Jimmy Doyle (boxer)

Infobox Boxer
name=Jimmy Doyle


realname=James Delaney
nickname=
weight=welterweight
nationality=Flagicon|USA American
birth_date=1924-08-01
birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
death_date=1947-06-25 (age 22)
death_place=Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
style=Orthodox
total=53
wins=43
KO=14
losses=7
draws=3
no contests=0|

Jimmy Doyle was an American welterweight boxer.

Pro career

Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1946 lost to Artie Levine by 9th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury. Although Doyle was leading, Referee Jackie Davis stopped the bout after Doyle went down for the third time in the 9th round. [The Ring, June 1946, page 31]

Death

In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title. Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth, when Sugar Ray was staggered twice and hurt. A single left hook from Robinson ended the fight. "That punch knocked Jimmy rigid..With heels resting against the canvas as if hinged, Doyle's body went down. It struck the floor with a thud, like a rigid mass falling. His head crashed against the padded canvas, and as the referee started the count. Doyle raised his head and rested on his elbows...The count of nine was reached and the bell sounded to end the round. [Nat Fleischer, in The Ring, September 1947, page 4]

Doyle was taken to St. Vincent's Charity Hospital immediatedly after the bout, and failed to regain consciousness and passed away a few hours later.

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