Jimmy Wilde

Jimmy Wilde
Jimmy Wilde
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Real name	William James Wilde
Nickname(s)	The Mighty Atom; The Tylorstown Terror; Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand;
Weight(s)	Flyweight
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Reach	66 in (168 cm)
Nationality	Welsh
Born	15 May 1892; Quakers Yard, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died	10 March 1969 (aged 76); Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	150
Wins	137
Wins by KO	98
Losses	4
Draws	1
No contests	8

William James Wilde (15 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He held the IBU world flyweight title in 1916, the EBU European flyweight title twice; firstly in 1914 and again from 1916 to 1917, the BBBofC British flyweight title in 1916 and the National Sporting Club’s British flyweight title from 1916 to 1918. Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter, Charley 'Broadway' Rose, as "the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever". Wilde earned various nicknames such as, "The Mighty Atom," "Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand" and "The Tylorstown Terror" due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning as the world's greatest flyweight, Wilde would take on bantamweights and even featherweights, and knock them out.[1] As well as his professional career, Wilde participated in 151 bouts judged as 'newspaper decisions', of these the results were: Won 7 and lost 1, with 143 being declared as 'no decisions'. Wilde has the longest recorded unbeaten streak in boxing history, having gone 94-0-1.

Early years

Jimmy Wilde's birth certificate states that he was born in the Taff Bargoed Valley community of Pentwyn Deintyr) (now known as the Graig), Quakers Yard, Treharris, Wales, in the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. His parents later moved to the village of Tylorstown in the Rhondda Valley when Wilde was around 6 years old.[2] Wilde was the son of a coal miner and worked in the coal pits himself. He was small enough to crawl through gullies impassable to most of his colleagues. He started boxing at the age of sixteen in fairground boxing booths, where crowds were amazed by his toughness and ability to knock down much larger opponents, most of which were local men weighing around 200 lbs. In 1910, Wilde married his wife Elizabeth and was a father the same year. He left Tylorstown Colliery in 1913.

Professional career

The record books often show that Wilde started boxing professionally in 1911, but it is widely assumed (and later confirmed by boxing analysts) that he had been fighting professionally for at least four years before that. His claim that he had at least 800 fights is probably greatly exaggerated, but it was certainly more than the 152 shown in Boxrec and elsewhere. His officially listed debut was on 26 December 1910, when he fought Les Williams to a no-decision in three rounds. His first win came on 1 January 1911, when he knocked out Ted Roberts in the third round

Managed by Teddy Lewis, reserve captain of the local rugby club, Pontypridd RFC,[3] Wilde went undefeated in 103 bouts, all of which were held in Britain, a remarkable achievement. In the middle of that streak, on 31 December 1912, he won the British 7 stone championship by beating Billy Padden by an eighteenth-round knockout in Glasgow. He finally lost his undefeated record when he challenged Tancy Lee for the vacant British and Europe Flyweight Championship on 15 January 1915 in London. Wilde was knocked out in the seventeenth round (of twenty).

William Howard Robinson: A Welsh Victory at the National Sporting Club, 31 March 1919. (The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, congratulates Jimmy Wilde.)

In 1915, Wilde was hospitalized, requiring an operation for "an internal complaint".[4] After a sixteen-fight knockout streak, on 14 February 1916 he won the British flyweight title by beating Joe Symonds by a knockout in round twelve at the National Sporting Club in London.[5] On 24 April 1916, Wilde beat Johnny Rosner by a knockout in the eleventh round at Liverpool Stadium to win the IBU World Flyweight title. On 13 May, he had two fights on the same day at Woolwich Dockyard (against Darkey Saunders and Joe Magnus), winning both by knockout, both fights combined lasting less than five rounds. On 26 June Wilde returned to the National Sporting Club to take his revenge on Tancy Lee with an eleventh-round knockout. On 18 December, Wilde became recognised as the first World Flyweight Champion (the IBU title was only recognised in Europe) when he defeated Young Zulu Kid of the United States, knocking him out in the eleventh round of their bout at the Holborn Stadium.[6]

In late December 1916, after being rejected on two previous occasions due to an old leg problem from a colliery accident and for being underweight, Wilde was accepted into the British Army and while never seeing active service, became an instructor at Aldershot.[7][8]

In 1917, he retained the world title by beating George Clarke by a knockout in four. With that win, he also won the European title and recovered the British title. But that would be his last title defence, as soon he decided to vacate the world title. He kept fighting and winning, and in 1919, he beat Joe Lynch, another boxer who was a world champion, by decision in 15.

