Jimmy Doyle (boxer)
American boxer who died in the ring (1924–1947)
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- James Emerson Delaney (August 12, 1924 – June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmy Doyle , was a welterweight boxer who died after a boxing match with Sugar Ray Robinson.
- "Jimmy Doyle" was the son of Edward (originally Edouard) Delaney and Marie Elodie Barret, both from New Orleans, who moved to Los Angeles shortly after they married in 1921.
- Professional career Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 8th round TKO.
- Last fight and death In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title.
- A single left hook from Robinson, thrown as Doyle was attempting a right hook, ended the fight in the eighth round.
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WikipediaJames Emerson Delaney (August 12, 1924 – June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmy Doyle, was a welterweight boxer who died after a boxing match with Sugar Ray Robinson.
A mixed-race Creole, Doyle was born James Emerson Delaney in Los Angeles on August 12, 1924. "Jimmy Doyle" was the son of Edward (originally Edouard) Delaney and Marie Elodie Barret, both from New Orleans, who moved to Los Angeles shortly after they married in 1921. Jimmy's father was born in 1886 to Joseph Georges Delaney and Elodie Landry, part of a French-speaking family of colored Creoles who hailed from the upper Bayou Lafourche country.
Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 8th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury, where he died seventeen hours later.
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