Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd | |
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Statistics | |
Real name | Michael Joseph O'Dowd |
Nickname(s) | The St. Paul Cyclone |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
St. Paul, Minnesota | April 5, 1895
Died | July 28, 1957 62) | (aged
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 117 |
Wins | 93 |
Wins by KO | 39 |
Losses | 17 |
Draws | 6 |
No contests | 1 |
Michael Joseph O'Dowd (April 5, 1895 in St. Paul, Minnesota – July 28, 1957) was an American boxer who held the World Middleweight Championship from 1917 to 1920. He won the title on November 14, 1917 by knocking out Al McCoy in the sixth round after dropping him six times.[1] O'Dowd was the only active boxing champion to fight at the front during World War I (1918, while serving in the U.S. Army).[2] During his career he claimed victories over Hall of Famers Jack Britton, Mike Gibbons, Kid Lewis and Jeff Smith. On February 25, 1918, he held the legendary Harry Greb to a draw.[1] O'Dowd was knocked out just once in his career, his last fight on March 16, 1923.[3] He was inducted into the Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
Notable Bouts
Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[1] |
Win | PTS | 12 | 1922-05-06 | |||
Loss | NWS | 10 | 1921-12-16 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | SD | 15 | 1921-03-17 | For World Middleweight Title. | ||
Win | SD | 15 | 1920-11-09 | |||
Win | NWS | 12 | 1920-09-23 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Win | NWS | 12 | 1920-05-17 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | PTS | 12 | 1920-05-06 | Lost World Middleweight Title. | ||
Win | NWS | 10 | 1919-11-21 | Retained World Middleweight Title. Newspaper Decision | ||
Win | NWS | 10 | 1919-09-01 | Retained World Middleweight Title. Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | NWS | 8 | 1919-08-22 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Win | KO | 3 (10) | 1919-07-17 | |||
Draw | NWS | 10 | 1918-02-25 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Win | KO | 6 (10) | 1917-11-14 | Won World Middleweight Title. | ||
Win | PTS | 12 | 1917-08-28 | |||
Loss | NWS | 10 | 1917-08-17 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | NWS | 10 | 1917-05-24 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Win | NWS | 10 | 1917-05-08 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | NWS | 10 | 1917-01-25 | Newspaper Decision | ||
Loss | PTS | 12 | 1916-06-06 | |||
Loss | NWS | 10 | 1915-04-06 | Newspaper Decision | ||
NC | ND | 10 | 1913-07-06 |
See also
References
- 1 2 3 Mike O'Dowds's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
- ↑ Minnesota Boxing Hall of Fame - Mike O'Dowd Archived 2014-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. MNBHOF.org Retrieved on 2014-04-30
- ↑ Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Mike O'Dowd CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30
- ↑ International Boxing Hall of Fame - Mike O'Dowd IBHOF.com Retrieved on 2014-04-05
External links
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Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Al McCoy |
World Middleweight Champion November 14, 1917 – May 6, 1920 |
Succeeded by Johnny Wilson |