'Irish' Jimmy Smith

Name: Jimmy Smith
Alias: Irish
Birth Name: James Francis Smith
Hometown: Fremont, California, USA
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2013-09-26 (Age:83)
Height: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record

Irish Jimmy Smith was from Boston, Massachusetts. He was the brother of fellow boxer 'Irish' Johnny Smith.

While in the United States Marine Corps, Jimmy Smith joined its boxing team at Cherry Point.

He moved to Oakland, California, to continue his boxing career and to raise his family with his wife Betty.

He is survived by his four children: Betty Jr., Kim, Tony and Jimmy Jr.

At his debut he was reported as from Quincy, MA and being managed by Jack Beaton and Charlie Goldman.

Newspaper story from after the Jimmy Carter fight said he was 15-4.

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