Wilde travelled to the United States for a series of fights, and on 6 December 1919, lost to "Little" Jackie Sharkey in a ten-round newspaper decision of the Milwaukee Journal before a crowd close to 8,000 at the Auditorium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[9] Sharkey was considered a decisive winner, taking eight of the ten rounds according to the newspapermen at ringside. Wilde had been away from the ring for months, and was outweighed by Sharkey by seven pounds. Sharkey's blows were said to land more frequently and with greater force. Sharkey's win was at least a minor upset as Wilde led in the early betting 2 to 1. The American newspaper's decisions were questioned by many British boxing journalists.[10][11]

In 1920, Wilde went undefeated in 10 fights, but then, he lost by a knockout in 17 to former World Bantamweight Champion Pete Herman, who outweighed him by more than a stone (14 pounds), in 1921.[12][13] The bout was originally scheduled as a title defence, but Herman had lost his championship to Lynch the month before. Herman easily regained the Bantamweight title from Lynch in July 1921, leading some to suspect that he had left the title behind with Lynch in America intentionally. That was the fight that marked his return to Britain after touring the United States all of 1920. After a win over Young Jennings, he announced his retirement.

Wilde returned to the ring out of a sense of obligation to defend his title against Pancho Villa on 18 June 1923 at the Polo Grounds in New York. After losing by a knockout in seven to the Philippines' first world champion,[14] Wilde announced his retirement before returning to England, confirming his decision on 1 January 1924.[15][16]

In 1927, at the age of 35, Wilde was reportedly considering making a comeback, but never returned to competitive boxing.[17]

Retirement

Having had his first book, Hitting and Stopping: How I Won 100 Fights, published in 1914, Wilde wrote two additional books, the instructional The Art of Boxing (1923).[18] and the 1938 autobiography Fighting Was My Business.

Wilde's son David followed him into a career in professional boxing, although without great success.[19]

In the 1930s he lived in a house in Hocroft Court, Cricklewood, from where almost all of his boxing trophies and medals were stolen in a 1936 burglary.[20] He became a boxing referee, including in 1936 refereeing every bout of a boxing tournament at the Hastings Pier Pavilion.[21] In December 1936 he was injured after being thrown from a car driven by a friend when it collided with a van near Hampstead.[22]

Wilde lived the last few years of his life in the Cadoxton district of Barry, South Wales. With his final boxing winnings, Wilde entered into several business schemes, including a Welsh cinema chain and partnership in a cafe at 5 Western Shelter, Barry Island that was named 'The Mighty Atom' cafe. None were successful and he spent his final years in poverty.[23] In 1965, Wilde suffered serious injuries during a mugging at a train station in Cardiff, from which he never recovered.[1] His wife, Elizabeth, died in 1967,[24] and two years later Wilde died in a hospital in Whitchurch. He was buried in Barry Cemetery.

Awards and recognition

With the longest unbeaten streak in boxing history, he went 103 fights before his first loss. Wilde had a record of 139 wins, 3 losses, 1 draw and 5 no-contests, with an impressive 99 wins by knockout. Ring Magazine, named him both the 3rd greatest puncher of all time, and the greatest flyweight of all time, and rated him as the 13th greatest fighter of the 20th century.

In 1990, he was elected to the inaugural class of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame and in 1992, the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

