Joe Lynch (boxer)

Joseph "Joe" Aloysius Lynch (November 30, 1898 – August 1, 1965) was an American boxer who was the first Undisputed Bantamweight Champion. An extremely durable fighter, Lynch was never knocked out in nearly 160 bouts despite an aggressive fighting style. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Lynch as the #11 ranked bantamweight of all time, while The Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer placed him at #4.Cyber Boxing Encyclopedia - Joe Lynch CyberBoxingZone.com Retrieved on 2014-04-30 The International Boxing Research Organization rates Lynch as the 11th best bantamweight ever.All-Time Bantamweight Rankings IBROresearch.com Retrieved on 2014-04-29 He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005 within the "Old-Timer" category.

Pro career

Lynch was born in New York City. He won the world bantamweight title in 1920, defeating Pete Herman. Herman defeated him to regain the title the following year. Lynch regained the title from Johnny Buff after Buff defeated Herman, defended it successfully against Midget Smith, but lost in 15 rounds to Abe Goldstein in 1924.

Death He retired in 1926 and went to live in New City, NY. After retiring from boxing, Lynch bought a farm and a gymnasium with his earnings from the ring. He later served as postmaster for New City.

In 1965 he drowned in an accident in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. He was found floating in a New York City bay and died en route to the hospital. Foul play was suspected.

Professional boxing record All information in this section is derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.

