"Fireman" Jim Flynn
(Andrew Haymes)
(Andrew Chiariglione)

BORN   December 24 1879; Hoboken, New Jersey
DIED April 12 1935; Los Angeles, California
HEIGHT 5-9 1/2
WEIGHT 165-188 lbs

Flynn was a short, squat, sturdy light heavyweight who fought anyone, regardless of their weight; He was tough, clever and game; During his career, he tangled with some of the greatest names in boxing history - Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Sam Langford, Tommy Burns, "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien, Luther McCarty, Jack Root, George Gardner, Ed "Gunboat" Smith, Battling Levinsky, Jack Dillon, Theodore "Tiger" Flowers, Fred Fulton, Billy Miske and Carl Morris

Perhaps his most famous battles were his rough, aggressive 1912 fight against Jack Johnson for the World Heavyweight Championship and his 1917 win over Jack Dempsey

1901
       Ed Chambers                                                  KO  4

1902
Feb 28 George Condie               Salt Lake City, Ut               KO  2 
Apr 7 Willard Bean              Salt Lake City, Ut W 20
Jun 16 Mike "Dummy" Rowan        Park City, Ut D 20 Dec 11 Ashton Yale Pueblo, Co KO 8
1903 May 13 William Malloy Pueblo, Co KO 20 May 30 Kid Rowley Pueblo, Co KO 2 Jun 14 Tom Kingsley Pueblo, Co D 15 Jul 3 Tom Kingsley Pueblo, Co D 20 Jul 28 Morgan Williams Pueblo, Co D 20 -Some sources report 7/29/03 Sep 11 Tim Hurley                Pueblo, Co KO  6 -Some sources report 8/01/04 Sep 21 Ed Kelly Pueblo, Co KO 20 Nov 26 Jack Root Pueblo, Co L 8 -Some sources report "LK 8" 1904 Jan 27 Andy Walsh Pueblo, Co D 20 -Some sources report 1/29/04; Some sources report 2/27/04 Feb 12 William "Cyclone" Kelly Pueblo, Co W 20 Mar 4 Tom Kissel Florence, Co KO 3 Apr 12 Ed McCoy Salida, Co KO 3 May 30 Harry Peppers Salida, Co D 10 Jun 14 Morgan Williams Pueblo, Co D 20 Jun 9 Tommy Reilly Salt Lake City, Ut D 20 -Some sources report 6/29/04 Jul 4 Tim Hurley Pueblo, Co WF 7 Sep 3 Ed Cooley Pueblo, Co KO 8 Sep 16 George Gardner Denver, Co D 10 Oct 12 Ed Cooley Pueblo, Co KO 6 Nov 23 Tommy Reilly Butte, Mt D 8 -Some sources report "D 10" on 11/24/05 1905 Jan 20 Mike "Dummy" Rowan         San Diego, Ca KO 8 May 30 Morgan Williams Pueblo, Co KO 4 -Some sources report May 1906 Sep 4 Mike "Dummy" Rowan Silverton, Co TK 9 -Some sources report "KO 6" on 9/03/05 Andy Malloy Pagosa Springs, Co KO 2 Dec 28 Tom Kingsley Denver, Co D 10 1906 Jul 12 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Pueblo, Co D 15 Oct 2 Tommy Burns Los Angeles, Ca LK 15 -Heavyweight Championship of the World 1907 Jan 4 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Los Angeles, Ca W 20 Feb 12 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Los Angeles, Ca D 20 Apr 17 George Gardner San Diego, Ca KO 18 Jul 18 Dave Barry Pueblo, Co TK 7 Sep 11 Tony Ross Pueblo, Co WF 18 -Some sources report "WF 13" Nov 2 Jack Johnson Colma, Ca LK 11 -Some sources report "San Francisco, Ca" Dec 20 Bill Squires Bakersfield, Ca KO 6 1908 Feb 11 Jack "Twin" Sullivan Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report "W 10" Mar 24 Battling