Tommy loughran ring record books

Loughran fought 12 world champions, ranging from the welterweight to the heavyweight division. Lightheavyweight boxing champion tommy loughran, circa 1927. I shuddered as i sat at ringside and watched the alpine mountain man lumber across the ring to touch gloves with the polished boxer, philadelphiaborn tommy loughran. Tommys father, patrick loughran packies uncle, was born and bred in the. As usual with bob never was a coach his answer shows he knows absolutely nothing about boxing history. John loughran born 1870 moved to philadelphia in 1892.

Thomas patrick loughran november 29, 1902 july 7, 1982 was an american professional boxer and the former world light heavyweight champion. John married anne haley healy from kessington section of philadelphia. From his rise through the ranks as a promising young pro and his heartbreaking decision defeat at the hands of champion tommy loughran to the hard times after the stock market crash when he could barely afford to support his family, braddocks life is a moving underdog story of a legendary athlete that inspired depressionera america. Tommy loughran may forget a fight, but not his workout. Tommy loughran was born in philadelphia, pa on november 29, 1902.

Boxing memorabilia souvenir programs and books page 3. Born thomas patrick loughran in 1902, tommy began his boxing career in 1919 and reeled off 49 straight victories through 1922. Sep 27, 2018 braddock, a new jersey native, was one of the best light heavyweight boxers in the world, but lost a title fight against tommy loughran in 1929. Named ring magazines boxer of the year in 1929 and 1931. He once knocked loughran out in two rounds, but his best win was a decision over max schmeling in 1934. Professional boxing record for tommy loughran from boxrec. Harry greb, byname of edward henry greb, also called the human windmill, born june 6, 1894, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, u. An espn anchor and national correspondent, his work has been published in sports illustrated, espn the magazine, time, parade, tv guide, and the new york times. Greb trained hard, preferring to swim in addition to his normal gym work.

During his career, he won the light heavyweight championship of the world. Canto had a 1411 record in title fights, winning of these by 15round decision. With twenty pages of historic boxing illustrations, some in color. Tommy loughran, the philly phantom, was world light heavyweight champion 19271929. Souvenir programs and books archives page 3 of 3 african ring. Whether pitched battles ought to be encouraged, may well be made the subject of dispute. Thomas patrick loughran 19021982 find a grave memorial. Braddock in boxings golden age during the 1920s and 30s. Tommy loughran, a former world lightheavyweight champion and a member of the boxing hall of fame, died wednesday.

Loughrans effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift, accurate counter. Thomas patrick loughran was an american professional boxer and the former world light heavyweight champion. Loughran gave a beautiful exhibition of blocking, but when tunneys blows landed they carried a sting. Boxing is a imitation of fencing and he took it to heart. If one will call to mind the great boxer tommy loughran s jab and a half method of fighting as we detail in both dvd and book form in boxing like the champs, you will have a very good idea of how to throw such an animal.

The ring record books and other boxing record books for sale. Exworld heavyweight champion jack sharkey refereed the world light heavyweight title defense by archie moore against yvon durelle on december 10, 1958, at the forum, in montreal, quebec, canada, one of boxings first championship televised bouts. The life and career of tommy farr book guild 1997, isbn 1857761677. This is rare, most likely never before seen on the internet, footage of max baer vs king levinsky. His son, who fought as brian london, also became british and commonwealth. The ring record book by nat fleisher ive always enjoyed sitting down in a chair and thumbing through the pages of the ring record book.

Divisionbydivision the greatest fighters of alltime boxrec. Loughran s jab was always accompanied by a reaching defense with the rearhand. They have to hit me to hurt me, tommy loughran once boasted, and they cant hit me. Handsome, skilled and a good man, tommy loughran was not only ring. Tommy loughran the phantom of philly and tyrones light. On june 19, 1931, walker decided to vacate his world middleweight title and move up to the heavyweight division. Why is harry greb considered as having the greatest boxing. Here the great lightheavyweight boxer from philadelphia tommy loughran gets in a quick workout while his trainer jack brady looks on. The ring and other boxing record books for sale various boxing related record books are offered for sale in this section. Ring annual france 19531954 annual and record book. Loughrans boxing career spanned 19 years, from 1919 to 1937, and though the ring record book lists 172 fights under his name, he probably. He also wrote more than fifty books on boxing and wrestling, and compiled what was for decades boxings definitive reference, the annual ring record book. Despite his relative anonymity, smith faced off against some the best fighters of his era, including harry greb, gene tunney, mike gibbons, georges carpentier, les darcy and tommy loughran.

