Lightweight · United States
Harry Forbes 97-26-27, 3 NC 46 KO · 1897–1929
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Harry Forbes was a lightweight boxer from United States, born May 13, 1879. Record 97-26-27, 3 NC with 46 knockouts over 1897–1929. Harry Forbes last fought Freddie Miller on Aug 6, 1929 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: هاري فوربس · হ্যারি ফোর্বস
Born May 13, 1879
Died Dec 19, 1946
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Reach 165 cm
Debut Jan 16, 1897
Career 1897–1929
Rounds boxed 921
KO share 47%
Born in Rockford, Illinois
Titles World bantamweight title 1903
Confirmed bouts 13 of 153
Career record Record
97-26-27, 3 NC, 46 KOs · 1897–1929
Last result L
For Greater Cincinnati lightweight title UD 10/10 · Redland Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
The record 153 bouts, 1897–1929, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
For Greater Cincinnati lightweight title UD 10/10 · Redland Field, Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-25-27 · Miller 64-3-2
L
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-24-27 · Bass 110-20-6
L
PTS 10/10 · White City Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-23-27 · Bass 107-19-6
L
PTS 10/10 · American Legion Stadium, Greenwood, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-22-27 · Sarron 38-4-4
L
10 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-21-27 · Moore 160-54-37
L
PTS 12/12 · Albany, New York, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-20-27 · Brown 38-6-4
L
Jimmy Katz
PTS 10/10 · Chillicothe, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-19-27 · Katz —
L
Paddy Meehan
KO 2 · Glencove A.C., Glen Cove, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-18-27 · Meehan —
L
Matty McCue
TKO 10/10 · Union Park Pavilion, Racine, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-17-27 · McCue —
L
Oscar Williams
KO 2 · Paducah, Kentucky, 🇺🇸
Forbes 97-16-27 · Williams —
W
Young Frenchy
10 · Burlington, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Forbes 96-16-27 · Frenchy —
L
KO 3/10 · Badger A.C., Kenosha, 🇺🇸
Forbes 96-15-27 · Coulon 52-3-6
L
Eddie O'Keefe
10 · New Orleans A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Forbes 96-14-27 · O'Keefe —
W
Young Ketchell
10 · Mount Vernon S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 95-14-27 · Ketchell —
W
10 · Royale A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 94-14-27 · Goldman —
W
Sam Kellar
10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Forbes 93-14-27 · Kellar —
NC
Earl Denning
6 · Aurora, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 93-14-27 · Denning —
W
Joe Homeland
TKO 5/10 · Aurora, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 92-14-27 · Homeland —
D
Young Togo
PTS 15/15 · McAlester, Oklahoma, 🇺🇸
Forbes 92-14-26 · Togo —
W
Joe Homeland
8 · Janesville, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Forbes 91-14-26 · Homeland —
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Young Fitzgerald
KO 3 · Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Forbes 90-14-26 · Fitzgerald —
W
Young Jimmy Britt
KO 1/10 · South Bend, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Forbes 89-14-26 · Britt —
L
World bantamweight title at stake 10 · Ice Skating Rink Arena, Kenosha, 🇺🇸
Forbes 89-13-26 · Coulon 49-3-4
W
Mike Bartley
KO 5 · Saint Josephs A.C., Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Forbes 88-13-26 · Bartley —
W
Earl Denning
8 · Windsor A.C., Windsor, 🇨🇦
Forbes 87-13-26 · Denning —
W
Young Morgan
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Forbes 86-13-26 · Morgan —
W
Joe Hennessy
KO 3 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 85-13-26 · Hennessy —
L
TKO 7 · Troy, New York, 🇺🇸
Forbes 85-12-26 · Attell 82-8-19
W
Joe Coster
KO 8/10 · Bedford A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 84-12-26 · Coster —
W
George Ramsey
KO 2 · Troy, New York, 🇺🇸
Forbes 83-12-26 · Ramsey —
W
PTS 6/6 · Menominee, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Forbes 82-12-26 · Ryan 87-2-16
W
Bruce Shearer
KO 4 · Chenoa, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 81-12-26 · Shearer —
D
