Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947 who was opponent?
Jimmy Doyle (boxer) debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1947 lost to Sugar Ray Robinson by 9th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury. Although Doyle was leading, Referee Jackie Davis stopped the bout after Doyle went down for the third time in the 9th round. In 1947, Doyle challenged Sugar Ray Robinson for the World Welterweight Title. Robinson had the advantage in every round except the sixth, when he was staggered twice and hurt. A single left hook from Robinson ended the fight. "That punch knocked Jimmy rigid... With heels
Jimmy Doyle (boxer) killed his opponent in the ring. However, Robinson was convinced to go ahead with the bout after taking counsel from a priest and a minister. Jimmy Doyle (boxer) James Emerson Delaney (August 12, 1924 – June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmy Doyle, was an American welterweight boxer. A mixed-race Creole, Doyle was born James Emerson Delaney in Los Angeles on August 12, 1924, "Jimmy Doyle," was the son of Edward (originally Edouard) Delaney and Marie Elodie Barret, both from New Orleans, who moved to Los Angeles shortly after their marriage in 1921. Jimmy's father was born in 1886 to