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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Lineal Champion

Joe Lynch
(Joseph Aloysius Lynch)

BORN   November 30 1898; New York, New York
DIED.. August 1 1965; Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York (drowned; Some sources report September 1 1965)
HEIGHT 5-7 1/2
WEIGHT 116-124 lbs
MANAGER Eddie Mead

Lynch was an outstanding bantamweight in a period of outstanding bantams; He was tall for his weight which made him look skinny and frail; His best punching combination was a stiff left jab followed by one of the best rights in the business; He could take the fight to his man and when attacked was game and held up well; Lynch was never knocked out or stopped; In a career of nearly 160 bouts, Lynch lost only 13 official contests; During his career, Joe won the Bantamweight Championship of the World

Among those Lynch defeated during his career were Abe Goldstein, Kid Williams, Pete "Kid" Herman, Johnny Buff, Monte Attell, "Memphis" Pal Moore, Al Walker, Eddie O'Keefe, Benny Schwartz, William "Midget" Smith, Dick Loadman, Eddie Coulon and "Little" Jack Sharkey

After retiring from the ring, Lynch bought a farm and a gymnasium; He later served as Postmaster for New York City

Nat Fleischer ranked Lynch as the #4 All-Time Bantamweight

1915
Aug 21 Jack Wagner                New York, NY                       ND 10
Dec 25 Johnny Walsh               New York, NY                       ND 10

1916
Apr  7 Nate Jackson               New York, NY                       ND 10
Apr 17 Johnny Walsh               New York, NY                       KO  2
Apr 22 Willie Astey               New York, NY                       ND 10
May  1 Abe Friedman               New York, NY                       ND 10
May 31 Willie Astey               New York, NY                       ND 10
Jun 12 Sailor Hoffman             New York, NY                       ND 10
Jul 22 George Maas                New York, NY                       ND 10
Aug  2 Mickey Dunn                New York, NY                       ND 10
Aug 11 "Sailor" Bobby Hubon       New York, NY                       KO  5
Aug 21 Abe Friedman               New York, NY                       ND 10
Sep  1 Happy Smith                Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Sep  6 Monte Attell               New York, NY                       KO  7
Sep 14 Mickey Dunn                New York, NY                       ND 10
Sep 26 "Little" Jack Sharkey      New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct 10 Johnny "Kewpie" Ertle      New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct 14 Barney Hahn                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Oct 17 Johnny Dolan               New York, NY                       KO  4
Oct 23 Willie Astey               New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 10 Benny McCoy                New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 17 Benny McCoy                New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 20 Abe Friedman               New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 24 Johnny "Young" Solzberg    New York, NY                       ND 10
Dec  3 Barney Adair               New York, NY                       ND 10
Dec 19 "Jersey" Frankie Burns     New York, NY                       ND 10

1917
Feb  1 One-Punch Hogan            New Orleans, La                     W 15
Feb 23 Young Marino               New York, NY                       KO  3
Feb 27 "Little" Jack Sharkey      New York, NY                       ND 10
Mar 13 Kid Williams               New York, NY                       ND 10
Apr  7 Charles "Dutch" Brandt     Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Apr 21 Terry Martin               Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
May 15 "Jersey" Frankie Burns     Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Jun  1 Pete "Kid" Herman          New York, NY                       ND 10
Jun 16 Willie Astey               New York, NY                       ND 10
Jul 26 Frankie Dailey             Averne, NY                         ND 10
Sep 11 Billy Fitzsimmons          Pittsfield, Ma                      W 12
Sep 22 Frankie Dailey             New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct 11 Joe Leonard                Brooklyn, NY                       ND 10
Oct 18 Mickey Dunn                New York, NY                       ND 10
Oct 27 "Memphis" Pal Moore        New York, NY                       ND 10
Nov 26 Eddie O'Keefe              Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  4
Nov 29 Terry Martin               Providence, RI                      W 10
Dec  8 Willie Astey               Providence, RI                     KO  3
Dec 21 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Providence, RI                      W 12

