Peter Maher | |
Realname: | Peter Maher |
Nickname: | The Irish Giant |
Weight: | Heavyweight |
Nationality: | Irish |
Height: | 5feet |
Reach: | 740NaN0 |
Birth Date: | 1869 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Gunnode, Tuam, Galway, Ireland |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 177 |
Wins: | 142 |
Ko: | 107 |
Losses: | 28 |
Draws: | 6 |
No Contests: | 1 |
Peter Maher (born 16 March 1869, in Gunnode, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland - 22 July 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland) was an Irish boxer known for his powerful punch. Early in his career Maher won the 1888 Middleweight Championship of Ireland, and the 1890 Heavyweight Championship of Ireland. After moving to the United States he won the 1895 Heavyweight Championship of the World match by knocking out Steve O'Donnell in the first round. In 1896 Bob Fitzsimmons defeated Maher in a fight in Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico, and took the disputed heavyweight title.[1]
Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[2] | |
Loss | Kid McCoy | ||||||
Loss | George Gardner | ||||||
Loss | Joe Choynski | ||||||
Loss | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | ||||||
Loss | Philadelphia Jack O'Brien | ||||||
NC | Tom Sharkey | ||||||
Loss | Joe Choynski | ||||||
Loss | Kid McCoy | ||||||
Win | Joe Goddard | ||||||
Loss | Joe Goddard | ||||||
Draw | Tom Sharkey | ||||||
Win | Joe Choynski | ||||||
Loss | Bob Fitzsimmons | ||||||
Draw | Jim Hall | ||||||
NC | Mysterious Billy Smith | ||||||
Win | George Godfrey | ||||||
Loss | Joe Goddard | ||||||
Loss | Bob Fitzsimmons | ||||||
Loss | Peter Jackson |
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