Tom McCormick
Born
Thomas McCormick

8 August 1890
Dundalk, Ireland
Died6 July 1916 (aged 25)
France
NationalityBritish[Note 1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins29
Wins by KO17
Losses10
Draws2

Thomas McCormick (8 August 1890 – 6 July 1916) was an Irish professional boxer. Competing from 1911 to 1915, he held the British and Empire welterweight titles in 1914.

Boxing career highlights

On 9 January 1914 McCormick took the British Commonwealth and British Welterweight Title from Johnny Summers in twenty rounds in Sydney, Australia. He lost the title on 21 March 1914 to South London born Jewish boxer Mat Wells in twenty rounds, again in Sydney, Australia. Wells had been a British Lightweight champion and an Olympic Boxing contender who made it to the semi-finals in London in the summer of 1916.

On 24 January 1914 he took the World Welterweight title from Waldemar Holberg at Baker's Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.

On 10 May 1915 McCormick made another attempt at the British Welterweight title at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden in London, but lost to title holder Johnny Basham in a hard fought thirteenth round TKO.[1]

Death in World War I

McCormick was killed in action on 6 July 1916 while serving in the 12th battalion of the Manchester Regiment in France during World War I.

His grave is unknown and his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C.

Professional boxing record

41 fights 29 wins 10 losses
By knockout 17 3
By decision 9 6
By disqualification 3 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
41 Loss 29–10–2 Eddie Beattie KO 14 (20) 11 Nov 1915 St James Hall, Newcastle
40 Loss 29–9–2 Albert Badoud PTS 15 2 Sep 1915 Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
39 Win 29–8–2 Harry Paddon TKO 9 (10) 2 Aug 1915 Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
38 Loss 28–8–2 Johnny Basham TKO 13 (20) 5 May 1915 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
37 Loss 28–7–2 Alex Costica DQ 10 (15) 20 Nov 1914 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
36 Loss 28–6–2 Milburn Saylor RTD 10 (20) 18 Apr 1914 Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
35 Loss 28–5–2 Fritz Holland PTS 20 28 Mar 1914 Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
34 Loss 28–4–2 Matt Wells PTS 20 21 Mar 1914 Sydney Stadium, Sydney Lost world welterweight title
33 Win 28–3–2 Johnny Summers KO 1 (20) 14 Feb 1914 Sydney Stadium, Sydney Retained world welterweight title
32 Win 27–3–2 Waldemar Holberg DQ 6 (20) 24 Jan 1914 Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne Won world welterweight title
31 Win 26–3–2 Johnny Summers PTS 20 10 Jan 1914 Sydney Stadium, Sydney
30 Loss 25–3–2 Gus Platts PTS 20 8 Sep 1913 Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
29 Win 25–2–2 Alf Goodwin TKO 6 (15) 3 Sep 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
28 Win 24–2–2 Eddie Beattie PTS 15 15 Aug 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
27 Draw 23–2–2 Johnny Basham PTS 15 31 Jul 1913 Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
26 Win 23–2–1 Eddie Elton RTD 5 (15) 18 Jul 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
25 Win 22–2–1 Tom Tees DQ 3 (15) 27 Jun 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
24 Win 21–2–1 Albert Badoud PTS 15 21 May 1913 Plymouth Albion Football Ground, Plymouth
23 Win 20–2–1 Gus Platts PTS 20 21 Apr 1913 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
22 Win 19–2–1 Arthur Evernden PTS 15 3 Mar 1913 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
21 Win 18–2–1 Albert Badoud PTS 15 8 Feb 1913 Wonderland, Paris
20 Win 17–2–1 Sid Burns KO 7 (10) 17 Jan 1913 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
19 Win 16–2–1 Young Joseph PTS 15 29 Nov 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
18 Win 15–2–1 Jack Goldswain PTS 20 8 Nov 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
17 Draw 14–2–1 Jack Goldswain PTS 15 18 Oct 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
16 Win 14–2 Harry Duncan DQ 9 (15) 11 Sep 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
15 Win 13–2 Boss Edwards RTD 2 (15) 23 Aug 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
14 Win 12–2 Dick Knock RTD 6 (15) 9 Aug 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
13 Win 11–2 Jack Meekins RTD 4 (15) 26 Jul 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
12 Win 10–2 Battling Taylor RTD 7 (15) 5 Jul 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
11 Win 9–2 Pete Marks KO 1 (10) 21 Jun 1912 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
10 Win 8–2 Albert Bayton KO 2 (15) 20 May 1912 New City BC, Sheffield
9 Win 7–2 Albert Bayton TKO 10 (15) 4 Mar 1912 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
8 Win 6–2 Pete Walker KO 1 (?) 1 Feb 1912 Location Unknown
7 Win 5–2 Private Harry Hutton KO 6 (10) 20 Jan 1912 The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, Southwark
6 Win 4–2 Bill Mansell KO 3 (6) 15 Jan 1912 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
5 Loss 3–2 Private Harry Hutton PTS 3 19 Oct 1911 Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
4 Win 3–1 Private Teale PTS 3 18 Oct 1911 Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
3 Win 2–1 Seaman White KO 1 (3) 10 Apr 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
2 Loss 1–1 Sapper Jack O'Neill PTS 3 10 Apr 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
1 Win 1–0 Private O'Keefe RTD 2 (3) 6 Apr 1911 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Every Irish born before 1922 is a British citizen. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922.

References

  1. ↑ "Tom McCormick". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

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