prizefighting

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1910

 

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Jim Flynn (LOC)

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  • 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: