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American boxer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
16 March 1869
Death:
22 July 1940
The details
Biography
Introduction
Peter Maher (born 16 March 1869, in Gunnode, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland – 22 July 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an Irish boxer known for his powerful punch. Early in his career Maher won the 1888 Middleweight Championship of Ireland, and the 1890 Heavyweight Championship of Ireland. After moving to the United States he won the 1895 Heavyweight Championship of the World match by knocking out Steve O'Donnell in the first round. In 1896 Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Maher in a fight in Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, and took the Heavyweight title.
Notable bouts
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss |  Kid McCoy | KO | 2 (6) | 1908-07-24 | Sulzer Park, New York, New York | |
| Loss |  George Gardner | KO | 1 (6) | 1903-04-06 | Monarch AC, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Loss | Joe Choynski | KO | 2 (6) | 1903-01-26 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | 1902-10-30 | Washington S.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | NWS | 6 | 1902-10-03 | Ariel A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| NC | Tom Sharkey | NC | 3 (6) | 1902-01-17 | Industrial Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Loss | Joe Choynski | PTS | 6 | 1900-02-16 | 2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Loss | Kid McCoy | KO | 5 (25) | 1900-01-01 | Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Win |  Joe Goddard | RTD | 8 (8) | 1898-07-08 | Lenox A.C., New York, New York | |
| Loss | Joe Goddard | KO | 1 (6) | 1898-05-13 | Arena A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Draw | Tom Sharkey | PTS | 7 | 1897-06-09 | Palace A.C., New York, New York | |
| Win | Joe Choynski | KO | 6 (20) | 1896-11-16 | Broadway A.C., New York, New York | |
| Loss |  Bob Fitzsimmons | KO | 1, 1:35 | 1896-02-21 |  Coahuila de Zaragoza | Lost World Heavyweight Title. |
| Draw | Jim Hall | PTS | 6 | 1895-02-22 | Suffolk A.C., Boston, Massachusetts | |
| NC |  Mysterious Billy Smith | ND | 3 | 1895-02-13 | Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| Win | George Godfrey | KO | 6 | 1894-05-28 | Boston Casino, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Loss | Joe Goddard | KO | 3 (20) | 1892-12-08 | Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn, New York | |
| Loss | Bob Fitzsimmons | RTD | 12 | 1892-03-02 | Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Loss | Peter Jackson | RTD | 3 (4) | 1889-12-24 | Leinster Hall, Dublin | |