Tom Heeney | |
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Born | Thomas Heeney (1898-05-18)18 May 1898 Gisborne, New Zealand |
Died | 15 June 1984(1984-06-15) (aged 86) Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Other names | The Hard Rock from Down Under |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) |
Reach | 72 in (180 cm) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 70 |
Wins | 37 |
Wins by, KO | 15 |
Losses | 23 |
Draws | 8 |
No contests | 2 |
Thomas Heeney (18 May 1898 β 15 June 1984) was a professional heavyweight boxer from New Zealand, best known for unsuccessfully challenging champion Gene Tunney for the: heavyweight championship of theββworld in New York City on 26 July 1928.
Biographyβ»
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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 learntββto box from his father and "his older brother Jack Heeney," who was the New Zealand amateur welterweight champion in 1914 and middleweight champion from 1919ββto 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 β 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 MΔori 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:
His gritty performance in this fight would have been considered by many observers to have justified his sobriquet of The Hard Rock from Down Under given by renowned writer and journalist, Damon Runyon.
A week after his defeat, Tom married Marion Dunn, an American. Heeney became an American citizen and boxed until 1934, accomplishing fighting record of 70 professional bouts, 38 wins, 22 losses, 8 draws, and 2 no-contest.
After retiring from boxing, he owned a bar in Miami, Florida. He served with the United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps in World War II, and afterward coached boxing and refereed armed forces bouts in the South Pacific. He often fished with his friend, the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. Heeney's wife, Marion, died in 1980. They had no children.
Heeney was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.
Professional boxing recordβ»
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All information in this section is: derived from BoxRec, unless otherwise stated.
Official recordβ»
70 fights | 37 wins | 22 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 6 |
By decision | 17 | 15 |
By disqualification | 5 | 1 |
Draws | 8 | |
No contests | 2 | |
Newspaper decisions/draws | 1 |
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as βno decisionβ bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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70 | Loss | 37β22β8 (3) | Stanley Poreda | TKO | 10 (10), 1:24 | Mar 27, 1933 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
69 | Loss | 37β21β8 (3) | Charley Retzlaff | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1933 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
68 | Loss | 37β21β8 (2) | Patsy Perroni | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1932 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
67 | Draw | 37β20β8 (2) | John Schwake | PTS | 10 | Oct 25, 1932 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
66 | Win | 37β20β7 (2) | Hans Birkie | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1932 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
65 | Loss | 36β20β7 (2) | Max Baer | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1932 | Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, US | |
64 | Draw | 36β19β7 (2) | Giacomo Bergomas | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1931 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
63 | Draw | 36β19β6 (2) | Jose Santa | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1931 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US | |
62 | Win | 36β19β5 (2) | Jose Santa | PTS | 12 | Sep 10, 1931 | Mark's Stadium, Tiverton, Rhode Island, US | |
61 | Loss | 35β19β5 (2) | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1931 | Buffalo Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
60 | Loss | 35β18β5 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1931 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
59 | Loss | 35β17β5 (2) | Charley Retzlaff | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 6, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
58 | Loss | 35β16β5 (2) | Max Baer | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 16, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
57 | Loss | 35β15β5 (2) | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1930 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
56 | Loss | 35β14β5 (2) | Frank Cawley | UD | 10 | Sep 29, 1930 | Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, US | |
55 | Win | 35β13β5 (2) | George Panka | SD | 10 | Sep 8, 1930 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, New Jersey, US | |
54 | Loss | 34β13β5 (2) | Tuffy Griffiths | TKO | 10 (10) | Jul 30, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
53 | Win | 34β12β5 (2) | George Hoffman | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1929 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
52 | Loss | 33β12β5 (2) | Victorio Campolo | TKO | 9 (10), 2:46 | Aug 15, 1929 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US | |
51 | Win | 33β11β5 (2) | Elzear Rioux | DQ | 8 (10) | May 29, 1929 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Rioux DQ'd after Heeney claimed he was hit low 10 times |
50 | Loss | 32β11β5 (2) | Otto von Porat | UD | 10 | Mar 12, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
49 | Loss | 32β10β5 (2) | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1929 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Loss | 32β9β5 (2) | Gene Tunney | TKO | 11 (15), 2:52 | Jul 26, 1928 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
47 | Win | 32β8β5 (2) | Jack Delaney | UD | 15 | Mar 1, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
46 | Draw | 31β8β5 (2) | Jack Sharkey | SD | 12 | Jan 13, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
45 | Win | 31β8β4 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1927 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
44 | Win | 30β8β4 (2) | Jim Maloney | KO | 1 (12), 1:17 | Sep 30, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
43 | Draw | 29β8β4 (2) | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
42 | Win | 29β8β3 (2) | Bud Gorman | DQ | 3 (10), 1:17 | Aug 4, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
41 | Win | 28β8β3 (2) | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1927 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
40 | Loss | 27β8β3 (2) | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
39 | Win | 27β7β3 (2) | Charley Anderson | TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 25, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
38 | Win | 26β7β3 (2) | Jack Stanley | PTS | 15 | Oct 25, 1926 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
37 | Win | 25β7β3 (2) | Bartley Madden | PTS | 20 | Aug 9, 1926 | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |
36 | Loss | 24β7β3 (2) | Phil Scott | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1926 | The Dell, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK | For Commonwealth heavyweight title |
35 | Win | 24β6β3 (2) | Tom Berry | PTS | 15 | Jul 5, 1926 | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
34 | Win | 23β6β3 (2) | Charley Smith | DQ | 5 (10) | Mar 18, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
33 | Loss | 22β6β3 (2) | George 'Blackie' Miller | DQ | 5 (20) | Nov 14, 1925 | Town Hall, Durban, South Africa | Heeney's seconds entered the ring during the round |
32 | Win | 22β5β3 (2) | George 'Blackie' Miller | DQ | 8 (20) | Oct 10, 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Low blow |
31 | Win | 21β5β3 (2) | Vic Morace | KO | 4 (20) | Jul, 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | Exact date unknown |
30 | Win | 20β5β3 (2) | Johnny Squires | RTD | 18 (20) | Jun 15, 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | |
29 | Win | 19β5β3 (2) | Johnny Squires | PTS | 20 | Apr 9, 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
28 | Loss | 18β5β3 (2) | George Cook | PTS | 20 | Feb 12, 1925 | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
27 | Win | 18β4β3 (2) | Trooper Jim Young | KO | 4 (15) | Jan 19, 1925 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
26 | NC | 17β4β3 (2) | Frans Hendrickx | NC | 6 (15) | Nov 3, 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | Referee stopped the fight for lack of effort by both fighters |
25 | Loss | 17β4β3 (1) | Phil Scott | PTS | 20 | Sep 22, 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 17β3β3 (1) | Ern Young | TKO | 4 (15) | Feb 20, 1924 | Town Hall, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 16β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | KO | 9 (15) | Dec 26, 1923 | Opera House, Palmerston North, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
22 | Win | 15β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | DQ | 5 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 14β3β3 (1) | Jim Savage | KO | 1 (15) | Oct 26, 1923 | Princess Theatre, Napier, New Zealand | |
20 | Loss | 13β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Lost New Zealand heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 13β2β3 (1) | Brian McCleary | TKO | 14 (15) | Aug 14, 1923 | King Edward's Barracks, Christchurch, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
18 | Win | 12β2β3 (1) | Jim Flett | TKO | 9 (15) | Aug 2, 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
17 | Win | 11β2β3 (1) | Cyril Whittaker | TKO | 15 (15) | Jun 4, 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Whittaker died of injuries sustained in this fight. |
16 | Win | 10β2β3 (1) | Jack Complin | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 1, 1923 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |
15 | Draw | 9β2β3 (1) | Ern Waddy | PTS | 20 | Dec 18, 1922 | Unley Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | |
14 | Draw | 9β2β2 (1) | Charlie Taylor | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1922 | Star Theatre, Mackay, Australia | |
13 | Win | 9β2β1 (1) | Tom Batho | TKO | 14 (20) | Jul 22, 1922 | Theatre Royal, Townsville, Australia | |
12 | Loss | 8β2β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | Jun 30, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title |
11 | Win | 8β1β1 (1) | Jack Leahy | PTS | 20 | Jun 3, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | |
10 | Win | 7β1β1 (1) | Jim Flett | PTS | 15 | May 1, 1922 | Jim Flett, Australia | |
9 | Loss | 6β1β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | Mar 17, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For ANBF and Australian heavyweight titles |
