Jimmy McLarnin (Baby Face) was an Irish professional boxer. He was a welterweight world champion with 2 world-title wins. In a career spanning 12 years, 11 months, and 1 day, McLarnin amassed a record of 55-11-3, which includes 21 wins via KO—1 in a world-title bout. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 1991.
Jimmy McLarnin was born in Hillsborough, Ireland, U.K. on December 19, 1907. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 years on December 19, 1923 against Young Fry. McLarnin defeated Fry via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
McLarnin got his first shot at a world title at the age of 20 after 43 professional fights. On May 21, 1928 McLarnin challenged Sammy Mandell's The Ring lightweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on May 29, 1933 at the age of 25 years, after by defeating Young Corbett III, the then-reining The Ring welterweight champion, via 1st round TKO. This was his 63rd fight as a professional.
McLarnin's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Lou Ambers at age 28, on November 20, 1936.
Some of Jimmy McLarnin's best fights were against Pancho Villa (HOFer), Barney Ross (HOFer), Benny Leonard (HOFer), Tony Canzoneri (HOFer), and Bud Taylor (HOFer). For a top-10 list of McLarnin's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Jimmy McLarnin".
McLarnin has 11 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Jimmy McLarnin Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Nov 20, 1936 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
68 | Oct 05, 1936 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
67 | May 08, 1936 | 28 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
66 | May 28, 1935 | 27 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
65 | Sep 17, 1934 | 26 | ![]() | win | SD 15 |
64 | May 28, 1934 | 26 | ![]() | loss | SD 15 |
63 | May 29, 1933 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
62 | Dec 16, 1932 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
61 | Oct 07, 1932 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
60 | Aug 04, 1932 | 24 | ![]() | loss | SD 10 |
59 | Aug 20, 1931 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
58 | May 27, 1931 | 23 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
57 | Nov 21, 1930 | 22 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
56 | Sep 11, 1930 | 22 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
55 | Mar 28, 1930 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
54 | Mar 01, 1930 | 22 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
53 | Dec 13, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
52 | Nov 04, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
51 | Oct 09, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
50 | Mar 22, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
49 | Mar 01, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
48 | Jan 11, 1929 | 21 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
47 | Nov 30, 1928 | 20 | ![]() | loss | RTD 7 |
46 | Aug 02, 1928 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
45 | Jun 21, 1928 | 20 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
44 | May 21, 1928 | 20 | ![]() | loss | UD 15 |
43 | Feb 24, 1928 | 20 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
42 | Nov 23, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
41 | Oct 18, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 8 |
40 | Sep 23, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
39 | Sep 09, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
38 | Jun 24, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
37 | May 27, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
36 | May 06, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
35 | Apr 05, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
34 | Feb 22, 1927 | 19 | ![]() | draw | PTS 10 |
33 | Oct 15, 1926 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
32 | Sep 07, 1926 | 18 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
31 | Mar 17, 1926 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
30 | Mar 03, 1926 | 18 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
29 | Jan 12, 1926 | 18 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
28 | Dec 08, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | DQ 2 |
27 | Nov 12, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
26 | Jul 04, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
25 | Jun 02, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | loss | PTS 10 |
24 | Apr 18, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | KO 6 |
23 | Apr 11, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
22 | Mar 24, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
21 | Jan 13, 1925 | 17 | ![]() | win | PTS 10 |
20 | Dec 09, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
19 | Nov 11, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | draw | PTS 4 |
18 | Oct 28, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
17 | Oct 14, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
16 | Oct 07, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
15 | Sep 30, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
14 | Aug 15, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | MD 10 |
13 | May 14, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
12 | May 02, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
11 | Apr 30, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
10 | Apr 24, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
9 | Apr 09, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
8 | Apr 04, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Mar 26, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Mar 19, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | Mar 05, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
4 | Feb 22, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Feb 13, 1924 | 16 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Dec 28, 1923 | 16 | ![]() | win | MD 7 |
1 | Dec 19, 1923 | 16 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |