullivanKO7 (10)Aug 5, 1913 64Win15–2–3 Marcel ThomasTKO4 (10)Jul 22, 1913 63Win14–2–3 Young HickeyNWS10Jul 16, 1913 62Win14–2–3 Gus PlattsNWS10Jul 9, 1913 61Win14–2–3 Italian Joe GansNWS10Jun 21, 1913 60Loss14–2–3 Tommy MaloneyNWS10Jun 7, 1913 59Win14–2–3 Young Tommy ColemanNWS10Dec 12, 1912 58Win14–2–3 Young Tommy ColemanNWS10Nov 22, 1912 57Win14–2–3 Fighting ZunnerNWS10Oct 15, 1912 56Loss14–2–3 Jeff SmithNWS10Jun 6, 1912 55Win14–2–3 Charley VictorTKO6 (10)Apr 9, 1912 54Win13–2–3 Young HickeyNWS10Mar 25, 1912 53Win13–2–3 Harry DuncanDQ13 (15)Feb 8, 1912 52Draw12–2–3 Harry MathiesonPTS10Jan 21, 1912 51Win12–2–2 Young Johnny JohnsonPTS10Jan 6, 1912 50Win11–2–2 Joe KastnerKO1 (10)Nov 4, 1911 49Win10–2–2 Pat BreslinNWS10Nov 1, 1911 48Win10–2–2 Jock SimcoeTKO7 (10)Oct 18, 1911 47Loss9–2–2 Buck CrouseNWS6May 22, 1911 46Win9–2–2 Frank PerronNWS6Apr 24, 1911 45Win9–2–2 Harry RamseyNWS6Apr 10, 1911 44Draw9–2–2 Battling LevinskyNWS6Apr 3, 1911 43Win9–2–2 Peck MillerNWS6Mar 18, 1911 42Win9–2–2 Young ErneNWS6Mar 4, 1911 41Draw9–2–2 Jack DillonNWS6Feb 4, 1911 40Draw9–2–2 Battling LevinskyNWS6Jan 28, 1911 39Draw9–2–2 Dick NelsonPTS15Dec 12, 1910 38Loss9–2–1 Ted NelsonNWS10Nov 23, 1910 37Win9–2–1 Willie HowardTKO5 (10)Jul 22, 1910 36Win8–2–1 Harry FernsDQ7 (10)Apr 6, 1910 35Win7–2–1 Marty RowanNWS10Mar 28, 1910 34Win7–2–1 Billy LearyNWS10Mar 22, 1910 33Win7–2–1 Jeff DohertyPTS15Mar 10, 1910 32Loss6–2–1 Johnny DohanNWS10Feb 22, 1910 31Win6–2–1 Charley SiegerNWS10Feb 8, 1910 30Win6–2–1 Willie MoodyNWS6Jan 29, 1910 29Win6–2–1 Billy DonovanNWS6Jan 22, 1910 28Win6–2–1 Marty RowanNWS10Jan 18, 1910 27Win6–2–1 Dodo MaherKO9 (10)Dec 13, 1909 26Win5–2–1 Young NitchieNWS6Nov 12, 1909 25Win5–2–1 Jack CurleyNWS10May 31, 1909 24Loss5–2–1 Harlem Tommy MurphyNWS10May 5, 1909 23Win5–2–1 Billy HermanNWS10Apr 19, 1909 22Win5–2–1 Jack SmithNWS10Apr 10, 1909 21Win5–2–1 Eddie CarterNWS10Feb 23, 1909 20Draw5–2–1 Harry PowersNWS10Feb 13, 1909 19Win5–2–1 Peck MillerNWS6Jan 30, 1909 18Win5–2–1 Jersey Tom MurphyKO3 (6)Jan 23, 1909 17Draw4–2–1 Billy WillisNWS6Jan 19, 1909 16Draw4–2–1 Fred SidneyPTS8Jan 5, 1909 15Loss4–2 Frankie MaddenKO5 (6)Dec 18, 1908 14Win4–1 Fred CorbettNWS6Oct 24, 1908 13Win4–1 Tony BenderNWS6Oct 6, 1908 12Win4–1 Charley MillerKO5 (6)Oct 3, 1908 11Draw3–1 Harry ScroggsNWS6Sep 22, 1908 10Loss3–1 