Jim Coffey
(the "Roscommon Giant")

BORN    January 16 1891; County Roscommon, Ireland
DIED    December 20 1959; Dublin, Ireland
HEIGHT  6-1
WEIGHT  190-208 lbs
RACE    White; Irish-German
MANAGER Billy Gibson

Coffey was a big, strong man with a punch; He was a White Hope of the teens

During his career, he defeated such men as Al Benedict, Alfred "Soldier" Kearns, George "Boer" Rodel, Jack Lester, Tony Ross, "Fireman" Jim Flynn, Terry Kellar, Jack "Twin" Sullivan, Arthur Pelkey, George "One-Round" Davis, Al Reich, Ed "Gunboat" Smith, "Denver" Jack Geyer, Joe Cox, Joe Bonds and Erminio Spalla

1911
Aug 11 Young Bernard              Brooklyn, NY                     KO  2

1912
Jan 26 Nick Muller                New York, NY                     ND  6
Mar  1 Al Benedict                New York, NY                     KO  8
Mar 15 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    New York, NY                     KO  1
       -Some sources report "LK 1"
Apr 29 Larry Williams             New York, NY                     KO  2
May 13 "Soldier" Delaney          New York, NY                     ND 10
Aug 21 Jack Rowan                 New York, NY                     TK  4
Aug 25 Tim Logan                                                   KO  6
       Fred McKay                                                  KO  5
Sep 10 "Soldier" Delaney                                           KO  3
       -Some sources report 9/23/12
Oct 26 Dan Daily                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Nov 23 Ray Simmons                                                 ND 10
       Billy Ryan                                                  KO  1

1913
Jan  1 Ray Simmons                New York, NY                     KO  2
Jan  9 Arthur Pelkey              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Jan 25 Dan Daily                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Feb 12 Ned Carpenter              Bronx, NY                        KO  1
Feb 26 Jack McFarland             New York, NY                     TK  5
Mar 26 George "Boer" Rodel        New York, NY                     TK  9
Apr 29 Whitey Allen               New York, NY                     KO  1
May 23 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        New York, NY                     ND 10
       -Some sources report 5/28/13
Dec 22 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     ND 10

1914
Jan  3 Battling Levinsky          Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
       -Some sources report 1/02/14
Jan 17 Jack Lester                Bronx, NY                        KO  5
       -Some sources report 7/15/14;
        Some sources report "KO 6"
Feb 19 Tony Ross                  New York, NY                     KO  6
Mar  9 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 28 Jack Connors               New York, NY                     KO  1
       -Some sources report 3/29/14
Apr 18 Tom Kennedy                New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 24 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        New York, NY                     KO  4
May 11 Alfred "Soldier" Kearns    Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  1
May 25 Dan Daily                  Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Oct  7 Terry Kellar               New York, NY                     TK  9
       -Some sources report "KO 6"
Oct 26 Charles Weinert            Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Dec 15 Ed "Gunboat"  Smith        New York, NY                     ND 10

1915
Feb 18 Jack "Twin" Sullivan       Bronx, NY                        TK  5
Feb 26 Bill Ryan                  New York, NY                     KO  2
Mar  4 Arthur Pelkey              New York, NY                     TK  2
       -Some sources report "KO 3"
Mar 27 "Soldier" Delaney          New York, NY                     KO  2
Mar 30 George "One-Round" Davis   New York, NY                     KO  3
Apr  7 Carl Morris                New York, NY                     ND 10
May  5 Al Reich                   New York, NY                     KO  3
May 31 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        Brooklyn, NY                     KO  9
Sep 15 Jack Reed                  Montreal, Que, Can               KO  3
Sep 20 Jack Driscoll              New Bedford, Ma                  KO  4
Oct 19 Frank Moran                New York, NY                     LT  3
Nov 29 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     KO  4

1916
Jan  7 Frank Moran                New York, NY                     LK  9
Jan 28 Lou Bodie                  Syracuse, NY                     KO  5
Apr 13 "Denver" Jack Geyer        New York, NY                     KO  5
       -Some sources report 4/11/16
Sep 23 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6

1917
Feb  8 Bob Devere                 Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Mar  7 Sam Nolan                  New York, NY                     KO  3
Mar 15 Joe Cox                    Brooklyn, NY                     KO  3
Mar 27 Terry Kellar               Brooklyn, NY                     TK  3
Apr 23 Carl Morris                New York, NY                     ND 10
May  4 Lew "K.O." Williams        New York, NY                     LK  1 
Sep  3 Joe Bonds                  New York, NY                     ND 10
       -Some sources incorrectly report "Bartley Madden"
Sep 11 Battling Levinsky          Boston, Ma                        D 12
Sep 13 Joe Bonds                  Harlem, NY                       KO  3
Nov  9 "K.O." Bill Brennan        New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 23 Bartley Madden             Marieville, RI                   LK  7

1918
May  4 Harry Greb                 New York, NY                     EX  3
May 24 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     ND  6
Jun  6 Battling Levinsky          Buffalo, NY                      ND  6
Aug 10 Joe Jeannette              New York, NY                     EX  3
Aug 15 Joe Bonds                  Brooklyn, NY                     EX  3
       -Some sources report "EX 4"
Oct 17 Joe Jeannette              Brooklyn, NY                     EX  3
Nov 22 Joe Jeannette              New Haven, Ct                    ND  4

1919
Feb 12 Battling Levinsky          Boston, Ma                        L 12
Mar  3 Larry Williams             Jersey City, NJ                  ND  8
Apr  7 Jack Clifford              Wilkes-Barre, Pa                  W 10
       Billy Warren               Dublin, Ire                      KO  2
       -Some sources report "KO 1"

1921
Jun 28 Pat Bolger                 New York, NY                      W 10
Oct 19 Erminio Spalla             Brooklyn, NY                      W 12
       -Some sources report 10/18/21 at "New York, NY"
Nov 18 Martin Burke               New Orleans, La                   L 15

Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
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