Tom McCormick (boxer)
Tom McCormick | |
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| Born | Thomas McCormick 8 August 1890 Dundalk, Ireland |
| Died | 6 July 1916 (aged 25) |
| Nationality | Irish  |
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| Weight(s) | welterweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 13 (KO 8) |
| Losses | 6 (KO 3) |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 2 |
Thomas McCormick (8 August 1890 – 6 July 1916), also known by the nickname of "Tom", was an Irish professional welterweight boxer of the 1910s, who won the British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, and the World Welterweight Title.
Boxing career highlights
On 9 January 1914 McCormick took the British Commonwealth and British Welterweight Title from Johnny Summers in twenty rounds in Sydney, Australia. He lost the title on 21 March 1914 to South London born Jewish boxer Mat Wells in twenty rounds, again in Sydney, Australia. Wells had been a British Lightweight champion and an Olympic Boxing contender who made it to the semi-finals in London in the summer of 1916.
On 24 January 1914 he took the World Welterweight title from Waldemar Holberg at Baker's Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.
On 10 May 1915 McCormick made another attempt at the British Welterweight title at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden in London, but lost to title holder Johnny Basham in a hard fought thirteenth round TKO.[1]
Death in World War I
McCormick was killed in action on 6 July 1916 while serving in the 12th battalion of the Manchester Regiment in France during World War I.
His grave is unknown and his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C.
Professional boxing record
| 41 fights | 29 wins | 10 losses |
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| By knockout | 17 | 3 |
| By decision | 9 | 6 |
| By disqualification | 3 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 41 | Loss | 29–10–2 |  Eddie Beattie
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KO | 14 (20) | Nov 11, 1915 | St James Hall, Newcastle
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| 40 | Loss | 29–9–2 |  Albert Badoud
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PTS | 15 | Sep 2, 1915 | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
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| 39 | Win | 29–8–2 | Harry Paddon
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TKO | 9 (10) | Aug 2, 1915 | Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
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| 38 | Loss | 28–8–2 | Johnny Basham
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TKO | 13 (20) | May 5, 1915 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 37 | Loss | 28–7–2 |  Alex Costica
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DQ | 10 (15) | Nov 20, 1914 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 36 | Loss | 28–6–2 |  Milburn Saylor
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RTD | 10 (20) | Apr 18, 1914 |  Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
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| 35 | Loss | 28–5–2 | Fritz Holland
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PTS | 20 | Mar 28, 1914 | Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
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| 34 | Loss | 28–4–2 | Matt Wells
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PTS | 20 | Mar 21, 1914 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney
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Lost world welterweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28–3–2 | Johnny Summers
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KO | 1 (20) | Feb 14, 1914 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney
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Retained world welterweight title |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 |  Waldemar Holberg
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DQ | 6 (20) | Jan 24, 1914 | Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne
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Won world welterweight title |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Johnny Summers
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PTS | 20 | Jan 10, 1914 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney
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| 30 | Loss | 25–3–2 | Gus Platts
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PTS | 20 | Sep 8, 1913 | Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
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| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | Alf Goodwin
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TKO | 6 (15) | Sep 3, 1913 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Eddie Beattie
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PTS | 15 | Aug 15, 1913 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 27 | Draw | 23–2–2 | Johnny Basham
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PTS | 15 | Jul 31, 1913 | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
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| 26 | Win | 23–2–1 | Eddie Elton
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RTD | 5 (15) | Jul 18, 1913 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 25 | Win | 22–2–1 | Tom Tees
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DQ | 3 (15) | Jun 27, 1913 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 24 | Win | 21–2–1 | Albert Badoud
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PTS | 15 | May 21, 1913 | Plymouth Albion Football Ground, Plymouth
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| 23 | Win | 20–2–1 | Gus Platts
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PTS | 20 | Apr 21, 1913 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 22 | Win | 19–2–1 | Arthur Evernden
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PTS | 15 | Mar 3, 1913 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 21 | Win | 18–2–1 | Albert Badoud
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PTS | 15 | Feb 8, 1913 |  Wonderland, Paris
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| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Sid Burns
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KO | 7 (10) | Jan 17, 1913 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 | Young Joseph
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PTS | 15 | Nov 29, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Jack Goldswain
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PTS | 20 | Nov 8, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 17 | Draw | 14–2–1 | Jack Goldswain
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PTS | 15 | Oct 18, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Harry Duncan
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DQ | 9 (15) | Sep 11, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Boss Edwards
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RTD | 2 (15) | Aug 23, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Dick Knock
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RTD | 6 (15) | Aug 9, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Jack Meekins
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RTD | 4 (15) | Jul 26, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 12 | Win | 10–2 |  Battling Taylor
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RTD | 7 (15) | Jul 5, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Pete Marks
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KO | 1 (10) | Jun 21, 1912 | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
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| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Albert Bayton
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KO | 2 (15) | May 20, 1912 | New City BC, Sheffield
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| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Albert Bayton
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TKO | 10 (15) | Mar 4, 1912 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 8 | Win | 6–2 | Pete Walker
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KO | 1 (?) | Feb 1, 1912 | Location Unknown | |
| 7 | Win | 5–2 | Private Harry Hutton
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KO | 6 (10) | Jan 20, 1912 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, Southwark
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| 6 | Win | 4–2 | Bill Mansell
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KO | 3 (6) | Jan 15, 1912 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 5 | Loss | 3–2 | Private Harry Hutton
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PTS | 3 | Oct 19, 1911 | Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
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| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Private Teale
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PTS | 3 | Oct 18, 1911 | Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
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| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Seaman White
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KO | 1 (3) | Apr 10, 1911 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 2 | Loss | 1–1 | Sapper Jack O'Neill
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PTS | 3 | Apr 10, 1911 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Private O'Keefe
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RTD | 2 (3) | Apr 6, 1911 | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
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See also
References
- ^ "Tom McCormick". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
External links
- Boxing record for Tom McCormick from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Tom McCormick
