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*[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/ |
*[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/down-memory-lane-lynch-ruled-the-world-13399012.html?service=Print Belfast Telegraph, Down Memory Lane] |
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*[http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxer%20lists/W%20list.htm List of pre-war boxers in UK] |
*[http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxer%20lists/W%20list.htm List of pre-war boxers in UK] |
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*[http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/ Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding] |
*[http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/ Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding] |
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Revision as of 15:39, 3 June 2010
Jimmy Warnock | |
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| Born | James Warnock 1912 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Other names | Gloved Dynamite |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight |
| 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, Ireland. [1].
Jimmy Warnock began his early boxing career at Belfast's Chapel Fields in prize fights organised by Clara Copley. In the 1930's he beat undisputed world flyweight champion Benny Lynch on points twice - on 2 March 1936 at the King's Hall, Belfast and again on 2 June 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.
References
External 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
Further reading
- Benny: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend - by John Burrowes ISBN 978-1840186611
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