Johnson Los Angeles, Ca W 10 Apr 10 Battling Johnson Los Angeles, Ca W 10 -The previous 2 bouts may have been with "Battling" Jim Johnson or "Mexican" Jim Johnson Jul 8 Jim Barry Denver, Co D 10 Aug 25 Al Kaufmann Los Angeles, Ca LK 9 Nov 6 Jim Barry Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report "D 10" Nov 24 Battling Johnson Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -The previous bout may have been with "Battling" Jim Johnson or "Mexican" Jim Johnson Dec 21 Sam Langford San Francisco, Ca LK 1 1909 Mar 19 Billy Papke Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report "W 10" Jun 1 "Montana" Jack Sullivan Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report "L 10" Jul 14 Billy Papke Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 -Some sources report "D 10" Jul 30 "Philadelphia" Jack O'Brien Denver, Co ND 6 Sep 22 Bill Pettus Pueblo, Co W 10 Oct 29 Jack Burns Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 Dec 31 Joe Willis Los Angeles, Ca KO 6 -Some sources report 1/01/10; Reports vary - "KO 7" - "KO 10" 1910 Feb 8 Sam Langford Los Angeles, Ca ND 10 Mar 17 Sam Langford Vernon, Ca LK 8 1911 Jan 2 Tony Caponi Vernon, Ca TK 9 Mar 27 Al Mandino Muskogee, Ok KO 4 May 5 Al Kaufmann Kansas City, Mo KO 10 Jul 4 Joe Willard Aireno, Ok KO 5 -Some sources report "Alreno, Ok" Aug 11 George Haley Lordsburg, NM KO 7 Sep 9 George Hess Oklahoma City, Ok KO 2 Sep 15 Carl Morris New York, NY ND 10 "Steamboat" Bill Scott EX 3 Nov 20 Charley Schmidt Fort Smith, Ar ND 4 Dec 27 Tony Caponi Salt Lake City, Ut KO 2 -Some sources report "KO 3" on 12/27/12 1912 Jan 17 Al Williams Toronto, Ont, Can KO 2 Feb 24 Victor MacLeachian        Milwaukee, Wi KO 3 Mar 21 Frank Hoe Indianapolis, In EX 4 Jul 4 Jack Johnson Las Vegas, NM LF 9 -Heavyweight Championship of the World; Police intervened; Some sources report "LT 9" Sep 2 Charlie Miller Colma, Ca TK 15 -Some sources report "Daly City, Ca" Dec 10 Luther McCarty Vernon, Ca LK 16 1913 Apr 16 Luther McCarty Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 May 23 Jim Coffey New York, NY ND 10 -Some sources report 5/28/13 Aug 8 Ed "Gunboat" Smith New York, NY LT 5 Dec 9 Battling Levinsky New York, NY ND 10 Dec 22 George "Boer" Rodel New York, NY ND 10 1914 Jan 5 Jack Curphey Wilkes-Barre, Pa KO 5 Jan 15 Jack Driscoll Brooklyn, NY KO 6 Jan 20 Tim Logan Providence, RI KO 2 Mar 3 Jack Dillon Kansas City, Mo D 10 Apr 24 Jim Coffey New York, NY LK 4 May 1 Jack Burns Montreal, Que, Can KO 2 Jun 8 Carl Morris Joplin, Mo LF 9 -Some sources report "LF 7" Sep 7 Al Norton Kansas City, Mo KO 6 Oct 5 Jack Dillon Kansas City, Mo L 10 Oct 20 Battling Levinsky Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Oct 29 Carl Morris Kansas City, Mo L 10 Dec 26 George "One-Round" Davis Buffalo, NY KO 11 -Some sources report "KO 7" 1915 Jan 1 Tony Ross Rochester, NY ND 10 Jan 12 Al Reich Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Feb 1 Ed "Gunboat" Smith Cincinnati, Oh ND 10 May 31 Jim Coffey Brooklyn, NY LK 9 Jul 16 Andy Malloy Pueblo, Co KO 2 -Some sources report "Denver, Co" Sep 6 Morgan