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Packy McFarland (LOC)

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  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    Packy McFarland was born in 1888. He achieved great recognition as a prize fighter. Over his career he earned over $200,000 in prize money. In 1991 the Guinness Book of Records noted he had 97 fights (5 draws) without defeat from 1905-1915. He went on to serve on the Illinois Boxing Commission. He would die at his home in 1936 of step throat. At his funeral, over 3,000 people attended with then Governor of Illinois Henry Horner leading the funeral procession.
  • Richard Norton said:
    Patrick "Packey" McFarland (November 1, 1888, in Chicago, IL — September 22, 1936) a popular American boxer who was a title contender in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia suggests he was the greatest fighter never to win a world title. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packey_McFarland
  • Art Siegel said:
    Another Bain Collection photo from the same session:
    McFarland Ritchie (LOC)
  • TheConnCave said:
    Packy was managed by Harry Gilmore Jr., whom Bain photographed with another of his fighters, Spike Kelly. Harry's father, Prof. Harry Gilmore, is also in a Bain photo. Packy's fame was such that a prominent physician in my hometown of Ames, Iowa, Dr. Julian McFarland, was nicknamed Packy.