Real name Thomas Milligan Losses 9 (KO 3) Total fights 51 Rated at welter/middleweight No contests 0 Draws 0 | Nationality Scottish Name Tommy Milligan Number of contests 0 Wins 42 (KO 20) Role Boxer | |
Died December 17, 1970, King's Park, Glasgow, United Kingdom Division Middleweight, Welterweight | ||
Mickey walker vs tommy milligan ko10 sound version 6 30 1927
Thomas "Tommy" Milligan (2 March 1904 — 17 December 1970 (aged 66)) born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.
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- Mickey walker vs tommy milligan ko10 sound version 6 30 1927
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- Early years
- Continental and International
- National
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Early years
Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher. 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 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight to 159 1⁄2 lb (72.3 kg; 11 st 5.5 lb), i.e. middleweight.