1918
Jan  1 Andy Burns                 Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  3
Jan 11 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Providence, RI                      L 12
Jan 29 Kid Williams               Philadelphia, Pa                   TK  4
Feb 18 Benny Valger               Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  2 Joe "Young" Tuber          Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  4 Eddie Wimler               Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND  6
Apr  2 George Kirkwood            Carbondale, Il                     KO  3
Apr  3 Leo Underwood              Scranton, Pa                       KO  3
Apr  4 Dick Loadman               Providence, RI                      W 12
Apr  6 "Jersey" Frankie Burns     Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Apr 16 Jack "Kid" Wolfe           Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
May 15 Benny McNeil               North Adams, Ma                    KO  5
May 30 Willie Devore              Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10

1919
Feb  3 Tommy Noble                London, Eng                         W 20
Mar 31 Jimmy Wilde                London, Eng                         L 15
Jun  2 "K.O." Joe O'Donnell       Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Jun 14 Mickey Delmont             Bayonne, NJ                        ND  8
Jul  4 Willie Beecher             Jersey City, NJ                    ND  8
Jul  7 Bobby Josephs              Boston, Ma                         TK 12
Aug  4 Jabez White                Boston, Ma                          D 12
Sep  1 Pete "Kid" Herman          Waterbury, Ct                      ND 10
Sep 16 Patsy Johnson              Jersey City, NJ                    ND  8
Sep 19 Frankie Mason              Baltimore, Md                       D 12
Sep 29 Joe Burman                 Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Oct 11 Dick Griffiths             Detroit, Mi                        KO  2
Oct 25 Joe Burman                 Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Nov  5 Jack "Kid" Wolfe           Detroit, Mi                        ND 10
Nov 12 Pete "Kid" Herman          Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Nov 24 Jack "Kid" Wolfe           Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Dec 22 Joey Fox                   Newark, NJ                         ND  8

1920
Feb  5 Eddie Segal                Jersey City, NJ                    KO  5
Feb  9 Louisiana                  Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Feb 18 Jack "Kid" Wolfe           Cincinnati, Oh                     ND 10
Feb 21 Hugh Hutchinson            Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  4 Eddie Segal                Boston, Ma                         KO  3
Mar  6 "K.O." Joe O'Donnell       Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Mar  8 Sammy Waltz                Hartford, Ct                       ND 10
Apr 29 Jack "Kid" Regan           St. Louis, Mo                      KO  5
          -Some sources report "Kid Ryan"
May  7 Billy Fitzsimmons          Marlboro, Ma                        W 12
May 24 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Jun  7 "K.O." Joe O'Donnell       Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  6
Jul 29 Harry Bramer               St. Louis, Mo                      TK  3
Aug  2 Charles Ledoux             Jersey City, NJ                    ND 12
Aug 19 Johnny Fisse               Saratoga, NY                       TK  7
Sep 28 "Little" Jack Sharkey      New York, NY                        D 15
Oct 15 Jabez White                New York, NY                        D 15
Oct 26 "Memphis" Pal Moore        St. Louis, Mo                      ND  8
Nov  5 Abe Goldstein              New York, NY                       KO 11
Nov 20 Johnny Ritchie             Waterbury, Ct                      KO  4
Dec  2 "Little" Jack Sharkey      New York, NY                       KO 15
Dec 22 Pete "Kid" Herman          New York, NY                        W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World

