Tommy Loughran
(Thomas Patrick Loughran)

BORN   November 29 1902; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DIED July 7 1982; Altoona, Pennsylvania
HEIGHT 5-11 1/2
WEIGHT 140-202 lbs
MANAGER Joe Smith
RECORD 95-24-9 (17 KO, 45 ND, 1 NC)

Loughran was a master boxer with a perfect stance; He was quick on his feet and possessed excellent ring savvy; During his career, he won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as Harry Greb, Georges Carpentier, Jim Braddock, Mickey Walker, W.L. "Young" Stribling, Jimmy Slattery, Jeff Smith, Mike McTigue, Johnny Wilson, William Bryan Downey, Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith, Roland Todd, Ad Stone, Leo Lomski, Armand Emanuel, Jack Renault, Jack Gross, Arturo Godoy, Al Ettore, Paulino Uzcudun, King Levinsky, Steve Hamas and Yale Okun

Nat Fleischer ranked Loughran as the #4 All-Time Light Heavyweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #4 All-Time Light Heavyweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #7 All-Time Light Heavyweight; Tommy was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991



Loughran-Braddock 1929 Fight Video Clip

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1919
Dec  9 Eddie Carter                 Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2

1920
Jan  1 Kid Emanuel                  Philadelphia, Pa                NC  3
Jan 27 Jim McBride                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Feb 17 Jack Williams                Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
          -Some sources report "Jack McWilliams"
Mar    Bill Clark                   Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3
Mar 26 Joe Welling                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Apr    Eddie Moran                  Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
May  7 John Dougherty               Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
May    Tommy Coyle                  Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Jun  3 Bernie McLaughlin            Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Jul 19 Johnny Viggi                 Philadelphia, Pa                LT  5
          -Loughran sustained a broken rib
Aug    Joe Brock                    Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Sep    Jack Smith                   Philadelphia, Pa                KO  4
Oct 10 Ed Dougherty                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov 18 Rube Bennett                 Lancaster, Pa                   ND  8

1921
Jan    Lew Schupp                   Lancaster, Pa                   ND  8
          -Some sources report "Philadelphia, Pa"
Jan 20 Dummy "Kid" West             Lancaster, Pa                   ND  8
Jan 25 Young Ramsey                                                  W  8
Feb  1 Hugh Blair                   Philadelphia, Pa                KO  2
Feb  8 Johnny Kelly                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Feb 21 Al Nelson                                                     W 10
Mar  1 Johnny McLaughlin            Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Mar 12 Leo Dillon                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Mar 29 Charlie O'Neill              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Apr 15 Jack Reck                    Reading, Pa                     ND  8
May  3 Al Daly                      Philadelphia, Pa                TK  4
May  9 Johnny Alex                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
          -Some sources report "Alex Costica"
Jun    Ted Mitchell                                                  W  8
Jul    Jules Ritchie                Scranton, Pa                    ND 10
Aug 15 Frankie Britton              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Sep  6 Frankie Britton              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Sep 17 Roy Hirst                    Philadelphia, Pa                KO  3
          -Some sources report 9/16/21
Sep 30 Al Miller                    Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Oct  6 Pat Bradley                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  6
Nov  8 Len Rowlands                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Dec 20 Vincent Lopez                Philadelphia, Pa                TK  5

1922
Jan 24 Jimmy Darcy                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Feb  7 Fay Keiser                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Feb 28 William Bryan Downey         Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
          -Some sources report 3/01/22
Mar 16 Mike McTigue                 Scranton, Pa                    ND 10
Mar 21 Jackie Clark                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Apr  6 Frankie Carbone              Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Apr 28 Jimmy Darcy                  Syracuse, NY                     W 12
May 12 Young Fisher                 Syracuse, NY                     W 12
Jul 10 Harry Greb                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Aug 24 Gene Tunney                  Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Sep 25 George Shade                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Dec 11 Lou Bogash                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8

