MINTO SPORTS WALL OF FAME

 2009 INDUCTEE

JAMES MOONEY

Boxing

   

 

 

 

JAMES MOONEY

Boxing

  • Boxing career spanned from 1940-1960
  • 185 fights, 175 wins (151 KO's) , 8 losses, 2 draws
  • 1945  -  Won the Maritime Welterweight Boxing Title
  • In the mid-forties, on the advice of famed boxing promoter Angelo Dundee, Jimmy moved to Boston to fight in front of larger crowds and                  compete for bigger purses

  • Finished his career fighting throughout the Maritimes

  • 1982  -  Inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame