Dan "Porky" Flynn
(Daniel Francis Flynn)
BORN April 5 1888; Boston, Massachusetts DIED 1946 (leukemia) HEIGHT 5-10 1/2 WEIGHT 185-203 lbs RACE White; Irish-American Flynn, though not a power hitter, was a capable boxer; He was rather good early in his career, but fought long past his peak
He was muscular and well-developed; He obtained the nickname of "Porky" because of his love of pork scrapple; Some opponents called him the "meanest" and "ugliest" fighter they ever fought
Among those he defeated during his career were "Sandy" Ferguson, Jack "Twin" Sullivan, James "Gunner" Moir, the Dixie Kid, George "Boer" Rodel, "Battling" Jim Johnson, Jack Renault, and Jack Madden
Flynn was a White Hope of the teens1906 Dec 15 Bill McKinnon Boston, Ma L 3 1908 Sep 24 Bartley Connolly Dover, NH L 6 1909 Jun 15 Bill McKinnon Boston, Ma D 12 Jul 30 Mick McDonough Salem, Ma W 12 Nov 16 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma L 12 Nov 21 Jim Barry Boston, Ma W 12 Dec 14 Andy Morris Fall River, Ma D 12 Dec 21 Frank Klaus Boston, Ma L 12 1910 Mar Morris Harris Boston, Ma W 8 Apr 1 John "Sandy" Ferguson Boston, Ma W 10 Apr 4 Jim Savage Brooklyn, NY D 10 May 4 Morris Harris Boston, Ma W 12 May 17 Stanley Ketchel Boston, Ma LK 3 Aug 1 Billy Dunning Benton Harbor, Mi ND 6 Nov 1 Jim Barry Boston, Ma W 12 Dec 27 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Boston, Ma W 12 1911 Jan 3 John "Sandy" Ferguson Boston, Ma W 10 Jan 14 Al Kubiak Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Jan 17 Con O'Kelly Syracuse, NY ND 10 Feb 1 Jack Burns London, Eng W 20 Feb 24 Matthew "P.O." Curran Plymouth, Eng WF 2 Mar 8 "Bombardier" Billy Wells London, Eng L 20 Mar 24 James "Gunner" Moir Manchester, Eng WF 4 Apr 7 Gunner Hewitt Plymouth, Eng KO 3 May 8 Jim Savage Boston, Ma KO 9 -Some sources report 5/09/11; Others report 5/10/11 Jim Savage ND 10 May 26 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Milwaukee, Wi ND 10 May 29 Al Kubiak Albany, NY ND 10 Jul 13 Joseph "Jewey" Smith New York, NY ND 10 Aug 8 Jim Barry New York, NY ND 10 Aug 29 Joe Jeannette New York, NY ND 10 Sep 6 Jim Smith New York, NY ND 10 Dec 13 Bill Turner Sydney, NSW, Aus WF 5 1912 Mar 5 Pat Doran Sydney, NSW, Aus KO 11 Apr 6 Jim Barry Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20 Apr 27 Jim Barry Sydney, NSW, Aus W 20 May 5 Dixie Kid (Aaron Brown) Glasgow, Scot W 10 May 27 Sam Langford Melbourne, Vic, Aus LK 4 Aug 6 Jim Barry Boston, Ma W 12 Aug 14 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY ND 10 1913 Feb 13 Charles Horn San Francisco, Ca D 4 -Some sources report 2/03/13 Jul 20 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10 -Levinsky used the name "Barney Williams" for this bout Aug 26 Sam Langford Boston, Ma LK 4 1913-1914 Victor McLaglen L 1914 Jan 1 Fred McKay New York, NY KO 2 Jan 5 Jack Curphey Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 6 Jan 13 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10 Feb 2 George "Boer" Rodel New York, NY KO 4 Feb 14 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Mar 9 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon Vernon, Ca ND 10 May 19 "Battling" Jim Johnson Boston, Ma W 12 Jul 21 Battling Levinsky Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Sep 4 Jim Savage Far Rockaway, NY D 10 Nov 23 Cleve Hawkins Montreal, Que, Can ND 10 Dec 25 Battling Levinsky Brooklyn, NY ND 10 1915 Jan 16 Jack Dillon Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Feb 2 Tom McCarthy Albany, NY ND 10 Feb Terry Kellar Dayton, Oh D 15 Feb 20 Charley Weinert Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Mar 27 Carl Morris Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Apr 13 Al Reich New York, NY ND 10 Apr 19 Sam Langford Montreal, Que, Can NC 6 May 29 Colin Bell New York, NY ND 10 May 31 Battling Levinsky Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Jul 9 Battling Levinsky Far Rockaway, NY ND 10 Oct 25 Battling Levinsky Portland, Me ND 6 Nov 26 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10 Dec 7 Jack Dillon Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Tom Cowler ND 15 1916 Jan 10 Jack Dillon Memphis, Tn L 8 Jan 28 Fred Fulton New Orleans, La L 20 Mar 27 Al Reich New York, NY D 10 Mar 30 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY ND 10 Apr 5 Charley Weinert New York, NY ND 10 May 30 Battling Levinsky Chattanooga, Tn D 8 Aug 4 Joe Jeannette Rochester, NY ND 10 Sep 8 Fred Fulton St. Paul, Mn ND 10 Nov 17 John Lester Johnson New York, NY ND 10 1917 Jun 18 Joe Beckett London, Eng LK 9 Jul 5 Fred Fulton New York, NY LK 4 Dec 10 Fred Fulton Columbus, Oh LK 2 1918 Apr 16 Kid Norfolk Boston, Ma L 12 Jul 6 Jack Dempsey Atlanta, Ga LK 1 Nov 18 Jack Dempsey Philadelphia, Pa LK 1 1919 Dec 25 Al Reich Trenton, NJ LK 4 1920 Feb 10 Fred Fulton Atlanta, Ga LK 4 -Some sources report 2/11/20 Feb 16 Jack Renault Boston, Ma W 12 Sep Jack Renault Boston, Ma L 12 1921 Apr 19 Tommy Gibbons Newark, NJ LK 11 1922 Feb 27 Joe Burke Boston, Ma W 10 Jun 23 Tom Cotter Boston, Ma KO 5 Jul 7 Jeff Madden Boston, Ma W 6 1923 Jul Ed "Bearcat" Wright LK 4 1930-1940 -Flynn worked as a ironworker
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
