Patsy Sweeney

Patsy Sweeney
Sweeney's photo from the 1899-1903 Police Gazette collection
Born	Patrick Joseph Sweeney (1879-03-03)March 3, 1879 Clifden, County Galway, Ireland
Died	June 22, 1948(1948-06-22) (aged 69) Manchester, New Hampshire, US
Other names	Manchester Whirlwind
Statistics
Weight(s)	Featherweight Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Boxing record
Total fights	101;[1] with the inclusion of newspaper decisions
Wins	51
Wins by KO	34
Losses	21
Draws	22

Patsy Sweeney was an American lightweight boxer of Irish descent. In boxing circles, he was called the "Manchester Whirlwind".