Jimmy's memorable opponents:

FREDDY WELSH - THE WELSH WIZARD

 

FREDDIE WELSH - "THE WELSH WIZARD" (Frederick Hall Thomas)
BORN : March 5 1886; Pontypridd, Wales
DIED : July 29 1927;age 41. New York City, New York
Height 5'7". Weight 130-140 lbs
Managers: Jack Clancy, Harry Pollok
Elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1960. 
Lightweight Champion of the World, 1914

 

1905

 

 

 

 

Dec

21

Young Williams, Philadelphia, Pa

KO

6

 

 

 

 

 

1906

 

 

 

 

Jan

25

Johnny Kelly, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Feb

8

Eddie Fay, Philadelphia, Pa

TK

5

Feb 

22 

Tommy Feltz, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Mar

8 

Tommy "Kid" Love, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Mar

24

Kid Stinger, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Mar

28

Eddie Lenny, Essington, Pa

ND

10

Mar

31

Johnny Dohan, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Apr

11

Billy Maharg, Essington, Pa

ND

10

Apr

14

Frank Carsey, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Apr

19

Jimmy Devine, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Apr

21

Tommy "Kid" Love, Philadelphia, Pa                

ND

6

Apr

23

Matty Baldwin, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

May

3

Billy Willis, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

May

10

Tim Callahan, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

May

12

Jack Reardon, Philadelphia, Pa 

ND

6

May

19

Kid Gleason, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jun

8

Mike Laughlin, Philadelphia, Pa

KO

2

Jun

15

Frank Carsey, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jun

29

Billy Glover, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jul

13

Young Erne, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jul

27

Hock Keys, Dayton, Oh

KO

17

Aug

31

Jimmy Dunn, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Nov

12

Jimmy Dunn, Dayton, Oh

D

20

Nov

23

Willie Moody, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Dec

12

Kid Gleason, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

 

 

 

 

 

1907

 

 

 

 

Feb

18

"Seaman" Arthur Hayes, London, Eng

W

6

Mar

25

Young Joseph, London, Eng 

W

15

Apr

17

Evan Evans, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

1

Apr

17

Charley Weber, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

2

Apr

17

Gomer Morgan, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

3

May

20

Johnny Owens, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

8

Jul

18

Sid Russell, Merthyr, Wa

KO

6

Aug 

6

Young Lilly, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

12

Aug

15

Dick Lee, Merthyr, Wa

W

15

Sep

7

"Seaman" Arthur Hayes, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

5

Sep

16

Joe White, Pontypridd, Wa

TK

16

Oct

3

Gunner Hart, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

5

Oct

3

Arthur Ellis, Pontypridd, Wa

KO

5

Nov

2

"Cyclone" Johnny Thompson, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Nov

21

Boxer Kelly, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Dec

2

Willie Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Dec

11

Dave Deshler, Boston, Ma

ND

10

Dec

25

Eddie Carter, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

 

 

 

 

 

1908

 

 

 

 

Jan

2

Rosario "Kid" Locke, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jan

17

Maurice Sayers, Milwaukee, Wi

W

10

Jan

31

Charlie Neary, Milwaukee, Wi

D

10

Feb

21

Packey McFarland, Milwaukee, Wi

L

10

May

30

Phil Brock, Los Angeles, Ca

W

25

Jul

4

Packey McFarland, Los Angeles, Ca

D

25

Aug

14

Johnny Murphy, Los Angeles, Ca

W

25

Sep

15

Frank Carsey, Los Angeles, Ca

KO

4

Oct

9

Harry Trendall, Los Angeles, Ca

KO

6

Nov

25

Abe Attell, Vernon, Ca

W

15

 

 

 

 

 

1909

 

 

 

 

Feb

2

George Memsic, Los Angeles, Ca

ND

20

Feb

20

Young Erne, New Orleans, La

W

20

Mar

5

Ray Bronson, New Orleans, La

KO

13

Mar

16

Young Donahue, New Orleans, La

D

10

May

7

Johnny Frayne, New York, NY

ND

10

May

21

Jack Goodman, New York, NY

ND

10

May

25

Phil Brock, Boston, Ma

W

12

Jul

12

Young Joseph, Mountain Ash, Wa

WF

11

Aug

23

Henri Piet, Mountain Ash, Wa

W

12

Sep

6

Joe Fletcher, Mountain Ash, Wa

W

12

Nov

8

Johnny Summers, London, Eng

W

20

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of Britain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1910

