Jimmy Warnock
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| Jimmy Warnock | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | James Warnock |
| Nickname(s) | Gloved Dynamite |
| Rated at | Flyweight |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Birth date | 1912 |
| Birth place | Belfast, Ireland |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 85 |
| Wins | 64 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 15 |
| Draws | 6 |
James "Jimmy" Warnock (1912 - 1987) was a southpaw boxer from the Shankill Road, Belfast. [1].
He boxed at Belfast's Chapel Fields in prize fights organised by Clara Copley, beating undisputed world flyweight champion Benny Lynch on points twice - on March 2, 1936 at the King's Hall, Belfast and again on June 2, 1937 in front of 16,000 people in torrential rain at Parkhead, Celtic F.C.'s home ground in Glasgow.[2]
He was one of three boxing brothers, including Billy Warnock.
[edit] References
[edit] Links
- Belfast Telegraph, Down Memory Lane
- List of pre-war boxers in UK
- Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding
- article about John Thomas Whalley who fought Jimmy Warnock
- Article about the night the lights went out in the King's Hall, Belfast
[edit] Further reading
- Benny: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend - by John Burrowes ISBN 978-1840186611
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