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Jimmy McLarnin Record

55-11-3
Total Fights69
Wins55
Losses11
Draws3
No-Contests0
Title Wins6
Title Defenses0
Title-Fight KOs1
KO Wins21
KO Losses1
Jimmy McLarnin Record & Stats
Jimmy McLarnin's Record
Jimmy McLarnin's boxing record and career infographic

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      What is Jimmy McLarnin's boxing record?

      In a professional boxing career spanning 12 years and 11 months, Jimmy McLarnin fought 69 times with 55 wins, 11 losses, and 3 draws.

      McLarnin retired from professional boxing with a record of 55-11-3, which included six welterweight world-title wins. He had a 30.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 21 of his total 69 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. The only knockout loss in McLarnin's career was a 7th round RTD loss to Ray Miller, which was not a world title fight.

      His last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision victory over Lou Ambers on November 20, 1936.

      Some of McLarnin's best fights and notable victories include wins over 13 Hall-of-Famers (Lou Ambers, Tony Canzoneri, Barney Ross, Young Corbett III, Benny Leonard, Billy Petrolle, Sammy Mandell, Sid Terris, Louis Kaplan, Bud Taylor, Jackie Fields, Pancho Villa, and Fidel LaBarba), Joe Glick, Ruby Goldstein, and Al Singer.

      #DateAgeOpponentResVia
      69Nov 20, 193628Lou AmbersWinUD
      68Oct 5, 193628Tony CanzoneriWinUD
      67May 8, 193628Tony CanzoneriLossUD
      66May 28, 193527Barney RossLoss *UD
      65Sep 17, 193426Barney RossWin *SD
      64May 28, 193426Barney RossLoss *SD
      63May 29, 193325Young Corbett IIIWin *TKO1
      62Dec 16, 193224Sammy FullerWinTKO8
      61Oct 7, 193224Benny LeonardWinTKO6
      60Aug 4, 193224Lou BrouillardLossSD
      59Aug 20, 193123Billy PetrolleWinUD
      58May 27, 193123Billy PetrolleWinUD
      57Nov 21, 193022Billy PetrolleLossUD
      56Sep 11, 193022Al SingerWinKO3
      55Mar 28, 193022Jack ThompsonWinUD
      54Mar 1, 193022Sammy MandellWinUD
      53Dec 13, 192921Ruby GoldsteinWinKO2
      52Nov 4, 192921Sammy MandellWinUD
      51Oct 9, 192921Sergeant Sammy BakerWinKO1
      50Mar 22, 192921Ray MillerWinUD
      49Mar 1, 192921Joe GlickWinKO2
      48Jan 11, 192921Joe GlickWinUD
      47Nov 30, 192820Ray MillerLossRTD7
      46Aug 2, 192820Stanislaus LoayzaWinKO4
      45Jun 21, 192820Phil McGrawWinTKO1
      44May 21, 192820Sammy MandellLoss *UD
      43Feb 24, 192820Sid TerrisWinKO1
      42Nov 23, 192719Billy WallaceWinPTS
      41Oct 18, 192719Louis KaplanWinKO8
      40Sep 23, 192719Don LongWinKO3
      39Sep 9, 192719Charlie McBrideWinKO2
      38Jun 24, 192719Lope TenorioWinPTS
      37May 27, 192719Johnny LamarWinPTS
      36May 6, 192719Freeman BlackWinKO2
      35Apr 5, 192719Tommy CelloWinPTS
      34Feb 22, 192719Tommy CelloDrawPTS
      33Oct 15, 192618Doc SnellLossPTS
      32Sep 7, 192618Joe GlickWinPTS
      31Mar 17, 192618Johnny FarrLossPTS
      30Mar 3, 192618Joey SangorWinKO3
      29Jan 12, 192618Bud TaylorLossPTS
      28Dec 8, 192517Bud TaylorWinDQ
      27Nov 12, 192517Jackie FieldsWinKO2
      26Jul 4, 192517Pancho VillaWinPTS
      25Jun 2, 192517Bud TaylorLossPTS
      24Apr 18, 192517Eddie Spec RamiesWinKO6
      23Apr 11, 192517Young FarrellWinPTS
      22Mar 24, 192517Teddy SilvaWinPTS
      21Jan 13, 192517Fidel LaBarbaWinPTS
      20Dec 9, 192416Memphis Pal MooreDrawPTS
      19Nov 11, 192416Fidel LaBarbaDrawPTS
      18Oct 28, 192416Fidel LaBarbaWinPTS
      17Oct 14, 192416Young NationalistaWinPTS
      16Oct 7, 192416Frankie DolanWinPTS
      15Sep 30, 192416Benny DiazWinPTS
      14Aug 15, 192416Mickey GillWinMD
      13May 14, 192416Abe GordonWinKO2
      12May 2, 192416Jimmy GriffithsWinPTS
      11Apr 30, 192416Jockey Joe DillonWinPTS
      10Apr 24, 192416Johnny Jockey LightnerWinPTS
      9Apr 9, 192416Frankie GrandettaWinPTS
      8Apr 4, 192416Jimmy GriffithsWinPTS
      7Mar 26, 192416Sammy LeeWinPTS
      6Mar 19, 192416Frankie SandsWinPTS
      5Mar 5, 192416Joe CondeWinTKO3
      4Feb 22, 192416Eddie CollinsWinTKO3
      3Feb 13, 192416Frankie SandsWinPTS
      2Dec 28, 192316Mickey GillWinMD
      1Dec 19, 192316Young FryWinKO1

