FEATHERWEIGHT division
JIM DRISCOLL
RetiredBorn JAMES DRISCOLL
Born 1880-12-15, CARDIFF, WALES (died aged 44)· Died 1925-01-30· GBR
Residence: CARDIFF, WALES· Height: 168 cm (5'6")· aka PEERLESS JIM, JEM DRISCOLL
Debut: 1901-12-24· Career: 1901–1919 (19 years)
Wins (Official)
52
Losses (Official)
8
Draws (Official)
7
NC
0
Rated Fights
66
Driscoll was born in Cardiff in 1880 to Cornelius and Elizabeth, and was brought up on Ellen Street in the Newtown region of the town. Driscoll's parents were both Irish, and both Catholicism and the local St Paul's Church would be key in his life.
Driscoll was an apprentice with the Western Mail printing works, when he began boxing in the fairground booths of south Wales.
Driscoll was British featherweight champion and won the coveted Lonsdale belt in 1910. He is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare JIM DRISCOLL's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 6
1912-06-03 → 1912-10-16 · 4m 13d · 0 defences
Lost to CHARLES LEDOUX · DQ
1910-02-14 → 1915-05-31 · 5y 3m · 0 defences
Lost to LLEW EDWARDS · DQ
1907-06-03 → 1913-10-06 · 6y 4m · 4 defences
Lost to TED KID LEWIS · TKO
1906-05-28 → 1906-10-01 · 4m 3d · 0 defences
Lost to JOHNNY SUMMERS · W
1906-02-26 → 1906-03-19 · 21d · 0 defences
Lost to JOHNNY SUMMERS · W
1903-08-01 → 1903-11-09 · 3m 8d · 0 defences
Lost to DIGGER STANLEY · W
Lonsdale Belt — won outright
- FEATHERWEIGHT — 1906· 3 British title wins
- FEATHERWEIGHT — 1910· 3 British title wins
- FEATHERWEIGHT — 1910· awarded outrightWon the Lonsdale Belt outright
Complete Record — 67 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 20 OCT 1919 | LOSS | CHARLES LEDOUX | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 31 MAY 1919 | DRAW | FRANCIS ROSSI | 20 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1919 | TKO | PEDLAR PALMER | 4 | BANTAMWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1913 | DRAW | OWEN MORAN | 20 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1912 | KO | JEAN POESY | 12 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1911 | TKO | SPIKE ROBSON | 7 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1910 | LOSS | FREDDIE WELSH | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1910 | LOSS | PHILADELPHIA PAL MOORE | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 APR 1910 | KO | SPIKE ROBSON | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 14 FEB 1910 | TKO | SEAMAN ARTHUR HAYES | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1909 | DEC | ABE ATTELL | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1909 | DEC | LEACH CROSS | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1909 | DEC | TOMMY LANGDON | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JAN 1909 | DEC | JOHNNY MARTO | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1909 | DEC | GROVER HAYES | 12 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 DEC 1908 | DEC | MATTY BALDWIN | 12 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1908 | DEC | GROVER HAYES | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1908 | TKO | CHARLIE GRIFFIN | 11 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1908 | DEC | GROVER HAYES | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1908 | NWS-W | MATTY BALDWIN | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1908 | DQ | CHARLIE GRIFFIN | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 01 JAN 1908 | KO | JACK ROBERTS | 2 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 OCT 1907 | KO | ARTHUR ELLIS | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1907 | KO | JOE BOWKER | 17 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 01 JUL 1906 | DEC | JACK ROBERTS | 7 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAY 1906 | DEC | JOE BOWKER | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1906 | TKO | JACK ROBERTS | 7 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1906 | DEC | GEORGE MOORE | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1904 | TKO | HARRY MANSFIELD | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1904 | DQ | JOHNNY SUMMERS | 2 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1904 | DEC | JOE GOODWIN | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 NOV 1904 | KO | CHARLIE LAMPEY | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 SEP 1904 | KO | DAI MORGAN | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1904 | LOSS | HARRY MANSFIELD | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1904 | DEC | MIKE O'BRIEN | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1904 | KO | GEORGE MOORE | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1904 | KO | IVOR THOMAS | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1904 | DRAW | CHARLIE LAMPEY | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAY 1904 | DRAW | DEPPY THOMAS | — | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1904 | DEC | HARRY MANSFIELD | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 APR 1904 | KO | BILL STONELAKE | 11 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 FEB 1904 | DEC | BOSS EDWARDS | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 FEB 1904 | TKO | DAI MORGAN | 13 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1904 | DEC | GEORGE DIXON | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 FEB 1904 | KO | GEORGE PHALIN | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 FEB 1904 | LOSS | JOHNNIE OWENS | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1904 | DEC | JOHNNIE OWENS | 20 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 JAN 1904 | DRAW | DEPPY THOMAS | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 SEP 1903 | KO | MIKE CAREY | 4 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1903 | TKO | GEORGE PHALIN | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 01 JUN 1903 | KO | GEORGE DIXON | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1903 | KO | FRED CLIFTON | 2 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1903 | KO | BILL STONELAKE | 9 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 MAR 1903 | KO | MIKE CAREY | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1903 | DEC | GEORGE DIXON | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1902 | DEC | GEORGE YOUNG COOPER | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1902 | DRAW | HARRY MANSFIELD | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1902 | LOSS | LARRY TEMPLE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1902 | TKO | DAI STEPHENS | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1902 | LOSS | PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JUN 1902 | DRAW | DAI STEPHENS | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1902 | KO | TED WARD | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1902 | TKO | GEORGE VINCENT | 4 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1902 | KO | EDDIE THOMAS | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1902 | KO | LARRY CRONIN | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1902 | DEC | JACK WHEAL | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 DEC 1901 | DEC | YOUNG JOE ROSS | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | — |
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Final Resting Place
CATHAYS CEMETERY
Cathays, Cardiff