Divisionbydivision the greatest fighters of alltime. Look at their sprawling records and try to spot the ko wins without a magnifying glass. Apr 24, 2014 loughran had gone 1262 in his last 20 bouts a record that would seem to be unlucky or just plain bad, if you werent to consider that hed faced mike mctigue, gene tunney, lou bogash. From the first gong he would come out fighting like a wild cat. Of course, its not really boasting if you can back it up, and for most of his nearly twenty years in the ring, the former philly phantom did just that.

The boxer in the picture was packies cousin tommy loughran, the phantom of philly, a man who traded blows with ring legends and cultural icons like jack dempsey, gene tunney, max baer and. Jack sharkey, the oldest living former heavyweight boxing champion, died. One of the daughters, my mother married albert dooley. Jul 09, 2018 if you know boxing than you are aware that sugar ray robinson is generally considered the greatest boxer of alltime. Greb lost just eight times and was the only man to beat gene tunney. Andrews record books, bill miley record books, ralph citros computer boxing update record books and more. I have seen a four page illustrated program given free with the ring for the harry greb vs. Presented here is a rare photo of greb with gene tunney,young stribling and tommy loughran among others. This site was constructed so we can share with you our love of the squared circle and the great vintage ring memorabilia we have purchased and traded for throughout the past twenty five years. The 100 greatest pound for pound boxers of all time bleacher.

Book of records as the oldest living heavyweight boxing champion. Loughran would shadow box or hit his paltry training bags for the length of a record, plus an extra 10 seconds or so. Braddock was on his way to heavyweight boxing glory before he broke his hand in a 1929 fight against tommy loughran. Brilliant book favorite chapters were gunboat smith, jack dempsey, johnny wilson, fidel labarba, tommy loughran, battling battalino great name, jack sharkey, lou ambers, lew jenkins constantly drunk when he fought. Find great deals on ebay for tommy loughran and tommy loughran signed. Loughran was named the ring magazines fighter of the year twice, first in 1929 and again 1931. Whereas before he was a strong, wellliked contender, his next 33 fights led to a record of 11. His career posted 264 victories including notables like gene tunney, mickey walker, tommy loughran and jimmy delaney. The 1974 ring boxing encyclopedia and record book by loubet, nat. Tommy loughran daten geburtsname thomas patrick loughran gewichtsklasse halbschwergewicht nationalitat us amerikanisch geburtstag. Asked to put his career in perspective, boxing historian craig hamilton told this writer, he was a good fighter and a hot prospect when he was young.

He was fearless in the ring, never made excuses for a loss, and was a brilliant sportsman in his time. Boxing writers called tommy loughran, who grew up at 1634 ritner st. Loughrans boxing career spanned 19 years, from 1919 to 1937, and though the ring record book lists 172 fights under his name, he probably fought a lot more than that. Top 12 alltime best masters of the jab a ranking of the. Loughrans effective use of coordinated foot work, sound defense and swift. Tommy loughran world light heavyweight champion 1927. Included are the ring record books, everlast record books, post record books, t. But he was poorly matched and never developed into a. The ring record book and boxing encyclopedia bert randolph sugar on. Thirtyfour years after the master fighter died in a nursing home near altoona, hes a nearinvisible presence in his hometown.

I like learning about all of the fighters, seeing their ring records, learning their hometowns and looking at their photos. From the personal collection of the great 1920s and 1930s light heavyweight champion tommy loughran. His ring name refers to his nonstop punching style of boxing. Tommy loughran fiche didentite nom complet tommy loughran surnom phantom of philly nationalite wikipedia en francais. He is remembered for his series of bouts with tommy loughran and lee ramage. For the record, old school boxers were far superior to the boxers of today. Jeremy schaap is the author of the new york times bestseller cinderella man.

Iihamas record is in the 1944 ring record book, page 206. Tommy loughran november 29, 1902 july 7, 1982, united. You know, back in the day, i knew and fought a lot of those guys. He sits on a wide stance and keeps his body almost perfectly center while moving in and out. There is no possible way the 184pound irishman could get near the italians chin, i. These two shots are especially rare as they are two different shots taken at the same moment from two different cameras. Sugar ray robinson has once again been named the greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound, by the international boxing research organization just as he was 15 years ago. Tommy loughran is one of the best range boxers i have ever seen. Again named greatest boxer of all time revised 2262020 by monte cox. When harry greb and tommy loughran squared off on christmas day.

Sugar ray robinson again named greatest boxer of all time. Compiled by and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He was inducted into the ring magazine hall of fame in 1969 and the international boxing hall of fame in 20. Slattery retired at age 29 with a ring record of 111 wins, losses, 49 kos and 4 kos by. This was signed for me as a kid it is on a page from the 1965 ring record book,braddock used to go to all the fights around new york and new jersey james walter the cinderella man braddock june 7. He was the ring magazines fighter of the year in 1929 and 1931. The fight of the century arcade publishing 2005 this source contains a detailed report of louiss fight with tommy farr, at page 1. They only usually consisted of a mimeographed sheet of the contestants and were primarily for fights in madison square garden, however.

