Mike O'Dowd

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Mike O'Dowd
Statistics
Real name	Michael O'Dowd
Nickname(s)	The St. Paul Cyclone
Rated at	Middleweight
Nationality	American
Born	(1895-04-05)April 5, 1895 St. Paul, Minnesota
Died	July 28, 1957(1957-07-28) (aged 62)
Boxing record
Total fights	61 + many NDs
Wins	51
Wins by KO	39
Losses	7
Draws	3 + many NDs
No contests	0

Mike O'Dowd (April 5, 1895 in St. Paul, Minnesota – July 28, 1957) was the Middleweight Champion of the World from 1917 to 1920. He won the title on November 14, 1917 by knocking out Al McCoy in the sixth round. O'Dowd was knocked out just once in his career, his last fight on March 16, 1923.

O'Dowd was the only world's champion to fight at the front during World War I (1918, while serving in the U.S. Army).

External links

O'Dowd's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone
Professional boxing record for Mike O'Dowd from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Odowd, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American boxer
Date of birth	April 5, 1895
Place of birth	St. Paul, Minnesota
Date of death	July 28, 1957
Place of death

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