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Jimmy Purcell

4615 KOs
4314 KOs
11Draws
No contest: 2
Last six: D-L-L-L-L-L
Career
division
Welterweight
status
inactive
bouts
102
rounds
896
KO %
32.6%
KO wins
15
KO losses
14
career
1931–1942
debut
1931-09-12
last fight
1942-12-02
Profile
birth name
James Powell
trainer
Ern McQuillan
sex
M
stance
orthodox
height
5′ 9″ / 175cm
nationality
Australia
origin
Sydney, New South Wales
city / state / zip
Sydney, New South Wales
dob
1915-11-15
age
110
death
1997-09-11

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Fight history

date
w-l-d
last 6
result
Dec 2
George Elliott
14 15 3
L-DQ
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 of 12
Event →
Jul 11
Bluey Burns
16 11 3
L-DQ
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12
Event →
Feb 7
Rush Milling
7 4 2
L-TKO
West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
7 of 12
Event →
Oct 1
Jack Young
11 0 0
L-PTS
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Jun 26
Ritchie Sands
26 7 1
L-TKO
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12 · 150 / 155 lbs
Event →
Jun 14
Joe Delaney
46 32 14
D-PTS
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 153 / 155 lbs
Event →
May 3
Ritchie Sands
25 5 1
W-DQ
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 12 · 149 / 148 lbs
Event →
Mar 8
Ritchie Sands
23 5 0
D-PTS
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 148 / 149 lbs
Event →
Mar 1
Ritchie Sands
22 5 0
L-DQ
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 12 · 149 / 148 lbs
Event →
Jan 30
Atilio Sabatino
60 20 9
L-TKO
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12
Event →
Jun 29
Leon Zorrita
44 11 6
L-TKO
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
7 of 12
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Mar 30
Leon Zorrita
41 9 5
L-KO
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
8 of 12 · 149 / 148 lbs
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Feb 23
Alan Westbury
66 10 5
L-TKO
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Australian Welterweight Title
6 of 15 · 147 / 146 lbs
Referee: Pat Hill
Event →
Jan 1
Alan Westbury
65 9 5
L-TKO
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Welterweight Title
7 of 15
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Dec 23
Wal Geikie
1 3 0
W-TKO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
5 of 12 · 149 / 144 lbs
Event →
Dec 1
Alan Westbury
64 8 5
L-PTS
Redfern Sports Arena, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12 · 149 / 147 lbs
Event →
Oct 21
Alan Westbury
64 7 4
W-PTS
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Welterweight Title
15 of 15 · 146 / 146 lbs
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Aug 26
Alan Westbury
63 6 4
W-PTS
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Aug 12
Darkie Abbott
15 13 4
W-KO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
2 of 12
Event →
May 27
Alan Westbury
60 6 4
L-KO
Greater Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
9 of 12
Referee: Joe Wallis
Event →
Mar 30
Freddie Dixon
24 2 1
L-TKO
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 of 12
Event →
Mar 1
Bobby Rivers
41 37 6
W-PTS
Carlton Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
12 of 12
Event →
Nov 11
Jack McNamee
39 7 0
L-TKO
Fitzroy Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
5 of 12
Event →
Aug 18
Allen Matthews
73 16 3
L-KO
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 12
Event →
Mar 3
Jake Kilrain
55 9 4
L-PTS
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Feb 21
Ernie Roderick
62 12 3
L-PTS
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Feb 9
Frank Erne
8 4 0
W-DQ
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
6 of 10x3
Event →
Oct 19
Ernie Roderick
57 12 3
L-KO
Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
5 of 10x3
Event →
Sep 13
Jack Lord
19 12 1
W-PTS
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Aug 20
Jake Kilrain
54 7 3
W-PTS
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
10 of 10x3
Event →
Feb 8
Bill Pluto
44 23 6
L-PTS
Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 of 10
Event →
Jan 19
Dick Humphries
22 4 3
L-PTS
Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 of 10 · 141 / 141 lbs
Event →
Jan 9
Jimmy Day
65 20 9
W-PTS
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
10 of 10
Event →
Nov 20
Dick Humphries
22 3 3
W-PTS
Fitzroy Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Nov 7
Dick Humphries
22 3 2
D-PTS
Fitzroy Stadium, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15 of 15 · 145 / 144 lbs
Event →
Oct 31
Spike Simpkins
45 30 10
W-KO
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
3 of 12
Event →
Oct 17
Spike Simpkins
43 30 10
L-DQ
Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
6 of 12
Event →
Aug 15
Jerry Leonard
3 2 1
L-PTS
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
May 11
Saverio Turiello
41 23 29
L-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Mar 25
Leonard Bennett
40 27 15
W-PTS
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15 · 142 / 146 lbs
Event →
Dec 31
Fernand Viez
1 4 1
W-PTS
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Oct 21
Tony Rock
8 12 1
W-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Aug 26
Tommy Jones
41 21 5
W-PTS
Leichhardt Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Aug 12
Harry Devine
39 15 4
W-KO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
5 of 15
Event →
Jul 15
Willard Brown
58 13 3
L-PTS
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Jun 8
Tom West
7 6 2
W-TKO
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
10 of 12
Event →
May 4
Dick Humphries
10 1 1
L-PTS
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Apr 15
Teddy Moroney
24 8 5
W-TKO
Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 of 12
Event →
Apr 6
Reg Hickey
18 13 5
L-PTS
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
15 of 15
Event →
Mar 2
Phil Zwick
60 22 6
L-PTS
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
15 of 15 · 135 / 129 lbs
Event →