Jimmy Reagan (1888-1975) was an American boxer who claimed the World Bantamweight Championship in a twelve-round bout on January 29, 1909 against Jimmy Walsh at Dreamland Rink in San Francisco, California.[1] He lost the title only a month later in an historic twenty round bout on February 22, 1909 to Monte Attell at the Mission Street Arena in San Francisco.[2] Reagan's primary manager was Jack Davis. During his career he fought Battling Nelson, Peanuts Sinclair, future lightweight champion Willie Ritchie, World Feather and Lightweight contender "Mexican Joe" Rivers and reigning lightweight champion Benny Leonard.[3]

Jimmy Reagan
Born
James Reagan

C. 1888
DiedOctober 1, 1975(1975-10-01) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesThe Battler
Fighting Reagan
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Featherweight
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights72
Wins25
Wins by KO4
Losses31
Draws15
No contests1

Career before the championship

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Jimmy Reagan's birthdate is unconfirmed. The Evening standard stated in October 1910 that Reagan was 21 years old.[4] While The Salt Lake Tribune stated he was 23 years old in February 1911.[5] While the papers contradict each other, as Reagan couldn't be 21 in late 1910 and 23 in early 1911, they both leave the possibility of Reagan being born in 1888 making that the most likely birthyear. He was born of both Irish and Italian descent, with his father being Irish, and his mother Italian. He began fighting professionally around late 1907 in the Oakland, California area, and won all but two of his first nine fights in the following year, primarily in short four and six round bouts.[2][6]

On July 16, 1908, in a rare early career loss he met the gifted Willie Ritchie at the Reliance Athletic Club in Oakland, California, and came up on the short end of a six-round points decision. Ritchie was one of the most accomplished opponents Reagan would meet in his early career and would hold the World Lightweight Title from 1912 to 1914.

He met Monte Attell for the first time on November 30, 1908 in an important fifteen-round draw at the Dreamland Pavilion in Oakland.[2]

World Bantamweight champion

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World Bantamweight Champion Jimmy Walsh

On January 29, 1909, Reagan met Jimmy Walsh at the Dreamland Rink in San Francisco for a twelve-round World Bantamweight Title match. According to the Oakland Tribune, "Reagan led in every one of the twelve rounds with Walsh and was entitled to the verdict," though admitting the "title was a very close one."[7]

Joe Woodman, Walsh's manager, admitted that Walsh had been beaten in eight of the twelve rounds, though it was a surprise to much of the audience who believed that Reagan had been overmatched with Walsh in the days before the fight. Walsh was considered to have a more clever boxing form and finesse, particularly in the early rounds, but Reagan was the aggressor, delivering more blows, and taking the initiative in the final rounds.[8] Three days after taking the World Bantamweight Championship, he was signed to appear in a local Vaudeville House at a salary of $250 a week, an impressive sum for the era.[9]

Loss of Bantamweight Title

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On February 22, 1909, he lost to Monte Attell in a thrilling twenty round title fight at the Mission Street Arena in San Francisco. In the first six rounds the fighting was quite close, with Attell down four times in the early rounds. Reagan was down twice in the eighth, once for a nine count. Reagan knocked down Attell with a right to the jaw just as the bell sounded ending the sixth round, but Attell recovered, though dazed by the blow. According to the Oakland Tribune, Attell took every round from the eighth through the twentieth.[2][10]

On August 8, 1909, he finally lost the World Bantamweight Title to the exceptional Attell, brother to World Featherweight Champion Abe, in a fourth of ten-round knockout in Oakland, California only seven months after taking the title. The bout was billed as the 115 pound World Bantamweight championship. Reagan was able to hold his title for only one month. Perhaps if he had the opportunity to meet challengers less skilled and dominant than Monte Attell, he would have held the title far longer, but Attell was a local boxer and would not be denied his chance.[2]

Bouts after losing bantamweight title

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On September 5, 1910, he defeated Peanuts Sinclair in a thirteen-round knockout at the Fair Grounds in Ogden, Utah on what was then Labor Day. The fight was billed as an "Inter-Mountain Featherweight Championship", though Sinclair was not a featherweight of great national prominence.[2] He trained at the Hermitage at Ogden Canyon for the well publicized bout, and told the press he would consider retiring if he lost the bout. Sinclair's training at Willard Bean's Gymnasium included pulley work, a form of strength training, shadow boxing, club swinging, and rope dancing. Apparently Reagan was accurate in his belief that he had an edge in the match. A very large crowd was expected to attend the bout.[11][12] Reagan worked out with the punching bag, skipping rope, medicine ball, and sand bag.[13]