1921
Feb  9 Jabez White                St. Louis, Mo                      ND  8
Feb 22 Jabez White                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Feb 28 Young Montreal             Detroit, Mi                        ND 10
Mar 10 Joe Burman                 Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
Mar 28 Eddie Pinchot              Pittsburgh, Pa                     ND 10
Apr  8 Young Montreal             Cleveland, Oh                      ND 10
May  6 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Louisville, Ky                     ND 10
Jun 21 Sammy "Young" Sandow       New York, NY                       KO  1
Jun 28 Joe Burman                 East Chicago, In                   ND 10
Jul 25 Pete "Kid" Herman          Brooklyn, NY                        L 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Oct 26 Phil O'Dowd                New York, NY                        L 12
Nov 25 William "Midget" Smith     New York, NY                        D 12
Dec  9 Maxie Williamson           New York, NY                       TK  8

1922
Jan  2 Al Walker                  New York, NY                       KO  1
Jan  9 Patsy Wallace              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Jan 13 Patsy Johnson              Syracuse, NY                       TK  6
Mar 14 Terry Martin               Providence, RI                      W 12
Mar 27 Johnny Gray                Brooklyn, NY                        W 12
Apr  8 Harry Martin               New York, NY                        W 15
Apr 11 Terry Martin               Boston, Ma                          L 10
Apr 20 Jimmy Mendo                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Jun  1 William "Midget" Smith     New York, NY                        W 15
Jul 10 Johnny Buff                New York, NY                       TK 14
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Aug 21 Frankie Murray             Shreveport, La                     KO  6
Aug 24 Ben Levy                   Fort Worth, Tx                     KO  1
Sep  4 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Michigan City, In                  ND 10
Sep 21 Jack "Kid" Wolfe           New York, NY                        L 15
          -Junior Featherweight Championship of the World
Nov 24 Benny Schwartz             Springfield, Oh                    KO  5
Nov 30 Frankie Dailey             Indianapolis, In                   ND 10
Dec  7 Joey Sangor                Milwaukee, Wi                      ND 10
Dec 22 William "Midget" Smith     New York, NY                        W 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World

1923
Feb 27 Pete Husic                 Harrisburg, Pa                     ND  8
Mar  5 Jimmy Mendo                Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Mar 19 Joe Burman                 Chicago, Il                        ND 10
Apr  4 William "Midget" Smith     Chicago, Il                        ND 10
Apr 10 "K.O." Joe O'Donnell       Portland, Me                       ND 12
May 29 Young Montreal             Providence, RI                      D 10
Jul  9 Bobby Wolgast              Philadelphia, Pa                   ND  8
Jul 13 Patsy Johnson              Erie, Pa                           KO  6
Aug  2 Battling Reddy             West New York, NJ                  ND 12
Aug 31 Harold Smith               Chicago, Il                         L 10
Sep  7 Eddie Segal                Philadelphia, Pa                   KO  3
Nov 23 Frankie Murray             Peoria, Il                         KO  5
Nov 27 "Memphis" Pal Moore        St. Louis, Mo                      ND 10
Dec  3 Eddie Coulon               Newark, NJ                         KO  3

1924
Jan  1 Jimmy Murphy               Akron, Oh                          KO  3
Jan  4 Earl McArthur              Omaha, Ne                           W 10
Jan 18 Eddie McKenna              New Orleans, La                     L 10
Jan 23 Paddy Owens                El Dorado, Ar                      KO  2
Feb  4 Eddie Gorman               Shreveport, La                     KO  7
Mar 21 Abe Goldstein              New York, NY                        L 15
          -Bantamweight Championship of the World
Jul 11 Johnny Sheppard            Boston, Ma                          L 10
Sep  8 Pete Sarmiento             Philadelphia, Pa                    L 10

1925
Apr  6 Len Brenner                Lancaster, Pa                       L  8
May  5 Larry Goldberg             Albany, NY                          D 12
May 18 Willie Cunningham          Buffalo, NY                         L  6
Jul  2 "Little" Jack Sharkey      New York, NY                        D  4

1926
Feb 24 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Fort Lauderdale, Fl                 D 10
Mar  2 "Memphis" Pal Moore        Miami, Fl                           D 10
Sep 22  Frankie Murray            Mineola, NY                        KO  3

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