Jimmy Warnock

Jimmy Warnock

Infobox Boxer
name= Jimmy Warnock
realname= James Warnock
nickname= Gloved Dynamite
weight= Flyweight
nationality= United Kingdom
birth_date= 1912
birth_place= Belfast, Ireland
style= Southpaw
total=85
wins=64
KO=24
losses=15
draws=6
no contests= |

James "Jimmy" Warnock (1912 – 1987) was a southpawboxer from the Shankill Road, Belfast. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Boxer:Jimmy_Warnock:024140 Jimmy Warnock's boxrec wikipage (photo)] ] .

He boxed at Belfast's Chapel Fields in prize fights organised by Clara Copley, beating undisputed world flyweight champion Benny Lynch on points twice - on March 2 1936 at the King's Hall, Belfast and again on June 2 1937 in front of 16,000 people in torrential rain at Parkhead, Celtic F.C.'s home ground in Glasgow. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=024140 Boxing record of Jimmy Warnock] ]

He was one of three boxing brothers, including Billy Warnock.

References

External links

* [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sports/article2122122.ece Belfast Telegraph, Down Memory Lane]
* [http://www.prewarboxing.co.uk/boxer%20lists/W%20list.htm List of pre-war boxers in UK]
* [http://www.belfastcathedral.org/heritage/artists-and-sculptors/ Belfast Cathedral Artists & Sculptors page - reference to Warnock's bust by Morris Harding]
* [http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/humanities_and_soc_sciences/pgstudents/boxing/tutwhalley.htm article about John Thomas Whalley who fought Jimmy Warnock]
* [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/archive/index.php/t-3113.html Article about the night the lights went out in the King's Hall, Belfast]

Further reading

* "Benny: The Life and Times of a Fighting Legend" - by John Burrowes ISBN 978-1840186611


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Warnock — is a surname, and may refer to:* Billy Warnock (f.l 1930s), Belfast boxer, brother of Jimmy Warnock * Bob Warnock, a sailor on the deck of the submarine, USS Cachalot , when the attack on Pearl Harbor began * Bryan Warnock, originator of Warnock… …   Wikipedia

  • John Warnock Hinckley Jr. — John Warnock Hinckley Jr. (né le 29 mai 1955) tenta d assassiner le président des États Unis Ronald Reagan le 30 mars 1981. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Conséquences du verdict 3 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shankill Road — The Shankill Road (derive|Irish|Bóthar na Seanchille|Old Church road) is the arterial road leading through a predominantly Protestant working class area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, known as the Shankill. The road stretches westwards for… …   Wikipedia

  • 1912 in Ireland — Events*9 April 250,000 pinkgemen converge on Balmoral Showground, declaring that under no circumstances will they accept Home Rule. *11 April Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Herbert Asquith introduces the Home Rule Bill in the British House… …   Wikipedia

  • Benny Lynch — (April 2, 1913 ndash; August 6, 1946) is considered by some to be one of the finest boxers below the lightweight division in his era and Ring Magazine has described him as the greatest fighter that Scotland has ever produced. He was born in the… …   Wikipedia

  • 1987 in Ireland — Events*January 20 Labour ministers resign from the government over a disagreement over budget proposals. *February 19 A general election returns a Fianna Fáil minority government with Charles Haughey as Taoiseach. *March 11 Former Taoiseach Dr.… …   Wikipedia

  • Clara Copley — (1902 – 1949) was an Irish woman who was born into a family of circus performers.[citation needed] Copley was the proprietor of organized boxing matches at Belfast Chapel Fields Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland during the 1930s. A number of men …   Wikipedia

  • 1987 in Northern Ireland — Events*8 May The SAS kills 8 IRA members and a civilian in an ambush at Loughgall. *8 November 11 civilians are killed in an IRA explosion during a Remembrance Day service in Enniskillen. (See: Remembrance Day Bombing)Arts and literature*Ciarán… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. managers — David Ashworth, Oldham s first manager The following is a list of managers of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. and all honours won by the club since 1906 to the 2011–12 season. As of the start of Oldham s 2011–12 season, the club has had 32 different… …   Wikipedia

  • Notts County F.C. — Notts County Full name Notts County Football Club Nickname(s) The Magpies Founded 1862 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”