▁waited ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Professional ▁box ing ▁career ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁middle weight , ▁K etch el ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁taking ▁on ▁heavy we ights , ▁who ▁sometimes ▁out we ighed ▁him ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁pounds ▁( 1 4   kg ). ▁According ▁to ▁he ars ay , ▁before ▁each ▁of ▁his ▁f ights , ▁he ▁would ▁imagine ▁that ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁had ▁ins ult ed ▁his ▁mother , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁relationship ; ▁thus , ▁his ▁anger ▁would ▁motiv ate ▁him ▁to ▁fight ▁with ▁f ury . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁box ing ▁profession ally ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁at ▁ 1 6 , ▁in ▁But te , ▁Mont ana . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁fight , ▁K etch el ▁knock ed ▁out ▁Kid ▁T racy ▁in ▁one ▁round . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁fight , ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁decision ▁in ▁six ▁r ounds ▁by ▁Maurice ▁Thompson . ▁He ▁box ed ▁his ▁first ▁ 4 1 ▁b outs ▁in ▁Mont ana , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁wins , ▁two ▁losses , ▁and ▁three ▁draw s ▁during ▁that ▁span . ▁He ▁lost ▁once ▁more ▁to ▁Thompson ▁in ▁their ▁rem atch ▁and ▁then ▁controvers ial ly ▁drew ▁with ▁him ▁in ▁their ▁rub ber ▁match , ▁in ▁a ▁bout ▁that ▁many ▁people ▁thought ▁K etch el ▁had ▁won . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁beat ▁Tom ▁Kings ley , ▁among ▁others , ▁before ▁moving ▁his ▁campaign ▁on ▁to