On October 7, 1910, he lost to Gene McGovern in the Fairgrounds in Ogden, Utah, in an eleventh round disqualification. The original call was a knockout by Reagan, but upon closer examination, the Referee Tom Painter ruled that Reagan had hit McGovern below the belt. After consulting with three physicians who examined McGovern, Painter made the binding ruling and awarded the bout to McGovern, reversing the rule of a knockout by Reagan. A crowd of 1500 witnessed the vigorous bout that saw Reagan dominating in every round. McGovern was counted out after he had laid down after the final blow. The bout was to have been for the Inter-Mountain Featherweight Championship.[14]

Loss to "Mexican Joe" Rivers

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On February 22, 1911, he lost to Mexican Joe Rivers by a technical knockout in the thirteenth round of a scheduled twenty. Reagan took a "terrific beating" and was knocked down four times prior to the thirteenth round when he was knocked down twice more by Rivers before the fight was called by Referee Eyeton. The bout took place in the Arena in Vernon, California, considered in the city of Los Angeles. The referee was Charles Eyton.[2][15] Rivers would contend for the World Lightweight Title on July 4, 1913 against Willie Ritchie. He would fight many of the top feather and lightweight boxers in the country.[16]

He fought Monte Attell again in a draw bout on July 25, 1911, at the Buffalo Athletic Club in Sacramento, California.[2]

He fought "Chalky" Germaine twice, first on January 8, 1912, in what was to be a ten-round bout at the Colonial Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. Reagan was having trouble making the 122 pound limit for the bout. Nevertheless, he won the bout in the fifth round on points. Germaine was losing throughout the bout, and was clearly still suffering from a previous illness. Referee Harding K. Downing stopped the bout in the fifth round as a result.[17] He met Germaine again on July 24, 1912 in Price, Utah, in a 20-round draw.[2]

He defeated Tally Johns on September 4, 1912, at the Salt Lake Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah, in an uncharacteristic fourteenth-round TKO of a twenty-round match. Johns was described by one source as a "featherweight champion of the Northwest."[18] Johns ended the bout with one eye badly swollen and the other entirely shut. Suffering, he had his seconds stop the bout forty-five seconds into the fourteenth round. Reagan was described as the aggressor throughout the bout, but not a single knockdown of either boxer occurred in the fight.[19]

Between October 1913 and February 1915, he fought Sally Salvadore three times, winning in each bout.[2]

On November 5, 1915, he won against the great Battling Nelson in a ten-round points decision in Kansas City, Missouri.[2] Nelson, the former lightweight champion, lost decisively, and took serious punishment.[20]

Decline of boxing career

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Between August 1916, and May 1919, he began losing bouts with greater frequency, winning only 1 of 14 of his late career bouts. Though a number of the boxers he met after his loss of the title were competent or even gifted, his boxing dominance was relatively brief for a former World Champion.[2]

Match with Benny Leonard

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Near the end of his boxing career, on February 28, 1917, he fought the exceptional reigning lightweight champion Benny Leonard at the Manhattan Casino in Manhattan, New York, in a ten-round match, that the New York Times considered a draw bout. The Des Moines Register considered the fact that Reagan had gone ten rounds without being knocked out by the extraordinary champion a remarkable accomplishment. According to the Ogden Standard, "Dozens of times Jimmy seemed on the point of going down, but always he kept afoot. The Standard also wrote of Leonard, that "there wasn't a punch that he didn't aim at Reagan, and there wasn't one that was forceful enough to keep the Californian at bay."[2][21][22]

Loss to Arlos Fanning

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On November 20, 1917, he lost decisively to Arlos Fanning in a fifteen-round points decision in Joplin, Missouri. Fanning scored a clear knockdown of Reagan in the fourth, and had leads in twelve rounds, while Reagan took only two rounds, with one was a draw.[23] On November 7, 1917, while in St. Louis training for the bout at the Future City Boxing club, Regan was briefly arrested and then released. Several policeman were able to purchase boxing tickets to a boxing event sponsored by the club, without having club membership, which was legally required to purchase tickets. When such violations occurred the boxers present at a club were arrested.[24]