Official record

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted as a win, loss or draw. ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes158Win53–12–8 Eddie SiegelTKO3 (8)Dec 17, 1926 157Win52–12–8 Willie SpencerTKO5 (10)Oct 11, 1926 156Win51–12–8 Frankie MurrayKO3 (10)Sep 22, 1926 155Loss50–12–8 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Mar 4, 1926 154Draw50–12–8 Memphis Pal MoorePTS10Feb 24, 1926 153Draw50–12–7 Jackie SharkeyPTS4Jul 2, 1925 152Loss50–12–6 Willie CunninghamPTS6May 18, 1925 151Draw50–11–6 Larry GoldbergPTS12May 5, 1925 150Loss50–11–5 Len BrennerUD8Apr 6, 1925 149Loss50–10–5 Pete SarmientoUD10Sep 8, 1924 148Loss50–9–5 Johnny SheppardPTS10Jul 11, 1924 147Loss50–8–5 Abe GoldsteinPTS15Mar 21, 1924 146Win50–7–5 Eddie GormanKO3 (10)Feb 4, 1924 145Win49–7–5 Paddy OwensKO2 (10)Jan 23, 1924 144Loss48–7–5 Eddie McKennaPTS10Jan 18, 1924 143Win48–6–5 Earl McArthurPTS10Jan 4, 1924 142Win47–6–5 Jimmy MurphyKO3 (10)Jan 1, 1924 141Win46–6–5 Eddie CoulonKO3 (?)Dec 3, 1923 140Loss45–6–5 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Nov 27, 1923 139Win45–6–5 Frankie MurrayTKO5 (10)Nov 23, 1923 138Win44–6–5 Eddie SiegelKO3 (8)Sep 7, 1923 137Loss43–6–5 Harold SmithNWS10Aug 31, 1923 136Win43–6–5 Battling ReddyNWS12Aug 2, 1923 135Win43–6–5 Patsy JohnsonKO6 (10)Jul 13, 1923 134Draw42–6–5 Bobby WolgastNWS8Jul 9, 1923 133Loss42–6–5 Young MontrealNWS10May 29, 1923 132Win42–6–5 Joe O'DonnellNWS12Apr 10, 1923 131Win42–6–5 Midget SmithNWS10Apr 4, 1923 130Loss42–6–5 Joe BurmanNWS10Mar 19, 1923 129Loss42–6–5 Jimmy MendoNWS8Mar 5, 1923 128Win42–6–5 Pete HusicNWS8Feb 27, 1923 127Win42–6–5 Midget SmithUD15Dec 22, 1922 126Win41–6–5 Joey SangorNWS10Dec 7, 1922 125Win41–6–5 Frankie DalyNWS10Nov 30, 1922 124Win41–6–5 Benny SchwartzKO5 (12)Nov 24, 1922 123Loss40–6–5 Jack "Kid" WolfeUD15Sep 21, 1922 122Win40–5–5 Memphis Pal MooreNWS12Sep 4, 1922 121Win40–5–5 Ben LevyKO4 (12)Aug 24, 1922 120Win39–5–5 Frankie MurrayKO6 (15)Aug 21, 1922 119Win38–5–5 Johnny BuffTKO14 (15)Jul 10, 1922 118Win37–5–5 Midget SmithPTS15Jun 1, 1922 117Win36–5–5 Jimmy MendoNWS8Apr 20, 1922 116Loss36–5–5 Terry MartinPTS10Apr 11, 1922 115Win36–4–5 Harry MartinPTS15Apr 8, 1922 114Win35–4–5 Johnny GrayPTS12Mar 27, 1922 113Win34–4–5 Terry MartinPTS12Mar 14, 1922 112Win33–4–5 Patsy JohnsonTKO7 (12)Jan 13, 1922 111Win32–4–5 Patsy WallaceNWS8Jan 9, 1922 110Win32–4–5 Al WalkerKO1 (?)Jan 2, 1922 109Win31–4–5 Maxie WilliamsonTKO8 (10)Dec 9, 1921 108Draw30–4–5 Midget SmithPTS12Nov 25, 1921 107Loss30–4–4 Phil O'DowdPTS12Oct 26, 1921 106Loss30–3–4 Pete HermanPTS15Jul 25, 1921 105Loss30–2–4 Joe BurmanNWS10Jun 28, 1921 104Win30–2–4 Sammy SandowKO1 (10)Jun 21, 1921 103Loss29–2–4 Memphis Pal MooreNWS12May 6, 1921 102Loss29–2–4 Young MontrealNWS10Apr 8, 1921 101Win29–2–4 Eddie PinchotNWS10Mar 28, 1921 100Win29–2–4 Joe BurmanNWS10Mar 10, 1921 99Win29–2–4 Young MontrealNWS10Feb 28, 1921 98Win29–2–4 William Henry VincentNWS8Feb 22, 1921 97Draw29–2–4 William Henry VincentNWS8Feb 9, 1921 96Win29–2–4 Pete HermanUD15Dec 22, 1920 95Win28–2–4 Jackie SharkeyKO15 (15)Dec 2, 1920 94Win27–2–4 Johnny RitchieKO4 (12)Nov 20, 1920 93Win26–2–4 Abe GoldsteinKO11 (15)Nov 5, 1920 92Draw25–2–4 Memphis Pal MooreNWS8Oct 26, 1920 91Draw25–2–4 William Henry VincentPTS15Oct 15, 1920 90Draw25–2–3 Jackie SharkeyPTS15Sep 28, 1920 89Win25–2–2 Johnny FisseTKO6 (?)Aug 19, 1920 88Win24–2–2 Charles LedouxNWS12Aug 2, 1920 87Win24–2–2 Harry BramerTKO4 (8)Jul 28, 1920 86Win23–2–2 Joe O'DonnellNWS8Jun 7, 1920 85Win23–2–2 Memphis Pal MooreNWS12May 24, 