Billy Finucane
(William J. Finucane)
("Billy McNamara")
BORN
August 10 1882; Limerick, Ireland
DIED
May 26 1951; Chicago, Illinois
HEIGHT
5-6
WEIGHT
120-130 lbs
Finucane was a scrappy fighter who was clever and carried a stiff punch; He fought many top contenders at the turn of the century
1900 Oct 23 Kid Herman Chicago, Il D 6 Dec 13 Kid Herman Chicago, Il D 6 Joe Peoples Chicago, Il KO 5 Sammy Fischer Chicago, Il KO 2 Chocolate Tornado Chicago, Il KO 6 Eddie Geyer Chicago, Il KO 1 Young Gawkins Chicago, Il KO 2 Sammy Fischer Chicago, Il KO 3 Jack O'Brien Chicago, Il KO 3 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il WF 2 Marty McAllen Chicago, Il L 6 Marty McAllen Chicago, Il KO 4 Jack O'Keefe Chicago, Il LK 2 1901 Jan 21 Kid Herman Chicago, Il D 6 Nov 13 Clarence Forbes St. Joseph, Mo LT 7 Dec 28 Morris Rauch St. Louis, Mo L 15 1901-1902 Mike Memsic Chicago, Il W 6 Johnny Hanlon Chicago, Il L 5 Kid Farmer Chicago, Il KO 4 Jack O'Keefe Braidwood, Il L 8 Jack O'Keefe Braidwood, Il L 10 1902 Jan 3 Joe Bertrand Chicago, Il KO 1 Jan 14 Clarence Forbes St. Louis, Mo L 7 Feb 3 Clarence Forbes Chicago, Il L 6 Feb 7 Clarence Forbes Chicago, Il LT 4 Feb 15 Clarence Forbes Chicago, Il D 6 Mar 11 Freddie White Chicago, Il KO 1 May 2 Mike Bartley Milwaukee, Wi D 6 Sep 15 Joe Sherlock Chicago, Il W 6 Oct 6 George Munroe Chicago, Il L 6 Oct 27 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6 Nov 3 Harry Forbes Chicago, Il L 6 Dec 11 Morris Rauch Chicago, Il D 6 1903 Oct 17 Joe Galligan Chicago, Il WF 2 Oct 31 Jack Galligan Chicago, Il L 6 1904 Feb 13 Willie McNamara Chicago, Il KO 3 Feb 27 Kid McFadden Milwaukee, Wi KO 2 Mar 2 Johnny Madden Elgin, Il KO 2 Mar 26 Paddy Nee Chicago, Il KO 3 Apr 9 Paddy Nee Chicago, Il D 6 Apr 14 Barney "Kid" Abel Chicago, Il KO 3 Apr 22 Jack Flanagan Chicago, Il KO 2 May 7 Jack Flanagan Chicago, Il KO 3 Jun 4 Freddie White Burlington, ? KO 2 Jun 9 Kid Herman Chicago, Il D 6 Jun 24 Tommy Mowatt Chicago, Il D 6 Sep 29 Harry Cobb Blue Island, Il KO 5 Oct 6 George Munroe Chicago, Il L 6 Oct 29 Willie Mack Chicago, Il W 6 Nov 22 Tommy Mowatt Chicago, Il LK 3 Dec 3 Abe "Kid" Goodman Chicago, Il L 6 1905 Jan 30 Austin Rice Peoria, Il D 10 Feb 13 Kid Herman Hot Springs, Ar L 20 Mar 10 Young O'Leary Milwaukee, Wi WF 2 May 2 Austin Rice Grand Rapids, Mi D 10 Dec 25 Marty "Kid" Taylor Peoria, Il L 10 1906 May 9 Young Erne Terre Haute, In D 10 Oct 15 Packey McFarland Davenport, Ia LK 5 -Some sources report 10/11/06 1907 May 21 Dick Hyland Ogden, Ut LK 3 Jul 4 Muggsy Shoals Ogden, Ut LK 3 *** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed *** 1902 Clarence Forbes Chicago, Il D 6 *** Assistance Was Provided By Sergei Yurchenko and William Schutte***
Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
