1. Jimmy Goodrich became the Undisputed World Lightweight Champion when he defeated Chilean boxer Stanislaus Loayza in a second round TKO at Queensboro Stadium in Queens, New York on July 13,1925.
18 Facts About Jimmy Goodrich
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Jimmy Goodrich retained the title only five months, losing it by unanimous decision to Rocky Kansas on December 7,1925.
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Jimmy Goodrich was born on July 30,1900, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish Catholic parents.
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Jimmy Goodrich once wrote that some of his earliest bouts were exhibitions he gave at the factories where he worked.
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Jimmy Goodrich married his wife Patti around 1920 and remained married until he died.
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Jimmy Goodrich began a professional career in boxing by 1918, winning a string of his early fights, mostly short bouts in the Buffalo area.
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Some better boxers Jimmy Goodrich met in his early career included Benny Valgar, Johnny Dundee, Frankie Callahan, and Louis "Kid" Kaplan.
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Lightweight World Championship except that Jimmy Goodrich was one pound overweight, disqualifying him from Jr.
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Jimmy Goodrich defeated accomplished boxer Pal Moran on September 4,1923, in Queensboro Stadium in a ten round points decision.
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Jimmy Goodrich drew with Benny Valgar on April 9,1923, in a close 12-round decision in Buffalo.
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Jimmy Goodrich lost to Sid Terris, a highly rated lightweight in a ten round points decision in New York on January 13,1925.
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Jimmy Goodrich fought well known boxer Eddie "Kid" Wagner in front of a crowd of 5000 in Madison Square Garden in his first elimination match for Benny Leonard's Vacant World Lightweight Title.
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Lightweight Champion at the time of his bout with Jimmy Goodrich, having taken it in December 1925, and Callahan would later hold the Jr.
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Jimmy Goodrich lost each of his bouts with these lightweight champions.
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Jimmy Goodrich had a bout with Baby Joe Gans, two bouts with Jr.
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Jimmy Goodrich had a critically important bout with Sammy Mandell on September 25,1928.
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Jimmy Goodrich won the bout with Mandell in a second round TKO, breaking Mandell's collarbone.
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Jimmy Goodrich died in Fort Myers on September 25,1982.