Jimmy Wilde

Jimmy Wilde
Born
William James Wilde

(1892-05-15)15 May 1892
Died10 March 1969(1969-03-10) (aged 76)
NationalityWelsh
Other names
  • The Mighty Atom
  • The Tylorstown Terror
  • Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Reach66 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights150
Wins137
Wins by KO98
Losses4
Draws1
No contests8

William James Wilde (12 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweight championship from 1916 to 1923.

Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager, and promoter, Charley "Broadway" Rose, as "the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever". Wilde earned various nicknames, such as "The Mighty Atom", "Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand", and "The Tylorstown Terror" due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning as the world's greatest flyweight, Wilde would take on bantamweights and even featherweights, and knock them out.[1]

  1. ^ Davies, Sean (17 December 2006). "90 years on..." BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2010.