Jimmy Wilde - Revision history

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	* Wrist: 6"		* Wrist: 6"

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			==Miscellaneous==
	*Moved to 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith in 1895		*Moved to 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith in 1895
	*Worked in Tylorstown Colliery, in 1904, age 12		*Worked in Tylorstown Colliery, in 1904, age 12
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	*Died in a hospital near Cardiff; Interred: Barry Cemetery		*Died in a hospital near Cardiff; Interred: Barry Cemetery
	*CyberBoxingZone Record: [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/wilde-j.htm]		*CyberBoxingZone Record: [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/wilde-j.htm]
			*"Boxing’s Remarkable Runt" by Stanley Frank: [https://ibroresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IBRO.ONL09.25-32.pdf]

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	* Father of [[David Wilde]]		* Father of [[David Wilde]]
	'''Jimmy Wilde''', commonly nicknamed "The Mighty Atom," was so frail-looking and white that he was also referred to as "The Ghost with a hammer in his hand." His other nicknames included "The Indian Famine" and "The Furious Freak."		'''Jimmy Wilde''', commonly nicknamed "The Mighty Atom," was so frail-looking and white that he was also referred to as "The Ghost with a hammer in his hand." His other nicknames included "The Indian Famine" and "The Furious Freak."

			'''Wilde had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost in boxing history of (94-0-1) with 63 KO's a record which still stands to this day.'''

	He was at his best fighting weight at 6 stone 10lbs. Historian [[Gilbert Odd]] wrote in ''Boxing News'', April 4, 1969:<br>		He was at his best fighting weight at 6 stone 10lbs. Historian [[Gilbert Odd]] wrote in ''Boxing News'', April 4, 1969:<br>
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	"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."		"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."

	~~'''Wilde had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost in boxing history of (94-0-1) with 63 KO's a record which still stands to this day.'''~~

	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==

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	"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."		"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."

	'''Wilde had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost in boxing history of (94-0-1) a record which still stands to this day.'''		'''Wilde had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost in boxing history of (94-0-1) with 63 KO's a record which still stands to this day.'''

	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==

Solar95 at 04:44, 28 February 2024

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	"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."		"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."

	'''He had recorded the longest unbeaten record in boxing history of 94-0-1 a record which still stands to this day.'''		'''Wilde had recorded the longest unbeaten record without a lost in boxing history of (94-0-1) a record which still stands to this day.'''

	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==

Solar95 at 04:35, 28 February 2024

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	"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."		"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."

			'''He had recorded the longest unbeaten record in boxing history of 94-0-1 a record which still stands to this day.'''
	He had recorded the longest unbeaten record in boxing history of 94-0-1 a record which still stands to this day.

	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==

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The Ring Biography

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	"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."		"Record books show he started in 1911 but it is taken for granted that he had been fighting professionally for at least 4 years before that. 100s of his bouts , fought on the top spit to an audience of miners on pay night or in the Saturday night [[boxing booth\|booth]] run by "Professor" [[Jack Scarrott]] on the vacant piece of land at the top of the street took place before anyone thought of recording contests. Even printed record is not complete. Wilde's claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was a great deal more than the 139 listed. Never suffered hand injuries. Never put a bandage on until he fought in London. Thought it cramped the fist. Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from [[Dai Davies]], the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912. In 1916 joined the army and was sent to Aldershot as PT instructor. At 29 after such continued and strenuous activity, his natural fighting instincts deserted him when he fought [[Pete (Kid) Herman]]. Retired for 2 & half years; came back disastrously."


			He had recorded the longest unbeaten record in boxing history of 94-0-1 a record which still stands to this day.

