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Jimmy Gardner

February 27, 2014 By General Manager Leave a Comment

Jimmy Gardner

Born: December 25 1885; Lisdoovarna, County Clare, Ireland
Died: May 1964 (aged 78) Lowell, Massachusetts
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 133-153 lbs
Division: Lightweight

Record:

Total fights: 93
Wins: 61
Wins by KO: 36
Losses: 8
Draws: –
No Contest: –

Biography:

Gardner was a scrappy competitor who knew how to fight; He was not a great power hitter but was clever and difficult to beat; He lost only four fights in his first 8 years in the ring and was knocked out only twice during his entire career – towards the end. Jimmy was a brother of George Gardner (once Light Heavyweight Champion) and Billy Gardner, and a brother-in-law to Joe Thomas, hard-hitting middleweight of the teens.

Among those he defeated during his career were Belfield Walcott, Jack Carrig, Tommy Devine, Patsy Sweeney, Kid Griffo, Jimmy Kelly, George Memsic, Willie Fitzgerald, Jack O’Keefe, Rube Smith, Charley Sieger, Rufe Turner, Young Erne, Otto Sieloff, Harry Lewis, Clarence English, Joe Walcott, Jimmy Clabby, Jack Fitzgerald, Bill McKinnon, and Terry Martin. Gardner was a brother of George Gardner (once Light Heavyweight Champion) and Billy Gardner, and a brother-in-law to Joe Thomas, hard-hitting middleweight of the teens.

More info:

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/gardner-j.htm
http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/55996
http://www.aoh61.com/history/boxing.htm

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Johnny Marto

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Johnny Marto

(born Robert John Marty in Minnesota)

Born: February 2nd, 1885 in Minnesota, USA

Died: October 1st, 1962

Class: Lightweight

 

In 112 known fights Johnny Marto was never knocked out and is known to have been knocked down only one time by Jim Bonner in New York, on November 2, 1911, in a fight that Johnny Marto was said to have won by a newspaper decision.

 

More info: 

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=52157&cat=boxer

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Owen Moran

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Owen Moran

Born: October 4th, 1884 in Birmingham, England
Died: March 17th, 1949 in Birmingham, England
Height: 5? 3?
Weight: 108-133 lbs
Class: Welterweight
Reach: 67”

 
Known as “The Fearless”, Moran is recognized by some historians as a former world bantamweight champion. During his career, Moran knocked out former lightweight king Battling Nelson and also fought boxing greats Jim Driscoll, Packey McFarland, Abe Attell, Ad Wolgast, and George Dixon. Moran retired in 1916 with over 100 fights.

Nat Fleischer, a noted American boxing writer and collector, ranked Moran as the #3 All-Time Lightweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #5 All-Time Featherweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #8 All-Time Featherweight; Owen was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.

 

More info: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Moran
http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=10745&cat=boxer
http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/moran-owen.htm

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Tommy Murphy

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Packey McFarland

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Battling Nelson

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