Peerless Jem Driscoll BORN December 15 1880; Cardiff, Wales DIED January 10 1925; Cardiff, Wales (Some sources report January 31 1925) HEIGHT 5-6 WEIGHT 122-126 lbs MANAGERS Charley Harvey, Jimmy Johnson RECORD 58-3-6 (39 KO, 9 ND, 2 EX) Driscoll was one of the best featherweight fighters of All-Time; He was clever, quick and willing; He was also slick and elusive; When he was struck, usually it was only a glancing blow Jem first learned the tricks of his trade by fighting in the boxing booths of Britain, where he took on all-comers as he toured throughout the land; Once he turned professional, he lost only three bouts during his entire career of 19 years During his career, Driscoll gained official wins over such men as George Dixon, Joe Bowker, Charlie Griffin, Johnny Summers, Matty Baldwin, Grover Hayes, Arthur Hayes, Frank Spike Robson, Bill Stonelake, Harry Mansfield, Jean Poesy and Thomas Pedlar Palmer; He also bested Abe Attell, Leach Cross and Johnny Marto in a No Decision contests Nat Fleischer ranked Driscoll as the #2 All-Time Featherweight; Charley Rose ranked Jem as the #3 All-Time Featherweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #2 All-Time Featherweight; Driscoll was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1956 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 1901 Billy Lucas in Wales TK Bill Radford KO Eddie Thomas KO 5 Bill Green KO 4 Billy Hughes KO 2 Larry Cronin KO 4 Jack Brandford London, England KO 5 Joe Morgan KO 4 Larry Cronin KO 5 Eddie Thomas Cardiff, Wales KO 3 Dec 24 Joe Ross Cardiff, Wales W 10 1902 Jan 17 Jack Wheel Cardiff, Wales W 10 Mar 13 Eddie Thomas Cardiff, Wales KO 5 Apr 7 George Vincent Cardiff, Wales TK 4 Apr 27 Ted Ward Pontypridd, Wales KO 3 Jul 19 Dave Stevens Pontypridd, Wales TK 3 Sep 29 Harry Mansfield Cardiff, Wales D 10 Dec 8 George Cooper Cardiff, Wales W 10 1903 Jan 24 George Dixon London, England W 6 Mar 1 Mike Carey KO 5 Apr 1 Bill Stonelake KO 9 May 1 Harry Mansfield W Jun 1 George Dixon KO 5 Jul 1 Harry Mansfield W 6 Aug 1 George Phalin KO 5 Sep 1 Mike Carey KO 4 Oct 24 Kid Davies Swansea, Wales D 10 1904 Feb 1 Johnny Owens Barry Docks, Wales W 20 Feb 8 George Phalin Bristol, England KO 5 Feb 10 George Dixon Bristol, England W 6 Feb 13 David Morgan Cardiff, Wales KO 13 Feb 22 Boss Edwards London, England W 10 Mar 15 David Morgan KO Apr 4 Bill Stonelake Cardiff, Wales TK 11 May 24 Charles Lampey Cardiff, Wales D 10 Jun 1 Dai Stevens KO 3 Aug 29 Harry Mansfield Cardiff, Wales L 10 Nov 9 Charles Lampey Cardiff, Wales KO 6 Dec 12 Johnny Summers London, England WF 2 1905 Feb 10 Fred Delaney Bristol, England W 10 May 1 Deppy Thomas D Jun 12 Ivor Thomas Cardiff, Wales KO 3 Nov 13 Joe Goodwin Wednesbury, England W 15 Dec 26 Harry Mansfield Wednesbury, England KO 15 1906 Jan 18 Owen Moran Barry Docks, Wales ND 4 -Some sources report EX 4 in London, Eng Feb 10 George Moore London, England W 6 Feb 26 Jack Roberts London, England KO 7 May 28 Joe Bowker London, England W 15 -Featherweight Championship of Britain Jun 24 Fred Clifton Bristol, England KO 2 Jul 1 Jack Roberts W 7 Nov 11 Johnny Summers in England WF 2 1907 Feb 25 Lew Morgan Cardiff, Wales KO 5 Jun 1 Joe Bowker London, England KO 17 -Featherweight Championship of Britain; Some sources report 6/03/07 Aug 24 Freddie Welsh Cardiff, Wales EX 6 -Some sources report ND 6 Oct 21 Arthur Ellis Cardiff, Wales KO 3 1908 Jan 1 Jack Roberts Aberdare, Wales KO 2 Feb 24 Charlie Griffin London, England W 15 -Featherweight Championship of the British Empire; Featherweight Championship of the British Commonwealth Nov 13 Matty Baldwin New York, NY ND 6 Dec 5 Grover Hayes Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 8 Charlie Griffin Boston, Ma KO 11 Dec 16 Grover Hayes Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 29 Matty Baldwin Boston, Ma W 12 1909 Jan 19 Grover Hayes Boston, Ma W 12 Jan 28 Johnny Marto Bronx, NY ND 10 Feb 1 Tommy Langdon Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Feb 10 Leach Cross Bronx, NY ND 10 Feb 19 Abe Attell New York, NY ND 10 1910 Feb 14 Seaman Arthur Hayes London, England TK 6 -Featherweight Championship of Britain Apr 18 Frank Spike Robson London, England KO 15 -Featherweight Championship of Britain May 25 Pal Moore Philadelphia, Pa ND 6 Dec 20 Freddie Welsh Cardiff, Wales LF 10 -Lightweight Championship of Europe 1911 Jan 30 Frank Spike Robson London, England TK 11 -Featherweight Championship of Britain 1912 Jun 3 Jean Poesy London, England KO 12 -Featherweight Championship of Europe; Early sources report Featherweight Championship of the World (as recognized by Britain) Nov 6 George Moore Edinburgh, Scotland EX 1913 Jan 27 Owen Moran London, England D 20 -Featherweight Championship of Europe; Early sources report Featherweight Championship of the World (as recognized by Britain) 1919 Mar 10 Thomas Pedlar Palmer London, England TK 4 May 31 Francis Rossi Mountain Ash, Wales D 21 Oct 20 Charles Ledoux London, England LT 16 -Bantamweight Championship of Europe
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