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Tommy Freeman
(Thomas H. Freeman)

BORN   January 22 1904; Hot Springs, Arkansas
DIED February 25 1986; Little Rock, Arkansas
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 135-175 lbs
MANAGERS Bob Sangster, Tommy McGinty
RECORD 168-21-20 (82 KO, 8 ND)

 

 

Freeman was a determined and capable fighter who won the Welterweight Championship of the World; He had a lengthy career of nearly 220 contests and lost only 21; He was rated by The Ring magazine as a Top Ten Welterweight contender from 1926-1931; Over the years, he has been vastly underrated

During his career, Tommy defeated such men as "Young" Jack Thompson, Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell, Ralph Chong, "Sergeant" Sammy Baker, Manuel Quintero, Johnny Tillman, Doc Conrad, Jimmy Finley, Bucky Lawless, Willie Harmon, George Levine, Sam Bruce, Billy Alger, "Farmer" Joe Cooper, Pete August, Paul Doyle, Owen Phelps, Buck McTiernan, Relampago Saguero, Harry Wallach, Duke Trammel, Alabama Kid, Frankie Hughes, Sammy Slaughter, Joe Simonich and Andrew "My" Sullivan

1920
Feb  9 Billy Kennedy              Hot Springs, Ar                    LT  3
Feb 18 Kid Cootey                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  3
          -Some sources report "Kid Cuty"
Feb 26 Kid Fort Pitt              Hot Springs, Ar                     D  4
Mar 11 Sammy Caldwell             Hot Springs, Ar                     W  4
Mar 19 Sammy Caldwell             Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  3
Dec  7 Frankie Manilla            Hot Springs, Ar                     D  6

1921
Jan 10 Kid Hall                   Hot Springs, Ar                     W  4
Jan 31 Herb Elder                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  4
Mar  4 Soldier Riley              Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  1
Mar  7 Kid Coster                 Hot Springs, Ar                     D  6
Mar 30 Jack Brennan               Hot Springs, Ar                     D  4
Apr 20 Cliff Foley                Hot Springs, Ar                     D  6
Apr 27 Cliff Foley                Hot Springs, Ar                     D  4
Nov 16 Billy Ryan                 Hot Springs, Ar                     W  4

1922
Jan 24 Sailor Jack                Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  1
Feb    Voti Plymale               Hot Springs, Ar                     D  6
          -Believed to have taken place on 2/01/22
Feb 23 Ray Rivers                 Hot Springs, Ar                     D 10
Mar  8 Ray Maywood                Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  3
Mar 18 Al Thomas                  Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  3
Mar 29 Jimmy Dunn                 Hot Springs, Ar                     L 10
Jul 17 Doug Lee                   Memphis, Tn                         W  8
Jul 31 Dummy McKinney             Memphis, Tn                         W  8
Sep  4 Al Monroe                  Memphis, Tn                         L  8
Sep 18 Dude Martinez              New Orleans, La                     L 10
Nov 15 Pat Burke                  New Orleans, La                     W 15

1923
Jan  3 Tom Storey                 Hot Springs, Ar                    ND 10
Jan 24 Jimmy King                 New Orleans, La                    LK  7
Feb 19 Frankie Jones              Memphis, Tn                         L  8
Apr 16 Grady Franklin             Shreveport, La                      W 15
Jul  4 Billy Brown                Hot Springs, Ar                    ND 10
Jul 23 Dude Martinez              New Orleans, La                    KO  7
Sep 17 Al Joachum                 New Orleans, La                    KO 13
          -Some sources report "Al Yoakum"
Sep 28 Johnny Tillman             New Orleans, La                     W 15
Nov  5 Chuck Burns                Memphis, Tn                         W  8
Nov 16 Red Hill                   New Orleans, La                     W 15
Dec  5 Dummy McKinney                                                 W 15
          -Some sources report 1922

1924
Jan 11 Jimmy Cox                  New Orleans, La                     W 15
Jan 15 Frankie Murphy             Hot Springs, Ar                    ND 10
Mar  8 Jimmy Cox                  Tampa, Fl                           W 10
Mar 28 Enrique Ponce de Leon      Tampa, Fl                           W 10
Apr  5 Jimmy Finley               Tampa, Fl                           W 10
Jun  2 Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell    New Orleans, La                     W 15
Aug  7 Johnny Shea                El Dorado, Tx                      KO  3
Sep 29 Jack Oakes                 Erie, Pa                            W 10
Oct 13 Tansey Norton              Erie, Pa                           KO  6
Nov 17 Al Knowles                 New Orleans, La                    KO  4
Nov 24 Hemp Brown                 Memphis, Tn                         W  8
Dec  1 Humbert Brady              Memphis, Tn                         W  8

1925
Jan  8 Hemp Brown                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  3
Jan 30 Bobby Corbett              Oklahoma City, Ok                   W 10
          -Some sources report "Pat Corbett"
Feb 17 Jack "Kid" Willis          Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Apr  3 Bill Brown                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  8
Apr 17 Benny Ross                 Boston, Ma                          W  8
May  7 "Panama" Joe McGale        Boston, Ma                          W  8
Jun 12 Jimmy Jones                Erie, Pa                            D 10
Jul 10 Floyd Hybert               Erie, Pa                            W 10
Aug  4 Dave Forbes                Cleveland, Oh                      TK  2
Aug 18 Mike Dempsey               Cleveland, Oh                      KO  5
Sep  1 Jimmy Jones                Cleveland, Oh                      ND  6
Sep 16 Henry Shaw                 Cleveland, Oh                      TK  3
Sep 30 Al Walthers                Cleveland, Oh                      TK  5
Oct 14 Lester Philbin             Toledo, Oh                         KO  5
Nov 11 Teddy Easterbrook          Toledo, Oh                          W 10
Nov 18 Al Walthers                Cleveland, Oh                      TK  4

1926
Jan  1 "Sergeant" Sammy Baker     New York, NY                       TK  7
Feb  4 Norman Genet               Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Feb 19 Joe Simonich               New York, NY                        W 10
Mar  1 Joe Dundee                 New York, NY                       LK  4
          -Some sources report "LT 5"
Apr  6 Shuffle Callahan           Cleveland, Oh                      TK 11
May 19 Joe Simonich               Cleveland, Oh                       W 12
May 28 Paul Doyle                 Brooklyn, NY                        W 10
Jun  3 Spug Myers                 Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
Jun 22 Myron "Pinkey" Mitchell    Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
Jul 22 "Sergeant" Sammy Baker     New York, NY                        D 10
Sep 29 George Levine              Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
          -Some sources report 9/30/26
Oct 25 Jack Zivic                 Cleveland, Oh                       D 12

1927
Feb  4 Arthur Schaekels           Tampa, Fl                          KO  2
Feb 25 Arthur Schaekels           Tampa, Fl                          KO  6
May  6 Mike Dempsey               Erie, Pa                           KO  4
May 31 Meyer Grace                Chicago, Il                         W 10
Jun 13 Joe Simonich               Boston, Ma                          W 10
Jul  1 Clarence "Sailor" Darden   Erie, Pa                            W 10
Aug 10 Billy Plitz                Toledo, Oh                         KO  9
Aug 18 Harry Mason                New York, NY                        W 10
Sep 30 Clarence "Sailor" Darden   Syracuse, NY                       KO  5
Oct  7 Johnny Indrisano           Boston, Ma                          L 10
Nov 25 Andrew "My" Sullivan       Chicago, Il                         W 10

1928
Feb 29 Al Van Ryan                Milwaukee, Wi                      ND 10
Mar 29 Willie Harmon              Cleveland, Oh                      KO  3
Aug 15 William "Gorilla" Jones    Cleveland, Oh                       L 10
          -Some sources report "ND 10" on 9/13/28

1929
Feb 18 Joe Simonich               Chicago, Il                         W 10
Mar 11 Alf Ros                    New York, NY                        W 10
Mar 22 Tillie "Kid" Herman        Erie, Pa                           TK  2
Apr  9 William "Gorilla" Jones    Cleveland, Oh                       D 12
Apr 26 Andy Divodi                Chicago, Il                         D 10
Jul 26 Joe Schlocker              Erie, Pa                           KO  7
Aug 21 Bucky Lawless              Cleveland, Oh                       L 10
Sep 23 Sam Bruce                  Erie, Pa                           KO  9
          -Some sources report 9/27/29;
           Some sources report 9/30/29
Oct 14 George Levine              Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
Oct 25 Bucky Lawless              Erie, Pa                           KO  7
Nov 19 "Farmer" Joe Cooper        Cleveland, Oh                      KO  1
          -Some sources report 11/20/29
Dec  2 Jack Manley                Pittsburgh, Pa                     KO  5
Dec  6 Joe Reno                   Erie, Pa                            W 10
Dec 10 Clyde Hull                 Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10