He was ranked as the top flyweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization in 2006.[25]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
136 fights	132 wins	3 losses
By knockout	99	3
By decision	31	0
By disqualification	2	0
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
135	Loss	131–3–1	Pancho Villa	KO	7 (20)	Jun 18, 1923	Polo Grounds, New York	Lost lineal flyweight title For inaugural The Ring flyweight title
134	Loss	131–2–1	Pete Herman	TKO	17 (20)	Jan 13, 1921	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
133	Win	131–1–1	Patsy Wallace	PTS	10	May 24, 1920	Toronto	Retained lineal flyweight title
132	Win	130–1–1	Battling Al Murray	KO	2 (8)	May 13, 1920	National A.C., Philadelphia
131	Win	129–1–1	Bobby Dyson	KO	1 (12)	May 01, 1920	Cuddy's Arena, Lawrence
130	Win	128–1–1	Battling Al Murray	TKO	8 (8)	Apr 21, 1920	Sportsman's Club, Camden	Retained lineal flyweight title
129	Win	127–1–1	Mickey Russell	TKO	7 (8)	Feb 19, 1920	4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City
128	Win	126–1–1	Mike Ertie	KO	3 (10)	Jan 29, 1920	Auditorium, Milwaukee
127	Win	125–1–1	Memphis Pal Moore	PTS	20	Jul 17, 1919	Olympia, Kensington
126	Win	124–1–1	Alf Mansfield	TKO	13 (15)	Apr 21, 1919	Holborn Stadium, Holborn
125	Win	123–1–1	Jimmy Buck	KO	3 (15)	Apr 21, 1919	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
124	Win	122–1–1	Joe Lynch	PTS	15	Mar 31, 1919	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
123	Win	121–1–1	Joe Conn	TKO	12 (20)	Aug 31, 1918	Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, Chelsea
122	Win	120–1–1	Dick Heasman	RTD	2 (20)	Apr 29, 1918	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	Retained British and lineal flyweight titles
121	Win	119–1–1	Corporal Jacobs	KO	4 (6)	Mar 28, 1918	Headquarters Gymnasium, Aldershot
120	Win	118–1–1	Jimmy Russell	TKO	3 (15)	Mar 22, 1917	Holborn Stadium, Holborn
119	Win	117–1–1	George Clark	TKO	4 (20)	Mar 12, 1917	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	Retained EBU, British, and lineal flyweight titles
118	Win	116–1–1	Young Zulu Kid	RTD	11 (20)	Nov 09, 1916	Holborn Stadium, Holborn	Won inaugural lineal flyweight title
117	Win	115–1–1	Tommy Noble	TKO	15 (20)	Nov 09, 1916	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
116	Win	114–1–1	Johnny Hughes	KO	10 (20)	Jul 31, 1916	Kensal Rise Athletic Ground, Kensal Rise	Retained IBU, EBU, and British flyweight titles
115	Win	113–1–1	Tancy Lee	KO	11 (20)	Jun 26, 1916	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	Retained IBU and British flyweight titles Won EBU flyweight title
114	Win	112–1–1	Tommy Harrison	RTD	8 (20)	May 29, 1916	Oxford Music Hall
113	Win	111–1–1	Darkey Saunders	TKO	3 (6)	May 13, 1916	Woolwich Dockyard Labour Club, Woolwich
112	Win	110–1–1	Joe Magnus	KO	2 (6)	May 13, 1916	Empire Theatre, Cardiff
111	Win	109–1–1	Benny Thomas	PTS	15	Apr 29, 1916	Empire Theatre, Cardiff
110	Win	108–1–1	Johnny Rosner	RTD	11 (20)	Apr 24, 1916	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool	Retained IBU flyweight title
109	Win	107–1–1	Sid Smith	KO	3 (20)	Mar 27, 1916	Hoxton Baths, Hoxton
108	Win	106–1–1	Sam Kellar	RTD	8 (20)	Mar 09, 1916	West London Stadium, Marylebone
107	Win	105–1–1	Joe Symonds	RTD	12 (20)	Feb 14, 1916	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	Won IBU and British flyweight titles
106	Win	104–1–1	Jimmy Morton	KO	2 (15)	Jan 27, 1916	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
105	Win	103–1–1	Tommy Noble	RTD	11 (20)	Jan 24, 1916	New Cross Baths, New Cross
104	Win	102–1–1	Billy Young Rowlands	TKO	7 (20)	Jan 08, 1916	Empire, Swansea
103	Win	101–1–1	Sid Smith	TKO	8 (15)	Dec 20, 1915	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
102	Win	100–1–1	Danny Elliott	KO	2 (15)	Dec 13, 1915	Central Baths, Bradford
101	Win	99–1–1	Johnny Best	TKO	14 (15)	Dec 09, 1915	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
100	Win	98–1–1	Tommy Hughes	RTD	8 (15)	Nov 27, 1915	Palace Theatre, Barrow In Furness
99	Win	97–1–1	Peter Cullen	RTD	9 (15)	Oct 20, 1915	Drill Hall, Dublin
98	Win	96–1–1	Walter Buchan	RTD	5 (15)	Sep 23, 1915	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
97	Win	95–1–1	George Clark	RTD	8 (15)	Aug 14, 1915	Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook
