Thomas Lawless Explained

Thomas William Lawless
Nickname:	Bucky, The Irish Terrier, The Terror, Uncrowned Welterweight Champion of the World, The Auburn Wildcat
Weight:	Welterweight, middleweight
Height:	5 ft 6 in
Birth Date:	3 March 1908
Birth Place:	Auburn, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Ovil, New York, U.S.
Total:	132
Wins:	78
Ko:	9
Losses:	47
Draws:	7

Thomas William Lawless (March 3, 1908 – June 19, 1966), better known as Bucky Lawless, was an American welterweight boxer from Auburn, New York, who fought 131 professional bouts between April 30, 1925, and October 9, 1936.^[1] He was known for his hair-trigger left-handed punch. Lawless was one of the first boxers to be approved by the New York State Athletic Commission to box in professional bouts before he was 18 years of age.^[2] During Lawless' boxing career, sports writers called him the "Uncrowned Welterweight Champion of the World" by virtue of his non-title victories over four champions.^[3]

Early life

Thomas "Bucky" Lawless was born on March 3, 1908, in Auburn, New York. His parents were Martin J. Lawless (1869–1941) and Francis T. Lawless (née O'Brien; 1883–1946).^[4] His father was born in Ireland, emigrated to the U.S. in 1882, and worked for the New York Central Railroad, while his mother was born in Ontario, Canada, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1889.^[5] Thomas was nicknamed "Bucky" by his friends soon after he began grade school at Holy Family School in Auburn. One of his first jobs was as a newspaper hawker for the Auburn Citizen, which is when he learned to fight in alley brawls with other newsies. Lawless dropped out of junior high school to learn boxing.^[6] On September 18, 1924, at 16 years of age, he made his lightweight debut in Moravia, New York, where he fought Red Curry from Binghamton, NY. After three rounds, Lawless was awarded the decision.^[7]

Boxing career

Lawless' professional boxing debut occurred on September 28, 1925, when he fought and won against Tony Occipenti at Town Hall, Scranton, PA, by points after six rounds.^[8] He won 14 consecutive matches between September 1925 and May 1926, which included winning the Champion Lightweight of Central New York title from Sailor Pacilio (Ralph Rocco Pacilio) on April 12, 1926, at the Syracuse Arena in Syracuse, NY.^[9] His first professional loss occurred on May 28, 1926, in the Syracuse Arena, when he lost his match by points against Jackie Brady (Amedio Pizzica) and gave up his title to him. The crowd of over 5,000 did not approve of the judges' decision and jeered. The Auburn Citizen, reporting on the fight, declared that favoritism was shown to Brady by the judges and that Lawless had been robbed of his title.^[10] Lawless lost by points in a rematch against Brady on July 16, 1926, at Star Park in Syracuse.^[11] The rematch nearly did not occur for several reasons: initially, it was rumored that Lawless and boxer Canastota Bob (Joseph Kanafolo) had been "given a vacation" (suspended) by the New York State Boxing Commission after Lawless and Bob had recently worked in the corners of amateur boxers at a match in Ithaca, NY. Deputy State Commissioner Hodges responded that he would not interfere and that Lawless would be able to fight Brady.^[12] After two postponements, Lawless' manager, Edward Epstein, stated that Lawless would be unable to meet the stipulated weight and that taking off too much weight quickly would weaken him, leaving him in no shape to fight. During a scheduled conference, Charlie Celli, Brady's manager, stated that if Lawless did not meet the weight standard, he would consider it a forfeit. Epstein retorted that if another agreement was not reached, he would not permit Lawless to fight. A second conference that Lawless and Brady attended was scheduled the next day. The argument between Epstein and Celli during this conference became so heated that Marc Buckland, president of the Syracuse Arena Athletic Club, had to intervene several times to prevent the two managers from physically fighting each other. After over three hours of negotiations, an agreement was reached and the match was scheduled.^[13] Joe Netro of the Syracuse Arena Athletic Club, while speaking with reporters quipped that he was thinking of calling off the upcoming match at Star Park because he had heard there would be a "Lawless element there".^[14]