Of his late career loss to Black boxer Willie St. Clair on January 8, 1918, the Ogden Standard accurately predicted "As a fighter Reagan is through, Undoubtedly he is tough and can take a terrific beating, but for real milling his days apparently are over. Willie won the decision by a mile."[25]

He lost to Neal Allison January 15, 1918 at the Waterloo Theatre in Waterloo, Iowa in a ten-round newspaper decision. Reagan was characterized as a boxer who lacked great scientific boxing skills, being rather "a scrapper of the give and take variety, who relied on his ability to "give and take punishment to bring ...victory."[2][21]

Reagan died in October 1975.

Professional boxing record

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All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[26] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

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74 fights 22 wins 26 losses
By knockout 5 5
By decision 17 19
By disqualification 0 2
Draws 13
No contests 1
Newspaper decisions/draws 12

All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
74 Win 22–26–13 (13) Walt Fanning PTS 10 Nov 26, 1919 Crescent Theater, Eureka, Utah, US
73 Loss 21–26–13 (13) Barney Adair TKO 6 (10) May 19, 1919 Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa, US
72 Loss 21–25–13 (13) Danny Matthews PTS 10 May 1, 1919 Elks' Gym, Chanute, Kansas, US
71 Loss 21–24–13 (13) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 10 Feb 28, 1919 Camp Pike, North Little Rock, Arkansas, US
70 Loss 21–23–13 (13) Jack Read PTS 10 Apr 6, 1918 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
69 Loss 21–22–13 (13) Otto Wallace TKO 11 (15) Mar 27, 1918 Business Men's A.C., Fort Worth, Texas, US
68 Loss 21–21–13 (13) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 10 Feb 7, 1918 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
67 Loss 21–20–13 (13) Neal Allison NWS 10 Jan 15, 1918 Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, Iowa, US
66 Loss 21–20–13 (12) Pat Gilbert PTS 20 Dec 28, 1917 Armory, Ogden, Utah, US
65 Loss 21–19–13 (12) Arlos Fanning NWS 15 Nov 20, 1917 Joplin, Louisiana, US
64 Loss 21–19–13 (11) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 15 Oct 10, 1917 Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US
63 Draw 21–18–13 (11) Joe Malone NWS 10 Jul 13, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
62 Win 21–18–13 (10) George Cohan NWS 10 Jun 26, 1917 National S.C., Albany, New York, US
61 Loss 21–18–13 (9) Barney Adair NWS 10 Jun 22, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
60 Loss 21–18–13 (8) Benny Leonard NWS 10 Feb 28, 1917 Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, US
59 Loss 21–18–13 (7) Johnny Lore NWS 10 Feb 9, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
58 Loss 21–18–13 (6) Harry Carlson PTS 12 Oct 26, 1916 Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US
57 Loss 21–17–13 (6) Chick Simler NWS 10 Aug 29, 1916 Pioneer S.C., New York City, New York, US
56 Loss 21–17–13 (5) Walter Mohr NWS 10 Aug 12, 1916 Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US
55 Win 21–17–13 (4) Jimmy Barry KO 8 (?) Jul 12, 1916 Providence, Rhode Island, US
54 Loss 20–17–13 (4) Joe Welling PTS 15 Jun 6, 1916 Marieville Gardens, North Providence, Rhode Island, US
53 Win 20–16–13 (4) Sailor Joe Kelly NWS 10 Jun 5, 1916 New York City, New York, US
52 Win 20–16–13 (3) Johnny Lore NWS 10 May 16, 1916 Pioneer S.C., New York City, New York, US
51 Draw 20–16–13 (2) Harry Pierce NWS 10 Apr 28, 1916 Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, New York, US
50 Loss 20–16–13 (1) Harvey Thorpe PTS 10 Jan 26, 1916 Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
49 Loss 20–15–13 (1) Otto Wallace PTS 10 Dec 27, 1915 Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
48 ND 20–14–13 (1) Jimmy Hanlon ND 6 Nov 10, 1915 Location unknown
47 Win 20–14–13 Battling Nelson PTS 10 Nov 5, 1915 20th Century A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
46 Loss 19–14–13 Benny Palmer PTS 8 Sep 27, 1915 Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US
45 Draw 19–13–13 Harvey Thorpe PTS 10 Aug 30, 1915 20th Century A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
44 Loss 19–13–12 Joe Flynn DQ 12 (15) Jun 25, 1915 Denver, Colorado, US
43 Loss 19–12–12 Stanley Yoakum PTS 20 May 18, 1915 Denver, Colorado, US
42 Draw 19–11–12 Pat Gilbert PTS 4 Mar 1, 1915 Garrick Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
41 Win 19–11–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 4 Feb 8, 1915 Garrick Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
40 Win 18–11–11 Joe Getz PTS 15 Jun 19, 1914 Jackson, California, US
39 Loss 17–11–11 George Mason PTS 10 Feb 25, 1914 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
38 Loss 17–10–11 George Mason PTS ? Feb 14, 1914 Oakland, California, US Exact date unknown
37 Win 17–9–11 Henry Hickey PTS 6 Feb 10, 1914 Wheelmen Club, Oakland, California, US
36 Win 16–9–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 10 Jan 1, 1914 Stockton, California, US
35 Win 15–9–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 6 Oct 29, 1913 Wheelmen's Club, Oakland, California, US
34 Loss 14–9–11 Percy Cove PTS 4 Jan 24, 1913 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
33 Draw 14–8–11 Percy Cove PTS 4 Sep 27, 1912 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
32 Win 14–8–10 Tally Johns TKO 14 (?) Sep 4, 1912 Salt Lake Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
31 Draw 13–8–10 Chalky Germaine PTS 20 Jul 24, 1912 Price, Utah, US
30 Draw 13–8–9 Tally Johns PTS 6 Feb 12, 1912 Butte, Montana, US
29 Win 13–8–8 Chalky Germaine TKO 5 (10) Jan 8, 1912 Colonial Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
28 Loss 12–8–8 Louis Hahn PTS 4 Dec 8, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
27 Loss 12–7–8 Percy Cove PTS 20 Oct 30, 1911 Sacramento, California, US
26 Draw 12–6–8 Monte Attell PTS 20 Jul 25, 1911 Buffalo A.C., Sacramento, California, US
25 Draw 12–6–7 Danny Webster PTS 20 Jun 14, 1911 Ogden, Utah, US
24 Draw 12–6–6 Danny Webster PTS 20 Jun 13, 1911 Glenwood Park Saucer Track, Ogden, Utah, US
23 Loss 12–6–5 Mexican Joe Rivers TKO 13 (20) Feb 22, 1911 Arena, Vernon, California, US
22 Loss 12–5–5 Gene McGovern DQ 11 (20) Oct 7, 1910 Fair Grounds, Ogden, Utah, US
21 Win 12–4–5 Eugene 'Peanuts' Sinclair KO 13 (20) Sep 5, 1910 Fair Grounds, Ogden, Utah, US Won vacant Inter-Mountain featherweight title
20 Draw 11–4–5 Harley 'Kid' Ross PTS 4 Jul 7, 1910 Salt Lake A.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, US
19 Loss 11–4–4 Kid Brown KO 4 (10) Jun 28, 1910 Lynbrook, New York, US
18 Win 11–3–4 Eddie Webber PTS 6 Jun 18, 1910 Auditorium, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
17 Draw 10–3–4 Young Erlenborn PTS 6 Jun 6, 1910 Salt Palace Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
16 Win 10–3–3 Fred Bennett PTS 10 Mar 15, 1910 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
15 Loss 9–3–3 Monte Attell KO 4 (10) Aug 11, 1909 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US For world bantamweight title
14 Win 9–2–3 Fred Bennett PTS 10 May 25, 1909 Dreamland Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US
13 Loss 8–2–3 Monte Attell PTS 20 Feb 22, 1909 Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California, US Lost world bantamweight title claim;
For Attell's world bantamweight title claim
12 Win 8–1–3 Jimmy Walsh PTS 12 Jan 29, 1909 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US Won world bantamweight title claim
11 Draw 7–1–3 Jimmy Carroll PTS 6 Dec 18, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
10 Draw 7–1–2 Monte Attell PTS 15 Nov 30, 1908 Dreamland Pavilon, Oakland, California, US
9 Win 7–1–1 Harry Williams PTS 6 Nov 17, 1908 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US
8 Win 6–1–1 Eddie Menney PTS 6 Oct 23, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
7 Win 5–1–1 Eddie Carsey PTS 6 Aug 18, 1908 Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US
6 Draw 4–1–1 Harry Dell PTS 6 Aug 14, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
5 Loss 4–1 Willie Ritchie PTS 6 Jul 16, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
4 Win 4–0 Jack Lennon PTS 4 Jun 18, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
3 Win 3–0 Lee Johnson PTS 4 May 28, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Young Lavigne KO 3 (4) Feb 18, 1908 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US
1 Win 1–0 Eddie Young PTS 4 Dec 19, 1907 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US

