Jim Coffey
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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
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