8 | Win | 6β0β1 (1) | Max Gornik | RTD | 15 (20) | Feb 11, 1922 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | |
7 | Draw | 5β0β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 15 | Oct 27, 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
6 | Win | 5β0 (1) | Jack Cole | PTS | 15 | Jul 23, 1921 | Kaikohu Hall, Te Karaka, New Zealand | |
5 | Win | 4β0 (1) | Albert Pooley | PTS | 15 | Feb 11, 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
4 | Win | 3β0 (1) | Albert Pooley | PTS | 15 | Oct 27, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
3 | ND | 2β0 (1) | Frank Gribben | ND | 3 | Aug 27, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | George Modrich | PTS | 15 | Jun 8, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Bill Bartlett | TKO | 9 (15) | Feb 12, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand |
Unofficial recordβ»
70 fights | 37 wins | 23 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 6 |
By decision | 17 | 16 |
By disqualification | 5 | 1 |
Draws | 8 | |
No contests | 2 |
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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70 | Loss | 37β23β8 (2) | Stanley Poreda | TKO | 10 (10), 1:24 | Mar 27, 1933 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
69 | Loss | 37β22β8 (2) | Charley Retzlaff | NWS | 10 | Mar 7, 1933 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | |
68 | Loss | 37β21β8 (2) | Patsy Perroni | PTS | 10 | Dec 6, 1932 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US | |
67 | Draw | 37β20β8 (2) | John Schwake | PTS | 10 | Oct 25, 1932 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | |
66 | Win | 37β20β7 (2) | Hans Birkie | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1932 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | |
65 | Loss | 36β20β7 (2) | Max Baer | PTS | 10 | Feb 22, 1932 | Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, US | |
64 | Draw | 36β19β7 (2) | Giacomo Bergomas | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1931 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
63 | Draw | 36β19β6 (2) | Jose Santa | PTS | 10 | Oct 5, 1931 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US | |
62 | Win | 36β19β5 (2) | Jose Santa | PTS | 12 | Sep 10, 1931 | Mark's Stadium, Tiverton, Rhode Island, US | |
61 | Loss | 35β19β5 (2) | Jimmy Slattery | PTS | 6 | Apr 20, 1931 | Buffalo Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | |
60 | Loss | 35β18β5 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Apr 6, 1931 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
59 | Loss | 35β17β5 (2) | Charley Retzlaff | TKO | 7 (10) | Mar 6, 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
58 | Loss | 35β16β5 (2) | Max Baer | KO | 3 (10) | Jan 16, 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
57 | Loss | 35β15β5 (2) | Emmett Rocco | PTS | 10 | Oct 13, 1930 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
56 | Loss | 35β14β5 (2) | Frank Cawley | UD | 10 | Sep 29, 1930 | Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, US | |
55 | Win | 35β13β5 (2) | George Panka | SD | 10 | Sep 8, 1930 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, New Jersey, US | |
54 | Loss | 34β13β5 (2) | Tuffy Griffiths | TKO | 10 (10) | Jul 30, 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
53 | Win | 34β12β5 (2) | George Hoffman | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1929 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
52 | Loss | 33β12β5 (2) | Victorio Campolo | TKO | 9 (10), 2:46 | Aug 15, 1929 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US | |
51 | Win | 33β11β5 (2) | Elzear Rioux | DQ | 8 (10) | May 29, 1929 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Rioux DQ'd after Heeney claimed he was hit low 10 times |
50 | Loss | 32β11β5 (2) | Otto von Porat | UD | 10 | Mar 12, 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | |
49 | Loss | 32β10β5 (2) | Jim Maloney | PTS | 10 | Mar 1, 1929 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | |
48 | Loss | 32β9β5 (2) | Gene Tunney | TKO | 11 (15), 2:52 | Jul 26, 1928 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles |
47 | Win | 32β8β5 (2) | Jack Delaney | UD | 15 | Mar 1, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
46 | Draw | 31β8β5 (2) | Jack Sharkey | SD | 12 | Jan 13, 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
45 | Win | 31β8β4 (2) | Johnny Risko | PTS | 10 | Oct 26, 1927 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
44 | Win | 30β8β4 (2) | Jim Maloney | KO | 1 (12), 1:17 | Sep 30, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
43 | Draw | 29β8β4 (2) | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 15 | Sep 8, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
42 | Win | 29β8β3 (2) | Bud Gorman | DQ | 3 (10), 1:17 | Aug 4, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
41 | Win | 28β8β3 (2) | Jack DeMave | PTS | 10 | Jun 24, 1927 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, US | |
40 | Loss | 27β8β3 (2) | Paulino Uzcudun | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
39 | Win | 27β7β3 (2) | Charley Anderson | TKO | 8 (10) | Feb 25, 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
38 | Win | 26β7β3 (2) | Jack Stanley | PTS | 15 | Oct 25, 1926 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
