Jack McAuliffe

For the American football player, see Jack McAuliffe (American football).
Jack McAuliffe
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Real name Jack McAuliffe
Nickname(s) Napoleon of the Ring
Rated at Lightweight
Nationality Irish American
Born March 24, 1866(1866-03-24)
Cork, Ireland
Died November 5, 1937(1937-11-05) (aged 71)
Boxing record
Total fights 36 + many more "unofficial" bouts
Wins 31
Wins by KO 22
Losses 0
Draws 6

Jack McAuliffe (born March 24, 1866 in Cork, Ireland – November 5, 1937 in Forest Hills, Queens) was an Irish-American boxer. Nicknamed 'The Napolean of the Ring', and fighting mostly out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he was one of only nine boxers to remain undefeated throughout his entire career.[1] He was the Lightweight Champion of the World from 1886 to 1893. McAuliffe was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1995. [1]

Jack McAuliffe's parents were Cornelius McAuliffe and Jane Bailey who were living at 5 Christ Church Lane, Cork City at the time of Jack's birth. McAuliffe emigrated to the United States in 1871, where he spent his early years in Bangor, Maine. He made his first appearance as an amateur boxer in 1883, and soon after turned professional when he fought Jemmy Carney 78 rounds to a draw at Revere Beach, Massachusetts. He fought Billy Dacey for the lightweight championship and a $5,000 purse in 1888, and knocked him out in eleven rounds.[2] He was known as a strong two handed fighter with "cat-like" reflexes.

McAuliffe was married twice, both times to stage actresses. His first wife was Katie Hart, who played in farce comedies. After her death, McAuliffe married Catherine Rowe in 1894, whose stage name was Pearl Inman, of the song and dance team The Inman Sisters. Between marriages he dated a third actress, Sadie McDonald. McAuliffe and Rowe moved back to Bangor, Maine in 1894 where he undertook preliminary training for a fight later that year at the Seaside Athletic Club on Coney Island.[3]

He died on November 5, 1937, at his home on Austin Street in Forest Hills, Queens.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b McAuliffe at Cyber Boxing Zone
  2. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug. 26, 1894, p. 3
  3. ^ "Jack McAuliffe Married", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 30, 1894, p. 1
  4. ^ Staff. "JACK M'AULIFFE, 71, EX-RING CHAMPION; Retired Undefeated in 1896 After Holding Lightweight Crown for 12 Years", The New York Times, November 5, 1937. Accessed June 18, 2009. "Jack McAuliffe, who retired in 1896 as the undefeated professional lightweight-boxing champion of the world after holding the title for twelve years, died yesterday at his home, 73-20 Austin Street, Forest Hills."

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