jimflynn

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Rob Ketcherside said:
This photo is a promotion for the July 4, 1912 fight between Jim Flynn and Jack Johnson. Tommy Ryan, a retired middleweight champion, was Flynn's trainer until June 17, when he quit after an quarrel of unknown subject with promoter Jack Curley (NY Times June 18 1912, "Ryan Quits as Flynn's Trainer"). The Library of Congress also has a photo of Flynn at his training camp, and Johnson sparring.
BigBean said:
Hi, this photo is being discussed in one of the projects in the Flickr Commons group, and we'd love to have this added to the group pool!
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.

cabingoddess said:
There is a video of him fighting that a film restorer put together www.truveo.com/Sam-Langford-vs-Jim-Flynn-1910-Part-1-Spee...
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.
Richard Norton said:
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Nathan Adams said:
Jack Johnson & Jim Flynn fought for the heavyweight championship on July 4, 1912 in Las Vegas, NV. Some, apparently, were not ready for desegregated boxing: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05EFDE113AE633A... Some even thought it might mean the boxing itself: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E0D91231E233A...
Nathan Adams said:
Jim Flynn bio complete with video clips of his fight with Johnson! www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/flynn-j.htm
Nathan Adams said:
Jack Johnson bio: www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jjohn.htm He died in my hometown!
Wystan said:
The Jack Johnson vs. Jim Flynn contest (on July 4, 1912) was fought in Las Vegas, NEW MEXICO -- not NV. Advertised to last for 45 rounds, it was stopped by the New Mexico state police after only nine. Flynn was outclassed and kept trying to cheat; Johnson was declared the winner. Here is the New York Times report: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9806E...
Wystan said:
The Bain/LOC files on this event contain two photos of Jack Johnson's New Mexico training camp: www.flickr.com/search/?q=johnson flynn&w=8623220@N02 A Bain/LOC view of Flynn's camp near Las Vegas, New Mexico, has had links to several other photos attached to it: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2968840747/