96	Win	94–1–1	Driver Bethuen	RTD	5 (10)	Jul 24, 1915	Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook
95	Win	93–1–1	Sid Shields	KO	2 (20)	Mar 25, 1915	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
94	Loss	92–1–1	Tancy Lee	TKO	17 (20)	Jan 25, 1915	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	For vacant IBU, EBU, and British flyweight title
93	Win	92–0–1	Sid Smith	TKO	9 (15)	Dec 03, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
92	Win	91–0–1	Joe Symonds	PTS	15	Nov 16, 1914	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden	Won British flyweight title eliinator
91	Win	90–0–1	Alf Mansfield	RTD	9 (15)	Sep 28, 1914	West London Stadium, Marylebone
90	Win	89–0–1	Young Baker	PTS	15	Aug 20, 1914	Boulevard Rink, Leicester
89	Win	88–0–1	Young Ted Walters	DQ	6 (15)	Aug 10, 1914	St James Hall, Newcastle
88	Win	87–0–1	Artie Edwards	PTS	15	Jul 23, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
87	Win	86–0–1	Charley Jordan	RTD	10 (15)	Jul 18, 1914	New Marquee, Tonypandy
86	Win	85–0–1	Charlie Banyard	TKO	9 (15)	Jun 22, 1914	Market Hall, Aberdare
85	Win	84–0–1	Georges Gloria	TKO	5 (15)	May 11, 1914	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
84	Win	83–0–1	Alf Mansfield	PTS	20	Apr 27, 1914	Olympia Skating Rink, Leeds
83	Win	82–0–1	Albert Bouzonnie	TKO	6 (15)	Apr 16, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
82	Win	81–0–1	Jack Madden	KO	4 (15)	Apr 13, 1914	Portland Skating Rink, Ashton under Lyne
81	Win	80–0–1	Eugene Husson	KO	6 (20)	Mar 30, 1914	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden
80	Win	79–0–1	Bill Kyne	TKO	4 (15)	Mar 26, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
79	Win	78–0–1	George Jaggers	RTD	5 (15)	Feb 16, 1914	Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
78	Win	77–0–1	Paddy Carroll	KO	2 (12)	Feb 15, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
77	Win	76–0–1	Tom Thomas	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 09, 1914	Free Trade Hall, Manchester
76	Win	75–0–1	Kid Nutter	PTS	15	Feb 02, 1914	Drill Hall, Birkenhead
75	Win	74–0–1	Billy Young Padden	TKO	3 (15)	Jan 29, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
74	Win	73–0–1	Young Beynon	PTS	15	Jan 08, 1914	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
73	Win	72–0–1	Kid Nutter	PTS	15	Jan 03, 1914	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
72	Win	71–0–1	Kid Levene	KO	8 (20)	Dec 24, 1913	Marquee, Tonypandy
71	Win	70–0–1	Harry Brooks	RTD	9 (15)	Dec 16, 1913	Free Trade Hall, Manchester
70	Win	69–0–1	Billy Charles	RTD	6 (20)	Dec 13, 1913	Pavilion, Tonypandy
69	Win	68–0–1	Young George Dando	DQ	10 (15)	Dec 06, 1913	Drill Hall, Merthyr Tydfil
68	Win	67–0–1	Dido Gains	PTS	15	Nov 22, 1913	Drill Hall, Swansea
67	Win	66–0–1	Jack Young Dyer	TKO	2 (15)	Nov 21, 1913	Manchester
66	Win	65–0–1	Young Baker	RTD	10 (15)	Nov 13, 1913	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
65	Win	64–0–1	Darkey Saunders	TKO	11 (15)	Nov 01, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
64	Win	63–0–1	Young George Dando	PTS	20	Sep 22, 1913	Westgate Rink, Cardiff
63	Win	62–0–1	Kid Levene	RTD	7 (15)	Sep 18, 1913	Olympia Skating Rink, Hanley
62	Win	61–0–1	Harry Curley	RTD	12 (15)	Sep 11, 1913	Olympia Skating Rink, Hanley
61	Win	60–0–1	Dido Gains	PTS	15	Sep 08, 1913	Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield
60	Win	59–0–1	Dick Jenkins	PTS	10	Sep 06, 1913	Ferndale
59	Win	58–0–1	Jack Young Dyer	TKO	3 (15)	Aug 28, 1913	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
58	Win	57–0–1	Darkey Saunders	PTS	10	Aug 04, 1913	American Skating Rink, Cardiff
57	Win	56–0–1	Tommy Lewis	PTS	15	Jul 12, 1913	Pavilion, Tonypandy
56	Win	55–0–1	Dick Lewis	RTD	3 (15)	Jul 01, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
55	Win	54–0–1	Gwilym Thomas	TKO	5 (15)	Jun 21, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
54	Win	53–0–1	Billy Young Padden	PTS	12	Jun 16, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
53	Win	52–0–1	Dai Davies	PTS	12	May 24, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
52	Win	51–0–1	Billy Yates	KO	4 (12)	Apr 19, 1913	Pavilion Skating Rink, Tonypandy
51	Win	50–0–1	Will Rees	KO	2 (12)	Apr 12, 1913	Drill Hall, Swansea
