Middleweight · United States
Frank Klaus 68-15-13 20 KO · 1905–1913
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Frank Klaus was a middleweight boxer from United States, born Dec 30, 1887. Record 68-15-13 with 20 knockouts over 1905–1913. Frank Klaus last fought George Chip on Dec 23, 1913 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 6.
Also: Франк Клаус · فرانك كلاوس · フランク・クラウス
Born Dec 30, 1887
Died Feb 8, 1948
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Height 171 cm
Nickname The Braddock Bearcat
Debut Feb 18, 1905
Career 1905–1913
Rounds boxed 288
KO share 29%
Born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
Titles NYSAC middleweight title 1913
Confirmed bouts 14 of 96
Career record Record
68-15-13, 20 KOs · 1905–1913
Last result L
TKO 5/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
The record 96 bouts, 1905–1913, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 51-4-2
L
TKO 5/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 68-14-13 · Chip 39-23-9
L
For NYSAC middleweight title TKO 6/6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 68-13-13 · Chip 37-22-9
D
10 · Southside A.A., Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Klaus 68-13-12 · McGoorty —
W
TKO 3/12 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 67-13-12 · Gardner —
L
10 · Washington Park, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Klaus 67-12-12 · Dillon 94-5-13
W
6 · Exposition Park, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 66-12-12 · McGoorty —
W
Retained NYSAC middleweight title DQ 15/20 · Cirque de Paris, Paris, 🇫🇷
Klaus 65-12-12 · Papke 39-13-7
W
Pietro Boine
DQ 3 · Casino-Kursaal, Lyon, 🇫🇷
Klaus 64-12-12 · Boine —
W
Marcel Moreau
DQ 4/15 · Villa des Fleurs, Aix-les-Bains, 🇫🇷
Klaus 63-12-12 · Moreau —
W
Won world middleweight title claim DQ 19/20 · Grand Hall des Magasins Généraux, Dieppe, 🇫🇷
Klaus 62-12-12 · Carpentier 58-8-5
W
10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 61-12-12 · Dillon 65-4-11
W
Retained world middleweight title claim PTS 20/20 · Coffroth's Arena, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Klaus 60-12-12 · Dillon 65-3-11
W
Sailor Ed Petroskey
Won vacant middleweight title PTS 20/20 · Auditorium Pavilion, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Klaus 59-12-12 · Petroskey —
W
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 58-12-12 · Brown —
W
Jimmy Howard
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 57-12-12 · Howard —
D
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 57-12-11 · Dillon 57-3-9
W
6 · American A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 56-12-11 · Hauck 56-10-15
W
Tommy Sullivan
KO 2/12 · Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 55-12-11 · Sullivan —
W
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
World middleweight title claim at stake 10 · National A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 54-12-11 · Thompson —
W
Vic Hansen
KO 8/20 · Coalinga, California, 🇺🇸
Klaus 53-12-11 · Hansen —
Show all 96 bouts W
Montana Dan Sullivan
KO 3/20 · Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Klaus 52-12-11 · Sullivan —
W
Bill MacKinnon
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 51-12-11 · MacKinnon —
W
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 50-12-11 · Gardner —
W
Montana Jack Sullivan
TKO 3/10 · Fairmont A.C., Bronx, 🇺🇸
Klaus 49-12-11 · Sullivan —
W
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 48-12-11 · Hauck 48-9-15
W
TKO 6/10 · Fairmont A.C., Bronx, 🇺🇸
Klaus 47-12-11 · Lewis —
D
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 47-12-10 · Gardner —
W
Billy Berger
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 46-12-10 · Berger —
L
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 46-11-10 · Micheli —
W
Jack Abbott
TKO 5/6 · Palisades Rink, McKeesport, 🇺🇸
Klaus 45-11-10 · Abbott —
L
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 45-10-10 · Gardner —
L
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 45-9-10 · Hauck 44-9-15
W
Frank Mantell
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 44-9-10 · Mantell —
W
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 43-9-10 · Gardner —
W
Frank Mantell
KO 9/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 42-9-10 · Mantell —
W
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 41-9-10 · Ketchel 48-5-3
W
Jack "Twin" Sullivan
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 40-9-10 · Sullivan —
W
Billy Berger
6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 39-9-10 · Berger —
W
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Klaus 38-9-10 · Flynn —
L
Joe Thomas
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 38-8-10 · Thomas —
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 38-8-9 · Lewis 85-30-19
W
6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 37-8-9 · Papke 28-4-7
W
KO 2/6 · Old City Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 36-8-9 · Rowan —
W
Hugh McGann
DQ 3/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 35-8-9 · McGann —
L
6 · Bijou Theater, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 35-7-9 · Micheli —
W
Jack Fitzgerald
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 34-7-9 · Fitzgerald —
