11 Facts About Ray Bronson

Ray Bronson briefly claimed the World Welterweight Boxing Title between February and December 1912.

Ray Bronson became a member of the Horseshoer's Union in October 1905, and served as a delegate of the Central Labor Union through 1907.

At least according to BoxRec, Ray Bronson had begun his professional boxing career by the age of seventeen in early 1905, and although the location of many of his early fights remains unclear, he fought often in his hometown of Indianapolis and occasionally in adjacent Illinois.

On June 30,1910, Ray Bronson managed to defeat future welterweight world champion Jack Britton at the Royal Athletic Club in New Orleans in a ten-round points decision.

Ray Bronson first claimed the World Welterweight Title, according to most sources, in his bout with Young Erne on February 22,1912, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Ray Bronson won the bout, according to the Indianapolis Star in a ten-round points decision.

Ray Bronson fought a ten-round, no-decision bout three months after taking the Welterweight Title against McFarland at Independence Hall in Indianapolis on May 29,1912.

Ray Bronson defended his title against boxers Clarence English, Harry Brewer, Wildcat Ferns and Hillard Lang.

Ray Bronson lost the American version of the World title on January 13,1913, to Spike Kelly in an eight-round points decision in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Tacoma Times wrote in July 1914, that Ray Bronson was managing welterweight Milburn Saylor, and that, "Ray Bronson has a number of crack battlers under his wing," which included Al Morey, an Australian welterweight.

Ray Bronson retired from active professional boxing around 1921 and died in 1948.