Tom Heeney pugile
- combattimenti
- 68
- vinto
- 37
- perduto
- 22
- pareggiare
- 8
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- heavyweight
- Debutto
- 1920-02-12
- Altezza
- 5′ 10½″/179cm
- Arrivare a
- 72″/183cm
- Età
- 86
- Nato
- 1898-05-18
- Morte
- 1984-06-15
- Nazionalità
- New Zealand
Thomas Heeney (18 May 1898 – 15 June 1984) was a professional heavyweight boxer from New Zealand, best known for unsuccessfully challenging champion Gene Tunney for the heavyweight championship of the world in New York City on 26 July 1928.Heeney was born in Gisborne, New Zealand, and worked as a plumber until he left New Zealand. He was a strong swimmer and was awarded a bronze medal by the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand in 1918 for helping rescue two women from the sea off Waikanae Beach, Gisborne. He also retrieved a third woman who did not survive.He learnt to box from his father and his older brother Jack Heeney, who was the New Zealand amateur welterweight champion in 1914 and middleweight champion from 1919 to 1924. He became a professional boxer when he fought Bill Bartlett in Gisborne in 1920. In October 1920, Heeney became the New Zealand heavyweight champion when he beat Brian McCleary of Dunedin on a technical knockout. Heeney was also a rugby union player and played for the Hawke's Bay — Poverty Bay team against the Springboks in 1921. He boxed in Australia and won the Australian heavyweight champion title in 1922, and fought in England and South Africa in 1924.Heeney went to the United States in 1926. He beat Jim Maloney, Johnny Risko and Jim Delaney and eventually ranked fourth among the world's heavyweight boxers. After fighting Jack Sharkey, later a heavyweight world champion, in 1928 for the right to fight Tunney, on 26 July 1928, Heeney fought Gene Tunney at Yankee Stadium, New York City, for the world heavyweight championship title. Heeney entered the boxing ring wearing a Māori cloak that was given to him by Heni Materoa, the widow of Sir James Carroll. The referee, Ed Forbes, stopped the scheduled 15 round fight in the 11th round, and Tunney won. It was said of Heeney:
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
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1933-03-27 | Stanley Poreda | WWWWWL | St. Nicholas Arena, New York | LOST Technical knockout |
1933-03-07 | Charley Retzlaff | LWWWW | Auditorium, Saint Paul | LOST |
1932-12-06 | Patsy Perroni | WWWWWW | Public Hall, Cleveland | LOST Points |
1932-10-25 | John Schwake | WWLWL | Coliseum, Saint Louis | DRAW Points |
1932-03-16 | Hans Birkie | WLWLLW | Auditorium, Oakland | WIN Points |
1932-02-22 | Max Baer | WWWWWW | Seals Stadium, San Francisco | LOST Points |
1931-10-26 | Giacomo Bergomas | LDDWWW | St. Nicholas Arena, New York | DRAW Points |
1931-10-05 | Jose Santa | WLWWWL | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence | DRAW Points |
1931-09-10 | Jose Santa | WWLWWW | Mark's Stadium, Tiverton | WIN Points |
1931-04-20 | Jimmy Slattery | LWLW | Buffalo Auditorium, Buffalo | LOST Points |
1931-04-06 | Johnny Risko | LWLLLL | Arena Gardens, Toronto | LOST Points |
1931-03-06 | Charley Retzlaff | WLWWWW | Olympia Stadium, Detroit | LOST Technical knockout |
1931-01-16 | Max Baer | WWLWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST KO |
1930-10-13 | Emmett Rocco | WLLWLL | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh | LOST Points |
1930-09-29 | Frank Cawley | WWWWWW | Kingston Armory, Kingston | LOST Unanimous decision |
1930-09-08 | George Panka | DWWWWW | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock | WIN Points |
1930-07-30 | Tuffy Griffiths | WLWWWW | Queensboro Stadium, Long Island City, Queens | LOST Technical knockout |
1929-09-26 | George Hoffman | WDWLWW | Yankee Stadium, Bronx | WIN Points |
1929-08-15 | Victorio Campolo | WLWWWW | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn | LOST Technical knockout |
1929-05-29 | Elzear Rioux | WWWLWW | Forum, Montreal | WIN |
1929-03-12 | Otto von Porat | WLWWWW | Coliseum, Chicago | LOST Unanimous decision |
1929-03-01 | Jim Maloney | WWWWDW | Boston Garden, Boston | LOST Points |