L
Jim Smith
DQ 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 33-6-9 · Smith —
W
Harry Mansfield
TKO 1/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 33-6-9 · Mansfield —
W
DQ 6/6 · Nonpareil A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 32-6-9 · Lewis 80-28-19
W
Harry Mansfield
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 31-6-9 · Mansfield —
W
Jack Williams
TKO 2/6 · Hiland Theater, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 30-6-9 · Williams —
W
Cy Flynn
TKO 3/6 · Hiland Theater, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 29-6-9 · Flynn —
W
Harry Mansfield
6 · Hiland Theater, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 28-6-9 · Mansfield —
W
Pat Carney
KO 1/6 · Hiland Theater, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 27-6-9 · Carney —
W
Jim Donovan
6 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 26-6-9 · Donovan —
W
Tommy Crawford
TKO 1/6 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 25-6-9 · Crawford —
W
Tommy Lynch
6 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 24-6-9 · Lynch —
W
Paul Moore
6 · Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 23-6-9 · Moore —
W
Billy Clark
KO 2/6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 22-6-9 · Clark —
W
Jack Fitzgerald
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 21-6-9 · Fitzgerald —
W
Kid Williams
KO 5/6 · New Amsterdam Opera House, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 20-6-9 · Williams —
W
Jim Donovan
6 · Terminal A.C., Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Klaus 19-6-9 · Donovan —
W
Johnny Carroll
6 · National S.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 18-6-9 · Carroll —
L
Jack Robinson
6 · Mozart Theater, Binghamton, 🇺🇸
Klaus 18-5-9 · Robinson —
D
Billy Clark
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 18-5-8 · Clark —
W
Jack Robinson
6 · National S.C, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 17-5-8 · Robinson —
W
Dutch Zimmer
KO 3/6 · Navarre A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 16-5-8 · Zimmer —
W
Jim Donovan
6 · Navarre A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 15-5-8 · Donovan —
W
Jack Nelson
6 · Roman A.C., Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Klaus 14-5-8 · Nelson —
W
Jack Fitzgerald
6 · Broadway A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 13-5-8 · Fitzgerald —
W
Cub White
6 · West End A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 12-5-8 · White —
D
Billy Clark
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Klaus 12-5-7 · Clark —
W
Alex Laird
KO 2/6 · Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 11-5-7 · Laird —
W
Paul Moore
6 · Rankin Athletic Club Rooms, Rankin, 🇺🇸
Klaus 10-5-7 · Moore —
L
Dick Given
6 · Rankin, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 10-4-7 · Given —
W
Andy Diamond
KO 1/6 · Donora, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 9-4-7 · Diamond —
W
Al Martin
6 · Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 8-4-7 · Martin —
L
Paul Moore
6 · East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 8-3-7 · Moore —
W
Jock Simcoe
6 · McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 7-3-7 · Simcoe —
D
Paul Moore
6 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 7-3-6 · Moore —
W
James Frazier
6 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 6-3-6 · Frazier —
W
Tom Broderick
TKO 3/6 · Art Club, Ambridge, 🇺🇸
Klaus 5-3-6 · Broderick —
W
George Decker
6 · Mutual Benefit Hall, East Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 4-3-6 · Decker —
D
George Fraser
PTS 32/32 · Lorain, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Klaus 4-3-5 · Fraser —
D
Jack Bruce
4 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 4-3-4 · Bruce —
W
Ned Chernoff
4 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 3-3-4 · Chernoff —
D
Mike Ward
4 · Turner Hall, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 3-3-3 · Ward —
W
Dick Given
4 · Turner Hall, East Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 2-3-3 · Given —
D
Frank Diamond
6 · Oakland Armory, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 2-3-2 · Diamond —
W
Jock Simcoe
6 · East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Klaus 1-3-2 · Simcoe —
L
Elmer Morgan
KO 4/6 · Mutual Benefit Hall, East Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 1-2-2 · Morgan —
D
John Ulm
4 · Wilmerding A.C., Wilmerding, 🇺🇸
Klaus 0-2-1 · Ulm —
W
Battling Simpson
4 · Wilmerding A.C., Wilmerding, 🇺🇸
Klaus 0-2-1 · Simpson —
L
Frank Diamond
4 · Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 0-1-1 · Diamond —
L
Frank Diamond
4 · Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 0-0-1 · Diamond —
D
Patsy Hogan
4 · Business Men's Club, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Klaus 0-0-0 · Hogan —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Frank Klaus's record? Frank Klaus's professional record is 68-15-13 with 20 knockouts.
Who did Frank Klaus fight last? Frank Klaus last fought George Chip on Dec 23, 1913 and lost by TKO in round 5 of 6. Sources Boxerbook ID 16527 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16527 . 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.