Lawless won the Welterweight Title of Central New York on October 14, 1927, when he defeated Billy Leonard at the Syracuse Arena in six rounds. Bucky carried all the rounds except for the second and fourth. It was called a grudge match after Leonard and his manager were "nasty" to Lawless while in the dressing rooms before the match, calling him a "small town pug" and a "country boy". In the sixth round, Leonard stood in the center of the ring, challenging Lawless to "come on", who accepted and effectively won the sixth round and the bout.^[15] Collyer's Eye, a weekly sports journal published in Chicago from 1915 to 1929, ran regularly scheduled articles that rated professional welterweight boxers. Although the rating methodology was not described, the article stated that all factors were taken into consideration in the figures employed and the system gives an accurate slant on a fighter's chances in a bout against another rated boxer. The purpose of the article was to allow readers to view two rated boxers for an upcoming bout and to select the projected winner based on his higher rating. These ratings were officially endorsed by the National Boxing Association and Pennsylvania Commission. Lawless first appeared in the rankings in the 15 October 1927 edition of Collyer's Eye. He was among 122 boxers listed in this edition and they were rated with scores between 109 and 300. Lawless was rated at 239.^[16] Of the eight fighters Lawless fought in 1927 who were rated in the same article, Lawless had victories over three fighters who had lower ratings than him (Bobby Richardson, Willie Greb, Eddie Dyer), and a loss against one fighter with a lower rating than him (Eddie Burnbrook). He had victories over two of the fighters who had higher ratings than him (Billy Leonard, Willie Harmon) and a draw with one fighter with a higher rating (Pete August). Lawless lost only one bout in 1927 against a fighter with a higher rating than him (Jack Zivic). In the 3 August 1929 edition of Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World, Bucky Lawless was ranked as Number 8 among "The Ten Best" welterweight fighters in a pool of 184 rated welterweight boxers.^[17] In the 19 July 1930 edition of Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World, Lawless was ranked Number 6 among the "Ten Best Welterweights."^[18] Lawless continued to rate among the Ten Best Welterweights into 1931.

Lawless fought seven World Welterweight Boxing Champions during his career, but never held the title himself.^[19] Sportswriters during this period editorialized about "overweight farces". Robert Edgren, the nationally syndicated American sports reporter, wrote in 1931 that welterweight champions "have been dodging the tough ones by making good contenders come in overweight. And they fought Bucky Lawless without any great success...That old gag again. Making Lawless come in overweight so that [Lou] Brouillard couldn't lose his title"^[20] as a response to the ten-round welterweight contest between Lawless and Lou Brouillard at Boston Garden on December 2, 1931, the latter of whom was the world welterweight boxing champion. Although Brouillard won the match by KO in the third round, both fighters came in over the weight limit, so his title was never at risk.^[21] Fighting Lawless in a title bout would have been risky for Brouillard because Lawless had appeared in four previous overweight matches and defeated them all. He won decisions over Joe Dundee, Tommy Freeman, and two over Young Jack Thompson (Cecil Lewis Thompson).^[22] One of the earlier non-title matches against Thompson was held seven months earlier on May 8, 1931, at Chicago Stadium. Lawless won this match, and although Thompson was the World Welterweight Champion at the time, Lawless was forced to come into the match overweight so that Thompson's title was not at risk.^[23] Lawless fought American Middleweight Champion Gorilla Jones (William Landon Jones) six times between 1928 and 1931, defeating him in four of these matches.^[24] During his professional boxing career, Lawless fought at venues across the country including Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, Brooklyn, NY; Atlantic City, NJ; Seattle, WA; New Orleans, LA; Cleveland, OH; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Pittsburgh, PA; Rochester, NY; and Buffalo, NY. The largest percentage (27%) of his 131 professional matches were fought in Syracuse, NY.^[25] By 1927 Lawless was the greatest drawing card for boxing matches in Syracuse.^[26]

Personal life

Lawless moved from Auburn, NY, to Syracuse, NY in early 1930. By then he trained in Syracuse, NY, where he was managed by Joe Netro. Lawless married Norma Lila Conlin of Potsdam, NY on March 20, 1930, in Syracuse.^[27] The Syracuse Journal wrote an article about the newlywed couple's home life in their apartment at The James, and featured four large at-home photographs with captions, such as Lawless serving coffee, washing dishes, and listening to the new radio with his wife.^[28] Lawless moved back to Auburn in 1933.^[29]

Lawless was honored by his home city of Auburn, NY on May 13, 1931. A week after his May 8 victory over Thompson, he arrived in Auburn shortly after 8:00 p.m. and was met at the Five Points by more than a hundred cars. Lawless sat in an elevated position on his roadster and a parade of three cars abreast escorted him through Fulton Street, Genesee Street, State Street, and Dill Street where the parade ended at the Auburn Fraternal Order of the Eagles. A reception was held in the Eagles Lodge where it was reported that hundreds of fans were turned away because of the limited space. Speakers at the reception included Joseph Hanlon, chairman of the event; John Donavan, City Manager; Syracuse journalists John McGrath and Martin La Chance; and Lawless himself.^[30]

After Lawless stopped boxing professionally in 1936, he lived in his hometown of Auburn, NY, where he worked as a laborer for public works and for business owner Thomas J. Hennessy.^[31] Lawless stayed active in Auburn local events; for example, he acted as master of ceremonies during a bowling match held in Auburn at the Roman Alleys on March 10, 1940, in which ex-fighters competed against ex-ball players.^[32] Lawless died after a long illness at age 58 on June 19, 1966.^[33]

Professional boxing record

All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,^[34] unless otherwise stated.

Official record

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

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
132	Loss	78–46–6	Buck Potvin	NWS	4	Oct 9, 1936
131	Draw	78–46–6	Walter Kayo Brown	NWS	6	Mar 27, 1936
130	Win	78–46–6	Kid Roberts	TKO	1 (6)	Mar 27, 1936
129	Loss	77–46–6	Sammy Chivas	KO	1 (10)	Aug 16, 1935
128	Loss	77–45–6	Ossie Stewart	KO	2 (10)	Jan 23, 1935
127	Loss	77–44–6	Gus Lesnevich	KO	2 (8)	Jan 12, 1935
126	Loss	77–43–6	Eddie Moore	KO	4 (8)	Dec 14, 1934
125	Loss	77–42–6	Paul Pirrone	KO	2 (10)	Aug 31, 1934
124	Loss	77–41–6	Freddie Steele	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 29, 1934
123	Loss	77–40–6	Eddie Babe Risko	KO	5 (6)	Jun 8, 1934
122	Loss	77–39–6	Eddie Babe Risko	PTS	6	May 14, 1934
121	Loss	77–38–6	Tony Rock	PTS	8	Mar 12, 1934
120	Loss	77–37–6	Panama Fred Jenkins	PTS	6	Dec 11, 1933
119	Loss	77–36–6	Eddie Flynn	PTS	10	Nov 6, 1933
118	Win	77–35–6	Weiner Wilch	PTS	6	Oct 30, 1933
117	Loss	76–35–6	Joe Moran	PTS	6	Oct 6, 1933
116	Loss	76–34–6	Young Terry	KO	5 (10)	Sep 18, 1933
115	Draw	76–33–6	Joe Thompson	PTS	6	Aug 28, 1933
114	Loss	76–33–5	Vincent Sireci	PTS	10	Aug 10, 1933
113	Loss	76–32–5	Freddie Polo	KO	10 (10)	Jun 6, 1933
112	Win	76–31–5	Frankie Hughes	PTS	10	May 22, 1933
111	Loss	75–31–5	Sterling "Six Second" Powell	PTS	8	May 9, 1933
110	Draw	75–30–5	Alabama Kid	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1933
109	Win	75–30–4	Marty McHale	PTS	6	Mar 21, 1933
108	Draw	74–30–4	Leroy Smith	PTS	10	Dec 16, 1932
107	Loss	74–30–3	Buck McTiernan	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1932
106	Loss	74–29–3	Paulie Walker	KO	6 (10)	Aug 25, 1932
105	Loss	74–28–3	Young Terry	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1932
104	Win	74–27–3	Eddie Bojack	PTS	8	Jun 23, 1932
103	Loss	73–27–3	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	May 23, 1932
102	Loss	73–26–3	Salvatore Affinito	KO	8 (10)	Apr 25, 1932
101	Loss	73–25–3	King Tut	UD	10	Mar 7, 1932
100	Loss	73–24–3	Leroy Smith	TKO	4 (10)	Jan 1, 1932
99	Loss	73–23–3	Lou Brouillard	KO	3 (10)	Dec 2, 1931
98	Win	73–22–3	Billy Rose	UD	10	Nov 20, 1931
97	Win	72–22–3	Young Harry Wills	PTS	10	Nov 9, 1931
96	Win	71–22–3	Young Harry Wills	PTS	10	Oct 12, 1931
95	Loss	70–22–3	Jimmy Belmont	UD	10	Sep 8, 1931
94	Win	70–21–3	Donald Fagg	PTS	10	Aug 6, 1931
93	Loss	69–21–3	Teddy Yarosz	PTS	10	Jul 27, 1931
92	Win	69–20–3	Pete August	PTS	10	Jul 15, 1931
91	Win	68–20–3	Lowell Bobby Brown	PTS	10	Jul 13, 1931
90	Win	67–20–3	Pete Susky	UD	10	Jul 2, 1931
89	Win	66–20–3	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1931
88	Win	65–20–3	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	May 25, 1931
87	Win	64–20–3	Young Jack Thompson	MD	10	May 8, 1931
86	Win	63–20–3	Pete Susky	UD	10	Apr 20, 1931
85	Win	62–20–3	Sailor Pacilio	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 17, 1931
84	Loss	61–20–3	Baby Joe Gans	PTS	10	Feb 27, 1931
83	Loss	61–19–3	Sam Bruce	SD	10	Feb 9, 1931
82	Win	61–18–3	Pinky Kaufman	KO	4 (10)	Feb 2, 1931
81	Win	60–18–3	Meyer Lichtenstein	MD	12	Jan 12, 1931
80	Loss	59–18–3	Jackie Fields	KO	5 (10)	Dec 19, 1930
79	Win	59–17–3	Gene Cardi	TKO	9 (10)	Dec 12, 1930
78	Win	58–17–3	Billy Townsend	PTS	10	Nov 21, 1930
77	Win	57–17–3	Paul Pirrone	PTS	10	Nov 10, 1930
76	Win	56–17–3	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1930
75	Win	55–17–3	Buck McTiernan	MD	10	Oct 20, 1930
74	Draw	54–17–3	Jackie Brady	PTS	10	Sep 30, 1930
73	Loss	54–17–2	Sammy Jackson	TKO	9 (10)	Sep 2, 1930
72	Win	54–16–2	Babe Anderson	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1930
71	Loss	53–16–2	Gorilla Jones	KO	9 (10)	Jul 18, 1930
70	Win	53–15–2	Meyer Lichtenstein	PTS	10	Jun 23, 1930
69	Win	52–15–2	Harry Mason	PTS	10	Jun 10, 1930
68	Win	51–15–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	May 12, 1930
67	Win	50–15–2	Joe Dundee	UD	10	Apr 14, 1930
66	Win	49–15–2	Sergeant Sammy Baker	PTS	10	Mar 17, 1930
65	Loss	48–15–2	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	Feb 21, 1930
64	Win	48–14–2	Young Jack Thompson	MD	10	Feb 3, 1930
63	Loss	47–14–2	Tommy Freeman	KO	7 (10)	Oct 25, 1929
62	Loss	47–13–2	Young Corbett III	KO	1 (10)	Aug 30, 1929
61	Win	47–12–2	Tommy Freeman	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1929
60	Win	46–12–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	12	Jul 16, 1929
59	Win	45–12–2	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1929
58	Loss	44–12–2	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	May 28, 1929
57	Loss	44–11–2	Jimmy Goodrich	PTS	10	May 6, 1929
56	Win	44–10–2	Sam Bruce	PTS	8	Apr 26, 1929
55	Win	43–10–2	Willie Lavin	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1929
54	Win	42–10–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	Feb 18, 1929
53	Draw	41–10–2	Jackie Horner	PTS	8	Feb 4, 1929
52	Win	41–10–1	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Jan 21, 1929
51	Win	40–10–1	Canada Lee	DQ	3 (10)	Dec 12, 1928
50	Win	39–10–1	Young Saylor	PTS	10	Nov 19, 1928
49	Loss	38–10–1	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	Oct 19, 1928
48	Loss	38–9–1	Canada Lee	KO	3 (10)	Oct 12, 1928
47	Win	38–8–1	Meyer Grace	PTS	6	Sep 3, 1928
46	Win	37–8–1	Larry Marinucci	TKO	10 (10)	Aug 31, 1928
45	Win	36–8–1	Young Saylor	PTS	10	Jul 23, 1928
44	Win	35–8–1	Jack Berry	PTS	10	Jun 29, 1928
43	Win	34–8–1	Johnny Piai	PTS	10	May 25, 1928
42	Loss	33–8–1	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	May 18, 1928
41	Loss	33–7–1	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	Apr 20, 1928
40	Win	33–6–1	Jack Manley	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1928
39	Win	32–6–1	Jack Sparr	PTS	6	Feb 3, 1928
38	Loss	31–6–1	Jack Sparr	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1928
37	Draw	31–5–1	Pete August	PTS	6	Dec 9, 1927
36	Win	31–5	Cuddy DeMarco	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1927
35	Win	30–5	Willie Harmon	PTS	6	Nov 4, 1927
34	Win	29–5	Billy Leonard	PTS	6	Oct 14, 1927
33	Win	28–5	Eddie Dyer	PTS	10	Oct 7, 1927
32	Win	27–5	Joe Saviola	PTS	6	Sep 30, 1927
31	Win	26–5	Willie Greb	PTS	6	Sep 2, 1927
30	Win	25–5	Sailor Pacilio	PTS	6	Jun 3, 1927
29	Loss	24–5	Jack Zivic	KO	6 (10)	May 2, 1927
28	Loss	24–4	Eddie Burnbrook	KO	2 (10)	Apr 11, 1927
27	Win	24–3	Sammy Marco	PTS	6	Mar 18, 1927
26	Win	23–3	Johnny Carey	KO	5 (10)	Mar 11, 1927
25	Win	22–3	Bobby Richardson	PTS	10	Feb 22, 1927
24	Win	21–3	Dave Forbes	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 11, 1927
23	Win	20–3	Dorey Shimar	PTS	10	Jan 28, 1927
22	Win	19–3	Dorey Shimar	PTS	6	Jan 21, 1927
21	Loss	18–3	Eddie Burnbrook	KO	3 (10)	Dec 30, 1926
20	Win	18–2	Jackie Horner	PTS	6	Dec 15, 1926
19	Win	17–2	Canastota Bob	PTS	6	Nov 26, 1926
18	Win	16–2	Kid Savage	PTS	6	Oct 29, 1926
17	Win	15–2	Pinky Burns	PTS	6	Jul 28, 1926
16	Loss	14–2	Jackie Brady	PTS	6	Jul 16, 1926
15	Loss	14–1	Jackie Brady	PTS	6	May 28, 1926
14	Win	14–0	Johnny Sacco	PTS	6	May 21, 1926
13	Win	13–0	Sailor Pacilio	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1926
12	Win	12–0	Teddy Dean	PTS	6	Mar 26, 1926
11	Win	11–0	Bobby Tracey	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1926
10	Win	10–0	Ralph Miles	TKO	4 (6)	Feb 12, 1926
9	Win	9–0	Johnny Beach	PTS	6	Jan 22, 1926
8	Win	8–0	Kid Savage	PTS	6	Jan 18, 1926
7	Win	7–0	Canastota Bob	PTS	6	Dec 4, 1925
6	Win	6–0	Battling Klem	PTS	?	Nov 26, 1925
5	Win	5–0	Harry Webber	PTS	4	Nov 11, 1925
4	Win	4–0	Willie Devanney	PTS	6	Nov 9, 1925
3	Win	3–0	Willie Devanney	PTS	6	Oct 12, 1925
2	Win	2–0	Billy Gray	KO	5 (6)	Oct 1, 1925
1	Win	1–0	Tony Occipenti	PTS	6	Sep 28, 1925

