The Ipswich Express Top 100 Fighters of All Time List

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Packey McFarland
Global ID 36384
sex male
birth date 1888-11-01
death date 1936-09-22
division lightweight
height 5′ 7″ / 170cm
reach 69″ / 175cm
alias Patrick McFarland
country United States
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
birth place Chicago, Illinois, United States
won 69 (KO 50) + lost 0 (KO 0) + drawn 5 = 74
rounds boxed 469
Newspaper Decisions won 37 : lost 1 : drawn 1
rounds boxed 330
Total Bouts 113 KO% 44.25

 

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1904
Pete West KO 2
Kid Wallace KO 2
John West KO 4
Kid Harris KO 5
Shorty Lang KO 1
Young Black KO 4
Jul 13 Dusty Miller LK 5
-Some sources report "LF 5" on 11/16/03 in "Chicago, Il"

1905
Jan 10 Kid Siefert South Bend, In W 6
Jan 19 Bobby Ferris Elkhart, In W 6
Jan 24 Jack Walker Chicago, Il KO 4
Feb 10 Jack Meyers South Bend, In KO 3
Feb 18 Alvin Thorne Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 5 Jimmy Murray Chicago, Il W 6
Mar 12 Jack Carr Chicago, Il KO 3
Mar 22 Kid Greenburg Chicago, Il KO 5
-Some sources report 12/10/04
Apr 6 Jim Sweeney Chicago, Il KO 3
May 4 Eddie Connelly Summit, Il KO 2
Jun 10 Jack Crammer Michigan City, In KO 4
Jul 28 Hughey Gates Chicago, Il KO 4

1906
Jan 15 Eddie Preston Grand Rapids, Mi KO 3
Feb 6 Eddie West Chicago, Il KO 2
Feb 10 Kid Isse Milwaukee, Wi KO 2
Feb 14 Kid Ebbert Milwaukee, Wi KO 4
Apr 19 Nate Frazier Peoria, Il W 6
May 31 Kid Brewer Davenport, Ia KO 3
Jun 29 Tommy Moore Davenport, Ia KO 2
Jun 30 Jimmy Ross Summit, Il KO 3
Jul 10 Ike Nelson Hammond, In KO 4
Jul 25 Eddie Linden Chicago, Il KO 2
Oct 15 Billy Finucane Davenport, Ia KO 5
-Some sources report 10/11/06
Aug 15 Jack Harding Hammond, In KO 4
Oct 24 Fred Gilmore Davenport, Ia KO 3
Nov 15 Young Morris Davenport, Ia KO 2
Dec 23 Jack Fox Summit, Il KO 4

1907
Feb 20 Steve Kinney Davenport, Ia KO 9
Mar 2 Jimmy Freslin Chicago, Il KO 2
Mar 12 Joe Galligan Davenport, Ia KO 9
Apr 16 Abe "Kid" Goodman Davenport, Ia W 15
May 10 Maurice Sayers Milwaukee, Wi W 10
Jun 28 Charlie Neary Milwaukee, Wi W 10
Aug 20 Benny Yanger Fort Wayne, In KO 4
Oct 16 Joe Galligan Indianapolis, In KO 9
Oct 23 Abe "Kid" Goodman Fort Wayne, In W 10
Nov 21 Kid Herman Davenport, Ia ND 15

1908
Jan 14 Robert "Bert" Keyes Boston, Ma W 12
-Some sources report "W 13"
Jan 28 Young Loughrey Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 21 Freddie Welsh Milwaukee, Wi W 10
Apr 11 Jimmy Britt Colma, Ca KO 6
Jul 4 Freddie Welsh Los Angeles, Ca D 25
Aug 7 Phil Brock Los Angeles, Ca KO 7
Oct 21 Leach Cross Bronx, NY ND 6
Nov 18 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy Philadelphia, Pa ND 6

1909
Jan 15 "Fighting" Dick Hyland Los Angeles, Ca ND 10
Mar 23 Leach Cross Bronx, NY ND 10
Mar 30 Dave Deshler Boston, Ma D 12
May 26 Harry Trendall Kansas City, Mo W 10
Sep 10 Eddie Santry Wheaton, Il EX 4
Sep 19 Ray Bronson New Orleans, La D 20
Nov 8 "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson Kansas City, Mo W 10

