For other people named Jimmy Wilde, see Jimmy Wilde (disambiguation).
Jimmy Wilde
Born
William James Wilde
(1892-05-15)15 May 1892
Quakers Yard, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Died
10 March 1969(1969-03-10) (aged 76)
Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales
Nationality
Welsh
Other names
The Mighty Atom
The Tylorstown Terror
Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand
Statistics
Weight(s)
Flyweight
Height
5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Reach
66 in (168 cm)
Stance
Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights
150
Wins
137
Wins by KO
98
Losses
4
Draws
1
No contests
8
William James Wilde (12 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweight championship from 1916 to 1923.
Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager, and promoter, Charley "Broadway" Rose, as "the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever". Wilde earned various nicknames, such as "The Mighty Atom", "Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand", and "The Tylorstown Terror" due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning as the world's greatest flyweight, Wilde would take on bantamweights and even featherweights, and knock them out.[1]
^Davies, Sean (17 December 2006). "90 years on..." BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
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