Unofficial record

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

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Age	Location	Notes
132	Loss	78–47–7	Buck Potvin	NWS	4	Oct 9, 1936
131	Draw	78–46–7	Walter Kayo Brown	NWS	6	Mar 27, 1936
130	Win	78–46–6	Kid Roberts	TKO	1 (6)	Mar 27, 1936
129	Loss	77–46–6	Sammy Chivas	KO	1 (10)	Aug 16, 1935
128	Loss	77–45–6	Ossie Stewart	KO	2 (10)	Jan 23, 1935
127	Loss	77–44–6	Gus Lesnevich	KO	2 (8)	Jan 12, 1935
126	Loss	77–43–6	Eddie Moore	KO	4 (8)	Dec 14, 1934
125	Loss	77–42–6	Paul Pirrone	KO	2 (10)	Aug 31, 1934
124	Loss	77–41–6	Freddie Steele	TKO	2 (10)	Jun 29, 1934
123	Loss	77–40–6	Eddie Babe Risko	KO	5 (6)	Jun 8, 1934
122	Loss	77–39–6	Eddie Babe Risko	PTS	6	May 14, 1934
121	Loss	77–38–6	Tony Rock	PTS	8	Mar 12, 1934
120	Loss	77–37–6	Panama Fred Jenkins	PTS	6	Dec 11, 1933
119	Loss	77–36–6	Eddie Flynn	PTS	10	Nov 6, 1933
118	Win	77–35–6	Weiner Wilch	PTS	6	Oct 30, 1933
117	Loss	76–35–6	Joe Moran	PTS	6	Oct 6, 1933
116	Loss	76–34–6	Young Terry	KO	5 (10)	Sep 18, 1933
115	Draw	76–33–6	Joe Thompson	PTS	6	Aug 28, 1933
114	Loss	76–33–5	Vincent Sireci	PTS	10	Aug 10, 1933
113	Loss	76–32–5	Freddie Polo	KO	10 (10)	Jun 6, 1933
112	Win	76–31–5	Frankie Hughes	PTS	10	May 22, 1933
111	Loss	75–31–5	Sterling "Six Second" Powell	PTS	8	May 9, 1933
110	Draw	75–30–5	Alabama Kid	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1933
109	Win	75–30–4	Marty McHale	PTS	6	Mar 21, 1933
108	Draw	74–30–4	Leroy Smith	PTS	10	Dec 16, 1932
107	Loss	74–30–3	Buck McTiernan	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1932
106	Loss	74–29–3	Paulie Walker	KO	6 (10)	Aug 25, 1932
105	Loss	74–28–3	Young Terry	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1932
104	Win	74–27–3	Eddie Bojack	PTS	8	Jun 23, 1932
103	Loss	73–27–3	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	May 23, 1932
102	Loss	73–26–3	Salvatore Affinito	KO	8 (10)	Apr 25, 1932
101	Loss	73–25–3	King Tut	UD	10	Mar 7, 1932
100	Loss	73–24–3	Leroy Smith	TKO	4 (10)	Jan 1, 1932
99	Loss	73–23–3	Lou Brouillard	KO	3 (10)	Dec 2, 1931
98	Win	73–22–3	Billy Rose	UD	10	Nov 20, 1931
97	Win	72–22–3	Young Harry Wills	PTS	10	Nov 9, 1931
96	Win	71–22–3	Young Harry Wills	PTS	10	Oct 12, 1931
95	Loss	70–22–3	Jimmy Belmont	UD	10	Sep 8, 1931
94	Win	70–21–3	Donald Fagg	PTS	10	Aug 6, 1931
93	Loss	69–21–3	Teddy Yarosz	PTS	10	Jul 27, 1931
92	Win	69–20–3	Pete August	PTS	10	Jul 15, 1931
91	Win	68–20–3	Lowell Bobby Brown	PTS	10	Jul 13, 1931
90	Win	67–20–3	Pete Susky	UD	10	Jul 2, 1931
89	Win	66–20–3	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Jun 25, 1931
88	Win	65–20–3	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	May 25, 1931
87	Win	64–20–3	Young Jack Thompson	MD	10	May 8, 1931
86	Win	63–20–3	Pete Susky	UD	10	Apr 20, 1931
85	Win	62–20–3	Sailor Pacilio	TKO	4 (10)	Mar 17, 1931
84	Loss	61–20–3	Baby Joe Gans	PTS	10	Feb 27, 1931
83	Loss	61–19–3	Sam Bruce	SD	10	Feb 9, 1931
82	Win	61–18–3	Pinky Kaufman	KO	4 (10)	Feb 2, 1931
81	Win	60–18–3	Meyer Lichtenstein	MD	12	Jan 12, 1931
80	Loss	59–18–3	Jackie Fields	KO	5 (10)	Dec 19, 1930
79	Win	59–17–3	Gene Cardi	TKO	9 (10)	Dec 12, 1930
78	Win	58–17–3	Billy Townsend	PTS	10	Nov 21, 1930
77	Win	57–17–3	Paul Pirrone	PTS	10	Nov 10, 1930
76	Win	56–17–3	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Nov 3, 1930
75	Win	55–17–3	Buck McTiernan	MD	10	Oct 20, 1930
74	Draw	54–17–3	Jackie Brady	PTS	10	Sep 30, 1930
73	Loss	54–17–2	Sammy Jackson	TKO	9 (10)	Sep 2, 1930
72	Win	54–16–2	Babe Anderson	PTS	10	Aug 15, 1930
71	Loss	53–16–2	Gorilla Jones	KO	9 (10)	Jul 18, 1930
70	Win	53–15–2	Meyer Lichtenstein	PTS	10	Jun 23, 1930
69	Win	52–15–2	Harry Mason	PTS	10	Jun 10, 1930
68	Win	51–15–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	May 12, 1930
67	Win	50–15–2	Joe Dundee	UD	10	Apr 14, 1930
66	Win	49–15–2	Sergeant Sammy Baker	PTS	10	Mar 17, 1930
65	Loss	48–15–2	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	Feb 21, 1930
64	Win	48–14–2	Young Jack Thompson	MD	10	Feb 3, 1930
63	Loss	47–14–2	Tommy Freeman	KO	7 (10)	Oct 25, 1929
62	Loss	47–13–2	Young Corbett III	KO	1 (10)	Aug 30, 1929
61	Win	47–12–2	Tommy Freeman	PTS	10	Aug 21, 1929
60	Win	46–12–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	12	Jul 16, 1929
59	Win	45–12–2	Bruce Flowers	PTS	10	Jun 21, 1929
58	Loss	44–12–2	Vince Dundee	PTS	10	May 28, 1929
57	Loss	44–11–2	Jimmy Goodrich	PTS	10	May 6, 1929
56	Win	44–10–2	Sam Bruce	PTS	8	Apr 26, 1929
55	Win	43–10–2	Willie Lavin	PTS	10	Mar 18, 1929
54	Win	42–10–2	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	Feb 18, 1929
53	Draw	41–10–2	Jackie Horner	PTS	8	Feb 4, 1929
52	Win	41–10–1	Jackie Horner	PTS	10	Jan 21, 1929
51	Win	40–10–1	Canada Lee	DQ	3 (10)	Dec 12, 1928