      * World-title fight

      Boxing career

      Jimmy McLarnin (Baby Face) was an Irish professional boxer. He was born in Hillsborough, Ireland, U.K. on December 19, 1907. He was a welterweight world champion. He died on October 28, 2004 at the age of 96 years. McLarnin was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991. His professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1923 to 1936.

      McLarnin made his professional boxing debut against Young Fry at the age of 16 on December 19, 1923, defeating Fry via 1st round KO. He went on to win 17 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 3 wins via stoppage.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 20 on May 21, 1928 after 43 professional fights, against Sammy Mandell for the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring titles. He lost to Mandell via 15 round unanimous decision.

      McLarnin won two world titles at welterweight. For all the details about McLarnin's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.

      McLarnin had a total of 11 losses in his professional boxing career.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Lou Ambers at 28 years of age, on November 20, 1936. McLarnin won the fight via 10 round unanimous decision.

      Championships

      McLarnin had a total of five world-title fights, which includes winning six world titles and zero successful title defenses. He won two of these fights and lost three.

      Title Wins

      Jimmy McLarnin fought for welterweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. In total, he won two welterweight belts.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles WonMethod
      Sep 17, 1934Barney RossWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingSD
      May 29, 1933Young Corbett IIIWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingTKO

      Title Losses

      Jimmy McLarnin lost two world-title defense fights, and lost a total of six titles in these fights.

      DateOpponentDivisionTitles LostMethod
      May 28, 1935Barney RossWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingUD
      May 28, 1934Barney RossWelterweightNBA, NYSAC, The RingSD

      Highlights

      McLarnin fought a total of 69 times during his professional career, which includes 5 world-title fights at two weight divisions. He put on some very good performances in these fights. These four fights are the highlight of his career.

      • May 21, 1928: In his first world-title fight, Jimmy McLarnin loses to Sammy Mandell via 15 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring lightweight titles.

      • May 29, 1933: McLarnin wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Young Corbett III, by beating III via 1st round TKO.

      • September 17, 1934: McLarnin wins the NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring welterweight titles from Barney Ross, by beating Ross via 15 round split decision.

      • October 5, 1936: Jimmy McLarnin beats Tony Canzoneri via 10th round unanimous decision.

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