Les Darcy
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Statistics
Real name	James Leslie Darcy
Nickname(s)	The Maitland Wonder
Rated at	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1895-10-31)October 31, 1895 Stradbroke, near Woodville, New South Wales
Died	May 24, 1917(1917-05-24) (aged 21) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	56
Wins	52
Wins by KO	32
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0

James Leslie ("Les") Darcy (31 October 1895 – 24 May 1917) was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship title at the same time.

History[link]

Les Darcy was born near Maitland, New South Wales. He started boxing as an amateur at age fifteen and quickly turned professional. He won his first sixteen fights before challenging the veteran Bob Whitelaw for the Australian welterweight title. Darcy lost the twenty-round decision but, in a rematch, knocked Whitelaw out in five rounds.

Darcy graduated from regional bouts to fighting in Sydney Stadium, in Rushcutters Bay, and promoters began to import talent to challenge him. He lost his first two fights in Sydney, one by decision and one by foul, to America's Fritz Holland. The next year Darcy faced another American, Jeff Smith, in what was considered a contest for the Australian world middleweight title. When Darcy complained of a low blow at the end of the fifth round, the referee believed that Darcy did not want to continue and awarded the decision to Smith. In a rematch, Darcy was awarded the victory when Smith punched him in the groin.

As Australian world middleweight champ, Darcy defeated such top-flight visiting Americans as Eddie McGoorty, Billy Murray, Jimmy Clabby, George Chip, George "KO" Brown, and Buck Crouse, as well as knocking out Smith and Holland in rematches.Darcy's opponents are said to have admired his courage, stamina, and punching power. In 1916, Darcy KO'd Harold Hardwick to capture the Australian heavyweight title.

Darcy became embroiled in the politics of conscription during the First World War, and left Australia for The United States to avoid the aggravation. There he collapsed on 27 April. He was admitted to hospital with septicaemia and endocarditis; his tonsils were removed but he developed pneumonia and died on 24 May.

After his death, his embalmed body was returned to Australia where an estimated half-million people paid their respects. Darcy was inducted into The World Boxing Hall of Fame in October 1998 and also the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Les Darcy is widely considered to be the best boxer ever from Australia.^{[citation needed]}

Professional boxing record[link]