1910
Feb 25 Eddie McGoorty London, Eng EX 6
Apr 1 Dick Lee Plymouth, Eng KO 9
May 30 Freddie Welsh London, Eng D 20
Jun 18 Jack Goldswain London, Eng KO 3
Sep 27 "Fighting" Dick Hyland New York, NY ND 10

1911
Jan 9 Johnny McCarthy Kansas City, Mo W 10
Jan 17 Jack Goodman New York, NY KO 5
Jan 25 Young Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Jan 30 Jack Britton Memphis, Tn D 8
Feb 6 Bert Keyes Pittsburgh, Pa ND 6
Feb 22 Frankie Madole Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Mar 14 Owen Moran Bronx, NY ND 10
Mar 20 Billy Ryan Oswego, NY KO 4
Apr 3 Paul Koehler Canton, Oh ND 10
Apr 7 Morris Bloom Racine, Wi KO 8
Apr 18 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 10
May 12 Tommy Kilbane Buffalo, NY ND 10
Jun 6 Phil Knight Cleveland, Oh ND 10
Jul 3 Young Ahearn Albany, NY KO 8
Oct 30 Al Dewey Wilkes-Barre, Pa TK 5
Nov 3 Emmett "Kid" Wagner Wilkes-Barre, Pa EX 3
-Some sources report "ND 8" on 11/01/11
Nov 4 Tommy Ginty Scranton, Pa ND 6
Nov 30 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy San Francisco, Ca W 20

1912
Jan 24 Jack Ward Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Feb 6 Kid Burns New York, NY ND 10
Feb 14 Eddie Murphy South Bend, In ND 10
Feb 29 Tommy Devlin Cleveland, Oh KO 4
Mar 5 One-Round Hogan New York, NY ND 10
Mar 15 Kid Burns Kenosa, Wi TK 8
Mar 19 Harry Donahue Chattanooga, Tn ND 10
Apr 11 Willie Schaeffer Quincy, Il KO 4
Apr 26 Matt Wells New York, NY ND 10
May 6 Red Robinson Rochester, NY ND 10
May 9 Johnny Connolly Fall River, Ma TK 5
-Some sources report "ND 6"
May 15 Young Erne Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
May 29 Ray Bronson Indianapolis, In ND 10
Jun 3 Jeff Boyle Peru, In ND 6
Jun 6 Frankie Brennan Muskegon, Il KO 4
Aug 30 Joe Hirst Philadelphia, Pa ND 6
Oct 11 Tommy Kilbane Winnipeg, Man, Can TK 7
-Some sources report "KO 10"
Oct 17 Johnny "Kid" Alberts Cleveland, Oh W 10
Oct 25 "Lockport" Jimmy Buffy Buffalo, NY ND 10
Nov 27 Harry Donahue Indianapolis, In ND 10
Dec 4 Battling Terry Dayton, Oh TK 5
Dec 16 Eddie Murphy Kenosha, Wi ND 10

1913
Mar 7 Jack Britton New York, NY ND 10
Apr 26 Maurice Sayers Milwaukee, Wi EX 4
Oct 17 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy New York, NY ND 10
Nov 20 Johnny "Kid" Alberts Waterbury, Ct ND 10
Nov 26 Harry Brewer Windsor, Ont, Can ND 8
Dec 4 Harry Trendall St. Louis, Mo ND 8
Dec 8 Jack Britton Milwaukee, Wi ND 10

1915
Sep 11 Mike Gibbons Brooklyn, NY ND 10

1918
Apr 26 Mike Gibbons Camp Dodge, Ia EX 4

 

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Joseph "Joe" Calzaghe
(the "Pride of Wales") -------- *** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1991
-Calzaghe won the ABA Welterweight Championship

1992
Chris Byrd W 3

-Calzaghe won the ABA Light-Middleweight Championship

1993
-Calzaghe won the ABA Middleweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1993
Oct 1 Paul Hanlon Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Nov 10 Paul Mason Watford, England TK 1
Dec 16 Spencer Alton Newport, Wales TK 2

