Tom McCormick (boxer)

Thomas McCormick (8 August 1890 – 6 July 1916), also known by the nickname of "Tom", was an Irish professional welterweight boxer of the 1910s, who won the British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, and the World Welterweight Title.

Tom McCormick
Statistics
Real name	Thomas McCormick
Weight(s)	welterweight
Nationality	Irish
Born	8 August 1890 Dundalk, Ireland
Died	6 July 1916 (aged 25) France
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	13 (KO 8)
Losses	6 (KO 3)
Draws	0
No contests	2

Boxing career highlights

On 9 January 1914 McCormick took the British Commonwealth and British Welterweight Title from Johnny Summers in twenty rounds in Sydney, Australia. He lost the title on 21 March 1914 to South London born Jewish boxer Mat Wells in twenty rounds, again in Sydney, Australia. Wells had been a British Lightweight champion and an Olympic Boxing contender who made it to the semi-finals in London in the summer of 1916.

On 24 January 1914 he took the World Welterweight title from Waldemar Holberg at Baker's Pavilion in Melbourne, Australia.

On 10 May 1915 McCormick made another attempt at the British Welterweight title at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden in London, but lost to title holder Johnny Basham in a hard fought thirteenth round TKO.[1]

Death in World War I

McCormick was killed in action on 6 July 1916 while serving in the 12th battalion of the Manchester Regiment in France during World War I.

His grave is unknown and his name is inscribed on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

41 fights	29 wins	10 losses
By knockout	17	3
By decision	9	6
By disqualification	3	1
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
41	Loss	29–10–2	Eddie Beattie	KO	14 (20)	Nov 11, 1915	St James Hall, Newcastle
40	Loss	29–9–2	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	Sep 02, 1915	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
39	Win	29–8–2	Harry Paddon	TKO	9 (10)	Aug 02, 1915	Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
38	Loss	28–8–2	Johnny Basham	TKO	13 (20)	May 05, 1915	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
37	Loss	28–7–2	Alex Costica	DQ	10 (15)	Nov 20, 1914	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
36	Loss	28–6–2	Milburn Saylor	RTD	10 (20)	Apr 18, 1914	Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
35	Loss	28–5–2	Fritz Holland	PTS	20	Mar 28, 1914	Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne
34	Loss	28–4–2	Matt Wells	PTS	20	Mar 21, 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney	Lost lineal welterweight title
33	Win	28–3–2	Johnny Summers	KO	1 (20)	Feb 14, 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney	Retained lineal welterweight title
32	Win	27–3–2	Waldemar Holberg	DQ	6 (20)	Jan 24, 1914	Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne	Won lineal welterweight title
31	Win	26–3–2	Johnny Summers	PTS	20	Jan 10, 1914	Sydney Stadium, Sydney
30	Loss	25–3–2	Gus Platts	PTS	20	Sep 08, 1913	Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
29	Win	25–2–2	Alf Goodwin	TKO	6 (15)	Sep 03, 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
28	Win	24–2–2	Eddie Beattie	PTS	15	Aug 15, 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
27	Draw	23–2–2	Johnny Basham	PTS	15	Jul 31, 1913	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
26	Win	23–2–1	Eddie Elton	RTD	5 (15)	Jul 18, 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
25	Win	22–2–1	Tom Tees	DQ	3 (15)	Jun 27, 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
24	Win	21–2–1	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	May 21, 1913	Plymouth Albion Football Ground, Plymouth
23	Win	20–2–1	Gus Platts	PTS	20	Apr 21, 1913	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
22	Win	19–2–1	Arthur Evernden	PTS	15	Mar 03, 1913	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
21	Win	18–2–1	Albert Badoud	PTS	15	Feb 08, 1913	Wonderland, Paris
20	Win	17–2–1	Sid Burns	KO	7 (10)	Jan 17, 1913	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
19	Win	16–2–1	Young Joseph	PTS	15	Nov 29, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
18	Win	15–2–1	Jack Goldswain	PTS	20	Nov 08, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
17	Draw	14–2–1	Jack Goldswain	PTS	15	Oct 18, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
16	Win	14–2	Harry Duncan	DQ	9 (15)	Sep 11, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
15	Win	13–2	Boss Edwards	RTD	2 (15)	Aug 23, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
14	Win	12–2	Dick Knock	RTD	6 (15)	Aug 09, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
13	Win	11–2	Jack Meekins	RTD	4 (15)	Jul 26, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
12	Win	10–2	Battling Taylor	RTD	7 (15)	Jul 05, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
11	Win	9–2	Pete Marks	KO	1 (10)	Jun 21, 1912	Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth
10	Win	8–2	Albert Bayton	KO	2 (15)	May 20, 1912	New City BC, Sheffield
9	Win	7–2	Albert Bayton	TKO	10 (15)	Mar 04, 1912	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
8	Win	6–2	Pete Walker	KO	1 (?)	Feb 01, 1912	Location Unknown
7	Win	5–2	Private Harry Hutton	KO	6 (10)	Jan 20, 1912	The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, Southwark
6	Win	4–2	Bill Mansell	KO	3 (6)	Jan 15, 1912	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
5	Loss	3–2	Private Harry Hutton	PTS	3	Oct 19, 1911	Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
4	Win	3–1	Private Teale	PTS	3	Oct 18, 1911	Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth
3	Win	2–1	Seaman White	KO	1 (3)	Apr 10, 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
2	Loss	1–1	Sapper Jack O'Neill	PTS	3	Apr 10, 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
1	Win	1–0	Private O'Keefe	RTD	2 (3)	Apr 06, 1911	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden

See also

• Lineal championship
• List of welterweight boxing champions

References

1. "Tom McCormick". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

External links

• Boxing record for Tom McCormick from BoxRec
• Image - Tom McCormick

Major titles

Achievements
Preceded by Johnny Summers	British Empire welterweight champion January 9, 1914 - March 21, 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells
Preceded by Johnny Summers	British welterweight champion January 9, 1914 - March 21, 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells
Preceded by Waldemar Holberg	World welterweight champion January 24, 1914 - March 21, 1914	Succeeded by Matt Wells