Jimmy Delaney

Jimmy Delaney fought many of the great Hall of Famers during his time such as Tommy Loughran, Gene Tunney, Harry Greb, Maxie Rosenbloom and Benny Ross. He was talented enough to battle heavyweights, light heavyweights, and middleweights.

Jimmy died in 1927 of blood poisoning at the age of only 24. He got a cut on his arm, and resin that they used to put on boxing gloves got in his blood. He died a few weeks later. At the time of his death he had a wife and two kids.

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Tale Of The Tape Born: June 25, 1902 Birth Place: St. Paul, Minnesota REAL NAME: James J. Delaney Alias: Duluth Jimmy Delaney Height: 6 ft. 1/2" Weight: 175 lbs. Reach: 76 in. Date of Death: March 4, 1927 (he was only 24 years old) manager: Mike E. Collins

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 selected bouts

Jan 1	1919		Al      Moore			unknown			KO 2
Feb 1	1919		Tommy  Nelson			unknown			KO 2
Mar 1	1919		Red  Erspaner			unknown			KO 6
Apr 1	1919		K.O. Ted O'Reilly		unknown			ND 10

1921
Jan 1	1921		Mark    Moore			unknown			KO 7
Mar 1	1921		Tony Machefts			unknown			KO 3
Jun 20	1921		Navy   Rostan			Omaha			KO 8
Dec 10	1921		Eddie Rinderlee			Duluth			KO 3

1922
Jan 1	1922		Johnny Sudenberg		unknown			KO 5
Feb 1	1922		Steve Choynski			unknown			ND 6
Apr 1	1922		Johnny Nichols			unknown			ND 10
June 23	1922		George  Shade			Omaha			ND 10
Oct 25	1922		Harry   Krohn			Iowa			KO 5
unknown	1922		Chester Wright			unknown			Exh. 2

1923
Jan 1	1923		Bob   Corbett			unknown			KO 1
Feb 1	1923		Joe   Herrick			unknown			KO 3
Mar 16	1923		Billy  Shade			unknown			W 10
Mar 1	1923		Glen Glickner			unknown			W 10
Jul 20	1923		Jimmy   Darcy			unknown			W 10
Apr 1	1923		Jimmy Shirley			unknown			W 10
Jan 8	1923		Hughie Walker			unknown			ND 12
Feb 2	1923		Ted  Jamieson			unknown			ND 10
Feb 26	1923		Ted  Jamieson			unknown			ND 10
May 16	1923		Gene   Tunney			Chicago			ND 10
Aug 28	1923		Chuck Wiggins			unknown			ND 10
Sep 14	1923		Tommy Loughran			Okla.City		ND 12 (draw)
Oct 16	1923		Willie Meehan			Calif.			W 4
Nov 6	1923		Martin Burke			Calif.			W 4
Nov 13	1923		Bert   Colima			unknown			Draw 4

1924
Feb 5	1924		Hugh   Walker			Calif.			W 4
Feb 6	1924		Jack   Reeves			Calif.			Draw 4
Feb 19	1924		Bert   Colima			Calif.			L 4
Mar 5	1924		Joe Racehorse Roberts	Portla.			W 10
Mar 17	1924		Gene   Tunney			St.Paul			ND 10
Apr 1	1924		Bert  Collins			unknown			L 4
May 8	1924		Cliff  Kramer			Minnes.			ND 10
Aug 22	1924		Ray     Pelky			Portla.			W 10
Oct 14	1924		Ray     Pelky			Portla.			KO 6
Oct 22	1924		Frank   Denny			Calif.			Draw 4
unknown	1924		Young Fitzsimmons		unknown			ND 10
Oct 30	1924		Frank  Farmer			Portla.			W 10
Nov 1	1924		Sailor B. McKenna		unknown			KO 2
Nov 5	1924		Sailor Eddie Huffman	Seattle			L 6
Nov 17	1924		Harry    Greb			Pitts.			L 10

1925
Jan 21	1925		Young Stribling			grandrap.		ND 10
Jan 30	1925		Harry    Greb			St.Paul			ND 10 (L news)
Feb 27	1925		Young Stribling			Milwauk.		ND 10
Mar 25	1925		Fred Sullivan			Oakland			KO 4
Apr 3	1925		Harvey perkins			Portland		Draw 10
Jul 10	1925		Sailor Weldon			Minot SD		KO 3
Jul 15	1925		Jack   Bailey			Montana			KO 3
Aug 18	1925		Young Stribling			Vernon			L 10
Sep 8	1925		Young Bob Fitzsimmons	Vernon			W 10

1926
Feb 3	1926		Harry    Greb			Oakland			L 10
Sep 3	1926		Ernie   Owens			Calif.			NC 8
Sep 23	1926		Tommy Loughran			Philadel.		L 6
Oct 8	1926		Alex     Rely			NewYork			TKO 8 (win)
Oct 19	1926		Chuck Wiggins			Chicago			D 10
Nov 12	1926		Johnny  Risko			Minnes.			ND 10
Nov 26	1926		Otto Von Porat			Chicago			L 10
Dec 2	1926		Chuck Wiggins			Ohio			L 10

1927
Feb 1	1927		Maxie Rosenbloom		Cincin.			ND 10
Feb 21	1927		Benny     Ross			NewYork			L 6


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