"PEERLESS" JIM DRISCOLL
Born 15/12/1880
Weight: 126 pounds Height 5'6"
Managed by Charley Harvey
"PEERLESS"
JIM DRISCOLL
Born 15/12/1880
Weight: 126 pounds Height 5'6"
Managed by Charley Harvey
1901
Won on points: v Billy Lucas 4, Joe Ross 10
Knockouts: v Eddie Thomas 5, Bill Green 4,
Billy Hughes 2, Larry Cronin 4, Joe Morgan 4,
Jack Brandford 5,Larry Cronin 5,Eddie Thomas 3
1902
Jan.17 - Jack Wheel
w pts 10
Cardiff
Mar.13 - Eddie Thomas w
pts 5
Cardiff
Apr.07 - George Vincent w
pts 4
Cardiff
Apr.27 - Ted Ward
w KO 3
Pontypridd
Jul.19 - Dave Stevens w
pts 3
Pontypridd
Sep.29 - Harry Mansfield DREW
10
Cardiff
Dec.08 - Geo. Cooper w
pts 10
Cardiff
1903
Harry Mansfield
w
pts 10
Harry Mansfield
w
pts 6
Mike Carey
w KO
5
Mike Carey
w KO
4
Bill Stonelake
w KO
9
George Dixon
w KO
6
George Phalin
w KO
5
Oct.24 - Kid Davis
DREW 10
Swansea
1904
Feb.01 - Johnny Owens
w
pts 20
Barry Docks
Feb.08 - George Phalin
w
KO 5
Bristol
Feb.00 - George Dixon
w
pts 6
Bristol
Feb.13 - Dai Morgan
w
pts 13
Cardiff
Feb.22 - Boss Edwards
w
pts 10
London
Apr.04 - Bill Stonelake
w
pts 11
Cardiff
May.24 - Charlie Lampey
DREW 10
Cardiff
Aug.29 - Harry Mansfield
DREW 10
Cardiff
Nov.09 - Charlie Lampey
w
KO 6
Cardiff
Dec.12 - Johnny Summers
w
DISQ 2
London
1905
Feb.10 - Fred Delaney
w
pts 10
Bristol
Jun.12 - Ivor Thomas
w
KO 3
Cardiff
Nov.13 - Joe Goodwin
w
pts 15
Wednesbury
Dec.26 - Harry Mansfield
w
KO 15
1906
Jan.18 - Owen Moran
NO DECISION 4
Barry Docks
Feb.10 - George Moore
w
pts 6
Wonderland
Feb.26 - Jack Roberts
w
pts 7
London
May.28 - Joe Bowker
w
pts 15
London
Jun.24 - Fred Clifton
w
KO 2
Bristol
1907
Feb.25 - Lew Morgan
w
KO 5
Cardiff
Jun.03 - Joe Bowker
w
KO 17
London, British
Featherweight Championship.
Aug.25 - Freddie Welsh
EXHIBITION 6
Cardiff
Oct.21 - Arthur Ellis
w
KO 3
Cardiff
1908
Jan.01 - Jack Roberts
w
KO 2
Aberdare
Feb.24 - Charlie Griffin
w
pts 15
NSC, Empire title
Aug.17 - Harry Mansfield
w
pts 6
Cardiff
Nov.13 - Matty Baldwin
NO DECISION 6
New York
Dec.05 - Grover Hayes
NO DECISION 6
Philadelphia
Dec.08 - Charlie Griffin
w
KO 11
Boston
Dec.16 - Grover Hayes
NO DECISION 6
Philadelphia
Dec.29 - Matty Baldwin
w
pts 12
Boston
1909
Jan.19 - Grover Hayes
w
pts
Boston
Jan.28 - Johnny Marto
NO DECISION 10
New York
Feb.01 - Tom Langdon
NO DECISION 6
Philadelphia
Feb.10 - Leach Cross
NO DECISION 10
New York
Feb.19 - Abe Atell
NO DECISION 10
New York
1910
Feb.14 - Seaman Hayes
w
pts 6
London
Apr.18 - Spike Robson
w
KO 15
London, Lonsdale Belts
May.25 - Pal Moore
NO DECISION 6
Philadelphia
Dec.20 - Freddy Welsh
L DISQ 10
Cardiff, Freddy
Welsh kept
British Lightweight title.
1911
Jan.30 - Spike Robson
w
KO 7
London
1912
Jun.03 - Jean Poesy
w
KO 12
London, European title defence
1913
Jan.27 - Owen Moran
DREW 20
London, Title defence
1914 - 1918
Served with the Armed Forces during the First World War.
Boxing Battalion:
"Bombardier
Pat O'Keefe
Johnny
Basham
Billy
Wells
"Mighty Atom" Jimmy Wilde
Capt. Bruce Logan "Peerless" Jim Driscoll
"It is a lovely photograph although I think it's title is a misnomer. It probably should read a boxing platoon. A boxing battalion (up to a 1000 men) would be too big for such a sport. In the army or any other force for that matter, it is often the practice to gather all known boxers and the like together for combined training and they usually are allocated extra rations etc. Matches are arranged between battalions, regiments and other military units for morale boosting troop entertainment. It still goes on today."
(Military details
contributed by: Glyndwr (Glyn) Davies)
1919
Mar.10 - Pedlar Palmer w
pts 4 London
May.31 - Francis Rossi
DREW 20 Mountain Ash
Oct.20 - Charles LeDoux L
KO 16 London
Jim Driscoll only relinquished featherweight belt on retirement.
Total bouts 163, wins 120, lost 27, drew 16, KO's 35.
Died: 30 January 1925 at Cardiff of pneumonia.
Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1956.