Packey McFarland

McFarland was an outstanding boxer who engaged in more than 100 bouts during his career and lost just one; He was considered to be among the best in his division during his fighting days but never received a title shot; He was smart, a good boxer, and a hard-hitter; McFarland was elected to the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1955 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1992



BORN     : November 1 1888; Chicago, Illinois
DIED     : September 23 1936; Joliet, Illinois
HEIGHT   : 5-8
WEIGHT   : 130-140 lbs
RACE     : White
MANAGERS : Emil Theiry

Boxing Record


1904
       Pete West                                                 KO  2
       Kid Wallace                                               KO  2
       John West                                                 KO  4
       Kid Harris                                                KO  5
       Shorty Long                                               KO  1
       Young Black                                               KO  4
       Dusty Miller                                              LK  5

1905
Jan 10 Kid Seifert                 South Bend, In                 W  6
Jan 19 Bobby Ferns                 Elkhart, In                    W  6
Jan 24 Jack Walker                 Chicago, Il                   KO  4
Feb 10 Jack Meyers                 South Bend, In                KO  3
Feb 18 Alvin Thorne                Chicago, Il                    W  6
Mar  5 Jimmy Murray                Chicago, Il                    W  6
Mar 12 Jack Carr                   Chicago, Il                   KO  3
Mar 22 Kid Greenburg               Chicago, Il                   KO  5
Apr  6 Jimmy Sweeney               Chicago, Il                   KO  3
May  4 Eddie Connelly              Summit, Il                    KO  2
Jun 10 Jack Crammer                Michigan City, In             KO  4
Jul 28 Hughey Gates                Chicago, Il                   KO  4

1906
Jan 15 Eddie Preston               Grand Rapids, Mi              KO  3
Feb  6 Eddie West                  Chicago, Il                   KO  2
Feb 10 Kid Isse                    Milwaukee, Wi                 KO  2
Feb 14 Kid Ebbert                  Milwaukee, Wi                 KO  4
Apr 19 Nate Frazin                 Peoria, Il                     W  6
May 31 Kid Brewer                  Davenport, Ia                 KO  3
Jun 29 Tommy Moore                 Davenport, Ia                 KO  2
Jun 30 Jimmy Ross                  Summitt, Il                   KO  3
Jul 10 Ike Nelson                  Hammond, In                   KO  4
Jul 25 Eddie Linden                Chicago, Il                   KO  2
Aug 15 Jack Harding                Hammond, In                   KO  4
Oct 11 Billy Finucane              Davenport, Ia                 KO  5
Oct 24 Fred Gilmore                Davenport, Ia                 KO  3
Nov 15 Young Morris                Davenport, Ia                 KO  2
Dec 23 Jack Fox                    Summitt, Il                   KO  4

1907
Feb 20 Steve Kenney                Davenport, Ia                 KO  9
Mar  2 Jimmy Freslin               Chicago, Il                   KO  2
Mar 12 Joe Galligan                Davenport, Ia                 KO  9
Apr 16 Abe "Kid" Goodman           Davenport, Ia                  W 15
May 10 Maurice Sayers              Milwaukee, Wi                  W 10
Jun 28 Charles Neary               Milwaukee, Wi                  W 10
Aug 20 Benny Yanger                Fort Wayne, In                KO  4
Oct 16 Joe Galligan                Indianapolis, In              KO  9
Oct 23 Abe "Kid" Goodman           Fort Wayne, In                 W 10
Nov 21 Kid Herman                  Davenport, Ia               ND-W 15

1908
Jan 14 Bert Keyes                  Boston, Ma                     W 12
Jan 28 Young Loughrey              Philadelphia, Pa            ND-W  6
Feb 21 Freddie Welsh               Milwaukee, Wi                  W 10
Apr 11 Jimmy Britt                 San Francisco, Ca             TK  6
Jul  4 Freddie Welsh               Los Angeles, Ca                D 20
Aug  7 Phil Brock                  Los Angeles, Ca               KO  7
Oct 21 Leach Cross                 New York, NY                ND-W  6
Nov 18 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy       Philadelphia, Pa            ND-W  6