50	Win	49–0–1	Harry Taylor	RTD	3 (6)	Mar 24, 1913	Drill Hall, Swansea
49	Win	48–0–1	Dai Matthews	RTD	4 (12)	Mar 08, 1913	Marquee, Tonypandy
48	Win	47–0–1	James Kid Fitzpatrick	TKO	3 (20)	Feb 15, 1913	Pavilion, Tonypandy
47	Win	46–0–1	Ben Hardwick	NWS	8	Feb 22, 1913	Hippodrome, Tonypandy
46	Win	45–0–1	Tommy Hughes	RTD	7 (15)	Jan 18, 1913	Hippodrome, Tonypandy
45	Win	44–0–1	Billy Young Padden	TKO	18 (20)	Jan 01, 1913	Victoria AC, Glasgow
44	Win	43–0–1	Billy Yates	RTD	4 (15)	Dec 21, 1912	Theatre Royal, Cardiff
43	Win	42–0–1	Stoker Staines	KO	1 (15)	Dec 14, 1912	Pavilion, Tonypandy
42	Win	41–0–1	Alf Williams	PTS	15	Nov 30, 1912	Pentre
41	Win	40–0–1	Kid Pearson	RTD	2 (6)	Nov 23, 1912	Pavilion, Mountain Ash
40	Win	39–0–1	Jim Ransford	RTD	2 (20)	Nov 16, 1912	Scarrott's Pavilion, Tonypandy
39	Win	38–0–1	Llewellyn Boswell	PTS	6	Nov 13, 1912	Swansea
38	Win	37–0–1	Phil Davies	RTD	2 (6)	Nov 09, 1912	Olympia Rink, Merthyr
37	Win	36–0–1	Walter Hall	TKO	3 (6)	Sep 19, 1912	Attercliffe Boxing Hall, Sheffield
36	Win	35–0–1	Jim Stuckey	TKO	8 (8)	Aug 17, 1912	Pavilion, Tonypandy
35	Win	34–0–1	Joe Gans	TKO	7 (8)	Aug 03, 1912	Pavilion, Tonypandy
34	Win	33–0–1	Kid Morris	RTD	5 (20)	Jul 20, 1912	Welsh National A.C., Cardiff
33	Win	32–0–1	Roland Hall	KO	4 (?)	Apr 04, 1912
32	Win	31–0–1	Sam Jennings	PTS	6	Mar 09, 1912	Badminton Club, Cardiff
31	Win	30–0–1	Sam Jennings	PTS	6	Feb 15, 1912	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
30	Win	29–0–1	Young Baker	PTS	6	Feb 01, 1912	Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool
29	Win	28–0–1	Matt Wells' Nipper	TKO	1 (10)	Jan 20, 1912	The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark
28	Win	27–0–1	Ted Roberts	KO	4 (?)	Dec 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
27	Win	26–0–1	Young Towell	KO	3 (?)	Dec 12, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
26	Win	25–0–1	Jim Young Rice	KO	4 (?)	Nov 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
25	Win	24–0–1	Young Towell	KO	4 (?)	Nov 11, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
24	Win	23–0–1	Young Sam Langford	KO	2 (?)	Oct 30, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
23	Win	22–0–1	Young Powell	KO	3 (?)	Oct 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
22	Win	21–0–1	Joe Rogers	KO	5 (?)	Oct 10, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
21	Win	20–0–1	Ted Powell	KO	3 (?)	Sep 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
20	Win	19–0–1	Frank Avent	KO	4 (?)	Sep 09, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
19	Win	18–0–1	Sam Jennings	TKO	11 (15)	Aug 26, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
18	Win	17–0–1	Fred Chappell	PTS	6	Aug 08, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
17	Win	16–0–1	Steve Thomas	KO	3 (?)	Jul 07, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
16	Win	15–0–1	Kid Morris	PTS	6	Jun 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
15	Win	14–0–1	Billy Brown	KO	4 (?)	Jun 03, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
14	Win	13–0–1	Ted Roberts	KO	2 (?)	May 25, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
13	Win	12–0–1	Archie Grant	KO	3 (?)	May 15, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
12	Win	11–0–1	James Easton	PTS	10	May 08, 1911	Olympia, Edinburgh
11	Win	10–0–1	Dai Roberts	KO	3 (?)	May 05, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
10	Win	9–0–1	Billy Papke	KO	2 (?)	Apr 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
9	Win	8–0–1	Eddie Thomas	KO	2 (?)	Apr 10, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
8	Win	7–0–1	Archie Grant	KO	3 (?)	Apr 04, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
7	Win	6–0–1	Dai Thomas	TKO	3 (?)	Mar 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
6	Win	5–0–1	Lewis Williams	RTD	4 (6)	Mar 13, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
5	Win	4–0–1	Dick Jenkins	PTS	6	Mar 09, 1911	Cardiff
4	Win	3–0–1	Young Williams	PTS	6	Feb 23, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
3	Draw	2–0–1	Dai Jones	PTS	6	Jan 20, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
2	Win	2–0	Dick Jenkins	PTS	6	Jan 10, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd
1	Win	1–0	Ted Roberts	KO	3 (6)	Jan 01, 1911	Millfield A.C., Pontypridd

