Bantamweight · United States
Harry Harris 40-3-8, 2 NC 16 KO · 1896–1907
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Harry Harris was a bantamweight boxer from United States, born Nov 18, 1880. Record 40-3-8, 2 NC with 16 knockouts over 1896–1907. Harry Harris last fought Harlem Tommy Murphy on Jun 3, 1907 and won by DQ in round 8 of 10.
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Born Nov 18, 1880
Died Jun 5, 1959
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Reach 172.5 cm
Nickname Human Scissors · Human Hairpin · Human Stringbean
Debut Apr 5, 1896
Career 1896–1907
Rounds boxed 268
KO share 40%
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Titles world bantamweight title 1901
Confirmed bouts 4 of 53
Career record Record
40-3-8, 2 NC, 16 KOs · 1896–1907
Last result W
DQ 8/10 · National S.C., New York
The record 53 bouts, 1896–1907, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 38-2-7
W
DQ 8/10 · National S.C., New York
Harris 39-3-8 · Murphy 3-3-1
W
Jack Goodman
6
Harris 38-3-8 · Goodman —
NC
Jack Goodman
6
Harris 38-3-8 · Goodman —
NC
Jack Goodman
3
Harris 38-3-8 · Goodman —
W
Barney Abel
10
Harris 37-3-8 · Abel —
D
Frank McCloskey
10
Harris 37-3-7 · McCloskey —
L
6
Harris 37-2-7 · Dougherty —
D
PTS 6/6
Harris 37-2-6 · Rice —
W
Jack Chambers
KO 6
Harris 36-2-6 · Chambers —
W
Won vacant world bantamweight title PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Harris 35-2-6 · Palmer 28-2-1
W
Al Kirk
KO 3
Harris 34-2-6 · Kirk —
L
Clarence Forbes
PTS 6/6
Harris 34-1-6 · Forbes —
W
Dennis "Kid" McFadden
PTS 6/6
Harris 33-1-6 · McFadden —
W
Johnny Reagan
PTS 6/6
Harris 32-1-6 · Reagan —
W
Casper Leon
PTS 6/6
Harris 31-1-6 · Leon —
W
Jack Ryan
PTS 6/6
Harris 30-1-6 · Ryan —
W
Patsy Donovan
6
Harris 29-1-6 · Donovan —
W
Tony Moran
PTS 10/10
Harris 28-1-6 · Moran —
W
Buddy Ryan
PTS 6/6
Harris 27-1-6 · Ryan —
D
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6
Harris 27-1-5 · Rauch —
Show all 53 bouts D
Barney Abel
PTS 6/6
Harris 27-1-4 · Abel —
W
Kid Carter
KO 2
Harris 26-1-4 · Carter —
W
Barney Abel
KO 3/6
Harris 25-1-4 · Abel —
W
Billy Casey
KO 5
Harris 24-1-4 · Casey —
D
PTS 6/6
Harris 24-1-3 · Flanagan —
D
PTS 6/6
Harris 24-1-2 · Flanagan —
D
PTS 6/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Harris 24-1-1 · Barry 61-1-9
W
Joe Hugelett
TKO 3
Harris 23-1-1 · Hugelett —
W
Sig Hart
KO 6
Harris 22-1-1 · Hart —
W
Sig Hart
PTS 15/15
Harris 21-1-1 · Hart —
W
KO 4/6 · Star Theatre, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Harris 20-1-1 · Murphy 100-42-26
W
Larry Lacey
KO 1
Harris 19-1-1 · Lacey —
W
Dick Sleif
KO 1
Harris 18-1-1 · Sleif —
L
PTS 6/6
Harris 18-0-1 · Flanagan —
W
George Pardy
PTS 6/6
Harris 17-0-1 · Pardy —
W
Kid Purdy
PTS 6/6
Harris 16-0-1 · Purdy —
W
Charles Roden
TKO 9/10
Harris 15-0-1 · Roden —
W
Pinky Evans
PTS 10/10
Harris 14-0-1 · Evans —
W
Billy Kid Trueman
TKO 6
Harris 13-0-1 · Trueman —
W
Tut Reilly
KO 9/10
Harris 12-0-1 · Reilly —
W
George Ross
PTS 10/10
Harris 11-0-1 · Ross —
W
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6
Harris 10-0-1 · Rauch —
W
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6
Harris 9-0-1 · Rauch —
W
Williams
PTS 6/6
Harris 8-0-1 · Williams —
W
Link Pope
TKO 4/6
Harris 7-0-1 · Pope —
D
Maurice Rauch
PTS 6/6
Harris 7-0-0 · Rauch —
W
Lee LaBlanche
PTS 5/5
Harris 6-0-0 · LaBlanche —
W
Chick Brooker
KO 1
Harris 5-0-0 · Brooker —
W
Lee LaBlanche
PTS 4/4
Harris 4-0-0 · LaBlanche —
W
Dave Rosenberg
PTS 3/3
Harris 3-0-0 · Rosenberg —
W
Archie Bernard
KO 2
Harris 2-0-0 · Bernard —
W
Young Sweeney
PTS 4/4
Harris 1-0-0 · Sweeney —
W
Dennis Mahoney
PTS 5/5
Harris 0-0-0 · Mahoney —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Harry Harris's record? Harry Harris's professional record is 40-3-8, 2 NC with 16 knockouts.
Who did Harry Harris fight last? Harry Harris last fought Harlem Tommy Murphy on Jun 3, 1907 and won by DQ in round 8 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 6754 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/6754 . 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.