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6 · Springfield, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 81-12-25 · Rauch —
L
Tommy O'Toole
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 81-11-25 · O'Toole —
W
Tommy Murphy
KO 5 · West Allis, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Forbes 80-11-25 · Murphy —
W
Young Garfield
KO 3 · Riverside A.C., Peoria, 🇺🇸
Forbes 79-11-25 · Garfield —
W
Bruce Shearer
KO 5/10 · Bloomington, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 78-11-25 · Shearer —
L
Biz Mackey
PTS 10/10 · Findlay, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Forbes 78-10-25 · Mackey —
L
PTS 10/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Forbes 78-9-25 · Attell 34-4-10
D
Phil Logan
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 78-9-24 · Logan —
W
Paddy Nee
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 77-9-24 · Nee —
D
Gus Hart
PTS 6/6 · Convention Hall, Niagara Falls, 🇺🇸
Forbes 77-9-23 · Hart —
W
Joe Cherry
KO 1 · Arbeiter Hall, Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Forbes 76-9-23 · Cherry —
D
Paddy Nee
PTS 10/10 · Kalamazoo, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Forbes 76-9-22 · Nee —
W
Joe Cherry
KO 13/15 · Saginaw A.C., Saginaw, 🇺🇸
Forbes 75-9-22 · Cherry —
W
Dago Mike
TKO 8/10 · Democratic Club, Denver, 🇺🇸
Forbes 74-9-22 · Mike —
L
KO 3/6 · Waverly A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 74-8-22 · Neil 18-4-4
W
Johnny Kelly
KO 3 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 73-8-22 · Kelly —
L
For world featherweight title KO 5/20 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 73-7-22 · Attell 21-2-8
D
For world featherweight title PTS 12/12 · Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 73-7-21 · Attell 21-2-7
D
Tommy Feltz
PTS 10/10 · Metropolitan A.C., Detroit, 🇺🇸
Forbes 73-7-20 · Feltz —
W
Tommy Love
6 · State A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 72-7-20 · Love —
W
Kid McFadden
KO 10/10 · Tammany A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Forbes 71-7-20 · McFadden —
L
For world bantamweight title KO 2/20 · Mechanic's Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Forbes 71-6-20 · Neil 15-4-3
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 70-6-20 · Dougherty —
W
Maurice Rauch
Retained world bantamweight title PTS 15/15 · Vineyard's Hall, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 69-6-20 · Rauch —
W
Tommy Love
6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 68-6-20 · Love —
W
Biz Mackey
PTS 10/10 · Marvin Opera House, Findlay, 🇺🇸
Forbes 67-6-20 · Mackey —
W
Jimmy Devine
KO 4/6 · Washington S.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Forbes 66-6-20 · Devine —
W
Johnny Kelly
Retained world bantamweight title KO 9/10 · Missouri A.C., Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 65-6-20 · Kelly —
W
Andrew Dick Tokell
Retained world bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Forbes 64-6-20 · Tokell —
W
Retained world bantamweight title TKO 7/15 · Reliance A.C., Oakland, 🇺🇸
Forbes 63-6-20 · Neil 14-3-3
D
PTS 6/6 · America A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 63-6-19 · Attell 18-2-5
W
George Halliday
TKO 1/6 · America A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 61-6-19 · Halliday —
W
Billy Finucane
PTS 6/6 · America A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 61-6-19 · Finucane —
W
Chick Sullivan
KO 1/8 · Saengerbund Auditorium, Dubuque, 🇺🇸
Forbes 60-6-19 · Sullivan —
W
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 59-6-19 · Rauch —
W
Biz Mackey
KO 2/20 · South Bend, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Forbes 58-6-19 · Mackey —
W
Tommy Feltz
PTS 6/6 · America A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 57-6-19 · Feltz —
W
Mike Memsic
PTS 6/6 · America A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 56-6-19 · Memsic —
W
Billy Finucane
TKO 4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 55-6-19 · Finucane —
W
Young Devaney
Retained world bantamweight title PTS 10/10 · Elyria A.C., Denver, 🇺🇸
Forbes 54-6-19 · Devaney —
D
Johnny Reagan
For world bantamweight title PTS 20/20 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 54-6-18 · Reagan —