1923
Jan  8 Pal Reed                     Newark, NJ                      ND 12
Jan 15 Harry Greb                   Pittsburgh, Pa                  ND 10
Jan 30 Harry Greb                   New York, NY                     L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of America
Mar  8 Jeff Smith                   Scranton, Pa                    ND 10
Jun 18 Jeff Smith                   Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Jun 25 Mike McTigue                 Philadelphia, Pa                ND  8
Aug  2 Mike McTigue                 West New York, NJ               ND 12
Aug 14 Teddy Taylor                 Minersville, Pa                 KO  2
Sep 14 Jimmy Delaney                Oklahoma City, Ok                D 12
Oct 11 Harry Greb                   Boston, Ma                       W 10
Nov 14 Ted Moore                    Boston, Ma                       W 10
Dec 10 Roland Todd                  New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 25 Harry Greb                   Pittsburgh, Pa                   L 10

1924
Feb 12 Johnny Wilson                Boston, Ma                       W 10
Feb 19 Jack Delaney                 Boston, Ma                       L 10
Apr 28 Charley Nashert              Detroit, Mi                     ND 10
May 19 Ad Stone                     Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Jun  2 Jack Smith                   Shamokin, Pa                    KO  2
Jun 26 W.L. "Young" Stribling       Bronx, NY                        L  6
Jul 11 Joe Lohman                   Erie, Pa                         W 10
Oct 13 Harry Greb                   Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Nov 20 George Blake                 Williamsport, Pa                KO  2

1925
Jan  1 Frankie Maguire              Williamsport, Pa                 W 10
Feb  4 Buck Holley                  Oakland, Ca                      D  6
Feb  7 Billy Freas                  Culver City, Ca                  W 10
Feb 18 Jack Reeves                  Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Mar 28 W.L. "Young" Stribling       San Francisco, Ca                L 10
Jun 11 Martin Burke                 Woodhaven, NY                    W 12
Jul 16 Jack Delaney                 Philadelphia, Pa                 D 10
Sep 11 Tony "Young" Marullo         Bronx, NY                        W  8
Sep 24 Jack Burke                   Philadelphia, Pa                TK  6
Oct  5 Benny Ross                   Buffalo, NY                      W 10
Oct 26 Ad Stone                     Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Dec 25 Emilio "King" Solomon        Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10

1926
Jan  1 Billy Freas                  Grand Rapids, Mi                ND 10
Jan  6 Joe Packo                    Grand Rapids, Mi                ND 10
Feb  2 Chuck Wiggins                Grand Rapids, Mi                ND 10
Feb  8 Ad Stone                     Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Mar 15 Yale Okun                    Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr  5 Yale Okun                    Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 13 Tom Kirby                    Boston, Ma                       W 10
May 28 Jack Ketchell                Ebensburg, Pa                   EX  6 
Jun 17 Georges Carpentier           Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jul  2 George Manley                Omaha, Ne                       ND 10
Jul 30 Johnny Risko                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Sep 23 Jimmy Delaney                Philadelphia, Pa                 W  6
Oct  8 Frankie Schramm              Allentown, Pa                   KO  2
          -Some sources reort "Jimmy Burns"
Oct 18 Martin Burke                 Chicago, Il                      W 10
Oct 29 Chuck Wiggins                Providence, RI                  WF  5
Nov 29 George Manley                Indianapolis, In                ND 10

1927
Jan 10 Tony "Young" Marullo         Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb 15 Johnny Risko                 Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 W 10
Mar 16 Joe Lohman                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr  6 Tom Kirby                    Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
May  3 W.L. "Young" Stribling       Brooklyn, NY                     W 10
Jul 20 Tony "Young" Marullo         Long Island City, NY             W 10
Aug  8 Benny Ross                   Buffalo, NY                      W 12
Oct  7 Mike McTigue                 New York, NY                     W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 14 Pat McCarthy                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Dec 12 Jimmy Slattery               New York, NY                     W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1928 
Jan  6 Leo Lomski                   New York, NY                     W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 18 Joe Sekyra                   Louisville, Ky                  ND 10
Jun  1 Pete Latzo                   Brooklyn, NY                     W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 28 Armand Emanuel               New York, NY                     W 10
Jul 16 Pete Latzo                   Wilkes-Barre, Pa                 W 10
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Oct  1 Jack Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Dec 17 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson   Chicago, Il                      W 10

