Tommy Milligan boxer
- bouts
- 55
- won
- 45
- lost
- 9
- draw
- 1
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- welterweight
- Debut
- 1921-10-03
- Height
- 5′ 7″/170cm
- Reach
- -
- Age
- 66
- Born
- 1904-03-02
- Death
- 1970-12-17
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
Thomas Milligan (2 March 1904 – 17 December 1970) born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher. While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title (twice), and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight to .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}159+1⁄2 lb (72.3 kg; 11 st 5.5 lb), i.e. middleweight.
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1928-08-06 | Frank Moody | WWWWWD | Cartyne Greyhound Track, Glasgow | LOST KO |
1928-06-04 | Maxie Rosenbloom | WLWWWD | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN KO |
1928-03-14 | Alex Ireland | LLWWWW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | LOST |
1927-11-07 | Kid Nitram | WWWWWW | Queen's Hall | WIN Points |
1927-06-30 | Mickey Walker | LWWWWW | Olympia, Kensington | LOST KO |
1927-01-27 | Ted Moore | WDWLWL | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Corner retirement |
1926-12-01 | Tom Berry | WWDLWW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1926-10-07 | Ted Moore | DWDWLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1926-07-12 | Guardsman George West | DLWWLW | Holland Park Rink, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1926-03-03 | George Levine | WWWLLW | Broadway Arena, Brooklyn | LOST Points |
1926-02-19 | Jack Zivic | WLWLWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1926-01-22 | Jack Zivic | WWLWLW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
1925-09-30 | Morrie Schlaifer | LWWLLL | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | WIN Points |
1925-06-08 | Bruno Frattini | DWWWWW | Holland Park Rink, Kensington | WIN Points |
1925-03-19 | Ted Kid Lewis | DWDWLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN |
1924-11-26 | Ted Kid Lewis | WWDWDW | Industrial Hall, Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1924-09-24 | 'Hamilton' Johnny Brown | WWWWLW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1924-08-09 | Johnny Sullivan | WWWWWW | Wembley Stadium, Wembley | WIN Points |
1924-07-12 | Billy Mattick | WLWWWL | Celtic Park, Belfast | WIN KO |
1924-06-30 | Arthur van Maroey | WDWDL | Premierland, Whitechapel | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-05-26 | Joe Rolfe | WWWWLL | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-04-28 | Billy Pritchard | LDDWWW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-04-21 | Albert Marcus | debut | Celtic Park, Belfast | WIN Technical knockout |
1924-04-07 | Tom Thomas | LWWW | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden | WIN KO |
1924-02-08 | Alex Ireland | WDWWLW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1923-12-31 | Seaman Nobby Hall | WLLWLL | Ulster Hall, Belfast | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-12-20 | Tom Mallinson | WLLWWW | Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, Liverpool | WIN Points |
1923-11-26 | Francis Desprey | DWLLLL | Ulster Hall, Belfast | DRAW Points |
1923-11-19 | Willie McColl | DLLDL | Parkhead School of Physical Culture, Glasgow | WIN Points |
1923-11-16 | Tom Whitehouse | WLWLLL | Scottish Stadium, Govan | WIN KO |
1923-10-29 | Billy Mattick | WWWWWW | St James Hall, Newcastle | LOST KO |
1923-10-22 | Charlie Glover | WLLDWW | Ulster Hall, Belfast | WIN KO |
1923-09-20 | Willie Devanney | LLLL | Ayr | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-05-22 | Bob Jackson | LLLWWW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | LOST Points |
1923-03-26 | Jack Kirk | WWWDWL | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden | WIN Points |
1923-03-17 | Kenny Webb | DWWL | Belfast | WIN Points |
1923-03-07 | Kenny Webb | DWW | Ulster Hall, Belfast | WIN Points |
1923-02-19 | Jack Kirk | WWWWDW | St James Hall, Newcastle | WIN KO |
1923-02-16 | Johnny Toughill | L | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Corner retirement |
1923-01-20 | Harry Chesters | debut | Newcastle | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-01-02 | Harry Barton | LWW | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-12-23 | Jim Carney | D | St James Hall, Newcastle | WIN Points |
1922-12-18 | Bob McKeown | LL | Opera House, Belfast | WIN Corner retirement |
1922-12-11 | Jim Cater | WW | Victoria AC, Glasgow | WIN Points |
1922-11-13 | Jim Cater | W | Victoria AC, Glasgow | LOST |
1922-10-20 | Billy Hampton | DLWLWL | Waverley Market, Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1922-06-05 | Johnny Frame | debut | Victoria AC, Glasgow | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-04-24 | Johnny Toughill | debut | Victoria AC, Glasgow | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-04-10 | Jim Cater | debut | Victoria AC, Glasgow | LOST Points |
1922-02-04 | Duncan Starke | L | Edinburgh | WIN Points |
1921-12-31 | Jim Hunter | W | Dunfermline | WIN Points |
1921-12-30 | Johnny Connors | L | RFA Drill Hall, Maryhill | WIN Points |
1921-12-12 | Johnny Sneddon | debut | Premierland, Bridgeton | WIN Points |
1921-12-05 | Duncan Starke | debut | Victoria AC, Glasgow | WIN KO |
1921-10-03 | Johnny Connors | debut | Parkhead School of Physical Culture, Glasgow | WIN Points |