IN THE RING.

Shannon News, 31 August 1928, Page 3

IN THE RING.

TOM HEENEY'S FULL RECORD.

A liook written by Alan Maxwell, former light-weight champion of New Zealand gives Tom Heeney's full ring record as follows: 1922. Max Gornik (Brisbane), won 15 rounds, k.o. Colin Bell (Sydney), lost, 20 rounds.. J. 'Flett (Sydney), won, 15 rounds. ,J. Leahy (Sydney), Avon, 20 rounds. Colin Bell (Sydney), lost, 20 rounds. T. Batho (Sydney), won, 14 rounds k.o. C, Taylor (Sydney), won, 20 rounds. E. Wacfedy (Sydney), draw, 29 - rounds. C. Complin (Sydney), .won, 19 rounds, k.o. 1923. Heeney then returned to New Zealand and engaged in the following contests during 1923: \ C. Whittaker (Auckland), won, 15 rounds. J. Flett (Gisborne), won, .8 rounds, k.o. Brian McCleary (Christchurch), won, 14 rounds, k.o. ,f J.Sullivan (Auckland), lost 15 rounds:' r " ■ J. Savage (Napier), won, 1 round, k.o. J. Sullivan (Gisbome), won, 5 rounds, disqualification, J. Sullivan (Palmerston N.), .won, 9 rounds, k.o. . E. Young (Tokomaru), . won, 4 rounds, k.o. 1924-5. In 1924 Heeney left for England,' and there fought six battles:— Phil Scott (London), lost, 20 rounds. Trooper Young (London), won, 6 rounds, k.o. George Cook (London), lost, 1j rounds. C. Smith (London), won, 4 rounds, k.o. Phil Scott (London), lost, 20 rounds. Tom Berry (Loudon), .^ on ; 15 rounds. , . Bart ley Madden (Dublin), won,; <2O rounds. Jack Sfan'ley (London),.' won, la rounds. 1926. In company with Mr J. Mortimer, of Southampton, Heeney, who considered, he was not getting his full, quota ot fights in England left for South Africa en route for America. In South Africa he bought the iiollowing bouts m ID2G:' Johnny Squires (Johannesburg), won 20 rounds, , Blackie Miller (Johannesburg), won, 4 rounds (foul). Johnny Squires (Durban), won, 18 rounds, k.o. v . Nick Horace (.Cape Town), won, 4 rounds, k.o. Blackie Miller (Capetown), lost, o rounds (foul). . ' Heenev then proceeded to the United States and joined up with Mr. Charlie Harvey, one of the greatest boxer-managers in America and who, , being a great friend of Tex Bickards, succeeded in bringing Heoney into the limelight. His American fights to date consist of the following: — 1927. Charlie Anderson (New York), woh, rounds, k.o. , Pauline Uzcudun (New York), lost, 10 rounds. Jack De Have (New York), won, 10 rounds. Bud Gorman (New York), won, 3 rounds, (foul). Pauline Uzcudun (New York), draw, 15 rounds. Jim Maloney (New York), won, 1 round, k.o. Johnny Bisko (Detroit, Michigan), won,-40 rounds. 1928. Jack Sharkey (New York), draw, 12 rounds. Jack Delaney (New York), won, 15 rounds. Gene Tunney (New York), lost, 11 rounds. - , _