During his career, he won the light heavyweight championship of the world he defeated such men as harry greb, georges carpentier. Modern boxers are undertrained, lack technique, and with regard to toughness, they are not in the same. Tommy loughran made a lot of sluggers look terrible. His was a nonstop tearaway style with arms flaying in all directions see golesworthy, 1960 pp 95 96. The ring record book and boxing encyclopedia 1981 bert randolph sugar on.

He was british and commonwealth heavyweight champion from 1944 to 1945. Thomas is buried with his parents, john and anna haley loughran. Lets use his record and compare it with harry grebs, all while using the international boxing research organization as a metric. Just the year before, a record 120,000 filled sesquicentennial stadium later. Former heavyweight champion max baer last stepped into the ring in april 1941, stopped for the second time by lou nova. International boxing hall of fame official record book listed this as a nodecision win for tunney. Attesting to his defensive skill, he was kayoed only twice in 227 boutsby jack sharkey and steve hamas.

Nat fleischer 18871972 was a sports journalist who founded the ring magazinethe bible of boxingin 1922 and remained as editor and publisher for fifty years. Please notice, he cites not one expert, or fact, but spouts verbiage. Harry greb, of pittsburgh, was one of the most ferocious fighters of modern times. Our ranking of the alltime greatest boxers to ever lace up the gloves in the 175 pound division. Jeff smith april 23, 1891 february 3, 1962, united.

I beat 16 guys in a row, stopping most, but had to figure out what to do. My good friend and fellow historian, mike hunnicut, was all too eager to talk. Knocking out the 3801 sullivan etched his name forever in the record books and he was a more. Lightheavyweight champion, inducted into the international boxing hall of fame in 1991 and the world boxing hall of fame. Who do you think has the best footwork in all of boxing. Loughran may be a name youve heard before if youre a boxing historian or particularly a fan of the light heavyweight division. In a pro career of nearly 20 years 19191937, he notched a record of892510, knocking out 14 opponents while suffering only 3 himself. Tommy loughran died on july 7, 1982 in altoona, pennsylvania, usa. Tommy loughran born november 29, 1902, philadelphia, pa. Catherine brannigan was in the loughran bible as from cross cavanaugh, dungannon, tyrone.

Louis, jack delaney, jack dempsey, mike mctigue, tommy loughran, max. Several bouts that were included in early published records for loughran are not included in his boxrec record, because they have not yet been verified. That man is known as the philly phantom tommy loughran. Jan 10, 2014 at over six and a half feet tall and nearly 300 pounds, heavyweight champion primo carnera was a giant for his times, but today the ambling alp is too often written off as an unskilled oaf and a product of the mob dealings that plagued boxing during the 1930s. The august 1987 issue of the ring stated that tunney lost this fight and listed his record as 6521. He was emotionally shattered by the loss, and his right hand, his strongest hand, was similarly fractured.

Ring memorabilia vintage boxing and wrestling memorabilia. This sitewas constructed so we can share with you our love of the squared circle and the great vintage ring memorabilia we have purchased and traded for throughout the past twenty five years. He beat mike mctigue, the reigning lightheavyweight in the eyes of almost everyone but the judges twice, and also furure title holders tommy loughran, maxie rosenbloom and primo carnera. He won the lightheavyweight championship in 1927 and successfully defended the title six times before moving up to the heavyweight division in 1929. I was only 5feet7 and kept putting on muscle so decided to become light heavyweight champion. Taking out of my old 1965 ring record book this was signed in 1965 at the loews midtown motor inn,loughran is one of the most under rated boxers who ever lived tommy loughran november 29, 1902 july 7, 1982 was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Tommy loughran bout, but that is the nicest of those i know of. He appeared as himself on the game show to tell the truth on february 12, 1957. He was quick on his feet and possessed excellent ring savvy.

Most record books credit him with 304 professional bouts although its believed that he actually fought a hundred or so more which ranks him as having the third most professional bouts of all time. He died on october 22, 1926 from complications in surgery. Bob the fake garrett has modified his answer to attack me personally. He has also appeared on abcs world news tonight and the cbs evening news. On march 28, 1929, he tried to become a member of the exclusive group of boxers who have been world champions in three different weight divisions, but lost a close tenround decision to world light heavyweight champion tommy loughran. Thomas patrick tommy loughran was an american professional boxer and the former world light heavyweight champion. Known throughout his boxing career as the phantom of philly, he was the 12th light heavyweight champion in boxing history and deemed, the most skilled boxer in the sport at the time. In later years, when interviewed for the book, loughran reportedly agreed to.