Williams Victor, Co KO 14 Sep 22 Al Reich Kansas City, Mo D 10 Nov 30 Jack Dillon Brooklyn, NY ND 10 Dec 25 Battling Levinsky Brooklyn, NY ND 10 1916 Mar 10 Jack Dillon New York, NY ND 10 Mar 17 Fred Fulton Milwaukee, Wi LK 2 Jul 4 Jack Dillon Dewey, Ok LK 4 1917 Feb 13 Jack Dempsey Murray, Ut TK 1 Mar 20 Bob Devere New York, NY ND 10 1918 Feb 14 Jack Dempsey Fort Sheridan, Il LK 1 Hugh Walker L 10 Dec 16 Billy Miske Tulsa, Ok LK 2 1919 Feb 13 Jimmy Darcy Portland, Or L 6 -Some sources report "L 10" Feb 22 Fat LaRue San Francisco, Ca LK 1 Apr 2 Jim Cameron        Los Angeles, Ca                  EX  3 Apr 11 Jerry Schumann San Francisco, Ca LT 2 May 7 Jimmy Darcy San Diego, Ca L 4 Sep Harry Aune Mackay, Id KO 3 Oct 3 Ole Anderson              Aberdeen, Wa          L 4 Nov 14 Pete Jessler Yakima, Wa TK 3 1920 Willie "Sugar" Keeler     Yakima, Wa       D 6 Jan 19 Young Hector Seattle, Wa LT 5 -Some sources report "L 6" on 1/20/20 Jun 16 Steve Reynolds Seattle, Wa W 4 -Some sources report 6/17/20 Sep 24 Young Hector Bremerton, Wa L 4 Nov Young Hector Charleston, Wa L 4 Nov 30 Noel "Boy" McCormick Seattle, Wa L 4 "Mexican" Pete Everett Pueblo, Co EX 6 1921 Jan 29 "Tiny" Jim Herman Seattle, Wa L 4 Jul 4 Willie "Sugar" Keeler Montrose, Co LF 11 -Some sources report 7/24/21 Sep 29 Jack Danforth Pueblo, Co KO 1 Dec 14 Sully Montgomery Fort Worth, Tx W 10 1922 Feb 10 Carl Morris Fort Worth, Tx L 10 -Some sources report 2/11/22 Feb 21 Abe Brennan Buck Burnett, Tx D 10 Mar 16 Ben Sheff Fort Worth, Tx KO 2 -Some sources report 3/17/22 Apr 17 Mike Schubert Hoistington, Ks KO 3 May 3 "Chief" John Metoquah Guymon, Ok LK 6 May 26 Ole Anderson Omaha, Ne D 10 1923 Feb 22 Al Knapp Colorado Springs, Co KO 1 Jun 2 Sully Montgomery Juarez, Mx LK 3 -Some sources report "Mexico City, Mx" Aug 2 Sam Langford Mexico City, Mx L 10 Aug 5 Andres Balsa Mexico City, Mx LF 8 Sep 16 Theodore "Tiger" Flowers Juarez, Mx TK 5 -Flowers broke his hand; Some sources report 9/17/23 at "Mexico City, Mx"; Some sources report "LF 5" Oct 19 Sam Langford Mexico City, Mx LK 3 1924 Jan 6 Sam Langford Juarez, Mx L 8 1925 May 16 Jack Lynch Winslow, Az L 10 Oct 30 Battling Butch Phoenix, Az LT 2 *** The Following Bout Is Reported But Is Questionable *** 1911 Jun 9 Joe Cox Joplin, Mo KO 2 *** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1901 Fred Davis W 6 Pat Malloy W 6 Ed Seaman LK 4 Ray Condy KO 2 Fred France W 6 Kid Dawson W 3 1902 Jack Lavelle LK 2 Joe Cotton D 20 Jack Graham WF 5 Joe Tracy KO 15 -Some sources report "W 15" Barney Passow KO 12 -Some sources report "W 12" Ed Burns KO 11 -Some sources report "W 11" Jack Graham KO 7 -Some sources report "W 7" Tommy Reilly D 10 Jimmy Rowan W 6 Andy Malloy W 2 1903 Aug 21 Austin Yale Pueblo, Co KO 7 1904 Jul 19 Fred Cooley Pueblo, Co KO 9 1905 Jul 4 Mike "Dummy" Rowan Trinidad, Co KO 4 1909 Oct 12 Ralph Calloway Boston, Ma L 20 -Some sources report "W 12" 1913-1915 Jack Thompson ND 6 1919 "Wild" Bill Reed EX 6 "Wild" Bill Reed LK 4

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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