37 | Win | 25β7β3 (2) | Bartley Madden | PTS | 20 | Aug 9, 1926 | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | |
36 | Loss | 24β7β3 (2) | Phil Scott | PTS | 10 | Jul 10, 1926 | The Dell, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK | For Commonwealth heavyweight title |
35 | Win | 24β6β3 (2) | Tom Berry | PTS | 15 | Jul 5, 1926 | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
34 | Win | 23β6β3 (2) | Charley Smith | DQ | 5 (10) | Mar 18, 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
33 | Loss | 22β6β3 (2) | George 'Blackie' Miller | DQ | 5 (20) | Nov 14, 1925 | Town Hall, Durban, South Africa | Heeney's seconds entered the ring during the round |
32 | Win | 22β5β3 (2) | George 'Blackie' Miller | DQ | 8 (20) | Oct 10, 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Low blow |
31 | Win | 21β5β3 (2) | Vic Morace | KO | 4 (20) | Jul, 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | Exact date unknown |
30 | Win | 20β5β3 (2) | Johnny Squires | RTD | 18 (20) | Jun 15, 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | |
29 | Win | 19β5β3 (2) | Johnny Squires | PTS | 20 | Apr 9, 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | |
28 | Loss | 18β5β3 (2) | George Cook | PTS | 20 | Feb 12, 1925 | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
27 | Win | 18β4β3 (2) | Trooper Jim Young | KO | 4 (15) | Jan 19, 1925 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
26 | NC | 17β4β3 (2) | Frans Hendrickx | NC | 6 (15) | Nov 3, 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | Referee stopped the fight for lack of effort by both fighters |
25 | Loss | 17β4β3 (1) | Phil Scott | PTS | 20 | Sep 22, 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 17β3β3 (1) | Ern Young | TKO | 4 (15) | Feb 20, 1924 | Town Hall, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 16β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | KO | 9 (15) | Dec 26, 1923 | Opera House, Palmerston North, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
22 | Win | 15β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | DQ | 5 (15) | Nov 10, 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 14β3β3 (1) | Jim Savage | KO | 1 (15) | Oct 26, 1923 | Princess Theatre, Napier, New Zealand | |
20 | Loss | 13β3β3 (1) | Jim O'Sullivan | PTS | 15 | Sep 26, 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Lost New Zealand heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 13β2β3 (1) | Brian McCleary | TKO | 14 (15) | Aug 14, 1923 | King Edward's Barracks, Christchurch, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
18 | Win | 12β2β3 (1) | Jim Flett | TKO | 9 (15) | Aug 2, 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
17 | Win | 11β2β3 (1) | Cyril Whittaker | TKO | 15 (15) | Jun 4, 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Whittaker died of injuries sustained in this fight. |
16 | Win | 10β2β3 (1) | Jack Complin | TKO | 9 (20) | Jan 1, 1923 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | |
15 | Draw | 9β2β3 (1) | Ern Waddy | PTS | 20 | Dec 18, 1922 | Unley Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | |
14 | Draw | 9β2β2 (1) | Charlie Taylor | PTS | 20 | Aug 12, 1922 | Star Theatre, Mackay, Australia | |
13 | Win | 9β2β1 (1) | Tom Batho | TKO | 14 (20) | Jul 22, 1922 | Theatre Royal, Townsville, Australia | |
12 | Loss | 8β2β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | Jun 30, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title |
11 | Win | 8β1β1 (1) | Jack Leahy | PTS | 20 | Jun 3, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | |
10 | Win | 7β1β1 (1) | Jim Flett | PTS | 15 | May 1, 1922 | Jim Flett, Australia | |
9 | Loss | 6β1β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 20 | Mar 17, 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For ANBF and Australian heavyweight titles |
8 | Win | 6β0β1 (1) | Max Gornik | RTD | 15 (20) | Feb 11, 1922 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | |
7 | Draw | 5β0β1 (1) | Colin Bell | PTS | 15 | Oct 27, 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
6 | Win | 5β0 (1) | Jack Cole | PTS | 15 | Jul 23, 1921 | Kaikohu Hall, Te Karaka, New Zealand | |
5 | Win | 4β0 (1) | Albert Pooley | PTS | 15 | Feb 11, 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title |
4 | Win | 3β0 (1) | Albert Pooley | PTS | 15 | Oct 27, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title |
3 | ND | 2β0 (1) | Frank Gribben | ND | 3 | Aug 27, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | George Modrich | PTS | 15 | Jun 8, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Bill Bartlett | TKO | 9 (15) | Feb 12, 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand |
Referencesβ»
- ^ McMillan, N. A. C. "Heeney, Thomas 1898β1984". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Mackay, Joseph Angus. "Tom Heeney's Bid For World Crown" in Historic Poverty Bay and the East Coast, N.I., N.Z., 1949.
- ^ "Expatriates β biographies", An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara β The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 18 September 2007
- ^ "BoxRec: Tom Heeney". Retrieved 27 March 2023.
5. Vogt, Anton: 'Tom Heeney in heaven,' New Zealand Listener, 14 October 1960
Further readingβ»
- From Poverty Bay to Broadway: The story of Tom Heeney by Lydia Monin (2008)
- Kiwis With Gloves On by Brian F O'Brien, published 1960, Reed.
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Tom Heeney from BoxRec (registration required)