1929 
Feb  5 Armand Emanuel               Los Angeles, Ca                  W 10
Feb 28 Joe Lohman                   Tulsa, Ok                        W 10
          -Some sources report 2/20/29
Mar 28 Mickey Walker                Chicago, Il                      W 10
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 24 Ernie Schaaf                 Boston, Ma                       W 10
Jul 18 Jim Braddock                 Bronx, NY                        W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep    -Loughran relinquished the Light Heavyweight Championship
           of the World 
Sep 26 Jack Sharkey                 Bronx, NY                       LT  3
          -Heavyweight Championship of America

1930
Feb 27 Pierre Charles               Miami, Fl                        W 10
Mar 17 Jack Renault                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 28 Ernie Schaaf                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Jun 11 Ernie Schaaf                 Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Oct 16 Dick Daniels                 Minneapolis, Mn                 ND 10
Oct 23 Dave Maier                   Milwaukee, Wi                    W 10
Nov 21 King Levinsky                Chicago, Il                      W 10

1931 
Jan 26 Jack Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb  6 Max Baer                     New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 13 Ernie Schaaf                 New York, NY                     W 10
Mar 27 Gerald "Tuffy" Griffith      Chicago, Il                      W 10
May 15 Victorio Campolo             New York, NY                     W 10
Sep  9 Jack Gross                   Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Sep 22 Joe Sekyra                   Long Island City, NY             W 10
Oct 19 Johnny Risko                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Nov 13 Paolino Uzcudun              New York, NY                     W 10
Dec 18 King Levinsky                New York, NY                     L 10

1932
Jan 15 Steve Hamas                  New York, NY                    LT  2
May 11 Steve Hamas                  Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10
Jun 29 Steve Hamas                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Oct 17 Stanley Poreda               Philadelphia, Pa                 L 10

1933
Jan 10 King Levinsky                Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Feb 13 Walter Cobb                  Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Apr 21 Isidoro Gastanaga            Chicago, Il                      W 10
Jun 21 Steve Hamas                  Bronx, NY                        W 10
Jul 26 Johnny Risko                 Chicago, Il                      L 10
Sep 27 Jack Sharkey                 Philadelphia, Pa                 W 15
Nov 22 Ray Impellitiere             Bronx, NY                        W 10

1934 
Mar  1 Primo Carnera                Miami, Fl                        L 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
May  4 Walter Neusel                New York, NY                     L 10
Aug  1 Johnny Risko                 Freeport, NY                     L 10
Oct  6 Jose Domingo Caratolli       Buenos Aires, Arg                L 12
Oct 20 Arturo Godoy                 Buenos Aires, Arg                D 12

1935 
Jan  5 Arturo Godoy                 Buenos Aires, Arg                W 12
Feb  2 Jose Domingo Caratolli       Buenos Aires, Arg                D 12
Mar 17 Arturo Godoy                 Santiago, Chile                  L 12
Apr 14 Vicente Parrile              Lima, Peru                      TK  9
May 20 Al Ettore                    Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jun 20 Ray Impellitiere             Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10
Jul 29 Eddie Simms                  Toronto, Ont, Can                W 10
Aug 22 Al Delaney                   Buffalo, NY                      D  6
Nov 13 Maurice Strickland           London, Eng                      W 10
          -Some sources report 11/12/35
Dec  9 Andre Lenglet                Paris, Fr                        W 10
          -Some sources report "D 10"

1936
Jan 15 Tommy Farr                   London, Eng                      L 10
Feb 10 Ben Foord                    Leicester, Eng                   L 10
          -Some sources report "L 12"
Mar 16 Jack London                  Bristol, Eng                     W 10
Jul  6 Al McCoy                     Montreal, Que, Can               L 10
Jul 30 Al McCoy                     Montreal, Que, Can               D 12
Sep 16 Ray Impellitiere             Oakland, Ca                      W 10
Oct  9 Tony Rosalia                 Reno, Nv                        KO  3
Nov 13 Alfred "Butch" Rogers        San Diego, Ca                    W 10
Dec  3 Tom Beaupre                  Dallas, Tx                       W 10
Dec  9 George "Sonny Boy" Walker    San Francisco, Ca                L 10

1937
Jan 18 George "Sonny Boy" Walker    Philadelphia, Pa                 W 10


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