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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia-- Lineal Champion

Jimmy Walsh
(James B. Walsh)

BORN   July 18 1883; Newton, Massachusetts (Some sources report 1886)
DIED November 23 1964; Beverly, Massachusetts
HEIGHT 5-2
WEIGHT 112-122 lbs
MANAGER Eddie E. Keevin
RECORD 54-8-18 (16 KO, 39 ND, 1 NC)

 

Walsh was a talented and crafty fighter who won the Bantamweight Championship of the World during his career; He had ambitions for the Featherweight Championship but tangled with Abe Attell and Johnny Kilbane for that honor and was not successful

During his career, Walsh defeated such men as Tommy Feltz, Phil Logan, "Philadelphia" Pal Moore, Joe Goldberg and Young Goldie; Some sources report a victory over Abe Attell; Fighting during the time of "No Decision" bouts, Walsh was the better man in the vast majority of these contests

1901
Oct 23 Young Schindle             Boston, Ma                        W  3

1902
May 20 Al Delmont                 Cambridge, Ma                     W  6
May 24 Young Sullivan             Boston, Ma                        W  6
May 30 Kid York                   Cambridge, Ma                     W  6
Aug  1 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        D  6
Aug 20 Jimmy Malley               Providence, RI                    D  6
Oct  7 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        D  6
Oct 13 Johnny Lynch               Cambridge, Ma                     D  6
Nov  3 Willie Schumacher          Boston, Ma                       NC  3
Dec 25 Denny Ryan                 Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Dec 30 Patsy McKenna              Boston, Ma                        W  6

1903
Jan 23 Kid Terrell                Boston, Ma                        W  6
Jan 28 Young Brooks               Boston, Ma                        W  6
Feb 20 Johnny "Kid" Sheehan       Boston, Ma                        W  8
Mar 17 Johnny Powers              Boston, Ma                        W 10
Mar 26 Willie Schumacher          Boston, Ma                        W 10
Apr 17 Johnny Powers              Boston, Ma                        W 10
Apr 24 Terry Edwards              Boston, Ma                        W 10
May  6 Terry Edwards              Boston, Ma                        W 10
Jun  7 Harry Ogden                London, Eng                       W  6
Jun 18 Oscar Hines                London, Eng                       W  6
Sep 11 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        W 12
Oct  2 Eddie Carr                 Boston, Ma                       KO 10
Nov  9 Young Hines                Boston, Ma                       KO  2
Nov 14 Young Wagner               Boston, Ma                       TK  3
Nov 21 Harry Brown                Salem, Ma                        KO  9
Dec 30 Patsy McKenna              Salem, Ma                         W  6

1904
Jan  9 Kid Paul                   Boston, Ma                       KO  5
Feb  6 Kid Lewis                  Boston, Ma                       TK  2
Feb 20 Jimmy Connolly             Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Feb 23 Tom Quigley                Boston, Ma                       KO 13
Mar  2 Jack Desmond               Dracut, Ma                        D 12
Mar  3 Kid Flannery               Lowell, Ma                        W 12
Apr 18 George "Digger" Stanley    London, Eng                       L 15
May  4 Kid Watson                 London, Eng                       D  6
Jun  6 George "Digger" Stanley    London, Eng                       D 15
Jun 12 Frank Fox                  Brighton, Eng                     W  6
Jun 17 Jack Curley                Brighton, Eng                     W  6
Jun 26 Will Patterson             Dublin, Ire                       W 10
Jun 29 Peter Taylor               Dublin, Ire                       W  6
Sep 18 Danny Dougherty            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Reports vary - 9/16/04 - 9/17/04 - 9/27/04
Oct  8 Bob Kendrick               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 26 Harry Brodigan             Salem, Ma                        KO  1

1905
Mar  7 Tommy Feltz                Chelsea, Ma                      WF 11
Mar 20 Monte Attell               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Mar 25 Joe Wagner                 Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  2
Mar 29 Monte Attell               Philadelphia, Pa                 TK  6
          -Walsh claimed the Bantamweight Championship
           of the World
Mar 31 Danny Dougherty            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
          -Some sources report 4/01/05
May  1 Phil Logan                 Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 23 Willie Gibbs               Chelsea, Ma                       W 15
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest
Sep  4 Tommy O'Toole              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Sep 23 Tommy O'Toole              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct 20 George "Digger" Stanley    Chelsea, Ma                       W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World;
           Some sources report 5/21/05

1906
Jan 27 Tommy O'Toole              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 12 Johnny Reagan              Chelsea, Ma                      KO  5
Feb 19 Jack Langdon               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 22 Abe Attell                 Chelsea, Ma                       L 15
          -Featherweight Championship of the World
Apr  9 Willie Moody               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct    -Walsh relinquished the Bantamweight Championship of the World
Dec  7 Abe Attell                 Los Angeles, Ca                  LK  8
          -Featherweight Championship of the World

1907
Mar  8 Eddie Menney               Los Angeles, Ca                   W 10
Jun 18 Freddie Weeks              Denver, Co                        L 10
Sep  2 Young Erlenborn            Chelsea, Ma                       W 15
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Sep 12 Abe Attell                 Indianapolis, In                  L 10
          -Some sources report this as a Featherweight Championship
           of the World contest
Oct  2 Babe Cullen                Chelsea, Ma                       W 10

1908
Mar 31 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        D 12
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest
Apr  6 Young Pierce               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 19 Eddie Menney               Los Angeles, Ca                  ND 10
May 30 Cliff Ford                 Boston, Ma                       KO 14
Jun 26 Jimmy Carroll              San Francisco, Ca                TK 11
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest
Sep 24 Joe Wagner                 New York, NY                     ND  6
Oct  9 Young Britt                Baltimore, Md                     W 15
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest
Nov 19 Nap Dufresne               Lewiston, Me                     ND  6
Dec 21 Monte Attell               San Francisco, Ca                 D 15
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest

1909
Jan 29 "Fighting" Jimmy Reagan    San Francisco, Ca                 L 12
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest; Some sources incorrectly report 
           "Johnny Reagan"
Mar 27 Young Pierce               Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
May 24 George "Digger" Stanley    London, Eng                       D 15
Jul 13 Johnny Whittaker           Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Nov  9 Tommy O'Toole              Boston, Ma                        D 12
Dec 13 Billy Allen                Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Dec 23 Alfie Lynch                Quebec City, Que, Can            ND 10

1910
Jan 28 Patsy Brannigan            Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
Feb  2 French Kid                 Rutland, Vt                      ND 10
Feb 10 Joe "Kid" Coster           Boston, Ma                        W  6
          -Some sources report "ND 6"
Mar 15 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        D  8
Mar 28 Billy Allen                Woonsocket, RI                    D 10
Apr  4 Young Britt                Schenectady, NY                  ND 10
Apr  8 Eddie Greenwald            Milwaukee, Wi                    ND 10
Apr 21 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore   New York, NY                     ND 10
May 31 "Philadelphia" Pal Moore   Boston, Ma                        W 12
Sep 20 Young Britt                Boston, Ma                        W 10
Nov 15 Sammy Keller               New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 23 Monte Attell               Kansas City, Mo                   L 10
          -Some sources report this as a Bantamweight Championship
           of the World contest
Dec 19 Joe "Kid" Coster           Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1911
Jan 28 Bert O'Connell             Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 ND  6
May 16 Al Delmont                 Boston, Ma                        D 12
May 30 Johnny Kilbane             Canton, Oh                       ND 12
Jun 14 Fred Lansdowne             Toronto, Ont, Can                TK  7
          -Some sources report 6/15/11
Nov 18 Eddie Stanton              Portland, Me                      W 10
Dec 11 Jim Kenrick                Boston, Ma                        W  8

1912
Jan  3 Alfie Lynch                Boston, Ma                        W  8
Mar 18 Eddie Sherman              Boston, Ma                        W  6
Apr 10 Joe "Kid" Coster           New York, NY                     WF  8
          -Some sources report "NC 8"
May 21 Johnny Kilbane             Boston, Ma                        D 12
       -Featherweight Championship of the World
Aug 14 Patsy Brannigan            Boston, Ma                        D 10
Oct 24 Abe Attell                 Boston, Ma                        D 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"
Nov 13 Tommy Dixon                Windsor, Ont, Can                ND  8
Dec 16 Young Sheppard             Albany, NY                       ND 10

1913
Apr  3 Abe Attell                 New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr  7 Bobby Pittsley             Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Apr 28 Kid Julian                 Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Jun 28 Ad Zotte                   Salt Lake City, Ut                D 10
Sep  2 Jim Kenrick                New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 16 Johnny Kilbane             Boston, Ma                        L 12
          -Some sources report this as a Featherweight Championship
           of the World contest
Oct  4 Eddie Wallace              Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Oct 27 Joe Goldberg               Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Oct 31 Willie Jones               Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report "ND-D 10" on 11/01/13
Nov  5 Young Goldie               Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6
          -Some sources report "ND 5"
Dec  9 Joe Goldberg               Syracuse, NY                     ND 10

1914
Jan  1 Young McAuliffe            Bridgeport, Ct                    W 10
Feb 25 Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle      Milwaukee, Wi                    ND  8

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