Welterweight · United States
Ray Bronson 61-19-25 22 KO · 1905–1920
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Ray Bronson was a welterweight boxer from United States, born Aug 2, 1887. Record 61-19-25 with 22 knockouts over 1905–1920. Ray Bronson last fought Jack Britton on Sep 6, 1920 and lost.
Also: راي برونسون
Born Aug 2, 1887
Died Jan 1, 1948
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Nickname John Ray Bronson
Debut Feb 20, 1905
Career 1905–1920
Rounds boxed 688
KO share 36%
Born in Webster City, Iowa, U.S.
Titles American welterweight title 1912
Confirmed bouts 10 of 105
Career record Record
61-19-25, 22 KOs · 1905–1920
Last result L
10 · Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, 🇺🇸
The record 105 bouts, 1905–1920, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
10 · Cedar Point Arena, Sandusky, 🇺🇸
Bronson 61-18-25 · Britton 184-39-31
L
TKO 7/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Bronson 61-17-25 · Wells 25-8-2
D
Frank Picato
PTS 20/20 · Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Bronson 61-17-24 · Picato —
L
Lost world welterweight title claim PTS 20/20 · Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Bronson 61-16-24 · Holberg 24-13-4
L
Young Denny
Bronson defended the American version of the world welterweight title 10 · Orleans A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Bronson 61-15-24 · Denny —
W
Hilliard Lang
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 60-15-24 · Lang —
D
Billy Griffith
10 · Olympic A.C., Cincinnati, 🇺🇸
Bronson 60-15-23 · Griffith —
L
Tommy Howell
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bronson 60-14-23 · Howell —
W
Leo Kelly
KO 2/8 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Bronson 59-14-23 · Kelly —
W
Jimmy Perry
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 58-14-23 · Perry —
L
Tommy Howell
PTS 10/10 · Labor Temple Auditorium, Kansas City, 🇺🇸
Bronson 58-13-23 · Howell —
L
Spike Kelly
Lost American welterweight title claim PTS 8/8 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 58-12-23 · Kelly —
W
Clarence English
8 · Saint Louis, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Bronson 57-12-23 · English —
L
Hilliard Lang
American welterweight title claim 12 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, 🇨🇦
Bronson 57-11-23 · Lang —
W
Wildcat Ferns
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 56-11-23 · Ferns —
W
Harry Brewer
10 · Ball Park, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 55-11-23 · Brewer —
L
World welterweight title claim at stake 10 · Independence Ball Park, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 55-10-23 · McFarland 89-1-6
L
Harry Brewer
American welterweight title claim 8 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 55-9-23 · Brewer —
W
Clarence English
Won vacant American welterweight title PTS 15/15 · Saint Joseph, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Bronson 54-9-23 · English —
W
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 53-9-23 · Erne 155-41-43
Show all 105 bouts D
Tommy Devlin
PTS 10/10 · Tri City A.C., Jeffersonville, 🇺🇸
Bronson 53-9-22 · Devlin —
W
Tommy Howell
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 52-9-22 · Howell —
L
Milburn Saylor
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 52-8-22 · Saylor —
W
Tommy Howell
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 51-8-22 · Howell —
L
Tommy Howell
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Bronson 51-7-22 · Howell —
W
Dave Deshler
10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 50-7-22 · Deshler —
W
Eddie Webber
KO 3/10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 49-7-22 · Webber —
W
Johnny Glover
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Bronson 48-7-22 · Glover —
W
Morris Bloom
10 · Empire Theater, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 47-7-22 · Bloom —
L
Sid Burns
DQ 19/20 · Olympia Annexe, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Bronson 47-6-22 · Burns —
W
Jim Armstrong
KO 5/20 · Melbourne Athletic Club, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Bronson 46-6-22 · Armstrong —
W
Arthur Douglas
TKO 11/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Bronson 45-6-22 · Douglas —
L
Hughie Mehegan
For vacant Australian lightweight title PTS 20/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Bronson 45-5-22 · Mehegan —
W
Frank Thorn
TKO 4/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Bronson 44-5-22 · Thorn —
W
Sid Papworth Sullivan
PTS 20/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Bronson 43-5-22 · Sullivan —
W
Tommy Jones
PTS 20/20 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Bronson 42-5-22 · Jones —
W
Grover Hayes
PTS 8/8 · Phoenix A.C., Memphis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 41-5-22 · Hayes —
W
Johnny Krause
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Bronson 40-5-22 · Krause —
W
Guy Dalton
PTS 8/8 · Richmond, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 39-5-22 · Dalton —
W
PTS 10/10 · Royal A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Bronson 38-5-22 · Britton 44-12-15
W
Harry Trendall
PTS 8/8 · Memphis, Tennessee, 🇺🇸
Bronson 37-5-22 · Trendall —
W
Guy Dalton
KO 5 · near Evansville, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 36-5-22 · Dalton —
L
Jack Redmond
10 · Grand Opera House, Anderson, 🇺🇸
Bronson 36-4-22 · Redmond —
W
Mike Memsic
8 · Anderson, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 35-4-22 · Memsic —
D
Paul Kohler
10 · Akron, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 35-4-21 · Kohler —
W
Tommy O'Keefe
TKO 3/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Bronson 34-4-21 · O'Keefe —
W
Joe Hirst
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-21 · Hirst —
D
PTS 8/10 · Grand Opera House, Anderson, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-20 · Dillon 21-0-4