 

 

 

 

Apr

25

Jack Daniels, London, Eng 

KO

7

May

30

Packey McFarland, London, Eng

D

20

Jul

21

Joe Heathcote, Liverpool, Eng

TK

6

Nov

11

Dick Bailey, Burslem, Eng

TK

9

Dec

20

Jim Driscoll, Cardiff, Wa

WF

10

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of Britain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1911

 

 

 

 

Feb

27

Matt Wells, London, Eng

L

20

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of Britain)

 

 

Apr

12

"Philadelphia" Pal Moore, New York, NY

ND

10

Jun

23

Matty Baldwin, San Francisco, Ca

W

20

Nov

30

Willie Ritchie, Los Angeles, Ca

W

20

 

 

 

 

 

1912

 

 

 

 

Mar

8

Young O'Brien, Winnipeg, Man, Can

EX

4

May

22

Jimmy Duffy, Buffalo, NY

ND

10

Jun

13

Grover Hayes, Columbus, Oh

ND

10

Aug

5

Grover Hayes, Winnipeg, Man, Can

ND

12

Aug

16

Phil Knight, Winnipeg, Man, Can

ND

12

Oct

24

Jack Langdon, Liverpool, Eng

W

15

Nov

11

Matt Wells, London, Eng

W

20

 

 

(Lightwight Championship of Britain)

 

 

Dec

16

Hugh Mehegan, London, Eng

W

20

 

 

(Lightwight Championship of Britain)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1913

 

 

 

 

Feb

10

Paul Brevieres, Aberdare, Wa

TK

3

Feb

28

Young Nipper, London, Eng

W

20

Mar

3

Raymond Vittet, Sheffield, Eng

TK

10

Mar

6

Eddie Beattie, Liverpool, Eng

W

20

Apr

28

Al Ketchell, Bridgeport, Eng

ND

10

May

16

Jack Redmond, Winnipeg, Man, Can

ND

12

May

23

Kid Scaler, Edmonton, Alb, Can

W

15

May

31

Billy Farrell, Moose Jaw, Sas, Can

KO

5

Jun

12

Ray Campbell, Vancouver, BC, Can

W

15

Jul

19

Young O'Brien, Vancouver, BC, Can

W

15

Jul

22

Martin Murphy, Fernie, BC, Can

KO

3

Oct

8

"Fighting" Dick Hyland, Butte, Mt

W

12

Oct

13

Leo Kossick, Billings, Mt 

W

12

Oct

30

Milburn "Young" Saylor, Winnipeg, Man, Can

WF

9

Nov

25

Phil Bloom, New York, NY

ND

10

Dec

5

Arthur Ellis, Montreal, Que, Can

KO

5

 

 

 

 

 

1914

 

 

 

 

Jan

1

Johnny Dundee, New Orleans, La

ND

10

Jan

6

Frank Whitney, Atlanta, Ga

W

10

Jan

10

Sam Robideau, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jan

15

Mickey Sheridan, Kansas City, Mo

W

10

Jan

26

Earl Fisher, Cincinnati, Oh

ND

10

Jan

29

Leo Kelly, St, Louis, Mo

ND

8

Feb

26

Jimmy Duffy, St, Louis, Mo

ND

8

Mar

17

Joe Rivers, Los Angeles, Ca

W

20

Apr

28

Leach Cross, Los Angeles, Ca

W

20

May

26

Joe Mandot, New Orleans, La

W

10

Jul

7

Willie Ritchie, London, Eng

W

20

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of the World)

 

 

