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Jimmy McLarnin
Irish boxer (1907–2008) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Archibald McLarnin (19 December 1907 – 28 October 2004) was an Irish professional boxer who became a two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
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Jimmy McLarnin | |
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Born | James Archibald McLarnin (1907-12-19)19 December 1907 |
Died | 28 October 2004(2004-10-28) (aged 96) |
Nationality | Irish[Note 1] |
Other names | Baby Face[2] Beltin' Celt Dublin Dynamiter Dublin Destroyer Murderous Mick The Belfast Spider The Jew Killer[2] The Jew Beater Hebrew Scourge[2] The Irish Lullaby[3] |
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Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight Lightweight Welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 69 |
Wins | 55 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 3 |
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McLarnin has been referred to as the greatest Irish boxer of all time. BoxRec ranks McLarnin as the second-best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time, the greatest Irish boxer of all time.[5][6]