1994
Jan 22 Martin Rosamond Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Mar 1 Darren Littlewood Dudley, England TK 1
Jun 4 Karl Barwise Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Oct 1 Mark Lee Dawson Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Nov 30 Trevor Ambrose Wolverhampton, England TK 2

1995
Feb 14 Frank Minton London, England KO 1
Feb 22 Bobbie Joe Edwards Telford, England W 8
May 19 Robert Curry London, England TK 1
Jul 8 Tyrone Jackson York, England TK 4
Sep 30 Nick Manners Basildon, England TK 4
Oct 28 Stephen Wilson London, England TK 8
-BBBC Super Middleweight Championship of Great Britain

1996
Feb 13 Guy Stanford Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Mar 13 Anthony Brooks London, England TK 2
Apr 20 Mark Delaney Brentwood, England TK 5
-BBBC Super Middleweight Championship of Great Britain
May 4 ****** Stowe Dagenham, England TK 2
May 15 Pat Lawlor Cardiff, Wales TK 2

1997
Jan 21 Carlos Christie Bristol, England TK 2
Mar 22 Tyler Hughes Manchester, England KO 1
Jun 5 Luciano Torres Bristol, England TK 3
Oct 11 Chris Eubank Sheffield, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1998
Jan 24 Branko Sobot Cardiff, Wales TK 3
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 25 Juan Carlos Gimenez Ferreyra Cardiff, Wales TK 10
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1999
Feb 13 Robin Reid Newcastle, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Jun 5 Rick Thornberry Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2000
Jan 29 David Starie Manchester, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Aug 12 Omar Sheika London, England TK 5
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 16 Richie Woodhall Sheffield, England TK 10
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2001
Apr 28 Mario Veit Cardiff, Wales TK 1
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 13 Will McIntyre Copenhagen, Denmark TK 4
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2002
Apr 20 Charles Brewer Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Aug 17 Miguel Angel Jimenez Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 14 Tocker Pudwill Newcastle, England TK 2
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2003
Jun 28 Byron Mitchell Cardiff, Wales TK 2
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2004
Feb 21 Mger Mkrtchian Cardiff, Wales TK 7
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 22 Kabary Salem Edinburgh, Scotland W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2005
May 7 Mario Veit Braunschweig, Germany TK 6
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 10 Evans Ashira Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2006
Mar 4 Jeff Lacy Manchester, England W 12
-IBF Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 14 Sakio Bika Manchester, England W 12
-IBF Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2007
Apr 7 Peter Manfredo Jr. Cardiff, Wales TK 3
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 3 Mikkel Kessler Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2008
Apr 19 Bernard Hopkins Las Vegas, Nv W 12
Nov 8 Roy Jones Jr. New York, NY W 12

2009
Feb 5 -Calzaghe announced his retirement from the ring

 

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Joseph "Joe" Calzaghe
(the "Pride of Wales") -------- *** SOME AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1991
-Calzaghe won the ABA Welterweight Championship

1992
Chris Byrd W 3

-Calzaghe won the ABA Light-Middleweight Championship

1993
-Calzaghe won the ABA Middleweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1993
Oct 1 Paul Hanlon Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Nov 10 Paul Mason Watford, England TK 1
Dec 16 Spencer Alton Newport, Wales TK 2

1994
Jan 22 Martin Rosamond Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Mar 1 Darren Littlewood Dudley, England TK 1
Jun 4 Karl Barwise Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Oct 1 Mark Lee Dawson Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Nov 30 Trevor Ambrose Wolverhampton, England TK 2

1995
Feb 14 Frank Minton London, England KO 1
Feb 22 Bobbie Joe Edwards Telford, England W 8
May 19 Robert Curry London, England TK 1
Jul 8 Tyrone Jackson York, England TK 4
Sep 30 Nick Manners Basildon, England TK 4
Oct 28 Stephen Wilson London, England TK 8
-BBBC Super Middleweight Championship of Great Britain

1996
Feb 13 Guy Stanford Cardiff, Wales TK 1
Mar 13 Anthony Brooks London, England TK 2
Apr 20 Mark Delaney Brentwood, England TK 5
-BBBC Super Middleweight Championship of Great Britain
May 4 ****** Stowe Dagenham, England TK 2
May 15 Pat Lawlor Cardiff, Wales TK 2

1997
Jan 21 Carlos Christie Bristol, England TK 2
Mar 22 Tyler Hughes Manchester, England KO 1
Jun 5 Luciano Torres Bristol, England TK 3
Oct 11 Chris Eubank Sheffield, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1998
Jan 24 Branko Sobot Cardiff, Wales TK 3
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Apr 25 Juan Carlos Gimenez Ferreyra Cardiff, Wales TK 10
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

1999
Feb 13 Robin Reid Newcastle, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Jun 5 Rick Thornberry Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2000
Jan 29 David Starie Manchester, England W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Aug 12 Omar Sheika London, England TK 5
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 16 Richie Woodhall Sheffield, England TK 10
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2001
Apr 28 Mario Veit Cardiff, Wales TK 1
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 13 Will McIntyre Copenhagen, Denmark TK 4
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2002
Apr 20 Charles Brewer Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Aug 17 Miguel Angel Jimenez Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Dec 14 Tocker Pudwill Newcastle, England TK 2
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2003
Jun 28 Byron Mitchell Cardiff, Wales TK 2
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2004
Feb 21 Mger Mkrtchian Cardiff, Wales TK 7
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 22 Kabary Salem Edinburgh, Scotland W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2005
May 7 Mario Veit Braunschweig, Germany TK 6
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 10 Evans Ashira Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2006
Mar 4 Jeff Lacy Manchester, England W 12
-IBF Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Oct 14 Sakio Bika Manchester, England W 12
-IBF Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2007
Apr 7 Peter Manfredo Jr. Cardiff, Wales TK 3
-WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World
Nov 3 Mikkel Kessler Cardiff, Wales W 12
-WBC Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBA Super Middleweight Championship of the World;
WBO Super Middleweight Championship of the World

2008
Apr 19 Bernard Hopkins Las Vegas, Nv W 12
Nov 8 Roy Jones Jr. New York, NY W 12

2009
Feb 5 -Calzaghe announced his retirement from the ring

 

THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911

CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP
Packey McFarland Thinks Lightweight
Honors Are His
_ New York, March 15. - Packey Mc-
Farland, flushed with his victory over
Owen Moran, now claims he is the only
real simon pure light-weight champion
boxer of the world.
_ "I can fight at the American light-weight
limit, 133 pounds," said McFarland. And,
what is more, I am willing to do so. I
never have been beaten and I think this
record counts for something, inasmuch
as I have earned decisions over men who
have been champions."
_ To substantiate his claims Packey point-
ed out that Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne and
Joe Gans all fought and won the title
at 135 and 136 pounds.
_ McFarland's victory over Moran in the
10-round bout decided last evening, was
decisive, and leaves no doubt as to which
is the better man. The pace was fast.
Moran, standing straight and fighting like
a little bulldog, was bewildered by Mc-
Farland's speed, but he tried his best
every inch of the way. Packey made him
miss swing after swing, yet Moran smiled
confidently as he tried the next one.
Packey seemed to like the infighting quite
as well as Moran, and he had the best
of it. He always managed to land sev-
eral blows for Moran's one, and they were
snappy, stinging punches that would have
worn down any fighter less enduring than
the game little Briton.
_ Packey would hold his long left out,
push it against Moran's head, so that
said block would bend backwards and
then he'd shoot the right either to the
chin or body.
_ In the fifth round Packey brought a
hard swinging upper cut, landed under
Moran's chin and fairly lifted him from
his feet.
_ The sixth was a hot session. Packey
started out as if intent upon landing a
knockout. He put in several hard straight
rights, and Moran ducked out of danger
so cleverly that the crowd gave him a
rattle of applause. Moran came back with
hard swings, which Packey ducked in turn.
Then Packey started an aggressive rush
that forced Moran into a corner. Before
he could recover or slip aside Packey
swung a right uppercut. The blow caught
Owen on the chin and lifting him from
his feet tossed him through the ropes.
He fell in a sitting position outside on
the edge of the platform, with his legs
over the lower rope of the ring. For a
moment Owen looked up with a grin,
and then he scrambled back through the
ropes and danced away from Packey's
eager rush.
_ There was no let-up. McFarland was
rushing continually, pawing with his left,
shooting rights over, landing uppercuts
as he came close, and punching Moran's
body as they came to a clinch. Near the
end of the seventh the result of the pun-
ishment showed. Moran was weak and a
little slow. He soon recovered.
_ From that time on there wasn't a dull
second. McFarland was trying his best,
and Moran stood up against his rushes,
rushed now and then himself and fought
like a gamecock. The end of the tenth
round found McFarland with a big lead,
but Moran smiling and dancing about as
cockily as ever.