	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==
	[[File:Wilde.Jimmy2.jpg\|right\|Jimmy Wilde]]		[[File:Wilde.Jimmy2.jpg\|right\|Jimmy Wilde]]

	The [[Ring Magazine: January 1941\|January 1941]] ''The Ring'' magazine published a retrospective on Wilde. He had been born at 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith, Tylorstown, Wales, in 1892. He was the son of a miner and became a miner, too. Married at age 18, he became a [[boxing booth\|booth fighter]], taking on men weighing as much as 12 stones (170-pounders), and amassing a reported record of some 864 bouts. He first came into prominence in 1912 when he beat [[Billy Padden]] for the English Paperweight Title.		The [[Ring Magazine: January 1941\|January 1941]] ''The Ring'' magazine published a retrospective on Wilde. He had been born at 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith, Tylorstown, Wales, in 1892. He was the son of a miner and became a miner, too. Married at age 18, he became a [[boxing booth\|booth fighter]], taking on men weighing as much as 12 stones (170-pounders), and amassing a reported record of some 864 bouts. He first came into prominence in 1912 when he beat [[Billy Padden]] for the English Paperweight Title.

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	== ''The Ring'' Biography ==		== ''The Ring'' Biography ==
	[[~~file~~:Wilde.Jimmy2.jpg\|right\|Jimmy Wilde]]		[[File:Wilde.Jimmy2.jpg\|right\|Jimmy Wilde]]
	The [[Ring Magazine: January 1941\|January 1941]] ''The Ring'' magazine published a retrospective on Wilde. He had been born at 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith, Tylorstown, Wales, in 1892. He was the son of a miner and became a miner, too. Married at age 18, he became a [[boxing booth\|booth fighter]], taking on men weighing as much as 12 stones (170-pounders), and amassing a reported record of some 864 bouts. He first came into prominence in 1912 when he beat [[Billy Padden]] for the English Paperweight Title.		The [[Ring Magazine: January 1941\|January 1941]] ''The Ring'' magazine published a retrospective on Wilde. He had been born at 8 Station Road, Pontygwaith, Tylorstown, Wales, in 1892. He was the son of a miner and became a miner, too. Married at age 18, he became a [[boxing booth\|booth fighter]], taking on men weighing as much as 12 stones (170-pounders), and amassing a reported record of some 864 bouts. He first came into prominence in 1912 when he beat [[Billy Padden]] for the English Paperweight Title.

John at 00:26, 29 February 2020

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	[[~~file~~:Wilde.~~Jimmy3.jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|250px~~\|Jimmy Wilde~~]]		[[File:Jimmy Wilde.jpeg\|left\|thumb\|250px]]
	~~[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg~~\|~~thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[~~http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/wilde.html ~~click]]]~~		{{ibhof \|url=http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/wilde.html}}
	<boxer>009023</boxer>		<boxer>009023</boxer>
	*'''Division''': Flyweight		*'''Division''': Flyweight

John at 02:02, 24 February 2020

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	[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/wilde.html click]]]		[[file:Ibhof-logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Class of 1990<br>Old Timer Category<br>Hall of Fame bio:[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/wilde.html click]]]
	<boxer>009023</boxer>		<boxer>009023</boxer>
	'''Division''': Flyweight~~<br>~~		*'''Division''': Flyweight
	'''Manager''': [[Teddy Lewis]]~~<br>~~		*'''Manager''': [[Teddy Lewis]]
	'''[[:Category:Jimmy Wilde Gallery\|Jimmy Wilde Image Gallery]]'''		*'''[[:Category:Jimmy Wilde Gallery\|Jimmy Wilde Image Gallery]]'''
			* Father of [[David Wilde]]


	'''Jimmy Wilde''', commonly nicknamed "The Mighty Atom," was so frail-looking and white that he was also referred to as "The Ghost with a hammer in his hand." His other nicknames included "The Indian Famine" and "The Furious Freak."		'''Jimmy Wilde''', commonly nicknamed "The Mighty Atom," was so frail-looking and white that he was also referred to as "The Ghost with a hammer in his hand." His other nicknames included "The Indian Famine" and "The Furious Freak."

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	[[Category:Welsh World Champions]]		[[Category:Welsh World Champions]]
			[[Category: BBBoC British Title Outright Winners]]
	[[Category:IBHOF Members]]		[[Category:IBHOF Members]]