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Bill Heffernan

2923 KOs
1110 KOs
3Draws
No contest: 6
Last six: W-L-L-W-L-L
Career
division
Middleweight
status
inactive
bouts
49
rounds
299
KO %
79.3%
KO wins
23
KO losses
10
career
1889–1906
debut
1889-10-19
last fight
1906-01-01
Profile
alias
William Edward Heffernan
trainer
Pat Daley
sex
M
height
5′ 10″ / 178cm
nationality
South Africa
origin
Auckland, NZ
city / state / zip
Johannesburg, Gauteng
dob
1868-02-06
death
1934-07-13

Latest news

Prof Bill was one of a kind
2015-02-09 · SuperSport
There's a song, They don't make them like that Anymore. It's not about Bill Heffernan, but it could have been. The song was popular about 60 years after Heffernan had died, long after memories of this marvellous boxing character began to fade…

Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Jan 1
Jack Valentine
9 2 1
L-KO
Good Hope Hall, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
5 of 20
Event →
May 16
Jim Holloway
19 5 4
L-KO
Wanderers Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
4 of 20
Event →
Sep 24
Billy McCarthy
0 3 0
W-KO
Protestant Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
20 of 20 · 171 / 157 lbs
Event →
Jun 15
Tom Duggan
19 10 6
L-KO
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
South African Middleweight Title
10 of 20
Event →
May 2
Dido Plumb
2 1 0
L-KO
National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
9 of 20x3
Event →
Mar 1
Victor Casterius
0 0 0
W-KO
Paris, Paris, France
Event →
Feb 15
George Chrisp
3 4 0
W-KO
Standard Theatre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
2 of 20x3
Event →
Jan 30
Jim Richardson
1 1 0
W-KO
Standard Theatre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
7 of 20x3 · 158 / 158 lbs
Event →
Aug 1
Alf Bowman
0 1 0
?-ND
London, United Kingdom
4 of 4x3
Event →
Jul 1
Billy Dees
0 0 0
W-PTS
Deptford, London, United Kingdom
6 of 6x3
Event →
May 1
Jim Watts
3 4 2
W-KO
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
7
Event →
Apr 28
Tom Connors
0 0 0
W-KO
Peekskill, New York, United States
1 · 1:40
Event →
Mar 1
Tom Casey
0 1 0
?-ND
Yonkers, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Dec 20
Tommy Ryan
44 4 8
L-KO
Olympic A.C., Buffalo, New York, United States
3 of 20 · 155 / 155 lbs
Referee: Jack Sheehan
Event →
Dec 1
Chuck Connors
1 0 0
D-PTS
New York, New York, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Nov 1
Harry Peppers
2 1 0
?-ND
Quaker City A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 5
Bill Doherty
19 4 2
L-KO
Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Middleweight Title
18 of 20 · 152 / 155 lbs
Event →
Jul 4
Patsy Donovan
1 2 0
W-KO
Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Event →
May 2
Artie Tully
13 5 8
W-KO
Theatre of Varities, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Middleweight Title
13 of 30 · 148 / 139 lbs
Event →
Mar 1
Charles Flux
0 0 0
W-KO
Drill Hall, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
3 of 20
Event →
Mar 30
Billy Kelly
2 0 0
W-KO
Couper's Circus, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Middleweight Title
5 of 20
Event →
Jan 1
Sam Lewis
1 0 0
W-KO
Couper's Cricus, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
1 of 20
Event →
Sep 29
Lachie Thompson
2 2 0
W-KO
Couper's Circus, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
South African Middleweight Title
12 of 20
Event →
Sep 1
Tom Lewis
0 0 0
W-KO
Amphitheatre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
5 of 20
Event →
Mar 4
Jack Coggins
0 0 0
W-KO
Peakhill, New South Wales, Australia
11
Event →
Aug 12
Black Smithers
0 2 0
L-TKO
Norman Hall, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
4
Referee: Joe Shepherd
Event →
Apr 1
Jack O'Brien
1 0 0
W-KO
Queensland, Australia
3
Event →
Mar 1
Dan Connelly
0 0 0
W-KO
Queensland, Australia
5
Event →
Feb 25
Alec Wilson
0 0 0
W-KO
Dowridge's Athletic Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
7
Event →
Nov 9
Dick Ellis
5 10 1
W-KO
Dowridge's Athletic Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
5 of 20
Event →
Oct 11
Mick Dunn
5 4 0
?-ND
Darlinghurst Skating Rink, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 of 4
Event →
Aug 10
Tom Partridge
1 0 1
L-KO
Spacious Room, West Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2
Event →
Aug 9
Tom Partridge
1 0 0
D-PTS
Darlinghurst Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7
Event →
Jul 2
Jim Barron
9 3 0
?-ND
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 of 4
Event →
Jun 11
Jimmy Ryan
3 5 1
L-KO
California Athletic Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 10
Event →
Dec 1
Alf Idhe
3 4 0
W-PTS
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8
Event →
Nov 1
Dan Keely
4 1 1
D-PTS
MT Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia
10 of 10
Event →
Oct 1
Fred Evans
2 1 1
W-KO
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
7 of 8
Event →
Aug 3
Edward Starlight Rollins
12 7 4
L-PTS
Crystal Palace,Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
8 of 8
Referee: Dan Creedon
Event →
Jun 1
Jim Watts
0 0 0
W-KO
Skating Rink, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 8
Event →
Mar 1
Art Walker
0 0 0
W-PTS
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Jan 1
Sailor Bill
0 0 0
W-PTS
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 6
Event →
Sep 1
Jimmy Deagle
0 0 0
W-KO
McLaughlin's Athletic Hall, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
4 · 151 / 153 lbs
Event →
Jun 1
Dubbo Dubbo
0 5 0
W-KO
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3
Event →
May 1
Harry Mace
23 4 6
?-ND
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 of 6
Event →
Apr 1
George Hyman
0 0 0
W-KO
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 of 6
Event →
Mar 1
Gill Cameron
0 0 0
W-PTS
Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 of 4
Event →
Jan 10
Dick Corbett
0 2 1
W-PTS
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4 of 4
Event →
Oct 19
Billy Buck
0 2 0
L-KO
Apollo Athletic Hall, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 of 6
Referee: Abe Hicken
Event →