Last updated on 08/24/2015

01/02/1888 - New York, NY - Fifth Avenue Saloon
Collar & Elbow (2/3 falls for $500): N. Atkin def E. Fash

01/10/1888 - S. Brooklyn, NY - Eighth Street Stable
Collar & Elbow (2/3 falls for $300): D. Madden def J. Duffy

01/14/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - City Assembly Rooms
William Johnson def Joe Cook (2/3)

01/30/1888 - New York, NY - Parepa Hall
Catch-as-catch-can: Sebastian Mueller def Ernest Roeber

02/07/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Schiellein's Hall ("a crowded house")
Collar & Elwbow: Homer Lane (2-1) Jimmy Murray
Catch-as-Catch-Can: Tommy (2-2 time limit draw) Pat Moran

02/07/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Martin Dempsey def Gus Hill (2/3)

02/08/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Steve O'Donnell def Gus Hill

02/09/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Martin Dempsey def Jimmy Murray

02/10/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Collar & Elbow: Martin Dempsey vs Gus Hill

02/18/1888 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden [original]
* A benefit for the widow of Billy Dempsey, who died at a prize fight.
Gus Hill vs Mike Dempsey

02/25/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - The Rink
Young McGraw (2-0) Joe Ryan

02/27/1888 - Jersey City, NJ - Scottish American AC
T.J. O'Day def W.E. Stillman

03/26/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Graeco-Roman Handicap Match: Jack Carkeek (15:00 FTT) William Muldoon

03/27/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Handicap Match: T. McMillan (15:00 FTT) Evan "Strangler" Lewis

03/29/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
William Muldoon (14min) Jack Carkeek

04/02/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Sorakichi Matsuda def Young Bibby

04/16/1888 Rents-Stanley Performance - Newburgh, NY
Sorakichi Matsuda (5min) P.J. Walsh

04/30/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Hyde & Behman's Theater
William Muldoon and Evan Lewis wrestled, possibly against other opponents

05/01/1888 - Brooklyn NY - Hyde & Behman's Theater
William Muldoon vs Jack Carkeek

05/03/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Hyde & Behman's Theater
William Muldoon vs Professor Clark and a unknown German sailor

05/04/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Hyde & Behman's Theater
William Muldoon vs Jack Carkeek (no time limit)

06/04/1888 - New York, NY - Bartholdi Hall
Sebastian Miller def Ernest Roeber (12 minutes for $250 side bet)

06/18/1888 - New York, NY - Oriental Theater
Ernest Roeber (42min forfeit) Sebastian Miller

08/22/1888 - New York, NY - Oriental Theater
Michael Donahue (2-0) John McGrath

10/01/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Grand Theater
Hugh Leonard vs Thomas McCarthy

11/13/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Schiellein Assembly Rooms
Catch-as-cath-can (2/3): Charlie Rogers def Master Overt

11/29/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Palace Rink
Collar & Elbow (2/3): Jimmie Carroll def Homer Lane

12/22/1888 - New York, NY - Parepa Hall
New York Heavyweight Title: William Hoefler vs Ernest Roeber

12/26/1888 - Brooklyn, NY - Palace Hall
Collar & Elbow (2/3): Homer Lane def Joe Shaw

 

Researches by Don Luce, Hisaharu Tanabe, with additional information from Jimmy Wheeler