In 1889, he participated in a fight against Frank Slavin, where he was roundly outclassed by Slavin by all accounts, and knocked out cold for ten minutes, but the circumstances had been so unfairly stacked against his opponent, the referee called it a draw after 14 rounds.
In 1889, he fought Frank Slavin in a match where he was significantly outperformed by Slavin according to all accounts. He was knocked unconscious for ten minutes but the referee called it a draw after 14 rounds because of unfair conditions against his opponent.