Leach CrossDQ4 (6)May 25, 1908 9Win3–0 Tony BenderNWS6Apr 28, 1908 8Win3–0 Joe SellsNWS6Apr 21, 1908 7Draw3–0 Marty RowanNWS6Apr 18, 1908 6Draw3–0 George HoeyNWS4Apr 6, 1908 5Win3–0 Jim GardnerTKO3 (6)Mar 31, 1908 4Win2–0 Red ShawTKO3 (6)Mar 17, 1908 3Win1–0 Harry LortzNWS6Mar 14, 1908 2Win1–0 Harry PhillipsTKO2 (4)Mar 12, 1908 1Loss0–0 Babe CullenNWS4Mar 2, 1908

Unofficial Record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes94Loss63–15–15 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Jun 13, 1916 93Draw63–14–15 Joe EaganPTS12Mar 21, 1916 92Win63–14–14 Billy KramerTKO10 (10)Jan 7, 1916 9162–14–14 Joe ChickND12Jan 3, 1916 90Win62–14–14 Bay WoodPTS12Dec 17, 1915 89Win61–14–14 Soldier BartfieldPTS12Dec 14, 1915 88Win60–14–14 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Nov 30, 1915 87Win59–14–14 Johnny AlbertsPTS12Nov 8, 1915 86Win58–14–14 Silent MartinPTS12Sep 23, 1915 85Win57–14–14 Leo GradyKO7 (12)Aug 19, 1915 84Loss56–14–14 Ted 'Kid' LewisPTS12Aug 3, 1915 83Loss56–13–14 Jack BrittonPTS12Jun 22, 1915 82Win56–12–14 Matt WellsPTS12Jun 1, 1915 81Win55–12–14 Joe UvanniKO6 (10)Apr 19, 1915 80Draw54–12–14 Heywood BriggsPTS10Feb 22, 1915 79Win54–12–13 Battling DowneyKO3 (10)Feb 22, 1915 78Win53–12–13 Heywood BriggsPTS10Feb 5, 1915 77Win52–12–13 K.O. SweeneyNWS10Oct 29, 1914 76Draw51–12–13 Bill FlemingNWS12Sep 25, 1914 75Win51–12–12 Young HickeyNWS10Aug 15, 1914 74Loss50–12–12 Kid GravesNWS10Jul 7, 1914 73Win50–11–12 Al BrittonPTS12Jun 5, 1914 72Win49–11–12 Bill FlemingPTS12May 27, 1914 71Win48–11–12 Heywood BriggsPTS10Apr 17, 1914 70Loss47–11–12 Jack BrittonNWS10Jan 19, 1914 69Win47–10–12 Jack BrittonNWS10Nov 27, 1913 68Win46–10–12 Bill FlemingNWS10Oct 25, 1913 67Loss45–10–12 Kid GravesNWS10Oct 13, 1913 66Draw45–9–12 Young DennyNWS10Sep 29, 1913 65Win45–9–11 Paddy SullivanKO7 (10)Aug 5, 1913 64Win44–9–11 Marcel ThomasTKO4 (10)Jul 22, 1913 63Win43–9–11 Young HickeyNWS10Jul 16, 1913 62Win42–9–11 Gus PlattsNWS10Jul 9, 1913 61Win41–9–11 Italian Joe GansNWS10Jun 21, 1913 60Loss40–9–11 Tommy MaloneyNWS10Jun 7, 1913 59Win40–8–11 Young Tommy ColemanNWS10Dec 12, 1912 58Win39–8–11 Young Tommy ColemanNWS10Nov 22, 1912 57Win38–8–11 Fighting ZunnerNWS10Oct 15, 1912 56Loss37–8–11 Jeff SmithNWS10Jun 6, 1912 55Win37–7–11 Charley VictorTKO6 (10)Apr 9, 1912 54Win36–7–11 