Jack McAuliffe
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Name: Jack McAuliffe
Alias: The Napoleon of The Prize Ring
Hometown: Williamsburg, New York, USA
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: 1937-11-04 (Age:71)
Height: 168cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
- Held the World Lightweight Championship from 1886 to 1893.
- Retired undefeated.
- Boxed an exhibition with Jack Dempsey in 1919 and boxed exhibitions with Benny Leonard and Georges Carpentier in 1920.
- United Press reported that McAuliffe died of a "lingering throat ailment" at his home in Forest Hills, an affluent neighborhood in Queens, New York. McAuliffe is buried in Albany, New York.
Amateur Bouts
From Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia
1884
- 03-28: Joe Ellingsworth (New York, NY) W 3
- 07-01: Bob Mace (New York, NY) W 3
- Billy Madden's Amateur Featherweight Championship:
- 08-02: Mike Leary (New York, NY) W 4
Referee Billy Madden was unable to decide the winner after three rounds and ordered a fourth. After he order a fifth, Leary refused to go on. (NY Herald, NY Times) - 08-03: J.J. McGinty (New York, NY) W 3
- 08-02: Mike Leary (New York, NY) W 4
- Billy Madden's Amateur Featherweight Competition:
- 08-28: Patsy Hogan (New York, NY) TKO 1
- 08-28: William Whitney (New York, NY) TKO 1
- 08-28: George Kline (New York, NY) W 4
- 10-19: Jake Karcher (Brooklyn, NY, USA) KO 17
This was a finish fight under Marquess of Queensberry rules, and it lasted one hour and eight minutes. - 12-17: Jim Patterson (Brooklyn, NY, USA) W TKO 2
1885
- Billy Madden's Amateur 124-Pound Championship:
- 02-21: Harry Isaacs (New York, NY) W 4
- 02-21: Jack Ruddy (New York, NY) W 5
- Billy Madden's Amateur Lightweight Championship:
- 03-28: John Ellingsworth (New York, NY, USA) W 3
- 03-28: John H. Sperry (New York, NY) W 3
- 03-28: William Ellingsworth (New York, NY) W 3
- DeBaum's Championship Tournament:
- 04-15: John Sperry (New York, NY) W 3
- 04-15: Harry White (New York, NY) W 4
- 04-15: Ed Wagner (New York, NY) W 3
Professional record
Championship record
- Has defeated 6 opponents (6 by KO) for the World Lightweight Title.
External Links
- Find A Grave: Jack McAuliffe
- Cyber Boxing Zone: The Lightweight Boxing Champions
- Cyber Boxing Zone: Jack McAuliffe ("Napoleon of the Ring")
- Tracy Callis Article: Jack McAuliffe ... "Quick As Greased Lightning"