D
PTS 12/12 · Armory, Boston, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-19 · Baldwin —
D
PTS 20/20 · West Side A.C., Gretna, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-18 · Baldwin —
D
Dave Deshler
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-17 · Deshler —
D
Dave Deshler
PTS 12/12 · Armory A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Bronson 33-4-16 · Deshler —
W
Perry Moyer
KO 1/20 · Near, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Bronson 32-4-16 · Moyer —
D
PTS 20/20 · West Side A.C., McDonoughville, 🇺🇸
Bronson 32-4-15 · McFarland 57-1-2
W
Jack O'Sullivan
PTS 6/6 · Marion, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 31-4-15 · O'Sullivan —
W
Jack Redmond
PTS 10/10 · Royal A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-4-15 · Redmond —
D
Jack Redmond
PTS 10/10 · Royal A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-4-14 · Redmond —
L
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
6 · Columbus, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-3-14 · Thompson —
D
PTS 10/10 · Royal A.C., New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-3-13 · Horn —
D
PTS 6/6 · Hartford City A.C., Hartford City, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-3-12 · Dillon 12-0-2
L
TKO 13/20 · West Side A.C., Gretna, 🇺🇸
Bronson 30-2-12 · Welsh 41-8-7
W
Julius Stein
KO 3/20 · Atlanta A.C., Atlanta, 🇺🇸
Bronson 29-2-12 · Stein —
D
Jimmy Dunn
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 29-2-11 · Dunn —
W
Kid Goodman
PTS 20/20 · Gymnastic Club, Dayton, 🇺🇸
Bronson 28-2-11 · Goodman —
D
Jimmy Dunn
PTS 15/15 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 28-2-10 · Dunn —
D
Andy Bezenah
PTS 15/15 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 28-2-9 · Bezenah —
W
Andy Bezenah
PTS 10/10 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 27-2-9 · Bezenah —
W
Kid Hogan
KO 5 · Springfield, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Bronson 26-2-9 · Hogan —
D
Julius Stein
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 26-2-8 · Stein —
D
Grover Hayes
PTS 10/10 · Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 26-2-7 · Hayes —
W
Jack Ward
KO 3 · Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Bronson 25-2-7 · Ward —
D
Julius Stein
PTS 10/10 · Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 25-2-6 · Stein —
W
Mike Bartley
PTS 10/10 · Princess Rink, Fort Wayne, 🇺🇸
Bronson 24-2-6 · Bartley —
W
Johnny Nickels
KO 3 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 23-2-6 · Nickels —
W
Mickey Ford
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 22-2-6 · Ford —
W
Kid Kahn
KO 5 · Bloomington, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 21-2-6 · Kahn —
W
Louisville Tommy West
KO 4/6 · Bloomington, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 20-2-6 · West —
W
Kid Black
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 19-2-6 · Black —
D
Freddie Cole
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 19-2-5 · Cole —
L
Mickey Ford
KO 7 · Kokomo, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 19-1-5 · Ford —
W
Mickey Ford
PTS 6/6 · Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 18-1-5 · Ford —
D
Young Sharkey
PTS 10/10 · Urbana, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Bronson 18-1-4 · Sharkey —
L
Grover Hayes
KO 3/3 · Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 18-0-4 · Hayes —
D
Julius Stein
PTS 8/8 · Riverside A.C., Peoria, 🇺🇸
Bronson 18-0-3 · Stein —
W
George Quinn
KO 2 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 17-0-3 · Quinn —
W
Grant Clark
KO 4 · Indianapolis, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 16-0-3 · Clark —
W
Tommy Shea
KO 2 · Indianapolis A.C., Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 15-0-3 · Shea —
W
Young Lavin
KO 4 · Anderson, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Bronson 14-0-3 · Lavin —
W
Mike Ryan
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 13-0-3 · Ryan —
W
Ben Doerk
KO 2 · Peoria A.C., Peoria, 🇺🇸
Bronson 12-0-3 · Doerk —
W
Jack Roberts
PTS 6/6 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 11-0-3 · Roberts —
W
Tommy Grant
KO 1 · Peoria A.C., Peoria, 🇺🇸
Bronson 10-0-3 · Grant —
W
Willie Reilly
PTS 4/4 · Empire Theater, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 9-0-3 · Reilly —
D
Canadian Kid
PTS 6/6 · Washington Club, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 9-0-2 · Kid —
W
Canadian Kid
DQ 3/4 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 8-0-2 · Kid —
W
Jack Metimas
PTS 10/10 · Brighton Beach, New York, 🇺🇸
Bronson 7-0-2 · Metimas —
W
Kid Gordon
PTS 5/5 · United States of America
Bronson 6-0-2 · Gordon —
W
Joe Percente
PTS 10/10 · United States of America
Bronson 5-0-2 · Percente —
W
Henry Gardner
PTS 6/6 · United States of America
Bronson 4-0-2 · Gardner —
W
Skinny DeBruler
KO 1/4 · Empire Theater, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 3-0-2 · DeBruler —
D
Skinny DeBruler
PTS 6/6 · Empire Theater, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 3-0-1 · DeBruler —
W
Jimmy Casey
KO 2/5 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 2-0-1 · Casey —
D
Jimmy Casey
PTS 4/4 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 2-0-0 · Casey —
W
Mike Morris
PTS 5/5 · United States of America
Bronson 1-0-0 · Morris —
W
Billie Hinkle
PTS 4/4 · Auditorium, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Bronson 0-0-0 · Hinkle —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Ray Bronson's record? Ray Bronson's professional record is 61-19-25 with 22 knockouts.
Who did Ray Bronson fight last? Ray Bronson last fought Jack Britton on Sep 6, 1920 and lost. Sources Boxerbook ID 8801 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/8801 . 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.