W
Kid Goodman
PTS 6/6 · Pyramid A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 53-6-18 · Goodman —
W
Tommy Feltz
Retained world bantamweight title PTS 15/15 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 52-6-18 · Feltz —
W
Retained world bantamweight title KO 4/15 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 51-6-18 · Dougherty —
W
For world bantamweight title TKO 7/15 · Reliance A.C., Oakland, 🇺🇸
Forbes 50-6-18 · Neil 14-2-3
W
Billy Rotchford
KO 1/6 · Pyramid A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 49-6-18 · Rotchford —
W
John O'Donnell
TKO 3 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 48-6-18 · O'Donnell —
W
Won world bantamweight title claim KO 2/15 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 47-6-18 · Dougherty —
W
PTS 15/15 · West End A.C., Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 46-6-18 · Attell 14-0-4
D
Tommy Cody
PTS 6/6 · Twenty-second Ward A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 46-6-17 · Cody —
W
Mike Bartley
KO 1/10 · Watita Hall, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 45-6-17 · Bartley —
D
Jack O'Keefe
PTS 6/6 · Illinois Park, Rockford, 🇺🇸
Forbes 45-6-16 · O'Keefe —
W
Casper Leon
TKO 15 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Forbes 44-6-16 · Leon —
W
Casper Leon
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 43-6-16 · Leon —
D
Casper Leon
PTS 20/20 · Lake Contrary, Saint Joseph, 🇺🇸
Forbes 43-6-15 · Leon —
D
Jack Ryan
PTS 6/6 · Opera House, Aurora, 🇺🇸
Forbes 43-6-14 · Ryan —
W
Walter Bloom
PTS 20/20 · Fairgrounds, Bloomington, 🇺🇸
Forbes 42-6-14 · Bloom —
W
Young Gustavson
KO 3 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 41-6-14 · Gustavson —
W
Young Herzog
KO 3 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 40-6-14 · Herzog —
L
KO 1/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 40-5-14 · Gardner —
W
Fred O'Neil
KO 1 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 39-5-14 · O'Neil —
W
Jim Ryan
KO 3 · Kensington, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 38-5-14 · Ryan —
L
Benny Yanger
TKO 5/6 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 38-4-14 · Yanger —
D
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 38-4-13 · Rauch —
W
Walter Bloom
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-4-13 · Bloom —
D
Jimmy Simister
PTS 20/20 · Pelican A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-4-12 · Simister —
L
For world bantamweight title TKO 2/25 · Broadway A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-3-12 · McGovern 40-2-3
NC
Danny McMahon
6 · Michigan City, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-3-12 · McMahon —
D
Tim Callahan
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-3-11 · Callahan —
D
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-3-10 · Gardner —
D
Tim Callahan
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 37-3-9 · Callahan —
W
Harry Whittingham
PTS 6/6 · Belle City Opera House, Racine, 🇺🇸
Forbes 36-3-9 · Whittingham —
W
Eddie Sprague
PTS 12/12 · Still City A.C., Peoria, 🇺🇸
Forbes 35-3-9 · Sprague —
D
Eddie Lenny
PTS 25/25 · Coney Island A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 35-3-8 · Lenny —
W
Billy Rotchford
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 34-3-8 · Rotchford —
W
Billy Rotchford
DQ 1/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 33-3-8 · Rotchford —
W
Eddie Sprague
TKO 12 · Bloomington, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 32-3-8 · Sprague —
W
Turkey Point Billy Smith
TKO 14 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Forbes 31-3-8 · Smith —
D
Turkey Point Billy Smith
PTS 6/6 · Howard Theater, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 31-3-7 · Smith —
W
KO 4 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 30-3-7 · Murphy 100-41-26
W
Kid Ryan
PTS 6/6 · Springfield A.C., Springfield, 🇺🇸
Forbes 29-3-7 · Ryan —
W
Eddie Lenny
PTS 20/20 · Crescent A.C., Toronto, 🇨🇦
Forbes 28-3-7 · Lenny —
W
Eddie Sprague
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 27-3-7 · Sprague —
W
Turkey Point Billy Smith
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 26-3-7 · Smith —
W
Tommy Cody
