Jimmy McLarnin

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-12-19

Day of death

2004-10-28 (96 years old)

Place of Birth

Magherageery, Ireland

Jimmy McLarnin

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Archibald McLarnin (19 December 1907 – 28 October 2004) was an Irish-Canadian professional boxer who became a two-time welterweight world champion and an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee. McLarnin has been referred to as the greatest Irish boxer of all time. BoxRec ranks McLarnin as the 11th best pound-for-pound fighter of all-time, the second best Canadian boxer of all time after Sam Langford, and the third greatest welterweight of all time.

Known For

  • Big City

    Big City

  • Swing with Bing

    Swing with Bing

  • Joe Palooka, Champ

    Joe Palooka, Champ