Unofficial record

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74 fights 25 wins 33 losses
By knockout 5 5
By decision 20 26
By disqualification 0 2
Draws 15
No contests 1

Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
74 Win 25–33–15 (1) Walt Fanning PTS 10 Nov 26, 1919 Crescent Theater, Eureka, Utah, US
73 Loss 24–33–15 (1) Barney Adair TKO 6 (10) May 19, 1919 Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa, US
72 Loss 24–32–15 (1) Danny Matthews PTS 10 May 1, 1919 Elks' Gym, Chanute, Kansas, US
71 Loss 24–31–15 (1) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 10 Feb 28, 1919 Camp Pike, North Little Rock, Arkansas, US
70 Loss 24–30–15 (1) Jack Read PTS 10 Apr 6, 1918 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
69 Loss 24–29–15 (1) Otto Wallace TKO 11 (15) Mar 27, 1918 Business Men's A.C., Fort Worth, Texas, US
68 Loss 24–28–15 (1) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 10 Feb 7, 1918 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US
67 Loss 24–27–15 (1) Neal Allison NWS 10 Jan 15, 1918 Waterloo Theatre, Waterloo, Iowa, US
66 Loss 24–26–15 (1) Pat Gilbert PTS 20 Dec 28, 1917 Armory, Ogden, Utah, US
65 Loss 24–25–15 (1) Arlos Fanning NWS 15 Nov 20, 1917 Joplin, Louisiana, US
64 Loss 24–24–15 (1) Jimmy Hanlon PTS 15 Oct 10, 1917 Orleans A.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, US
63 Draw 24–23–15 (1) Joe Malone NWS 10 Jul 13, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
62 Win 24–23–14 (1) George Cohan NWS 10 Jun 26, 1917 National S.C., Albany, New York, US
61 Loss 23–23–14 (1) Barney Adair NWS 10 Jun 22, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
60 Loss 23–22–14 (1) Benny Leonard NWS 10 Feb 28, 1917 Manhattan Casino, New York City, New York, US
59 Loss 23–21–14 (1) Johnny Lore NWS 10 Feb 9, 1917 New Polo A.C., New York City, New York, US
58 Loss 23–20–14 (1) Harry Carlson PTS 12 Oct 26, 1916 Unity Cycle Club, Lawrence, Massachusetts, US
57 Loss 23–19–14 (1) Chick Simler NWS 10 Aug 29, 1916 Pioneer S.C., New York City, New York, US
56 Loss 23–18–14 (1) Walter Mohr NWS 10 Aug 12, 1916 Broadway Arena, New York City, New York, US
55 Win 23–17–14 (1) Jimmy Barry KO 8 (?) Jul 12, 1916 Providence, Rhode Island, US
54 Loss 22–17–14 (1) Joe Welling PTS 15 Jun 6, 1916 Marieville Gardens, North Providence, Rhode Island, US
53 Win 22–16–14 (1) Sailor Joe Kelly NWS 10 Jun 5, 1916 New York City, New York, US
52 Win 21–16–14 (1) Johnny Lore NWS 10 May 16, 1916 Pioneer S.C., New York City, New York, US
51 Draw 20–16–14 (1) Harry Pierce NWS 10 Apr 28, 1916 Vanderbilt A.C., New York City, New York, US
50 Loss 20–16–13 (1) Harvey Thorpe PTS 10 Jan 26, 1916 Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
49 Loss 20–15–13 (1) Otto Wallace PTS 10 Dec 27, 1915 Academy A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
48 ND 20–14–13 (1) Jimmy Hanlon ND 6 Nov 10, 1915 Location unknown
47 Win 20–14–13 Battling Nelson PTS 10 Nov 5, 1915 20th Century A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
46 Loss 19–14–13 Benny Palmer PTS 8 Sep 27, 1915 Phoenix A.C., Memphis, Tennessee, US
45 Draw 19–13–13 Harvey Thorpe PTS 10 Aug 30, 1915 20th Century A.C., Kansas City, Missouri, US
44 Loss 19–13–12 Joe Flynn DQ 12 (15) Jun 25, 1915 Denver, Colorado, US
43 Loss 19–12–12 Stanley Yoakum PTS 20 May 18, 1915 Denver, Colorado, US
42 Draw 19–11–12 Pat Gilbert PTS 4 Mar 1, 1915 Garrick Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
41 Win 19–11–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 4 Feb 8, 1915 Garrick Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
40 Win 18–11–11 Joe Getz PTS 15 Jun 19, 1914 Jackson, California, US
39 Loss 17–11–11 George Mason PTS 10 Feb 25, 1914 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
