Middleweight · United States
Tiger Flowers 135-17-8 55 KO · 1918–1927
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Tiger Flowers is a middleweight boxer from United States, born Aug 5, 1895. Record 135-17-8 with 55 knockouts over 1918–1927. World titles: WBA middleweight (1926). Tiger Flowers last fought Leo Gates on Nov 12, 1927 and won by TKO in round 4 of 10.
Also: تايجر فلورز · تایگر فلاور · タイガー・フラワーズ +5 more 타이거 플라워스 · Theodore "Tiger" Flowers · Theodore Flowers · セオドア・フラワーズ · 시어도어 플라워스
Born Aug 5, 1895
Died Nov 16, 1927
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Southpaw
Height 178 cm
Nickname Georgia Deacon
Debut Jan 1, 1918
Career 1918–1927
Rounds boxed 1082
KO share 41%
Born in Camilla, Georgia, U.S.
Titles WBA middleweight · 1926
Confirmed bouts 21 of 160
Record and next fight Record
135-17-8, 55 KOs · 1918–1927
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result W
Leo Gates
TKO 4/10 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 160 bouts, 1918–1927, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 115-14-6
W
Leo Gates
TKO 4/10 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 134-17-8 · Gates —
D
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Flowers 134-17-7 · Rosenbloom 60-15-7
W
Joe Lohman
10 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 133-17-7 · Lohman —
W
UD 10/10 · Artillery Park, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Flowers 132-17-7 · Latzo 85-18-4
W
Joe Anderson
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 131-17-7 · Anderson —
W
Jock Malone
PTS 6/6 · Dugdale Park, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Flowers 130-17-7 · Malone —
W
Harry Dillon
PTS 10/10 · Ice Coliseum, Portland, 🇺🇸
Flowers 129-17-7 · Dillon —
D
Chuck Wiggins
PTS 10/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Flowers 129-17-6 · Wiggins —
W
Bing Conley
PTS 10/10 · Amusement Park, Norwalk, 🇺🇸
Flowers 128-17-6 · Conley —
D
PTS 10/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Flowers 128-17-5 · Rosenbloom 57-13-6
W
Bob Sage
PTS 10/10 · Mack Park, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Flowers 127-17-5 · Sage —
W
Eddie Huffman
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 126-17-5 · Huffman —
W
Chuck Wiggins
10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Flowers 125-17-5 · Wiggins —
W
Chuck Wiggins
PTS 10/10 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 124-17-5 · Wiggins —
W
Soldier George Jones
KO 1/15 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 123-17-5 · Jones —
W
Lou Bogash
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 122-17-5 · Bogash —
W
PTS 4/4 · Denver, Colorado, 🇺🇸
Flowers 121-17-5 · Anderson —
L
PTS 10/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Flowers 121-16-5 · Lomski —
W
KO 3/10 · Armory, Grand Rapids, 🇺🇸
Flowers 120-16-5 · Jackson —
L
Lost NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Flowers 120-15-5 · Walker 77-16-2
Show all 160 bouts W
Eddie Huffman
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Flowers 119-15-5 · Huffman —
L
DQ 9/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 119-14-5 · Rosenbloom 52-10-6
W
Happy Hunter
KO 3/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 118-14-5 · Hunter —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 117-14-5 · Greb 263-17-19
W
Battling Jim McCreary
DQ 3/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 116-14-5 · McCreary —
W
Eddie Huffman
PTS 10/10 · Ascot Park, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Flowers 115-14-5 · Huffman —
W
KO 2 · Coliseum, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Flowers 114-14-5 · Anderson —
W
Ray Neuman
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 113-14-5 · Neuman —
W
Young Bob Fitzsimmons
10 · Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 112-14-5 · Fitzsimmons —
W
Allentown Joe Gans
UD 10/10 · South Main Street Armory, Wilkes-Barre, 🇺🇸
Flowers 111-14-5 · Gans —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring middleweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 110-14-5 · Greb 261-16-19
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 110-13-5 · McTigue 93-29-9
W
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 109-13-5 · Moody —
W
Benny Ross
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 108-13-5 · Ross —
L
Chuck Wiggins
10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Flowers 108-12-5 · Wiggins —
W
Jock Malone
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Flowers 107-12-5 · Malone —
W
Ted Moore
TKO 6/10 · Taylor Bowl, Newburgh Heights, 🇺🇸
Flowers 106-12-5 · Moore —
W
Jock Malone
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 105-12-5 · Malone —
W
Allentown Joe Gans
10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Flowers 104-12-5 · Gans —
W
Lou Bogash
10 · Aurora Bowl, Aurora, 🇺🇸
Flowers 103-12-5 · Bogash —
W
Pat McCarthy
PTS 10/10 · Braves Field, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 102-12-5 · McCarthy —
W
Jack Stone
TKO 4/12 · Elizabeth, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Flowers 101-12-5 · Stone —
W
DQ 3/10 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 100-12-5 · Anderson —
W
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 99-12-5 · Anderson —
W
Jock Malone
10 · East Chicago, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Flowers 98-12-5 · Malone —
W
Lou Bogash
PTS 12/12 · State Street Arena, Bridgeport, 🇺🇸
Flowers 97-12-5 · Bogash —
W
Pal Reed
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 96-12-5 · Reed —
W
Battling Mims
KO 5 · Macon, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 95-12-5 · Mims —
W
Lou Bogash
KO 5/12 · Savannah, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 94-12-5 · Bogash —
W
Lou Bogash
PTS 10/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 93-12-5 · Bogash —
W
Sailor Darden
12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 92-12-5 · Darden —
L
KO 4/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 92-11-5 · Delaney 46-6-1
L
Lou Bogash
DQ 3/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 92-10-5 · Bogash —
W
Jackie Clark
TKO 5/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 91-10-5 · Clark —
W
TKO 10/12 · Lakeside Park Pavillion, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 90-10-5 · Kid —
W
Ted Moore
12 · Sussex Avenue Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Flowers 89-10-5 · Moore —
W
Bill Savage
KO 2/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Flowers 88-10-5 · Savage —
W
Tommy Robson
TKO 8/12 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 87-10-5 · Robson —
L
KO 2/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 87-9-5 · Delaney 44-5-1
W
Dan O'Dowd
TKO 6/10 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Flowers 86-9-5 · O'Dowd —
W
Billy Britton
TKO 4/10 · Mechanics Building, Boston, 🇺🇸
Flowers 85-9-5 · Britton —
W
Joe Lohman
TKO 3/10 · Rink S.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Flowers 84-9-5 · Lohman —
D
Frankie Schoell
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 84-9-4 · Schoell —
W
Jack Townsend
TKO 5/10 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 83-9-4 · Townsend —
W
TKO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 82-9-4 · Wilson 60-25-8
W
Battling Gahee
TKO 2/12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 81-9-4 · Gahee —
W
12 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 80-9-4 · Johnson —
W
Hughie Clements
TKO 2/4 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 78-9-4 · Clements —
W
Jerry Hayes
KO 2/4 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 78-9-4 · Hayes —
W
George Robinson
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 77-9-4 · Robinson —
W
Joe Lohman
DQ 4/10 · Moose Arena, Hamilton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 76-9-4 · Lohman —
W
Cleve Hawkins
KO 3 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 75-9-4 · Hawkins —
W
TKO 8/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 74-9-4 · Kid —
W
Battling Gahee
TKO 4/12 · Weller Theater, Zanesville, 🇺🇸
Flowers 73-9-4 · Gahee —
W
KO 2/12 · Canton Auditorium, Canton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 72-9-4 · Jackson —
W
UD 12/12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 71-9-4 · Anderson —
W
UD 12/12 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 70-9-4 · Kid —
W
TKO 8/10 · League Park, Martins Ferry, 🇺🇸
Flowers 69-9-4 · Jackson —
L
10 · Legion Stadium, Fremont, 🇺🇸
Flowers 69-8-4 · Greb 225-15-17
W
Oscar Mortimer
TKO 6/12 · Soledad Roof, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 68-8-4 · Mortimer —
W
Jack Townsend
TKO 11/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 67-8-4 · Townsend —
W
DQ 3/12 · Riverside Arena, Covington, 🇺🇸
Flowers 66-8-4 · Kid —
W
DQ 11/12 · Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 65-8-4 · Anderson —
W
10 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Flowers 64-8-4 · Kid —
W
Battling Gahee
10 · Fremont Theatre, Fremont, 🇺🇸
Flowers 63-8-4 · Gahee —
W
Joe Lohman
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 62-8-4 · Lohman —
W
Willie Walker
TKO 7/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 61-8-4 · Walker —
W
Ted Jamieson
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 60-8-4 · Jamieson —
W
George Robinson
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 59-8-4 · Robinson —
W
Jimmy Darcy
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 58-8-4 · Darcy —
W
Dave Thornton
KO 2 · Bijou Ring, Nashville, 🇺🇸
Flowers 57-8-4 · Thornton —
W
PTS 12/12 · Commonwealth Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Flowers 56-8-4 · Anderson —
W
Bob Lawson
KO 6/8 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 55-8-4 · Lawson —
W
10 · Fremont Theatre, Fremont, 🇺🇸
Flowers 54-8-4 · Kid —
W
Battling Gahee
PTS 12/12 · Barberton Stadium, Barberton, 🇺🇸
Flowers 53-8-4 · Gahee —
W
Bob Lawson
TKO 10/12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 52-8-4 · Lawson —
W
Sonny Goodrich
PTS 12/12 · Bellinger Theater, San Antonio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 51-8-4 · Goodrich —
W
Herbert Moore
KO 2 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 50-8-4 · Moore —
W
Sailor Darden
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 49-8-4 · Darden —
W
Rufe Cameron
KO 4 · United States of America
Flowers 48-8-4 · Cameron —
D
George Robinson
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 48-8-3 · Robinson —
L
RTD 5 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, 🇲🇽
Flowers 48-7-3 · Chiariglione 80-55-26
W
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 47-7-3 · Kid —
W
Whitey Black
10 · Danceland Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Flowers 46-7-3 · Black —
W
PTS 12/12 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 45-7-3 · Jackson —
D
PTS 12/12 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 45-7-2 · Jackson —
W
Rufe Cameron
PTS 10/10 · Bijou Ring, Nashville, 🇺🇸
Flowers 44-7-2 · Cameron —
W
12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 43-7-2 · Gans 83-17-8
W
Sailor Tom King
PTS 15/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 42-7-2 · King —
L
For world colored light-heavyweight title KO 1/12 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Flowers 42-6-2 · Norfolk 98-22-8
W
12 · Coliseum, Toledo, 🇺🇸
Flowers 41-6-2 · Kid —
W
Jack Ray
KO 3 · Central Garage Arena, Nashville, 🇺🇸
Flowers 40-6-2 · Ray —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 8/8 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 39-6-2 · Mims —
W
Bob Lawson
PTS 8/8 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 38-6-2 · Lawson —
W
Frank Carbone
DQ 10/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 37-6-2 · Carbone —
W
TKO 10/15 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Flowers 36-6-2 · Palmer —
W
Kid Davis
KO 3/10 · L Street Park, Brunswick, 🇺🇸
Flowers 35-6-2 · Davis —
W
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 34-6-2 · Palmer —
W
Battling Gahee
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 33-6-2 · Gahee —
W
Kid Davis
KO 1 · United States of America
Flowers 32-6-2 · Davis —
W
Kid Paddy
KO 1 · United States of America
Flowers 31-6-2 · Paddy —
W
Andy Kid Palmer
PTS 15/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 30-6-2 · Palmer —
L
RTD 2/12 · Riverside Arena, Covington, 🇺🇸