Young HickeyNWS10Mar 25, 1912 53Win35–7–11 Harry DuncanDQ13 (15)Feb 8, 1912 52Draw34–7–11 Harry MathiesonPTS10Jan 21, 1912 51Win34–7–10 Young Johnny JohnsonPTS10Jan 6, 1912 50Win33–7–10 Joe KastnerKO1 (10)Nov 4, 1911 49Win32–7–10 Pat BreslinNWS10Nov 1, 1911 48Win31–7–10 Jock SimcoeTKO7 (10)Oct 18, 1911 47Loss30–7–10 Buck CrouseNWS6May 22, 1911 46Win30–6–10 Frank PerronNWS6Apr 24, 1911 45Win29–6–10 Harry RamseyNWS6Apr 10, 1911 44Draw28–6–10 Battling LevinskyNWS6Apr 3, 1911 43Win28–6–9 Peck MillerNWS6Mar 18, 1911 42Win27–6–9 Young ErneNWS6Mar 4, 1911 41Draw26–6–9 Jack DillonNWS6Feb 4, 1911 40Draw26–6–8 Battling LevinskyNWS6Jan 28, 1911 39Draw26–6–7 Dick NelsonPTS15Dec 12, 1910 38Loss26–6–6 Ted NelsonNWS10Nov 23, 1910 37Win26–5–6 Willie HowardTKO5 (10)Jul 22, 1910 36Win25–5–6 Harry FernsDQ7 (10)Apr 6, 1910 35Win24–5–6 Marty RowanNWS10Mar 28, 1910 34Win23–5–6 Billy LearyNWS10Mar 22, 1910 33Win22–5–6 Jeff DohertyPTS15Mar 10, 1910 32Loss21–5–6 Johnny DohanNWS10Feb 22, 1910 31Win21–4–6 Charley SiegerNWS10Feb 8, 1910 30Win20–4–6 Willie MoodyNWS6Jan 29, 1910 29Win19–4–6 Billy DonovanNWS6Jan 22, 1910 28Win18–4–6 Marty RowanNWS10Jan 18, 1910 27Win17–4–6 Dodo MaherKO9 (10)Dec 13, 1909 26Win16–4–6 Young NitchieNWS6Nov 12, 1909 25Win15–4–6 Jack CurleyNWS10May 31, 1909 24Loss14–4–6 Harlem Tommy MurphyNWS10May 5, 1909 23Win14–3–6 Billy HermanNWS10Apr 19, 1909 22Win13–3–6 Jack SmithNWS10Apr 10, 1909 21Win12–3–6 Eddie CarterNWS10Feb 23, 1909 20Draw11–3–6 Harry PowersNWS10Feb 13, 1909 19Win11–3–5 Peck MillerNWS6Jan 30, 1909 18Win10–3–5 Jersey Tom MurphyKO3 (6)Jan 23, 1909 17Draw9–3–5 Billy WillisNWS6Jan 19, 1909 16Draw9–3–4 Fred SidneyPTS8Jan 5, 1909 15Loss9–3–3 Frankie MaddenKO5 (6)Dec 18, 1908 14Win9–2–3 Fred CorbettNWS6Oct 24, 1908 13Win8–2–3 Tony BenderNWS6Oct 6, 1908 12Win7–2–3 Charley MillerKO5 (6)Oct 3, 1908 11Draw6–2–3 Harry ScroggsNWS6Sep 22, 1908 10Loss6–2–2 Leach CrossDQ4 (6)May 25, 1908 9Win6–1–2 Tony BenderNWS6Apr 28, 1908 8Win5–1–2 Joe SellsNWS6Apr 21, 1908 7Draw4–1–2 Marty RowanNWS6Apr 18, 1908 6Draw4–1–1 George HoeyNWS4Apr 6, 1908 5Win4–1 Jim GardnerTKO3 (6)Mar 31, 1908 4Win3–1 Red ShawTKO3 (6)Mar 17, 1908 3Win2–1 Harry LortzNWS6Mar 14, 1908 2Win1–1 Harry PhillipsTKO2 (4)Mar 12, 1908 1Loss0–1 Babe CullenNWS4Mar 2, 1908

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