1930
Jan 10 "Young" Jack Thompson      Detroit, Mi                         W 10
Jan 20 Paul Pirrone               Cleveland, Oh                       D 10
Jan 31 Bobby LaSalle              Erie, Pa                            W 10
Feb 21 Louis Andrews              Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  7
Mar 10 Grover "Buster" Mallini    Memphis, Tn                         W  8
Mar 25 Denny Burns                Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Apr  8 Jackie Fields              Cleveland, Oh                      LT  4
          -Some sources report "LK 5"
Jun 25 Billy Alger                Cleveland, Oh                       W 10
Aug  8 Canada Lee                 Erie, Pa                            W 10
Aug 25 David Velasco              Little Rock, Ar                    KO 10
Sep  5 "Young" Jack Thompson      Cleveland, Oh                       W 15
          -Welterweight Championship of the World

1931
Jan  9 Pete August                Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Jan 26 Eddie Murdock              Oklahoma City, Ok                   W 10
Feb  5 Duke Trammel               Memphis, Tn                        KO  5
Feb  9 Al "Kid" Kober             New Orleans, La                    KO  5
Mar  1 Alfredo Gaona              Mexico City, Mex                    W 10
Apr 14 "Young" Jack Thompson      Cleveland, Oh                      LT 12
          -Welterweight Championship of the World
May 25 Jack "Buck" McTiernan      Pittsburgh, Pa                      W 10
          -Some sources report "North Braddock, Pa"
Jun 19 Canada Lee                 Erie, Pa                            W 10
Nov 23 Spike Webb                 Miami, Fl                           W 10
Dec 18 Relampago Saguero          Tampa, Fl                           W 10

1932
Jan  8 Billy Shell                Coral Gables, Fl                   KO  7
Feb  2 Harry Wallach              Jacksonville, Fl                   KO  4
Feb 18 Owen Phelps                Miami, Fl                           W 10
Feb 29 Grover "Buster" Mallini    Miami, Fl                          KO  7
Apr 11 Billy Shell                Miami, Fl                           W 10
Apr 29 Zack Blanchard             Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  2
Jun  3 Jack "Buck" McTiernan      Millvale, Pa                        W 10
Jun 23 Lee Sala Sr                Millvale, Pa                       KO  1
Jun 24 "Tiger" Roy Williams       Cleveland, Oh                       L  8
Jul 27 "Tiger" Joe Randall        Pittsburgh, Pa                     TK  6
Nov 11 Doc Conrad                 Miami, Fl                           W 10
Nov 18 Manuel Quintero            Tampa, Fl                           L 10
Dec 26 William "Gorilla" Jones    Pittsburgh, Pa                      D 10
Dec 30 Duke Trammel               Hot Springs, Ar                    TK  3

1933
Feb 23 Manuel Quintero            Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Mar 20 Jackie King                Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Apr  3 Freddie Eiller             Nashville, Tn                       W 10
Apr 28 Tony Hazuda                Pine Bluff, Ar                     KO  4
May  9 Jackie King                Little Rock, Ar                     W 10
May 22 Teddy Yarosz               Pittsburgh, Pa                      L 10
          -Some sources report "Millvale, Pa"
Jun 12 Alabama Kid                Millvale, Pa                        W 10
Sep  7 Chester Covington          Jackson, Tn                        KO  2
          -Some sources report "Chester Codington" in "Jackson, Ms"
Sep 14 Grover "Buster" Mallini    Houston, Tx                        KO  8
Nov  6 Al Salbano                 Dallas, Tx                          W 10
          -Some sources report "Houston, Tx"
Nov 20 Duke Trammel               Fort Worth, Tx                      W 10
Dec  4 Jackie King                Hot Springs, Ar                     W 15
Dec 18 Roy Bailey                 Miami, Fl                          TK  5

1934
Mar  5 Bill Thomas                Fort Lauderdale, Fl                 D 12
Mar 13 Antonio Dominguez          St. Petersburg, Fl                  W 10
Apr 10 Johnny Farrell             Dallas, Tx                         KO  4
          -Some sources report 5/1034
May  2 Bill Thomas                Houston, Tx                         W 10
May 21 Gus Campbell               Houston, Tx                        KO  8
Jun  5 Babe Kaiser                San Antonio, Tx                    TK  3
Jun 15 "Texas" Joe Dundee         Harlingen, Tx                       W 10
Jun 22 Johnny Kerns               Harlingen, Tx                      KO  2
       Johnny Farrell             Dallas, Tx                         TK  7
          -This bout was held during Jun-Jul 1934
Jul 12 Ralph Chong                Dallas, Tx                         TK  6
Aug  6 Johnny Farrell             Houston, Tx                         W 10
Oct  8 Ralph Chong                Houston, Tx                         L 10

1935
May  7 Johnny Hull                Fort Smith, Ar                      D 10
May 31 Earl Mason                 Fort Smith, Ar                      W 10
Jun  7 Babe Kaiser                Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  6
Jun 14 Johnny Hull                Fort Smith, Ar                      W 10
Jun 21 Jimmy "Red" Carter         Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  2
Jul 12 Eddie Gree                 Little Rock, Ar                    KO  4
Jul 19 Johnny Hull                Little Rock, Ar                    KO  2
Jul 22 Jimmy "Red" Carter         Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  6
Jul 26 Sid Scarlett               Little Rock, Ar                    KO  3
Jul 30 Jimmy "Red" Carter         Waldron, Ar                        KO  3
Aug 12 Paul Ladd                  Fort Smith, Ar                      W 10
Aug 29 Frank Lyman                Bristow, Ok                        KO  5
Sep  2 Duke Trammel               Fort Smith, Ar                     TK  6
Sep 13 Jimmy "Red" Carter         Russellville, Ar                   KO  4
Sep 23 Chief Wilbur               Fort Smith, Ar                      W 10
Sep 30 Young "Cap" Harding        Fort Smith, Ar                      W 10
Oct 22 Billy Hood                 Miami Beach, Fl                    TK  6
Nov 11 Paddy Creedon              Miami Beach, Fl                     W 10
Nov 12 Tommy Beck                 Jacksonville, Fl                   KO  6
Nov 21 "Texas" Joe Dundee         Orlando, Fl                         D 10
Dec  5 Frankie Hughes             Miami, Fl                           W 10
Dec 10 Charley Weise              West Palm Beach, Fl                 W 10
Dec 13 "Texas" Joe Dundee         Tampa, Fl                           D 10

1936
Jan 13 Johnny Hull                Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  4
Jan 21 Bruce Brown                Kansas City, Mo                     W 10
Feb  3 Johnny Owens               Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  3
Feb 11 Young Posey                Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  5
Feb 21 Young "Cap" Harding        Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  7
Mar  3 Allen Matthews             Kansas City, Mo                     L 10
Mar 16 Karl Lautenschlager        Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  3
Mar 21 Bruce Brown                Moffett, Ok                         W 10
Mar 27 Mickey O'Shea              Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  4
May 18 Alabama Kid                Quincy, Il                          D 10
Jul 22 Johnny Phagan              Chicago, Il                         W 10
Sep  3 Sammy "Kid" Slaughter      Dubuque, Ia                         W 15
Oct 16 Joey Parks                 St. Louis, Mo                       W 10
Dec  4 Oscar Rankin               Milwaukee, Wi                       L 10

1937
Jan 25 Frankie Hughes             Hot Springs, Ar                     W 10
Mar  1 Mickey Breen               Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  4
Apr 12 Harlan Ray                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  5
Apr 26 Red Lewis                  Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  2
Apr 29 Max Elling                 Houston, Tx                        KO  7
May 27 Charley Jerome             Little Rock, Ar                     W 10
Jun 11 Charley Jerome             Memphis, Tn                         W 10
Jul  2 Al McCoy                   Pine Bluff, Ar                      D 10
Jul 16 Al McCoy                   Pine Bluff, Ar                      W 10
Aug  9 William "Gorilla" Jones    Council Bluffs, Ia                  L 10
Nov 24 Mike Montoya               Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  5

1938
Feb  9 Irish Kennedy              Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  3
Mar 17 King Cole                  Fort Smith, Ar                     KO  2
Mar 28 Jimmy Francis              Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  1
Apr 25 Billy Hood                 Hot Springs, Ar                    KO  5
Aug 11 Ralph Chong                Fort Smith, Ar                      L 10


*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1933
Oct 23 "Texas" Joe Dundee         Beaumont, Tx                        W 10

1934
Jun 29 "Texas" Joe Dundee         Harlingen, Tx                       D 10

1935
       Spike Kelly                Jacksonville, Fl                   KO  2


*** Some Data Was Provided By Barry Deskins ***

 


Record courtesy of Deepak Nahar and Matt Tegen, Historians,
International Boxing Research Organization

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