Tommy White (of Illinois)

Tommy White

Name: Tommy White
Alias: Board of Trade Pet
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birthplace: Fox Lake, Illinois, USA
Height: 171cm
Referee: Record
Pro Boxer: Record

Chicago, IL-- February 9, 1921. Tommy White, ex-featherweight champ, was given a thrashing by Alderman John H. Lyle at City Hall today. The clash followed a meeting of councilmen during which a proposed state law to legalize boxing was discussed. White and the alderman had words. The ex-champion struck at Lyle, he missed. The alderman feinted, then uppercutted, catching White on the jaw and knocking him on his back. White came up however and the fight resumed. Lyle rushed White into a corner and rained blow after blow on the former champs face. The fight was stopped when the police arrived.

Tommy White worked construction in Chicago for a while after his boxing career ended. [1]