1920 84Win23–2–2 Billy FitzsimmonsPTS12May 7, 1920 83Win22–2–2 Kid ReganTKO5 (8)Apr 29, 1920 82Win21–2–2 Sammy WaltzPTS10Mar 8, 1920 81Win20–2–2 Joe O'DonnellNWS6Mar 6, 1920 80Win20–2–2 Eddie SiegelTKO3 (?)Mar 4, 1920 79Loss19–2–2 Hughie HutchinsonNWS6Feb 21, 1920 78Loss19–2–2 Jack "Kid" WolfeNWS10Feb 18, 1920 77Win19–2–2 LouisianaNWS6Feb 9, 1920 76Win19–2–2 Eddie SiegelKO3 (8)Feb 5, 1920 75Loss18–2–2 Joe FoxNWS8Dec 22, 1919 74Win18–2–2 Jack "Kid" WolfeNWS6Nov 24, 1919 73Loss18–2–2 Pete HermanNWS6Nov 12, 1919 72Win18–2–2 Jack "Kid" WolfeNWS10Nov 5, 1919 71Win18–2–2 Joe BurmanNWS6Oct 25, 1919 70Win18–2–2 Dick GriffinKO2 (10)Oct 11, 1919 69Draw17–2–2 Joe BurmanNWS6Sep 29, 1919 68Draw17–2–2 Frankie MasonPTS12Sep 19, 1919 67Win17–2–1 Patsy JohnsonNWS8Sep 16, 1919 66Win17–2–1 Pete HermanNWS10Sep 1, 1919 65Draw17–2–1 William Henry VincentPTS12Aug 4, 1919 64Win17–2 Bobby JosephsTKO12 (12)Jul 7, 1919 63Draw16–2 Charlie BeecherNWS8Jul 4, 1919 62Win16–2 Mickey DelmontNWS8Jun 13, 1919 61Win16–2 Joe O'DonnellNWS6Jun 2, 1919 60Loss16–2 Jimmy WildePTS15Mar 31, 1919 59Win16–1 Tommy NoblePTS25Feb 3, 1919 58Win15–1 Dick LoadmanNWS4Jul 16, 1918 57Win15–1 Willie DevoreNWS10May 30, 1918 56Win15–1 Benny McNeilKO5 (?)May 15, 1918 55Draw14–1 Jack "Kid" WolfeNWS10Apr 16, 1918 54Draw14–1 Frankie BurnsNWS6Apr 6, 1918 53Win14–1 Dick LoadmanPTS12Apr 4, 1918 52Win13–1 Fake George KirkwoodKO3 (?)Apr 2, 1918 51Draw12–1 Eddie WimlerNWS6Mar 4, 1918 50Win12–1 Joe TuberNWS6Mar 2, 1918 49Loss12–1 Benny ValgerNWS6Feb 18, 1918 48Win12–1 Kid WilliamsTKO4 (6)Jan 29, 1918 47Loss11–1 Memphis Pal MoorePTS12Jan 11, 1918 46Win11–0 Andy BurnsKO3 (6)Jan 1, 1918 45Win10–0 Memphis Pal MoorePTS12Dec 21, 1917 44Win9–0 Willie AsteyKO3 (12)Dec 7, 1917 43Win8–0 Terry MartinPTS12Nov 29, 1917 42Win7–0 Eddie O'KeefeTKO4 (6)Nov 26, 1917 41Draw6–0 Memphis Pal MooreNWS10Oct 27, 1917 40Loss6–0 Mickey DunnNWS10Oct 18, 1917 39Loss6–0 Joey LeonardNWS10Oct 11, 1917 38Loss6–0 Frankie DalyNWS10Sep 22, 1917 37Win6–0 Billy FitzsimmonsNWS12Sep 10, 1917 36Draw6–0 Frankie DalyNWS10Jul 26, 1917 35Win6–0 Willie AsteyNWS10Jun 16, 1917 34Loss6–0 Pete HermanNWS10Jun 1, 1917 33Loss6–0 Frankie BurnsNWS10May 15, 1917 32Loss6–0 Terry MartinNWS10Apr 21, 1917 31Loss6–0 Dutch BrandtNWS10Apr 7, 1917 30Draw6–0 Kid WilliamsNWS10Mar 13, 1917 29Win6–0 Jackie SharkeyNWS10Feb 27, 1917 28Win6–0 Sammy MarinoKO3 (10)Feb 23, 1917 27Win5–0 One Punch HoganPTS15Feb 1, 1917 26Loss4–0 Frankie BurnsNWS10Dec 19, 1916 25Draw4–0 Barney AdairNWS10Dec 4, 1916 24Loss4–0 Johnny SolzbergNWS10Nov 24, 1916 23Win4–0 Abe FriedmanNWS10Nov 20, 1916 22Win4–0 Benny McCoyNWS10Nov 17, 1916 21Win4–0 Willie AsteyNWS10Oct 23, 1916 20Win4–0 Johnny DolanKO4 (10)Oct 17, 1916 19Win3–0 Bernie HahnNWS6Oct 14, 1916 18Draw3–0 Johnny ErtleNWS10Oct 10, 1916 17ND3–0 Larry Spider MurthaND? (10)Oct 2, 1916 16Win3–0 Jackie SharkeyNWS10Sep 26, 1916 15Win3–0 Mickey DunnNWS10Sep 14, 1916 14Win3–0 Monte AttellKO7 (10)Sep 6, 1916 13Win2–0 Happy SmithNWS10Sep 1, 1916 12Win2–0 Abe FriedmanNWS10Aug 21, 1916 11Win2–0 Bobby HubonKO5 (10)Aug 16, 1916 10Loss1–0 Mickey DunnNWS10Aug 2, 1916 9Win1–0 George MaasNWS10Jul 22, 1916 81–0 Bobby HubonND10Jun 12, 1916 7Win1–0 Willie AsteyNWS10May 31, 1916 6Win1–0 Abe FriedmanNWS10May 1, 1916 5Win1–0 Willie AsteyNWS10Apr 22, 1916 4Win1–0 Johnny WalshKO2 (10)Apr 17, 1916 3Win0–0 Nate JacksonNWS10Apr 7, 1916 2Win0–0 Freddie WalshNWS10Dec 25, 1915 1Win0–0 Jack WagnerNWS10Aug 21, 1915

Unofficial record

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions to the win/loss/draw column.