50	Win	39–10–1	Young Saylor	PTS	10	Nov 19, 1928
49	Loss	38–10–1	Gorilla Jones	PTS	10	Oct 19, 1928
48	Loss	38–9–1	Canada Lee	KO	3 (10)	Oct 12, 1928
47	Win	38–8–1	Meyer Grace	PTS	6	Sep 3, 1928
46	Win	37–8–1	Larry Marinucci	TKO	10 (10)	Aug 31, 1928
45	Win	36–8–1	Young Saylor	PTS	10	Jul 23, 1928
44	Win	35–8–1	Jack Berry	PTS	10	Jun 29, 1928
43	Win	34–8–1	Johnny Piai	PTS	10	May 25, 1928
42	Loss	33–8–1	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	May 18, 1928
41	Loss	33–7–1	Sammy Vogel	PTS	10	Apr 20, 1928
40	Win	33–6–1	Jack Manley	PTS	10	Mar 23, 1928
39	Win	32–6–1	Jack Sparr	PTS	6	Feb 3, 1928
38	Loss	31–6–1	Jack Sparr	PTS	10	Jan 20, 1928
37	Draw	31–5–1	Pete August	PTS	6	Dec 9, 1927
36	Win	31–5	Cuddy DeMarco	PTS	10	Dec 2, 1927
35	Win	30–5	Willie Harmon	PTS	6	Nov 4, 1927
34	Win	29–5	Billy Leonard	PTS	6	Oct 14, 1927
33	Win	28–5	Eddie Dyer	PTS	10	Oct 7, 1927
32	Win	27–5	Joe Saviola	PTS	6	Sep 30, 1927
31	Win	26–5	Willie Greb	PTS	6	Sep 2, 1927
30	Win	25–5	Sailor Pacilio	PTS	6	Jun 3, 1927
29	Loss	24–5	Jack Zivic	KO	6 (10)	May 2, 1927
28	Loss	24–4	Eddie Burnbrook	KO	2 (10)	Apr 11, 1927
27	Win	24–3	Sammy Marco	PTS	6	Mar 18, 1927
26	Win	23–3	Johnny Carey	KO	5 (10)	Mar 11, 1927
25	Win	22–3	Bobby Richardson	PTS	10	Feb 22, 1927
24	Win	21–3	Dave Forbes	TKO	7 (10)	Feb 11, 1927
23	Win	20–3	Dorey Shimar	PTS	10	Jan 28, 1927
22	Win	19–3	Dorey Shimar	PTS	6	Jan 21, 1927
21	Loss	18–3	Eddie Burnbrook	KO	3 (10)	Dec 30, 1926
20	Win	18–2	Jackie Horner	PTS	6	Dec 15, 1926
19	Win	17–2	Canastota Bob	PTS	6	Nov 26, 1926
18	Win	16–2	Kid Savage	PTS	6	Oct 29, 1926
17	Win	15–2	Pinky Burns	PTS	6	Jul 28, 1926
16	Loss	14–2	Jackie Brady	PTS	6	Jul 16, 1926
15	Loss	14–1	Jackie Brady	PTS	6	May 28, 1926
14	Win	14–0	Johnny Sacco	PTS	6	May 21, 1926
13	Win	13–0	Sailor Pacilio	PTS	6	Apr 12, 1926
12	Win	12–0	Teddy Dean	PTS	6	Mar 26, 1926
11	Win	11–0	Bobby Tracey	PTS	6	Mar 12, 1926
10	Win	10–0	Ralph Miles	TKO	4 (6)	Feb 12, 1926
9	Win	9–0	Johnny Beach	PTS	6	Jan 22, 1926
8	Win	8–0	Kid Savage	PTS	6	Jan 18, 1926
7	Win	7–0	Canastota Bob	PTS	6	Dec 4, 1925
6	Win	6–0	Battling Klem	PTS	?	Nov 26, 1925
5	Win	5–0	Harry Webber	PTS	4	Nov 11, 1925
4	Win	4–0	Willie Devanney	PTS	6	Nov 9, 1925
3	Win	3–0	Willie Devanney	PTS	6	Oct 12, 1925
2	Win	2–0	Billy Gray	KO	5 (6)	Oct 1, 1925
1	Win	1–0	Tony Occipenti	PTS	6	Sep 28, 1925

