Record details

Jim DRISCOLL

"Peerless"

Featherweight

Male

(aka Jem Driscoll)
Great Britain, Cardiff, Wales
Born: 15 December 1880, Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Died: 31 January 1925, Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
Height: 5ft 6in
(some sources report: 5ft 4 1/2in)

Jim Driscoll is recognised as one of the
greatest boxers of all time,
but nevere won a world title

No amateur results

Professional record


1901
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Billy Lucas	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 4
+ Mar. 1	Eddie Thomas	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Apr. 1	Bill Green	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 4
+ June 1	Billy Hughes	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 2
+ July 1	Larry Cronin	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Aug. 1	Jack Brandford	Whitechapel, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Sept. 1	Joe Morgan	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Oct. 1	Larry Cronin	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Nov. 1	Eddie Thomas	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 3
+ Dec. 24	Joe Ross	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 10
Welsh Featherweight Title

1902
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 17	Jack Wheal	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 10
+ Mar. 13	Eddie Thomas	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Apr. 7	George Vincent	Cardiff, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Apr. 27	Ted Ward	Pontypridd, Great Britain	KO 3
+ July 19	Dave Stevens	Pontypridd, Great Britain	TKO 3
= Sept. 29	Harry Mansfield	Cardiff, Great Britain	Draw 10
+ Dec. 8	George Cooper	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 10

1903
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 24	George Dixon	London, Great Britain	W 6
+ Mar. 1	Mike Carey	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Apr. 1	Bill Stonelake	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 9
+ June 1	George Dixon	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 5
+ July 1	Harry Mansfield	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 6
+ Aug. 1	George Phalin	Brynmawr, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Sept. 1	Mike Carey	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 4
= Oct. 24	Kid Davis	Swansea, Great Britain	Draw 10

1904
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Johnny Owens	Barry, Great Britain	W 20
+ Feb. 8	George Phalin	Bristol, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Feb. 10	George Dixon	Bristol, Great Britain	W 6
+ Feb. 13	David Morgan	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 13
+ Feb. 22	Boss Edwards	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 10
+ Apr. 4	Bill Stonelake	Cardiff, Great Britain	TKO 11
= May 24	Charlie Lampey	Cardiff, Great Britain	Draw 10
- Aug. 29	Harry Mansfield	Cardiff, Great Britain	L 10
+ Nov. 9	Charlie Lampey	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 6
+ Dec. 12	Johnny Summers	Covent Garden, Great Britain	WDQ 2

1905
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 10	Fred Delaney	Bristol, Great Britain	W 10
= May 1	Deppy Thomas	Bristol, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ June 12	Ivor Thomas	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 3
+ Nov. 13	Joe Goodwin	Wednesbury, Great Britain	W 15
+ Dec. 26	Harry Mansfield	Wednesbury, Great Britain	KO 15

1906
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
^ Jan. 18	Owen Moran	Barry, Great Britain	Exh 4
+ Feb. 10	George Moore	Whitechapel, Great Britain	W 6
+ Feb. 26	Jack Roberts	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO 7
* Mar. 6	Johnny Summers	Cardiff, Great Britain	ND 3
+ May 28	Joe Bowker	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 15
British Featherweight Title
+ June 24	Fred Clifton	Bristol, Great Britain	KO 2

1907
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 3	Joe Bowker	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 17
British Featherweight Title
^ Aug. 24	Freddie Welsh	Cardiff, Great Britain	Exh 6
+ Oct. 21	Arthur Ellis	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 3

1908
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Jack Roberts	Aberdare, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Feb. 24	Charlie Griffin	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 15
inaugural British Empire Featherweight Title
+ Nov. 13	Matty Baldwin	Bronx, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 5	Grover Hayes	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 8	Charlie Griffin	Boston, United States	TKO 11
+ Dec. 16	Grover Hayes	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Dec. 29	Matty Baldwin	Boston, United States	W 12

1909
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	Grover Hayes	Boston, United States	W 12
+ Jan. 28	Johnny Marto	Bronx, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 1	Tommy Langdon	Philadelphia, United States	W 6
+ Feb. 10	Leach Cross	Bronx, United States	W 10
+ Feb. 19	Abe Attell	New York, United States	W 10

1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 14	Seaman Hayes	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO 6
British Empire Featherweight Title
+ Apr. 18	Spike Robson	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 15
British Featherweight Title
- May 25	Pal Moore	Philadelphia, United States	L 6
- Dec. 20	Freddie Welsh	Cardiff, Great Britain	LDQ 10
European Lightweight Title

1911
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 30	Spike Robson	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO 7
British Featherweight Title

1912
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 3	Jean Poesy	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 12
vacanr European and vacant British World Featherweight Titles

1913
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Jan. 27	Owen Moran	Covent Garden, Great Britain	Draw 20
European, British and British Empire Featherweight Titles


1914-1918 Inactive

1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 10	Pedlar Palmer	Hoxton, Great Britain	TKO 4
= May 31	Francis Rossi	Mountain Ash, Great Britain	Draw 21
- Oct. 20	Charles Ledoux	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO by 16
European Bantamweight Title

Summary