Oct

27

Matty Baldwin, Boston, NY

W

12

Nov

2

Adolph "Ad" Wolgast, New York, NY

TK

8

Nov

9

Charley White, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

Nov

19

Jimmy Duffy, Buffalo, NY

ND

10

Nov

24

Fred Yelle, Boston, NY 

W

12

Nov

26

Young Brown, Syracuse, NY

ND

10

Dec

2

Joe "Young" Shugrue, New York, NY

ND

10

 

 

 

 

 

1915

 

 

 

 

Jan

26

Willie Beecher, New York, NY

ND

10

Feb

1

Johnny Griffiths, Akron, Oh 

ND

12

Feb

9

Joe "Young" Shugrue, New York, NY

ND

10

Feb

15

Jimmy Anderson, Grand Rapids, Mi

ND

6

Feb

25

Charley White, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

Mar

11

Willie Ritchie, New York, NY

ND

10

Mar

17

Hal Stewart, Fort Wayne, In

ND

10

Mar

24

Patsy Drouillard, Windsor, Ont, Can

ND

8

Mar

27

Johnny Lustig, Montreal, Que, Can

ND

10

Apr

9

Billy Wagner, Toledo, Oh

ND

10

Apr

20

Red Watson, Hudson, Wi

ND

10

May

24

Frankie Fleming, Montreal, Que, Can

ND

10

Jun

18

Johnny Lustig, Brooklyn, NY

ND

10

Jul

3

Charley White, Brighton Beach, NY

ND

10

Nov

15

Johnny O'Leary, Winnipeg, Man, Can

ND

12

Dec

9

Benny Palmer, Memphis, Tn

ND

8

Dec

13

Jimmy Murphy, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

 

 

 

 

 

1916

 

 

 

 

Jan

1

Frank Whitney, Atlanta, Ga

ND

10

Jan

17

Eddie McAndrews, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Jan

25

Johnny Griffiths, Akron, Oh

ND

12

Mar

6

Adolph "Ad" Wolgast, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

Mar

21

Phil Bloom, Brooklyn, NY

ND

10

Mar

24

Frank Whitney, New York, NY

TK

6

Mar

31

Benny Leonard, New York, NY

ND

10

Apr

7

Richie Mitchell, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

Apr

24

Ever Hammer, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

May

3

Frankie Maguire, Harrisburg, Pa

ND

6

Jun

8

Tommy Lowe, Washington, DC

W

10

Jul

4

Adolph "Ad" Wolgast, Denver, Co

WF

11

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of the World)

 

 

Jul

28

Benny Leonard, Brooklyn, NY

ND

10

Sep

4

Charley White, Colorado Springs, Co

W

20

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of the World)

 

 

Sep

22

Harry Anderson, Seattle, Wa

W

4

Oct

27

Mike Ward, Ottawa, Ont, Can

TK

4

Oct

28

Ben Allen, Quebec City, Que, Can

W

10

Nov

3

Frankie Maguire, Altoona, Pa 

ND

10

Nov

20

Buck Fleming, Philadelphia, Pa

ND

6

Nov

24

Eddie Wallace, Montreal, Que, Can

ND

10

 

 

 

 

 

1917

 

 

 

 

Jan

16

Richie Mitchell, Milwaukee, Wi

ND

10

Apr

17

Oscar "Battling" Nelson, St. Louis, Mo

ND

12

Apr

20

Rocky Kansas, Buffalo, NY 

ND

10

Apr

24

Chick Simler, Scranton, Pa

ND

10

May

1

Johnny Kilbane, New York, NY

ND

10

May

28

Benny Leonard, New York, NY

LT

9

 

 

(Lightweight Championship of the World)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1920

 

 

 

 

Dec

28

Willie Green, Newark, NJ

TK

4

 

 

 

 

 

1921

 

 

 

 

May

3

"Young" Willie Jackson, Summit, Pa

KO

8

Aug

18

Bert Flores, Calgary, Alb, Can

W

10

Aug

22

Clonie Tait, Winnipeg, Man, Can

L

10

 

 

 

 

 

1922

 

 

 

 

Apr

15

Archie Walker, Brooklyn, NY

L

10

         
         

  Career record 163 fights won 120 lost 27 drawn 16

 

Died July 29 1927 in New York City, USA.


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