External links

• Newspaper Articles on Bucky Lawless from FultonHistory.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bucky Lawless . BoxRec . December 30, 2020.
2. News: Bucky Lawless . December 30, 2020 . The Citizen-Advertiser . The Citizen-Advertiser . June 22, 1966 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
3. News: Bucky Lawless, Middleweight Now, Has Big Bouts Ahead . December 30, 2020 . The Citizen-Advertiser . The Citizen-Advertiser . March 9, 1934 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
4. Web site: Thomas . Lawless . 1910 U.S. Federal Census . Ancestry.com . 1997-2020 Ancestry . December 30, 2020.
5. Web site: Lawless . Thomas . 1910 U.S. Federal Census . Ancestry.com . 1997-2020 Ancestry . December 30, 2020.
6. News: Lawless, Former Citizen Carrier, Fast Gaining Fame in the World of Fistiana . December 30, 2020 . The Auburn Citizen . The Auburn Citizen . May 12, 1926 . 2 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
7. News: Lawless, Former Citizen Carrier, Fast Gaining Fame in the World of Fistiana . December 31, 2020 . The Auburn Citizen . The Auburn Citizen . May 12, 1926 . 2 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
8. Web site: Bucky Lawless . Box Rec . BoxRec . December 31, 2020.
9. News: Lawless, Former Citizen Carrier, Fast Gaining Fame in the World of Fistiana . December 31, 2020 . The Auburn Citizen . The Auburn Citizen . May 12, 1926 . 2 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
10. News: Lawless Wins Fans' Hearts But Loses Title to Brady, Judges Are Roundly Scored . December 31, 2020 . The Auburn Citizen . The Auburn Citizen . May 29, 1926 . 2 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
11. Web site: Bucky Lawless . BoxRec . January 1, 2021.
12. News: LaChance, Martin . Commission Permits Bucky Lawless-Brady Fight: Arena A.C. Moves To Star Park . January 15, 2021 . Syracuse American . July 11, 1926 . 5 . January 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120833/https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html . live .
13. News: LaChance, Martin . Lawless-Brady Fight Friday Is Almost Off . January 15, 2021 . Syracuse Journal . July 10, 1926 . 8 . January 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120833/https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html . live .
14. News: Kenefick, Bob . On The Sport Firing Line . January 15, 2021 . Syracuse Journal . July 15, 1926 . 18 . January 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120833/https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html . live .
15. News: Bucky Lawless Defeats Leonard to Take Welter Title; Gainor Wins By Kayo . December 31, 2020 . The Auburn Citizen . The Auburn Citizen . October 15, 1927 . 2 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
16. News: Expert Rates Welterweights . 25 July 2021 . Collyer's Eye . Collyer's Publishing Company . October 15, 1927 . 3 . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726223807/http://www.newspapers.com/image/668540584/ . live .
17. News: Expert Rating on Welters . 26 July 2021 . Collyer's Eye and the Baseball World . Collyer's Publishing Co. . August 3, 1929 . 3 . July 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727005454/http://www.newspapers.com/image/668595446/ . live .
18. News: Expert Ratings On Welterweight Boxers . 26 July 2021 . Collyer's Eye and The Baseball World . Colyer's Publishing Company . July 19, 1930 . 3 . July 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726003340/https://www.newspapers.com/image/668598665/?terms=Bucky%20Lawless&match=1 . live .
19. News: Bucky Lawless . January 1, 2021 . The Citizen-Advertiser . Auburn Publishing Company . June 22, 1966 . 4 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
20. News: Edgren, Robert . Overweight Fights Are Ring Farce: Edgren Asks What Brouillard, 3rd Round Victor, Feared About Lawless . January 1, 2021 . The Binghamton Press . December 16, 1931 . 24 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
21. News: Champ Stops Lawless . January 1, 2021 . Syracuse Journal . December 3, 1931 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
22. News: Brouillard, Welter Champ, Faces Bucky Lawless . January 1, 2021 . Buffalo Courier-Express . December 2, 1931 . 13 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
23. Web site: Bucky Lawless . BoxRec . January 1, 2021.
24. Web site: Bucky Lawless . BoxRec . January 1, 2021.
25. Web site: Bucky Lawless . BoxRec.
26. News: Bucky Lawless Wins Battle With Cuddy DeMarco At Erie, Pa . January 16, 2021 . Syracuse Journal . December 3, 1927 . 7 . January 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126120833/https://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html . live .
27. Web site: Onondaga, New York, Marriage License . Ancestry.com . January 6, 2021 . https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61377/images/TH-1-159371-87448-92?pId=327411 . March 20, 1930 . Syracuse, NY.
28. News: Griffin, Eddie . Bucky Lawless, Syracuse's Crack Welterweight Boxer Turns Out To Be Quite A Home Man Since His Marriage . January 1, 2021 . Syracuse Journal . May 14, 1930 . 23 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
29. Web site: Thomas William Lawless . Ancestry.com . January 3, 2021.
30. News: Bucky Lawless Given Welcome Home Parade and Speeches . January 1, 2021 . The Auburn Citizen . May 14, 1931 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
31. Web site: Lawless . Thomas . 1940 U.S. Census . Ancestry.com . January 1, 2021.
32. News: Pinckney, Lee . Sporting Chances . Auburn Citizen Advertiser . Auburn Citizen Advertiser . March 12, 1940.
33. News: Bucky Lawless . January 1, 2021 . The Citizen-Advertiser . June 26, 1966 . 4 . January 1, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210101002910/https://www.fultonhistory.com/fulton.html . live .
34. Web site: BoxRec: Bucky Lawless. September 4, 2021. September 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904022551/https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/36993?&offset=100. live.