1909
Jan 15 "Fighting" Dick Hyland      Los Angeles, Ca             ND-W 10
Mar 23 Leach Cross                 New York, NY                ND-W 10
Mar 30 Dave Deshler                Boston, Ma                     D 12
May 27 Harry Trendall              Kansas City, Mo                W 10
Sep 10 Eddie Santry                Wheaton, Il                   EX  4
Sep 19 Ray Bronson                 New Orleans, La                D 20
Nov  8 "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson   Kansas City, Mo                W 10

1910
Feb 25 Eddie McGoorty              London, Eng                   EX  6
Apr  1 Dick Lee                    Plymouth, Ma                  KO  9
May 30 Freddie Welsh               London, Eng                    D 20
Jun 18 Jack Goldswain              London, Eng                   KO  3
Sep 27 "Fighting" Dick Hyland      New York, NY                ND-W 10

1911
Jan  9 Johnny McCarthy             Kansas City, Mo                W 10
Jan 17 Jack Goodman                New York, NY                  KO  5
Jan 25 Young Erne                  Philadelphia, Pa            ND-W  6
Jan 30 Jack Britton                Memphis, Tn                    D  8
Feb  6 Bert Keyes                  Pittsburgh, Pa              ND-W  6
Feb 22 Frankie Madole              Philadelphia, Pa            ND-W  6
Mar 14 Owen Moran                  New York, NY                ND-W 10
Mar 20 Billy Ryan                  Oswego, NY                    KO  4
Apr  3 Paul Koehler                Canton, Oh                    ND 10
Apr  7 Morris Bloom                Racine, Wi                    KO  8
Apr 18 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy       New York, NY                ND-W 10
May 12 Tommy Kilbane               Buffalo, NY                   ND 10
Jun  6 Phil Knight                 Leavenworth, Ks             ND-W 10
       -Some sources report "Cleveland, Oh"
Jul  3 Young Ahearn                Albany, NY                    KO  8
Oct 30 Al Dewey                    Wilkes-Barre, Pa              TK  5
Nov  1 Kid Wagner                  Wilkes-Barre, Pa               W  3
Nov 30 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy       San Francisco, Ca              W 20

1912
Jan 23 Jack Ward                   Philadelphia, Pa            ND-W  6
Feb  6 Kid Burns                   New York, NY                ND-W 10
Feb 14 Eddie Murphy                South Bend, In                ND 10
Feb 29 Tommy Devlin                Cleveland, Oh                 TK  4
Mar  5 One-Round Hogan             New York, NY                ND-W 10
Mar 15 Kid Burns                   Kenosha, Wi                   TK  8
Apr 11 Willie Schaeffer            Quincy, Il                    KO  4
Apr 26 Matt Wells                  New York, NY                ND-W 10
May  6 Red Robinson                Rochester, NY                 ND 10
May  9 Johnnie Connolly            Fall River, Ma                ND  5
May 15 Young Erne                  Philadelphia, Pa              ND  6
May 29 Ray Bronson                 Indianapolis, In              ND 10
Jun  3 Jeff Boyle                  Peru, In                      ND  6
Jun  6 Frank Brennan               Muskegon, Mi                  KO  4
Aug 30 Joe Hirst                   Philadelphia, Pa              ND  6
Oct 11 Tommy Kilbane               Winnipeg, Man, Can            KO 10
Oct 17 Kid Alberts                 Cleveland, Oh                  W 10
Oct 25 Jimmy Duffy                 Buffalo, NY                   ND 10

1913
Mar  7 Jack Britton                New York, NY                ND-W 10
Apr 26 Maurice Sayers              Milwaukee, Wi                 EX  4
Oct 17 "Harlem" Tommy Murphy       New York, NY                  ND 10
Nov 20 Kid Alberts                 Waterbury, Ct                 ND 10
Nov 26 Harry Brewer                Windsor, (?)                  ND  8
Dec  4 Harry Trendall              St. Louis, Mo                 ND  8
Dec  8 Jack Britton                Milwaukee, Wi               ND-W 10

1915
Sep 11 Mike Gibbons                Brooklyn, NY                  ND 10

      -McFarland retired from boxing and became a successful
       businessman in Joliet, Il

1918
Apr 26 Mike Gibbons                Camp Dodge, Ia                EX  6

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