Tiger Flowers Record
| Total Fights | 160 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 135 |
| Losses | 17 |
| Draws | 8 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 3 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
| KO Wins | 55 |
| KO Losses | 10 |
- Born
- Aug 5, 1895
- Died
- Nov 16, 1927 (32 years)
- Debut
- Jan 1, 1918
- Record
- 135-17-8
- Title Fights
- 3
- KOs
- 55 (34.4%)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Reach
- 193 cm
- Ape Index
- 15 cm
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
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Featured Opponents
What is Tiger Flowers' record?
In a professional boxing career spanning nine years and 10 months, Tiger Flowers fought 160 times with 135 wins, 17 losses, and 8 draws.
Flowers' boxing record after his last fight was 135-17-8, which included three middleweight world-title wins and one successful title defense fight. He had a 34.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 55 of his total 160 fights being knockout wins. Flowers suffered 10 knockout losses, none of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 4th round TKO victory over Leo Gates on November 12, 1927.
Some of Flowers' best fights and notable victories include wins over two Hall-of-Famers (Harry Greb and Kid Williams), Happy Hunter, Eddie Palmer, Johnny Wilson, Lee Anderson, Jamaica Kid, and Allentown Joe Gans.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | Nov 12, 1927 | 32 | Leo Gates | Win | TKO4 |
| 159 | Nov 9, 1927 | 32 | Maxie Rosenbloom | Draw | PTS |
| 158 | Oct 17, 1927 | 32 | Joe Lohman | Win | NWS |
| 157 | Sep 30, 1927 | 32 | Pete Latzo | Win | UD |
| 156 | Sep 1, 1927 | 32 | Joe Anderson | Win | PTS |
| 155 | Aug 16, 1927 | 32 | Jock Malone | Win | PTS |
| 154 | Aug 10, 1927 | 32 | Harry Dillon | Win | PTS |
| 153 | Aug 3, 1927 | 31 | Chuck Wiggins | Draw | PTS |
| 152 | Jul 28, 1927 | 31 | Bing Conley | Win | PTS |
| 151 | Jul 4, 1927 | 31 | Maxie Rosenbloom | Draw | PTS |
| 150 | Jun 17, 1927 | 31 | Bob Sage | Win | PTS |
| 149 | May 27, 1927 | 31 | Eddie Huffman | Win | PTS |
| 148 | May 13, 1927 | 31 | Chuck Wiggins | Win | NWS |
| 147 | Apr 29, 1927 | 31 | Chuck Wiggins | Win | PTS |
| 146 | Mar 29, 1927 | 31 | Soldier George Jones | Win | KO1 |
| 145 | Feb 18, 1927 | 31 | Lou Bogash | Win | PTS |
| 144 | Jan 25, 1927 | 31 | Lee Anderson | Win | PTS |
| 143 | Jan 22, 1927 | 31 | Leo Lomski | Loss | PTS |
| 142 | Jan 6, 1927 | 31 | Tut Jackson | Win | KO3 |
| 141 | Dec 3, 1926 | 31 | Mickey Walker | Loss * | PTS |
| 140 | Nov 22, 1926 | 31 | Eddie Huffman | Win | PTS |
| 139 | Oct 15, 1926 | 31 | Maxie Rosenbloom | Loss | DQ |
| 138 | Sep 16, 1926 | 31 | Happy Hunter | Win | KO3 |
| 137 | Aug 19, 1926 | 31 | Harry Greb | Win * | SD |
| 136 | Aug 10, 1926 | 31 | Battling Jim McCreary | Win | DQ |
| 135 | Jul 24, 1926 | 30 | Eddie Huffman | Win | PTS |
| 134 | Jul 11, 1926 | 30 | Lee Anderson | Win | KO2 |
| 133 | Jun 28, 1926 | 30 | Ray Neuman | Win | PTS |
| 132 | Jun 18, 1926 | 30 | Young Bob Fitzsimmons | Win | NWS |
| 131 | Apr 16, 1926 | 30 | Allentown Joe Gans | Win | UD |
