firemanjimflynn

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Jim Flynn (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Randy Reiss said:
    This is likely to be "Fireman" Jim Flynn www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=011641&cat=boxer
  • Wystan said:
    "Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.
  • Wystan said:
    As of November 21, 2010, there were 13 Bain/LOC photos of Jim Flynn on Flickr. Another Bain/LOC photo of boxer Jim Flynn:

Jim Flynn (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
    Jim Flynn was one of the greatest, in his day
  • Wystan said:
    This appears to be an old photo of Fireman Jim Flynn that the Bain agency copied and circulated to its subscribers at the end of November, 1913, to publicize Flynn's two upcoming fights in New York City, against Battling Levinsky (December 9) and George Rodel (December 22). A dozen other Bain/LOC photos of Jim Flynn have already been posted to Flickr. He was not born a Flynn: "Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.
  • Kristi (LOC P&P) said:
    Wystan: Thanks for the information on Mr. Flynn - and his real name! We will add to the record when we update - and take a look at the other photos of him as well.
  • Richard Norton said:
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireman_Jim_Flynn

Jim Flynn and Attell (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Randy Reiss said:
    Attell = Abe "The Little Hebrew" Attell, featherweight champ and accused mafia-white Sox go-between during the "Black Sox' scandal. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abe_Attell
  • Wystan said:
    "Assuming an Irish name was not unusual in that era of boxing; there were Jewish fighters with Irish names too; and Jim Flynn, the only man who ever knocked out Jack Dempsey, was actually named Andrea Chiariglione. One reason for the name changes is that there were not enough Irish fighters to satisfy the large number of Irish fans." -- Pete Hamill, "Why Sinatra Matters" (Boston: Little, Brown, 1998), p. 58.
  • Wystan said:
    There were 13 Bain/LOC photos of Jim Flynn on Flickr by November 21, 2010. Another Bain/LOC photo of boxer Jim Flynn: