Jimmy McLarnin | |
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| Born | James Archibald McLarnin 19 December 1907 |
| Died | 28 October 2004 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | Irish[Note 1] |
| Other names | Baby Face[1] Beltin' Celt Dublin Dynamiter Dublin Destroyer Murderous Mick The Belfast Spider The Jew Killer[1] The Jew Beater Hebrew Scourge[1] The Irish Lullaby[2] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight Lightweight Welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 69 |
| Wins | 55 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 3 |
James Archibald McLarnin (19 December 1907 – 28 October 2004) was an Irish professional boxer who became a two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
McLarnin has been referred to as the greatest Irish boxer of all time. BoxRec ranks McLarnin as the second-best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time, the greatest Irish boxer of all time.[5][6]
- ^ a b c "Jimmy McLarnin". The Independent. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ Century, Douglas (2009). Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter. Vol. 2. Schocken. p. 65.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "All-time World welterweights". from BoxRec.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Glynn Evans (18 December 2015). "9 Greatest Irish Boxers of All-Time". BoxNation. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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