Sandy Ferguson

Who was Sandy Ferguson?

Sandy Ferguson was a professional boxer. Ferguson eventually moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts, where he began his professional career in 1898. Ferguson won his first three fights with ease, defeating Sid West on points twice and Paul Watson via first-round knockout. Ferguson remained undefeated up until June 1900, racking up a record of 10-0-6. None of Ferguson's first 16 fights, however, were against a top contender. On June 10, 1900, Ferguson suffered his first major setback when he was upset by a rookie fighter named Charlie O'Rourke via fourth-round knockout. Ferguson bounced back, five months later, by scoring a first-round knockout of the inexperienced Tom Shaw. After the victory over Shaw, Ferguson finally fought an experienced fighter named Dick O'Brien. Unfortunately, Ferguson squandered his big chance by getting disqualified against O'Brien in December 1900 and again, a month later, in January 1901. After knockout of John MacDonald three months later, Ferguson left the USA and headed to England, where he strung together a record of 6-1-2 before returning to America in January 1903. Ferguson's first fight after returning from Britain was against George Bayers.