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 25-3-7 · Cody —
W
Billy Boyd
PTS 6/6 · Turner Hall, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 24-3-7 · Boyd —
W
Turkey Point Billy Smith
PTS 6/6 · Seventh Regiment Armory, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 23-3-7 · Smith —
W
Eddie Sprague
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 22-3-7 · Sprague —
D
Tim Callahan
PTS 6/6 · Fort Dearborn A.C., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 22-3-6 · Callahan —
W
Johnny Whittaker
PTS 6/6 · Milwaukee A.C., Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Forbes 21-3-6 · Whittaker —
W
Willie Purdy
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 20-3-6 · Purdy —
NC
Kid Ryan
4 · Hanlon's Court, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 20-3-6 · Ryan —
W
George Hall
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 19-3-6 · Hall —
W
Jimmy Rose
DQ 14 · Greenwood A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 18-3-6 · Rose —
D
Casper Leon
PTS 6/6 · America A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 18-3-5 · Leon —
D
Johnny Whittaker
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 18-3-4 · Whittaker —
L
KO 15/25 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 18-2-4 · McGovern 18-2-3
W
Jack Ward
DQ 6 · Pelican A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 17-2-4 · Ward —
W
Patsy Donovan
TKO 4/10 · Lenox A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Forbes 16-2-4 · Donovan —
W
Billy Barrett
PTS 10/10 · Pelican A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 15-2-4 · Barrett —
W
Maxie Haugh
KO 7 · Pelican A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Forbes 14-2-4 · Haugh —
W
Larry Lacey
KO 4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 13-2-4 · Lacey —
W
Barney McCall
KO 4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 12-2-4 · McCall —
D
Johnny Ritchie
PTS 6/6 · Montello AC, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 12-2-3 · Ritchie —
D
Joe Bertrand
PTS 6/6 · Montecello Club, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 12-2-2 · Bertrand —
L
Johnny Ritchie
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 12-1-2 · Ritchie —
W
Tom Cooney
TKO 2/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 11-1-2 · Cooney —
D
Barney McCall
PTS 5/5 · Bankers Athletic Club, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 11-1-1 · McCall —
W
Barney McCall
PTS 6/6 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 10-1-1 · McCall —
W
Billy Boyd
PTS 4/4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 9-1-1 · Boyd —
W
Johnny Gallagher
KO 5 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 8-1-1 · Gallagher —
W
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6 · Battery D Armory, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 7-1-1 · Rauch —
W
Eddie Carroll
PTS 6/6 · McGurn's Handball Court, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 6-1-1 · Carroll —
W
Joe Sturch
PTS 4/4 · Tattersall's, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 5-1-1 · Sturch —
D
Fred Woods
PTS 5/5 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 5-1-0 · Woods —
W
Ned Hanlon
KO 1 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 4-1-0 · Hanlon —
W
Ned Hanlon
TKO 1 · Hanlon's Court, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 3-1-0 · Hanlon —
W
Mike Bartley
KO 2 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 2-1-0 · Bartley —
W
Fred Wolf
PTS 4/4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 1-1-0 · Wolf —
W
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6 · Chicago A.A., Chicago, 🇺🇸
Forbes 0-1-0 · Rauch —
L
Joe Sturch
PTS 4/4 · Chicago, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Forbes 0-0-0 · Sturch —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Harry Forbes's record? Harry Forbes's professional record is 97-26-27, 3 NC with 46 knockouts.
Who did Harry Forbes fight last? Harry Forbes last fought Freddie Miller on Aug 6, 1929 and lost by UD over 10 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 73 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/73 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
