Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-29
jim COFFEY HAS
AMAZING RECORD
IN PRIZE ring
His Performances Should En-
title Him to Battle Willard
For the Title
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NEW YORK, N. Y.-Jim Coffey, the
present sensation of the pugilistiC
world, has fought 80 battles since he
became a heavyweight battler and he
has won 26 of them via the knockout
route-the most amazing record ever
compiled by fighter.
Coffey never has been defeated. He
has won 10 other of his fights through
decisions, two were ho-decision affairs
In New York, and the other was a 10,
round draw that he fought with Bat
Ting Leyinsky.
& Three weeks latey he met Levinsky
again and knocked him out in six
rounds.
II Coffey's friends claim that he has a
bunch with the power of mules
Kick and his record seems to bear
them out. Any man who can send
Is of 80 powerful foes to the mat in
ON unconscious; condition surely must
Have a terrible wallop concealed IN
his shoulders. 8 : s
Coffee is one Of the fastest and
most aggressive fighters the heavy
weight division has ever known. He
doesn't know the meaning of the word
stall" Nor does he use caution.
He rushes into battle at the sound OF
the first gong with the fury of Terry
McGovern and he never stops his ter
rible rushing until the fight is over.
Coffey has knocked out 26 fighters
in a total of SO rounds-an average Of
less than four rounds to an opponent
He has won six fights in the first
round-a record without parallel in
the history of heavyweight pugilism.
Five other Of his rights were won in
two rounds and four others In three
rounds.
Coffey's Challenge. .s=.=-
When the fact is considered athat he
has scored kHockouts over more men
than Jess Willard, and over a better
class E0f men thans Willard imeD befofe
he battleds Johnsoh.e one unjust seriOus4
ly consider Coffey's challenge fon1a
chance AT the champion.
Coffee is "a years old, weighs 200
pounds in fighting condition. is six feet
two and one-half inches tall-and he's
still growing. He may reach six feet
four inches before he halts in the up
ward movement He's as solidlsas a,
marlin spike and a perfect specimen
of manhood - FcF gef-d 81 J
Coffey was working as street ear
motbrnaan fl New York in 1911s cfor
SIS a week. He's worth nearly $685.
900 today. sak z 1f''i' 500 s.iile1
Mike Donovan, the old nifddleweight
fighter, discovered Coffey and in
duced him to drop around to the New
York Athletic Club where Mike was
acting as Boxing instructor. Mike
took .Coffey under his wing and show
ed him few tricks in the ring game.
A short time later Coffee got q side
issue Job as sparring partner for Carl
Morris. Morris broke Coffey's nose
with punch one day and that made
Coffey peevish.
II decided to take pugilism seriously
after that and to train up to the point
where L could retaliate for the broken
nose that Morris gave me- said COT.
fey.
So Coffey got a few more lessons
from Donovan and then got a fight
with Nick Muller. That was on Janu-
airy 26, 1912. Coffey knocked out Mul.
Ter in six rounds, quit his street car
job the next day and has been fight,
er ever since.
81 got my chance at Carl Morris in
New York last April after Q wait OF
nearly four years" said Coffey. Il
didn't knock him out but beat him up
enough to even up things for that
broken nose he gave me-
coffey's Record.
1912 January rs. Nick Muller. won
six rounds.
March /. AL Benedict, knockout,
eight rounds.
April 20. Larry Williams, knockout,
Two rounds.
March Is. Soldier Kearns, knockout,
one round.
May IS. Soldier Delaney. won, 10
rounds.
August 81, Jack Roam. knockout,
four rounds.
September Z, Tim Logan. knockout,
six rounds.
but, live ROUNDS.
September 20. Soldier Delaney,
three rounds.
October IL. Billy Ryan, knockout,
me round.
October 26. Dan DAILY, won six
.ounds.
November %. Ray simons. won 10
'ounds.
1s13-January 1, Ray Simons, knock
,ut, two rounds.
January Is, Dan DAILY, won, 81,
'ounds.
February 10. Ned Carpenter, knock.
,ut, one round.
February %. Arthur Pelkey, knock.
nut, three rounds.
February 26. Jack Mcfarland, knock.
tut, five rounds.