38 Loss 17–10–11 George Mason PTS ? Feb 14, 1914 Oakland, California, US Exact date unknown
37 Win 17–9–11 Henry Hickey PTS 6 Feb 10, 1914 Wheelmen Club, Oakland, California, US
36 Win 16–9–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 10 Jan 1, 1914 Stockton, California, US
35 Win 15–9–11 Solly Salvadore PTS 6 Oct 29, 1913 Wheelmen's Club, Oakland, California, US
34 Loss 14–9–11 Percy Cove PTS 4 Jan 24, 1913 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
33 Draw 14–8–11 Percy Cove PTS 4 Sep 27, 1912 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
32 Win 14–8–10 Tally Johns TKO 14 (?) Sep 4, 1912 Salt Lake Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
31 Draw 13–8–10 Chalky Germaine PTS 20 Jul 24, 1912 Price, Utah, US
30 Draw 13–8–9 Tally Johns PTS 6 Feb 12, 1912 Butte, Montana, US
29 Win 13–8–8 Chalky Germaine TKO 5 (10) Jan 8, 1912 Colonial Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
28 Loss 12–8–8 Louis Hahn PTS 4 Dec 8, 1911 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
27 Loss 12–7–8 Percy Cove PTS 20 Oct 30, 1911 Sacramento, California, US
26 Draw 12–6–8 Monte Attell PTS 20 Jul 25, 1911 Buffalo A.C., Sacramento, California, US
25 Draw 12–6–7 Danny Webster PTS 20 Jun 14, 1911 Ogden, Utah, US
24 Draw 12–6–6 Danny Webster PTS 20 Jun 13, 1911 Glenwood Park Saucer Track, Ogden, Utah, US
23 Loss 12–6–5 Mexican Joe Rivers TKO 13 (20) Feb 22, 1911 Arena, Vernon, California, US
22 Loss 12–5–5 Gene McGovern DQ 11 (20) Oct 7, 1910 Fair Grounds, Ogden, Utah, US
21 Win 12–4–5 Eugene 'Peanuts' Sinclair KO 13 (20) Sep 5, 1910 Fair Grounds, Ogden, Utah, US Won vacant Inter-Mountain featherweight title
20 Draw 11–4–5 Harley 'Kid' Ross PTS 4 Jul 7, 1910 Salt Lake A.C., Salt Lake City, Utah, US
19 Loss 11–4–4 Kid Brown KO 4 (10) Jun 28, 1910 Lynbrook, New York, US
18 Win 11–3–4 Eddie Webber PTS 6 Jun 18, 1910 Auditorium, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
17 Draw 10–3–4 Young Erlenborn PTS 6 Jun 6, 1910 Salt Palace Theater, Salt Lake City, Utah, US
16 Win 10–3–3 Fred Bennett PTS 10 Mar 15, 1910 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US
15 Loss 9–3–3 Monte Attell KO 4 (10) Aug 11, 1909 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US For world bantamweight title
14 Win 9–2–3 Fred Bennett PTS 10 May 25, 1909 Dreamland Pavilion, San Francisco, California, US
13 Loss 8–2–3 Monte Attell PTS 20 Feb 22, 1909 Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California, US Lost world bantamweight title claim;
For Attell's world bantamweight title claim
12 Win 8–1–3 Jimmy Walsh PTS 12 Jan 29, 1909 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California, US Won world bantamweight title claim
11 Draw 7–1–3 Jimmy Carroll PTS 6 Dec 18, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
10 Draw 7–1–2 Monte Attell PTS 15 Nov 30, 1908 Dreamland Pavilon, Oakland, California, US
9 Win 7–1–1 Harry Williams PTS 6 Nov 17, 1908 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US
8 Win 6–1–1 Eddie Menney PTS 6 Oct 23, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
7 Win 5–1–1 Eddie Carsey PTS 6 Aug 18, 1908 Coliseum, San Francisco, California, US
6 Draw 4–1–1 Harry Dell PTS 6 Aug 14, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
5 Loss 4–1 Willie Ritchie PTS 6 Jul 16, 1908 Reliance A.C., Oakland, California, US
4 Win 4–0 Jack Lennon PTS 4 Jun 18, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
3 Win 3–0 Lee Johnson PTS 4 May 28, 1908 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Young Lavigne KO 3 (4) Feb 18, 1908 Piedmont Pavilion, Oakland, California, US
1 Win 1–0 Eddie Young PTS 4 Dec 19, 1907 West Oakland Club, Oakland, California, US