| 130 | Feb 26, 1926 | 30 | Harry Greb | Win * | SD |
| 129 | Dec 23, 1925 | 30 | Mike McTigue | Loss | SD |
| 128 | Dec 10, 1925 | 30 | Frank Moody | Win | PTS |
| 127 | Nov 30, 1925 | 30 | Benny Ross | Win | PTS |
| 126 | Oct 27, 1925 | 30 | Chuck Wiggins | Loss | NWS |
| 125 | Oct 23, 1925 | 30 | Jock Malone | Win | NWS |
| 124 | Sep 7, 1925 | 30 | Ted Moore | Win | TKO6 |
| 123 | Aug 28, 1925 | 30 | Jock Malone | Win | PTS |
| 122 | Aug 21, 1925 | 30 | Allentown Joe Gans | Win | NWS |
| 121 | Jul 24, 1925 | 29 | Lou Bogash | Win | NWS |
| 120 | Jul 20, 1925 | 29 | Pat McCarthy | Win | PTS |
| 119 | Jun 26, 1925 | 29 | Jack Stone | Win | TKO4 |
| 118 | Jun 20, 1925 | 29 | Lee Anderson | Win | DQ |
| 117 | Jun 8, 1925 | 29 | Lee Anderson | Win | UD |
| 116 | Jun 5, 1925 | 29 | Jock Malone | Win | NWS |
| 115 | May 26, 1925 | 29 | Lou Bogash | Win | PTS |
| 114 | May 18, 1925 | 29 | Pal Reed | Win | PTS |
| 113 | May 4, 1925 | 29 | Battling Mims | Win | KO5 |
| 112 | Apr 29, 1925 | 29 | Lou Bogash | Win | KO5 |
| 111 | Mar 20, 1925 | 29 | Lou Bogash | Win | PTS |
| 110 | Mar 16, 1925 | 29 | Sailor Darden | Win | NWS |
| 109 | Feb 26, 1925 | 29 | Jack Delaney | Loss | KO4 |
| 108 | Feb 16, 1925 | 29 | Lou Bogash | Loss | DQ |
| 107 | Feb 14, 1925 | 29 | Jackie Clark | Win | TKO5 |
| 106 | Feb 5, 1925 | 29 | Jamaica Kid | Win | TKO10 |
| 105 | Feb 2, 1925 | 29 | Ted Moore | Win | NWS |
| 104 | Jan 29, 1925 | 29 | Bill Savage | Win | KO2 |
| 103 | Jan 28, 1925 | 29 | Tommy Robson | Win | TKO8 |
| 102 | Jan 16, 1925 | 29 | Jack Delaney | Loss | KO2 |
| 101 | Jan 7, 1925 | 29 | Dan O'Dowd | Win | TKO6 |
| 100 | Jan 5, 1925 | 29 | Billy Britton | Win | TKO4 |
| 99 | Jan 1, 1925 | 29 | Joe Lohman | Win | TKO3 |
| 98 | Dec 26, 1924 | 29 | Frankie Schoell | Draw | PTS |
| 97 | Dec 15, 1924 | 29 | Jack Townsend | Win | TKO5 |
| 96 | Dec 9, 1924 | 29 | Johnny Wilson | Win | TKO3 |
| 95 | Dec 1, 1924 | 29 | Battling Gahee | Win | TKO2 |
| 94 | Nov 27, 1924 | 29 | Clem Johnson | Win | NWS |
| 93 | Nov 10, 1924 | 29 | Jerry Hayes | Win | KO2 |
| 92 | Nov 10, 1924 | 29 | Hughie Clements | Win | TKO2 |
| 91 | Nov 1, 1924 | 29 | George Robinson | Win | PTS |
| 90 | Oct 23, 1924 | 29 | Joe Lohman | Win | DQ |
| 89 | Oct 21, 1924 | 29 | Cleve Hawkins | Win | KO3 |
| 88 | Oct 11, 1924 | 29 | Jamaica Kid | Win | TKO8 |
| 87 | Sep 30, 1924 | 29 | Battling Gahee | Win | TKO4 |
| 86 | Sep 29, 1924 | 29 | Tut Jackson | Win | KO2 |
| 85 | Sep 22, 1924 | 29 | Lee Anderson | Win | UD |
| 84 | Sep 15, 1924 | 29 | Jamaica Kid | Win | UD |
| 83 | Sep 1, 1924 | 29 | Tut Jackson | Win | TKO8 |
| 82 | Aug 21, 1924 | 29 | Harry Greb | Loss | NWS |
| 81 | Aug 12, 1924 | 29 | Oscar Mortimer | Win | TKO6 |
| 80 | Aug 2, 1924 | 28 | Jack Townsend | Win | TKO11 |
| 79 | Jul 22, 1924 | 28 | Jamaica Kid | Win | DQ |
| 78 | Jul 3, 1924 | 28 | Lee Anderson | Win | DQ |
| 77 | Jun 27, 1924 | 28 | Jamaica Kid | Win | NWS |
| 76 | Jun 20, 1924 | 28 | Battling Gahee | Win | NWS |
| 75 | Jun 14, 1924 | 28 | Joe Lohman | Win | PTS |
| 74 | May 14, 1924 | 28 | Willie Walker | Win | TKO7 |
| 73 | May 3, 1924 | 28 | Ted Jamieson | Win | PTS |
| 72 | Apr 29, 1924 | 28 | George Robinson | Win | PTS |
| 71 | Apr 19, 1924 | 28 | Jimmy Darcy | Win | PTS |
| 70 | Apr 9, 1924 | 28 | Dave Thornton | Win | KO2 |
| 69 | Mar 29, 1924 | 28 | Lee Anderson | Win | PTS |
| 68 | Mar 19, 1924 | 28 | Bob Lawson | Win | KO6 |
| 67 | Mar 3, 1924 | 28 | Jamaica Kid | Win | NWS |
| 66 | Feb 25, 1924 | 28 | Battling Gahee | Win | PTS |
| 65 | Feb 18, 1924 | 28 | Bob Lawson | Win | TKO10 |
| 64 | Jan 31, 1924 | 28 | Sonny Goodrich | Win | PTS |
| 63 | Jan 23, 1924 | 28 | Herbert Moore | Win | KO2 |
| 62 | Dec 28, 1923 | 28 | Sailor Darden | Win | PTS |
| 61 | Dec 6, 1923 | 28 | Rufe Cameron | Win | KO4 |
| 60 | Nov 27, 1923 | 28 | George Robinson | Draw | PTS |
| 59 | Sep 17, 1923 | 28 | Fireman Jim Flynn | Loss | RTD5 |
| 58 | Sep 4, 1923 | 28 | Jamaica Kid | Win | PTS |
| 57 | Jul 30, 1923 | 27 | Whitey Black | Win | NWS |
| 56 | Jul 18, 1923 | 27 | Tut Jackson | Win | PTS |
| 55 | Jul 3, 1923 | 27 | Tut Jackson | Draw | PTS |
| 54 | Jun 20, 1923 | 27 | Rufe Cameron | Win | PTS |
| 53 | May 25, 1923 | 27 | Panama Joe Gans | Win | NWS |
| 52 | May 15, 1923 | 27 | Sailor Tom King | Win | PTS |
| 51 | May 8, 1923 | 27 | Kid Norfolk | Loss | KO1 |
| 50 | Apr 20, 1923 | 27 | Jamaica Kid | Win | NWS |
| 49 | Mar 19, 1923 | 27 | Jack Ray | Win | KO3 |
| 48 | Feb 28, 1923 | 27 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 47 | Feb 21, 1923 | 27 | Bob Lawson | Win | PTS |
| 46 | Dec 22, 1922 | 27 | Frank Carbone | Win | DQ |
| 45 | Dec 13, 1922 | 27 | Eddie Palmer | Win | TKO10 |
| 44 | Dec 1, 1922 | 27 | Kid Davis | Win | KO3 |
| 43 | Nov 11, 1922 | 27 | Eddie Palmer | Win | PTS |
| 42 | Oct 10, 1922 | 27 | Battling Gahee | Win | PTS |
| 41 | Sep 9, 1922 | 27 | Kid Davis | Win | KO1 |
| 40 | Aug 30, 1922 | 27 | Kid Paddy | Win | KO1 |
| 39 | Aug 22, 1922 | 27 | Andy Kid Palmer | Win | PTS |
| 38 | Jul 26, 1922 | 26 | Jamaica Kid | Loss | RTD2 |
| 37 | Jul 4, 1922 | 26 | Kid Norfolk | Draw | PTS |
| 36 | Jun 5, 1922 | 26 | Sam Langford | Loss | KO2 |
| 35 | May 16, 1922 | 26 | Frankie Murphy | Win | PTS |
| 34 | May 9, 1922 | 26 | Lee Anderson | Loss | KO7 |
| 33 | Apr 11, 1922 | 26 | Billy Britton | Win | PTS |
| 32 | Mar 28, 1922 | 26 | Jim Jam Barry | Win | KO5 |
| 31 | Mar 21, 1922 | 26 | Chihuahua Kid Brown | Win | KO1 |
| 30 | Mar 7, 1922 | 26 | Jim Jam Barry | Draw | PTS |
| 29 | Feb 21, 1922 | 26 | Gorilla Jones | Win | KO9 |
| 28 | Jan 30, 1922 | 26 | Kid Norfolk | Loss | KO3 |
| 27 | Jan 11, 1922 | 26 | Battling Burke | Win | KO4 |
| 26 | Jan 1, 1922 | 26 | Jack Ray | Win | KO2 |
| 25 | Dec 15, 1921 | 26 | Panama Joe Gans | Loss | KO5 |
| 24 | Nov 8, 1921 | 26 | Battling Gahee | Win | PTS |
| 23 | Oct 24, 1921 | 26 | Whitey Black | Win | PTS |
| 22 | Oct 18, 1921 | 26 | Battling Gahee | Win | PTS |
| 21 | Sep 26, 1921 | 26 | Chihuahua Kid Brown | Win | KO3 |
| 20 | Aug 8, 1921 | 26 | Panama Joe Gans | Loss | KO6 |
| 19 | Aug 1, 1921 | 25 | Kid Williams | Win | KO3 |
| 18 | Jul 12, 1921 | 25 | Jack Moore | Win | KO2 |
| 17 | Jul 7, 1921 | 25 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 16 | Jun 14, 1921 | 25 | Battling Troupe | Win | KO4 |
| 15 | Jun 6, 1921 | 25 | Whitey Black | Win | KO1 |
| 14 | May 23, 1921 | 25 | Jim Fain | Win | KO4 |
| 13 | May 5, 1921 | 25 | Chihuahua Kid Brown | Win | KO2 |
| 12 | May 2, 1921 | 25 | Chihuahua Kid Brown | Win | TKO8 |
| 11 | Nov 9, 1920 | 25 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 10 | Sep 27, 1920 | 25 | Billy Hooper | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Apr 4, 1920 | 24 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Mar 17, 1920 | 24 | Billy Hooper | Win | PTS |
| 7 | Mar 3, 1920 | 24 | Sailor Darden | Win | PTS |
| 6 | Feb 2, 1919 | 23 | Roughhouse Baker | Win | KO3 |
| 5 | Jan 1, 1919 | 23 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 4 | Jun 6, 1918 | 22 | Battling Mims | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Apr 4, 1918 | 22 | Battling Hazel | Win | KO8 |
| 2 | Mar 3, 1918 | 22 | Battling Henry Williams | Win | PTS |
| 1 | Jan 1, 1918 | 22 | Billy Hooper | Win | KO11 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Tiger Flowers (Georgia Deacon) was an American professional boxer. He was born in Camilla, Georgia on August 5, 1895. He was a middleweight world champion. He died on November 16, 1927 at the age of 32 years. Flowers was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1993. His professional boxing career spanned more than 9 years — from 1918 to 1927.
Flowers made his professional boxing debut against Billy Hooper at the age of 22 on January 1, 1918, defeating Hooper via 11th round KO. He went on to win 18 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 9 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 30 on February 26, 1926 after 129 professional fights, against Harry Greb for the middleweight NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He defeated Greb via 15 round split decision to become the middleweight champion of the world.
Flowers won one world title at middleweight. For all the details about Flowers' world title wins and defenses refer to "Tiger Flowers World Titles".
Flowers had a total of 17 losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Leo Gates at 32 years of age, on November 12, 1927. Flowers won the fight via 4th round TKO.
For a very detailed list Flowers' fights refer to "All of Tiger Flowers' fights".
Highlights
Flowers fought a total of 160 times during his professional career, which includes 3 world-title fights at the middleweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
February 26, 1926: Flowers wins his first world titles by defeating Harry Greb via 15 round split decision. He is now the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight world champion.
August 19, 1926: Flowers successfully defends the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring middleweight titles against Harry Greb, winning the fight via 15 round split decision.
World Titles
Flowers was a middleweight world champion. He held one world title at middleweight, which was a lineal championship win.
| Weight Division | World Titles Held |
|---|---|
| Middleweight | The Ring |