Sandy Ferguson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sandy Ferguson

Canadian boxer

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1879

Place of Birth: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Death: 26-Feb-1919

Profession: boxer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sandy Ferguson (July 24, 1879 in Moncton, New Brunswick - February 26, 1919 in Providence, Rhode Island) was a professional boxer.
Born in New Brunswick, Canada Ferguson moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts [with his family at age 13], where he began his professional career in 1898.
Ferguson won his first three fights with ease, defeating Sid West on points twice and Paul Watson via first-round knockout.
Ferguson remained undefeated up until June 1900, racking up a record of 10-0-6.
None of Ferguson's first 16 fights, however, were against a top contender.
On December 17, 1900, Ferguson suffered his first major setback when he was outpointed in a bout with veteran Dick O'Brien.
Two months later he was disqualified in the same round against the same Dick O'Brien.
After a lightning knockout of John MacDonald at Gloucester, Massachusetts in April, Ferguson left the USA and headed to England, where he strung together a record of 6-1-2 before returning to America in January 1903.
Ferguson's first fight after returning from Britain was against the brilliant boxer George Byers.
The match ended in a prearranged draw, as Ferguson was dropped four times by Byers.
After this match, however, Ferguson gained popularity by avenging his previous losses to fellow ex-pat Canadian Dick O'Brien by scoring a sixth-round knockout on 25 March 1903.
This was followed by a twelve-round decision over George Byers.