52 Wins (32 knockouts, 19 decisions, 1 disqualification), 4 Losses, 0 Draws[1]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd.	Date	Location	Notes
Win	52-4	George Chip	KO	9 (20)	1916-09-30	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	51-4	Jimmy Clabby	Decision	20 (20)	1916-09-09	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	50-4	Dave Smith	TKO	11 (20)	1916-08-16	Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland	For Australian heavyweight title
Win	49-4	Dave Smith	KO	12 (20)	1916-06-24	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For Australian heavyweight title
Win	48-4	Buck Crouse	KO	2 (20)	1916-05-29	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	47-4	Alex Costica	TKO	4 (20)	1916-05-13	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version) Fight stopped by police inspector after Costica had been badly beaten
Win	46-4	George "K.O." Brown	Decision	20 (20)	1916-04-08	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	45-4	Les O'Donnell	TKO	7 (20)	1916-03-25	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For Australian heavyweight title
Win	44-4	Harold Hardwick	TKO	7 (20)	1916-02-19	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For Australian heavyweight title
Win	43-4	George "K.O." Brown	Decision	20 (20)	1916-01-15	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	42-4	Eddie McGoorty	TKO	8 (20)	1915-12-27	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	41-4	Billy Murray	TKO	6 (20)	1915-11-01	West Melbourne Stadium, West Melbourne, Victoria
Win	40-4	Jimmy Clabby	Decision	20 (20)	1915-10-23	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	39-4	Fred Dyer	TKO	6 (20)	1915-10-09	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	38-4	Billy Murray	Decision	20 (20)	1915-09-04	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	37-4	Eddie McGoorty	TKO	15 (20)	1915-07-31	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	36-4	Mick King	TKO	10 (20)	1915-06-12	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	35-4	Jeff Smith	DQ	2 (20)	1915-05-22	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	34-4	Fritz Holland	TKO	13 (20)	1915-05-01	West Melbourne Stadium, West Melbourne, Victoria
Win	33-4	Henri Demlen	TKO	5 (20)	1915-04-03	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	32-4	Fritz Holland	Decision	20 (20)	1915-03-13	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	31-4	Frank Loughrey	Decision	20 (20)	1915-03-13	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Loss	30-4	Jeff Smith	DQ	5 (20	1915-01-23	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales	For world middleweight title (Australian version)
Win	30-3	Fred Dyer	Decision	20 (20)	1914-12-26	Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland
Win	29-3	Gus Christie	Decision	20 (20)	1914-11-07	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	28-3	Victor "K.O." Marchand	KO	5 (20)	1914-10-05	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Loss	27-3	Fritz Holland	DQ	18 (20)	1914-09-12	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Loss	27-2	Fritz Holland	Decision	20 (20)	1914-07-18	Sydney Stadium, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales
Win	27-1	Billy McNabb	TKO	4 (20)	1914-04-23	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales[2]
Win	26-1	Bob Whitelaw	KO	5 (20)	1914-03-21	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	25-1	Young Hanley	TKO	5 (20)	1914-01-30	Olympia A.C., Newtown, New South Wales
Win	24-1	Jack Clarke	TKO	9 (20)	1914-01-05	Olympia A.C., Newtown, New South Wales
Loss	23-1	Bob Whitelaw	Decision	20 (20)	1913-11-03	Victoria Theatre, Newcastle, New South Wales	For Australian welterweight title
Win	23-0	Billy McNabb	Decision	20 (20)	1913-10-25	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	22-0	Joe Shakespeare	TKO	7 (20)	1913-09-27	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	21-0	Reg Regio Delaney	TKO	8 (20)	1913-07-19	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	20-0	Billy Hannan	TKO	18 (20)	1913-03-15	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales	Police intervened
Win	19-0	Jim Burns	KO	11 (20)	1912-12-14	Adelphi Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales[3]
Win	18-0	Dave Depena	TKO	9 (20)	1912-11-04	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales[4]
Win	17-0	Peter Barnes	TKO	9 (10)	1912-09-28	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Final, 10-stone competition
Win	16-0	Peter Devon[5]	TKO	6 (8)	1912-09-21	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Semi-final, 10-stone competition
Win	15-0	Harry Richards	Decision	8 (8)	1912-09-14	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
Win	14-0	Jim Burns	Decision	6 (6)	1912-08-24	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
Win	13-0	Tom Page	Decision	10 (10)	1912-05-04	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Summer Park tournament, 10 stone division, final
Win	12-0	Harry Emery	Decision	8 (8)	1912-04-27	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Summer Park tournament, 10 stone division, semi-final
Win	11-0	Tom Rhymer[6]	TKO	6 (8)	1912-04-06	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Summer Park tournament, 10 stone division, round two
Win	10-0	Roger Fairbairn	TKO	4 (6)	1912-03-30	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales	Summer Park tournament, 10 stone division, round one
Win	9-0	Harry Ford[7]	KO	(11) 10	1912-02	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
Win	8-0	Peter Cook[7]	KO	(10) 10	1912-02	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
Win	7-0	Harry Emery[7]	KO	6 (10)	1912-01-10	Summer Park, Newcastle, New South Wales
Win	6-0	Les Althorne[7]	KO	3 (4)	1911-09-12	West Maitland Agricultural Show, Maitland Showground, Maitland, New South Wales
Win	5-0	Sam Norman[8]	Decision	(4) (4)	1911-09-12	West Maitland Agricultural Show, Maitland Showground, Maitland, New South Wales
Win	4-0	Sid Pascoe[7]	KO	2 (10)	1911-08-08[9]	Andrews Ascot Stadium, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	3-0	Tom Donohue[10]	Decision	4 (4)	1911-07-26	West Maitland Town Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales[11]
Win	2-0	Young Texas[10]	Decision	4 (4)	1911-04-07[12]	West Maitland Town Hall, West Maitland, New South Wales
Win	1-0	George 'Governor' Balser	Decision	11 (10)	12-1910	Thornton, New South Wales

Notes[link]

References[link]

George Chip
Chip in ca. 1910
Statistics
Real name	George Chipulonis
Nickname(s)	none
Rated at	Middleweight
Nationality	United States Of America
Born	(1888-08-25)August 25, 1888 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Died	November 8, 1960(1960-11-08) (aged 72)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	164
Wins	41
Wins by KO	36
Losses	17
Draws	3 + over 100 no-decisions
No contests	1

George Chip (Lit. Jurgis Čepulionis, August 25, 1888 – November 8, 1960) was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1913 to 1914. He was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania but was raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania in what is today the Pittsburgh metropolitan area and most of his matches were in the Pittsburgh area. On 11 October 1913, Chip knocked out Frank Klaus during the sixth round at the championship match at the old Pittsburgh City Hall at Market Square [1]. Less than a year later, Chip lost his title to Al McCoy in a surprise first round knock-out. George Chip died on November 8, 1960 at his adopted hometown of New Castle, Pennsylvania.

External links[link]

• Chip's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone

McGoorty in 1912

Eddie McGoorty (July 31, 1889 – November 2, 1929) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin was a middleweight boxing champion under the name Edwin Van Dusart who went professional in 1905.

Biography[link]

He was born Edward Martin McGoorty on July 31, 1889. He won the Amateur 130 lb Boxing Championship of Wisconsin in 1904, at the age of 15.^[1] A middleweight contender from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he was briefly recognized as the World Middleweight Champion in Sydney, Australia. His last recorded bout took place in 1922. He died on November 2, 1929.^[2] He is buried in Berlin, Wisconsin.

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