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Lineal Bantamweight Champions". Cyber Boxing Zone.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Jimmy Reagan". BoxRec. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Reagan". Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ^ "The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, October 07, 1910, Image 3". p. 2.
  5. ^ "The Salt Lake Tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, February 19, 1911, SPORTING SECTION, Image 38". p. 2.
  6. ^ "Jimmy Brimful of Confidence", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 37, 19 February 1911
  7. ^ "Monte Has Right to Claim Championship Title", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, pg. 11, 9 August 1909
  8. ^ Smith, Eddie, "Clever San Francisco Boy Wins Over Boston Champ", Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, pg. 15, 30 January 1909
  9. ^ "Jimmy Reagan, World's Champion Bantam", The Tacoma Times, Tacoma, Washington, pg. 2, 17 February 1909
  10. ^ "Britt is Defeated", Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Illinois, pg. 5, 28 February 1909
  11. ^ "Reagan And Sinclair Ready for Contest", p. 10, 27 August 1910
  12. ^ ""Peanuts" Sinclair Begins Training For Contest", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 10, 23 August 1910
  13. ^ "Jimmy Reagan in Great Condition, Former Bantamweight Champion Believes He can Easily Defeat "Peanuts" Sinclair", The Salt Lake City Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 10, 30 August 1910
  14. ^ "Gene M'Govern Wins on Foul", Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 12, 8 October 1910
  15. ^ "Young Rivers Gets Decision", The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., pg. 8, 23 February 1911
  16. ^ "Jimmy Reagan Takes a Tremendous Beating", Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 11, 23 February 1911
  17. ^ "Jimmy Reagan in Salt Lake", The Evening Standard, Ogden City, Utah, pg. 6, 26 December 1911
  18. ^ "Classy Little Boxers to Go Twenty Rounds Tonight", The Salt Lake Tribune", Salt Lake City, Utah, pg. 7, 4 September 1912
  19. ^ "Reagan Stops Johns in the Fourteenth Round", The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City, Utah, p. 8, 5 September 1912
  20. ^ "Sports of All Kinds--Boxing", The Day Book, Chicago, Illinois, pg. 11 6 November 1915
  21. ^ a b "To Stage Athletic Show", Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, pg. 31, 13 January 1918
  22. ^ "Fight Fans are Gathering From All Corners", The Ogden Standard, Ogden, Utah, p.3, 25 December 1917
  23. ^ "Fanning Wins Handily From Jimmy Reagan", The Morning Tulsa Daily World, Tulsa, Oklahoma, p. 10, 21 November 1917
  24. ^ "Police Raid Boxing Club", Evening Capital News, Boise, Idaho, pg. 8, 7 November 1917
  25. ^ "Reagan Slow in Bout With Negro", Ogden Standard, Ogden, Utah, pg. 3, 8 January 1918
  26. ^ "BoxRec: Login".
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Achievements
Preceded by World Bantamweight Champion
January 29, 1909 – February 22, 1909
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by Oldest living world champion
March 24 – October 10, 1975
Succeeded by