SPORT & NOTE
Tom HEENEY

Male

"The Hard Rock from Down Under"
Heavyweight, New Zealand, "The Hard Rock from Down Under"
Born: May 18, 1898, Gisborne, New Zealand
Died: June 15, 1984, Gisborne, New Zealand
Height: 5ft 10 1/2in, mt 1,79
Weight: 176-184-190-196-208 lbs


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1920
+ Feb. 12Bill BartlettGisborne, New Zealand TKO 9
+ June 8George ModrichGisborne, New Zealand W 15
+ Oct. 27Albert PooleyGisborne, New Zealand W 15
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
1921
+ Feb. 11Albert PooleyGisborne, New Zealand W 15
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
+ July 23Jack ColeTe Karaka, New Zealand W 15
= Oct. 27Colin BellGisborne, New Zealand Draw 15
1922
+ Feb. 11Max GornikBrisbane, Australia TKO 15
- Mar. 17Colin BellMackay, Australia L 20
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ May 1Jim FlettMackay, Australia W 15
+ June 3Jack LeahyMackay, Australia W 20
- June 30Colin BellMackay, Australia L 20
Australian Heavyweight Title
+ July 22Tom BathoTownsville, Australia TKO 14
= Aug. 12Charlie TaylorMackay, Australia Draw 20
= Dec. 18Ern WaddyAdelaide, Australia Draw 20
1923
+ Jan. 1Jack ComplinSydney, Australia TKO 9
+ June 4Cyril WhittakerAuckland, New Zealand TKO 15
+ Aug. 2Jim FlettGisborne, New Zealand TKO 9
+ Aug. 14Brian McClearyChristchurch, New Zealand TKO 14
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
- Sept. 26Jim O'SullivanAuckland, New Zealand L 15
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
+ Oct. 26Jim SavageNapier, New Zealand KO 1
+ Nov. 10Jim O'SullivanGisborne, New Zealand WDQ 5
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
+ Dec. 26Jim O'SullivanPalmerston North, New Zealand KO 9
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
1924
+ Feb. 19Ern YoungTokomaru Bay, New Zealand TKO 4
New Zealand Boxing Association Heavyweight Title
- Sept. 22Phil ScottSouthwark, Great BritainL 20
vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight Title
* Nov. 3Frans HendrickxSouthwark, Great BritainNC 6
1925
+ Jan. 19Trooper Jim YoungCovent Garden, Great BritainKO 4
- Feb. 12George CookWhitechapel, Great BritainL 20
+ Apr. 9Johnny SquiresJohannesburg, South Africa W 20
+ June 15Johnny SquiresCape Town, South Africa TKO 19
+ July 1Vic MoraceCape Town, South Africa KO 4
+ Oct. 10George MillerJohannesburg, South Africa WDQ 8
- Nov. 14George MillerDurban, South Africa LDQ 5
1926
+ Mar. 18Charley SmithKensington, Great BritainWDQ 5
+ July 5Tom BerrySouthwark, Great BritainW 15
- July 10 Phil ScottSouthampton, Great BritainL 20
British Empire Heavyweight Title
+ Aug. 9Bartley MaddenDublin, Ireland W 20
+ Oct. 25Jack StanleyCovent Garden, Great BritainW 15
1927
+ Feb. 25Charley AndersonNew York, United States TKO 8
- Apr. 1Paulino UzcudunNew York, United States L 10
+ June 24Jack DeMaveBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ Aug. 4Bud GormanNew York, United States WDQ 3
= Sept. 8 Paulino UzcudunNew York, United States Draw 12
+ Sept. 30Jim MaloneyNew York, United States KO 1
+ Oct. 26Johnny RiskoDetroit, United States W 10
1928
= Jan. 13Jack SharkeyNew York, United States Draw 12
+ Mar. 1Jack DelaneyNew York, United States W 15
- July 26Gene TunneyBronx, United States TKO by 11
National Boxing Association World Heavyweight Title
1929
- Mar. 1Jim MaloneyBoston, United States L 10
- Mar. 12Otto von PoratChicago, United States L 10
+ May 29Elzear RiouxMontreal, Canada WDQ 8
- Aug. 15Victorio CampoloBrooklyn, United States TKO by 9
+ Sept. 26George HoffmanBronx, United States W 10
1930
- July 30Tuffy GriffithsLong Island City, United StatesTKO by 10
+ Sept. 8George PankaNorth Braddock, United States W 10
- Sept. 29Frank CawleyWilkes-Barre, United States L 10
- Oct. 13Emmett RoccoPittsburgh, United States L 10
1931
- Jan. 16Max BaerNew York, United States KO by 3
- Mar. 6Charley RetzlaffDetroit, United States TKO by 7
- Apr. 6Johnny RiskoToronto, Canada L 10
- Apr. 20Jimmy SlatteryBuffalo, United States L 6
+ Sept. 10Jose SantaTiverton, United States W 12
= Oct. 5Jose SantaProvidence, United States Draw 10
= Oct. 26Giacomo BergomasNew York, United States Draw 10
1932
- Feb. 22Max BaerSan Francisco, United States L 10
+ Mar. 16Hans BirkieOakland, United States W 10
= Oct. 25John SchwakeSaint Louis, United States Draw 10
- Dec. 6Patsy PerroniCleveland, United States L 10
1933
- Mar. 7Charley RetzlaffSaint Paul, United States L 10
- Mar. 27Stanley PoredaNew York, United States TKO by 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 69, Won: 37 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 23 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 8, NC: 1