1928-07-26 | Gene Tunney | WWWWWW | Yankee Stadium, Bronx | LOST Technical knockout |
1928-03-01 | Jack Delaney | LWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Points |
1928-01-13 | Jack Sharkey | WWWWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | DRAW Split-decision |
1927-10-26 | Johnny Risko | WWWWWW | Olympia Stadium, Detroit | WIN Points |
1927-09-30 | Jim Maloney | WWLWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN KO |
1927-09-08 | Paulino Uzcudun | WWWWWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | DRAW Points |
1927-08-04 | Bud Gorman | WWWLWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN |
1927-06-24 | Jack DeMave | WWDWWW | Coney Island Stadium, Brooklyn | WIN Points |
1927-04-01 | Paulino Uzcudun | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Points |
1927-02-25 | Charley Anderson | WLLWL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
1926-10-25 | Jack Stanley | WWWWWD | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden | WIN Points |
1926-08-09 | Bartley Madden | WWLLWL | Croke Park, Dublin | WIN Points |
1926-07-10 | Phil Scott | WLWWWL | The Dell (Southampton FC), Southampton | LOST Points |
1926-07-05 | Tom Berry | LLWWWD | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | WIN Points |
1926-03-18 | Charley Smith | WWWWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN |
1925-11-14 | George 'Blackie' Miller | WLDLLL | Town Hall, Durban | LOST |
1925-10-10 | George 'Blackie' Miller | LWLDLL | Town Hall, Johannesburg | WIN |
1925-07-01 | Vic Morace | debut | City Hall, Cape Town | WIN KO |
1925-06-15 | Johnny Squires | WWWWWL | City Hall, Cape Town | WIN Corner retirement |
1925-04-09 | Johnny Squires | WWWWWW | Town Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1925-02-12 | George Cook | LWWDDW | Premierland, Whitechapel | LOST Points |
1925-01-19 | Trooper Jim Young | debut | National Sporting Club, Covent Garden | WIN KO |
1924-11-03 | Frans Hendrickx | LLWLWW | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | NC No Contest |
1924-09-22 | Phil Scott | WWWDWW | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark | LOST Points |
1924-02-19 | Ern Young | L | Town Hall, Tokomaru Bay | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-12-26 | Jim O'Sullivan | WWWL | Opera House, Palmerston North | WIN KO |
1923-11-10 | Jim O'Sullivan | WWW | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN |
1923-10-26 | Jim Savage | debut | Princess Theatre, Napier | WIN KO |
1923-09-26 | Jim O'Sullivan | WW | Town Hall, Auckland | LOST Points |
1923-08-14 | Brian McCleary | LWWLW | King Edward's Barracks, Christchurch | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-08-02 | Jim Flett | LLWLLL | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-06-04 | Cyril Whittaker | WLWWWW | Town Hall, Auckland | WIN Technical knockout |
1923-01-01 | Jack Complin | LLWLWW | Sydney Stadium, Sydney | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-12-18 | Ern Waddy | WWDLL | Unley Stadium, Adelaide | DRAW Points |
1922-08-12 | Charlie Taylor | LWWWW | Star Theatre, Mackay | DRAW Points |
1922-07-22 | Tom Batho | debut | Theatre Royal, Townsville | WIN Technical knockout |
1922-06-30 | Colin Bell | WWDWWW | Olympic Theatre, Mackay | LOST Points |
1922-06-03 | Jack Leahy | WWWWWW | Olympic Theatre, Mackay | WIN Points |
1922-05-01 | Jim Flett | WWLLWL | Olympic Theatre, Mackay | WIN Points |
1922-03-17 | Colin Bell | LWWDWW | Olympic Theatre, Mackay | LOST Points |
1922-02-11 | Max Gornik | LLWWWL | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane | WIN Corner retirement |
1921-10-27 | Colin Bell | WWWLWW | Opera House, Gisborne | DRAW Points |
1921-07-23 | Jack Cole | LLWWWW | Kaikohu Hall, Te Karaka | WIN Points |
1921-02-11 | Albert Pooley | WLLLLW | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN Points |
1920-10-27 | Albert Pooley | WWLLL | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN Points |
1920-06-08 | George Modrich | LW | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN Points |
1920-02-12 | Bill Bartlett | WLWW | Opera House, Gisborne | WIN Technical knockout |