Flowers 30-5-2 · Kid —
D
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 30-5-1 · Norfolk 93-20-7
L
KO 2/10 · Ponce de Leon Ballpark, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 30-4-1 · Langford 176-39-46
W
Frankie Murphy
PTS 15/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 29-4-1 · Murphy —
L
For vacant world colored light-heavyweight title KO 7/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 29-3-1 · Anderson —
W
Billy Britton
PTS 15/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 28-3-1 · Britton —
W
Jim Jam Barry
KO 5/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 27-3-1 · Barry —
W
Chihuahua Kid Brown
KO 1/15 · Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, 🇲🇽
Flowers 26-3-1 · Brown —
D
Jim Jam Barry
PTS 15/15 · Garden Play Arena, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Flowers 26-3-0 · Barry —
W
Won vacant Southwest middleweight title KO 9/15 · Gonzalez Garden Arena, Ciudad Juarez, 🇲🇽
Flowers 25-3-0 · Jones 14-13-1
L
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 25-2-0 · Norfolk 89-19-6
W
Battling Burke
KO 4/8 · Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 24-2-0 · Burke —
W
Jack Ray
KO 2 · United States of America
Flowers 23-2-0 · Ray —
L
KO 5/15 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 23-1-0 · Gans 66-14-6
W
Battling Gahee
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 22-1-0 · Gahee —
W
Whitey Black
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Flowers 21-1-0 · Black —
W
Battling Gahee
PTS 10/10 · Business Men's A.C., Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 20-1-0 · Gahee —
W
Chihuahua Kid Brown
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 19-1-0 · Brown —
L
KO 6/15 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 19-0-0 · Gans 56-12-6
W
KO 3 · United States of America
Flowers 18-0-0 · Williams 121-18-8
W
Jack Moore
KO 2/12 · Pekin Theatre, Savannah, 🇺🇸
Flowers 17-0-0 · Moore —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 10/10 · United States of America
Flowers 16-0-0 · Mims —
W
Battling Troupe
KO 4/10 · Business Men's A.C., Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 15-0-0 · Troupe —
W
Whitey Black
KO 1 · United States of America
Flowers 14-0-0 · Black —
W
Jim Fain
KO 4/10 · Business Men's A.C., Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 13-0-0 · Fain —
W
Chihuahua Kid Brown
KO 2 · United States of America
Flowers 12-0-0 · Brown —
W
Chihuahua Kid Brown
TKO 8/10 · Business Men's A.C., Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 11-0-0 · Brown —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 10-0-0 · Mims —
W
Billy Hooper
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Flowers 9-0-0 · Hooper —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 10/10 · United States of America
Flowers 8-0-0 · Mims —
W
Billy Hooper
PTS 20/20 · Brunswick, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 7-0-0 · Hooper —
W
Sailor Darden
PTS 15/15 · United States of America
Flowers 6-0-0 · Darden —
W
Roughhouse Baker
KO 3 · United States of America
Flowers 5-0-0 · Baker —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 10/10 · United States of America
Flowers 4-0-0 · Mims —
W
Battling Mims
PTS 15/15 · United States of America
Flowers 3-0-0 · Mims —
W
Battling Hazel
KO 8 · United States of America
Flowers 2-0-0 · Hazel —
W
Battling Henry Williams
PTS 20/20 · United States of America
Flowers 1-0-0 · Williams —
W
Billy Hooper
KO 11 · Brunswick, Georgia, 🇺🇸
Flowers 0-0-0 · Hooper —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Tiger Flowers's record? Tiger Flowers's professional record is 135-17-8 with 55 knockouts.
When is Tiger Flowers's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 13 Oct 2026.
Who did Tiger Flowers fight last? Tiger Flowers last fought Leo Gates on Nov 12, 1927 and won by TKO in round 4 of 10.
Which world titles has Tiger Flowers held? Tiger Flowers has held 1 world title reign: WBA middleweight (1926). Sources Boxerbook ID 13201 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13201 . 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.
