Tommy Milligan Explained

Tommy Milligan
Realname:Thomas Milligan
Weight:welter/middleweight
Nationality:Scottish
Birth Date:2 March 1904
Birth Place:Shieldmuir, Wishaw, Scotland
Death Date:17 December 1970 (aged 66)
Death Place:King's Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Total:51
Wins:42 (KO 20)
Losses:9 (KO 3)

Thomas Milligan (2 March 1904 – 17 December 1970) born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.

Early years

Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher.[1] While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title (twice), and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from 142NaN, i.e. welterweight to NaN1NaN1, i.e. middleweight.[2]

Championships

Continental and International

National

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.qosfc.com/legend-1039 Hughie Gallacher career profile
  2. Web site: Statistics at boxrec.com. boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. 1 January 2013.