 

THE PHILADELPHIA RECORD
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911

CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP
Packey McFarland Thinks Lightweight
Honors Are His
_ New York, March 15. - Packey Mc-
Farland, flushed with his victory over
Owen Moran, now claims he is the only
real simon pure light-weight champion
boxer of the world.
_ "I can fight at the American light-weight
limit, 133 pounds," said McFarland. And,
what is more, I am willing to do so. I
never have been beaten and I think this
record counts for something, inasmuch
as I have earned decisions over men who
have been champions."
_ To substantiate his claims Packey point-
ed out that Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne and
Joe Gans all fought and won the title
at 135 and 136 pounds.
_ McFarland's victory over Moran in the
10-round bout decided last evening, was
decisive, and leaves no doubt as to which
is the better man. The pace was fast.
Moran, standing straight and fighting like
a little bulldog, was bewildered by Mc-
Farland's speed, but he tried his best
every inch of the way. Packey made him
miss swing after swing, yet Moran smiled
confidently as he tried the next one.
Packey seemed to like the infighting quite
as well as Moran, and he had the best
of it. He always managed to land sev-
eral blows for Moran's one, and they were
snappy, stinging punches that would have
worn down any fighter less enduring than
the game little Briton.
_ Packey would hold his long left out,
push it against Moran's head, so that
said block would bend backwards and
then he'd shoot the right either to the
chin or body.
_ In the fifth round Packey brought a
hard swinging upper cut, landed under
Moran's chin and fairly lifted him from
his feet.
_ The sixth was a hot session. Packey
started out as if intent upon landing a
knockout. He put in several hard straight
rights, and Moran ducked out of danger
so cleverly that the crowd gave him a
rattle of applause. Moran came back with
hard swings, which Packey ducked in turn.
Then Packey started an aggressive rush
that forced Moran into a corner. Before
he could recover or slip aside Packey
swung a right uppercut. The blow caught
Owen on the chin and lifting him from
his feet tossed him through the ropes.
He fell in a sitting position outside on
the edge of the platform, with his legs
over the lower rope of the ring. For a
moment Owen looked up with a grin,
and then he scrambled back through the
ropes and danced away from Packey's
eager rush.
_ There was no let-up. McFarland was
rushing continually, pawing with his left,
shooting rights over, landing uppercuts
as he came close, and punching Moran's
body as they came to a clinch. Near the
end of the seventh the result of the pun-
ishment showed. Moran was weak and a
little slow. He soon recovered.
_ From that time on there wasn't a dull
second. McFarland was trying his best,
and Moran stood up against his rushes,
rushed now and then himself and fought
like a gamecock. The end of the tenth
round found McFarland with a big lead,
but Moran smiling and dancing about as
cockily as ever.

 

You honestly think a lightweight ( great as Packie was) beats an unbeaten two weight champ @ 168lbs and 175lbs ? Also Rocky take a closer deco @ the record of some of the guys Packie beat there are a lot of guys there that fought only once in their entire career .

 

My bad Greg & War , I read Gregs initial post as Packie beats Calzaghe

 

Absolutely Joe would beat Packey,.... but I was thinking ATG rankings....... You're all right Mr Wales.......... You know anything about Bushrangers.... the avatar Josey Wales suggests an interest in that kind of thing..... some very colourful characters among them..... Like the Cannibal Bushranger....... he was the pits really.... killed and ate about a dozen escaped convicts, nothing colourful about him come to think of it,,,,,,, Frank Gardiner,,,, they say that he faked his death and moved to the US........ I doubt it but, Jesse James would not want to cross that path.

 

No mate nothing about cannibal rangers but I have read abut in my past reference a few of the poms who mapped out your beautiful country from day dot . A few Taffs if I remember correctly , one mad Cnut on a push bike