Notes

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"Jimmy Wilde Defeats Symonds in Contest for Fly-Weight Boxing Championship". Dundee Courier. 15 February 1916. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde Still Fly-Weight Champion". Dundee Courier. 19 December 1916. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde for the Army". Sheffield Evening Telegraph. 28 December 1916. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
""Boy" McCormick Dies in Car". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. 23 January 1939. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"English Bantam Champ Loses Popular Verdict to American, El Paso Herald, El Paso, Texas, pg. 12, 8 December 1919
"Wilde is Favored to Beat Sharkey", St Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 12, 6 December 1919.
"Yankee Wins Over Briton", The Daily Gate City and Constitution Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, pg. 6, 8 December 1919
"Jimmy Wilde Beaten". Belfast News-Letter. 14 January 1921. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Why Jimmy Wilde Was Beaten: Herman Fully 16lbs. Heavier Than the Welshman". The Globe. 14 January 1921. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Defeat of Jimmy Wilde in Fly-Weight Championship". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 19 June 1923. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde Retiring". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 4 July 1923. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde". Daily Herald. 2 January 1924. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde: Triumphs Which Cannot Be Repeated". The Northern Whig. 29 August 1927. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde on Boxing". Western Morning News. 22 May 1923. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde's Advice to his Son". The Northern Whig. 19 November 1932. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde Loses Trophies". Western Daily Press. 11 February 1936. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
"Jimmy Wilde to Referee Pier Tourney". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 28 March 1936. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 949. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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"IBRO Rankings". Retrieved 12 February 2012.

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Inaugural Champion	World Flyweight Champion 18 December 1916 – 18 June 1923	Succeeded by Pancho Villa

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[6] "Jimmy Wilde Still Fly-Weight Champion". Dundee Courier. 19 December 1916. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Jimmy Wilde for the Army". Sheffield Evening Telegraph. 28 December 1916. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] ""Boy" McCormick Dies in Car". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. 23 January 1939. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[10] "Wilde is Favored to Beat Sharkey", St Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, pg. 12, 6 December 1919.

[11] "Yankee Wins Over Briton", The Daily Gate City and Constitution Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, pg. 6, 8 December 1919

[12] "Jimmy Wilde Beaten". Belfast News-Letter. 14 January 1921. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[13] "Why Jimmy Wilde Was Beaten: Herman Fully 16lbs. Heavier Than the Welshman". The Globe. 14 January 1921. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[14] "Defeat of Jimmy Wilde in Fly-Weight Championship". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 19 June 1923. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[15] "Jimmy Wilde Retiring". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 4 July 1923. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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[19] "Jimmy Wilde's Advice to his Son". The Northern Whig. 19 November 1932. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[20] "Jimmy Wilde Loses Trophies". Western Daily Press. 11 February 1936. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[21] "Jimmy Wilde to Referee Pier Tourney". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 28 March 1936. Retrieved 25 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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