James Driscoll (15 December 1880 – 30 January 1925), commonly known as Peerless Jim, was a Welsh boxer who learned his trade in the boxing ring and used it to fight his way out of poverty. Driscoll was British featherweight champion and won the coveted Lonsdale belt in 1910. He is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame, the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Early life
Driscoll was born in Cardiff in 1880 to Cornelius and Elizabeth, and was brought up on Ellen Street in the Newtown region of the town. Driscoll's parents were both Irish, and both Catholicism and the local St Paul's Church would be key in his life. Driscoll never forgot his roots; According to the National Monuments Record for Wales, his first fight was in a barn in Great House Farm, Llandough. He was a faithful supporter of his church, remained close to his community, and had great affection for the Nazareth House Orphanage, for whom he once gave up the chance of becoming Featherweight Champion of the World.
Driscoll's father died in a goods yard accident before Driscoll was one.
Boxing career
Early history
Driscoll was an apprentice with the Western Mail printing works, when he began boxing in the fairground booths of south Wales. He fought on the boxing booths of South Wales for a number of years and had somewhere in the region of 600 fights before turning professional in 1901, He undertook four more fights before his first defence, which included beating Mansfield by knockout in their fourth meet. His first title defence, held on 3 June 1907, was a copy of his title win, another contest with Bowker at the National Sporting Club in Covent Garden. This time it was a twenty-round match and Driscoll stopped his opponent in the seventeenth via a knockout.
The 24 August 1907 is recorded as a non-contest fight between Driscoll and fellow Welshman Freddie Welsh. Boxing historians such as Andrew Gallimore have cast doubt on this being a professional contest and instead a display fight at a fairground. Welsh supposedly took advantage of this situation and attacked Driscoll with kidney and rabbit punches. Driscoll never forgave his former friend for taking such liberties.
On 24 February 1908, Driscoll faced New Zealander Charlie Griffin for the vacant Commonwealth Featherweight title. Again fought at Covent Garden, the match went the full fifteen rounds with Driscoll declared champion on a points decision. 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.
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|-
!
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|81
|Loss
|56–4–7
|align=left| Charles Ledoux
|RTD
|16 (20)
|Oct 20, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|80
|Draw
|56–3–7
|align=left| Francis Rossi
|PTS
|20
|May 31, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|79
|Win
|56–3–6
|align=left| Pedlar Palmer
|TKO
|4 (10)
|Mar 10, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|78
|Draw
|55–3–6
|align=left| Owen Moran
|PTS
|20
|Jan 27, 1913
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|77
|Win
|55–3–5
|align=left| Jean Poesy
|KO
|12 (20)
|Jun 3, 1912
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|76
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|54–3–5
|align=left| Digger Stanley
|ND
|3
|Mar 31, 1911
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|75
|Win
|54–3–5
|align=left| Spike Robson
|TKO
|7 (20)
|Jan 30, 1911
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|74
|Loss
|53–3–5
|align=left| Freddie Welsh
|DQ
|10 (25)
|Dec 20, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|73
|style="background:#DDD"|Loss
|53–2–5
|align=left| Philadelphia Pal Moore
|NWS
|6
|May 25, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|72
|Win
|53–2–5
|align=left| Spike Robson
|KO
|15 (20)
|Apr 18, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|71
|Win
|52–2–5
|align=left| Seaman Arthur Hayes
|TKO
|6 (20)
|Feb 14, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|70
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Abe Attell
|NWS
|10
|Feb 19, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|69
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Leach Cross
|NWS
|10
|Feb 10, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|68
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Tommy Langdon
|NWS
|6
|Feb 1, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|67
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Johnny Marto
|NWS
|10
|Jan 28, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|66
|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|PTS
|12
|Jan 19, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|65
|Win
|50–2–5
|align=left| Matty Baldwin
|PTS
|12
|Dec 29, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|64
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|49–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|NWS
|6
|Dec 16, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|63
|Win
|49–2–5
|align=left| Charlie Griffin
|TKO
|11 (12)
|Dec 8, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|62
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|48–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|NWS
|6
|Dec 5, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|61
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|48–2–5
|align=left| Matty Baldwin
|NWS
|6
|Nov 13, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|60
|Win
|48–2–5
|align=left| Charlie Griffin
|DQ
|15 (20)
|Feb 24, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|59
|Win
|47–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|KO
|2 (15)
|Jan 1, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|58
|Win
|46–2–5
|align=left| Arthur Ellis
|KO
|3 (15)
|Oct 21, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|57
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|45–2–5
|align=left| Freddie Welsh
|ND
|6
|Sep 2, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|56
|Win
|45–2–5
|align=left| Joe Bowker
|KO
|17 (20)
|Jun 3, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|55
|Win
|44–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|PTS
|7
|Jul 1, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|54
|Win
|43–2–5
|align=left| Joe Bowker
|PTS
|15
|May 28, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|53
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|42–2–5
|align=left| Johnny Summers
|ND
|3
|Mar 6, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|52
|Win
|42–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|TKO
|7 (15)
|Feb 26, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|51
|Win
|41–2–5
|align=left| George Moore
|PTS
|6
|Feb 10, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|50
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|40–2–5
|align=left| Owen Moran
|ND
|4
|Jan 18, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|49
|Win
|40–2–5
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|TKO
|15 (15)
|Dec 26, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|48
|Win
|39–2–5
|align=left| Joe Goodwin
|PTS
|15
|Nov 13, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|47
|Win
|38–2–5
|align=left| Ivor Thomas
|KO
|3 (?)
|Jun 12, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|46
|Draw
|37–2–5
|align=left| Deppy Thomas
|PTS
|?
|May 1, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|45
|Win
|37–2–4
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Apr 24, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|44
|Win
|36–2–4
|align=left| Fred Delaney
|PTS
|10
|Feb 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|43
|Loss
|35–2–4
|align=left| Johnnie Owens
|UD
|3
|Feb 6, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|42
|Draw
|35–1–4
|align=left| Deppy Thomas
|PTS
|15
|Jan 9, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|41
|Win
|35–1–3
|align=left| Johnny Summers
|DQ
|2 (15)
|Dec 12, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|40
|Win
|34–1–3
|align=left| Charlie Lampey
|KO
|6 (15)
|Nov 9, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|39
|Win
|33–1–3
|align=left| Dai Morgan
|KO
|3 (6)
|Sep 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|38
|Loss
|32–1–3
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Aug 29, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|37
|Win
|32–0–3
|align=left| Mike O'Brien
|PTS
|6
|Aug 15, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|36
|Win
|31–0–3
|align=left| George Moore
|KO
|3 (15)
|Jun 27, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|35
|Draw
|30–0–3
|align=left| Charlie Lampey
|PTS
|10
|May 24, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|34
|Win
|30–0–2
|align=left| Bill Stonelake
|KO
|11 (15)
|Apr 4, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|33
|Win
|29–0–2
|align=left| Boss Edwards
|PTS
|10
|Feb 22, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|32
|Win
|28–0–2
|align=left| Dai Morgan
|TKO
|13 (15)
|Feb 13, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|31
|Win
|27–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|PTS
|6
|Feb 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|30
|Win
|26–0–2
|align=left| George Phalin
|KO
|5 (12)
|Feb 8, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|29
|Win
|25–0–2
|align=left| Johnnie Owens
|PTS
|20
|Feb 1, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|28
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|24–0–2
|align=left| Lloyd 'Kid' Davis
|ND
|10
|Oct 24, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|27
|Win
|24–0–2
|align=left| Mike Carey
|KO
|4 (?)
|Sep 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|26
|Win
|23–0–2
|align=left| George Phalin
|TKO
|5 (?)
|Aug 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|25
|Win
|22–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|KO
|5 (?)
|Jun 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|24
|Win
|21–0–2
|align=left| Fred Clifton
|KO
|2 (6)
|May 18, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|23
|Win
|20–0–2
|align=left| Bill Stonelake
|KO
|9 (?)
|Apr 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|22
|Win
|19–0–2
|align=left| Mike Carey
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|21
|style="background:#DDD"|
|18–0–2
|align=left| Harry Tomlins
|ND
|3
|Feb 2, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|20
|Win
|18–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|PTS
|8
|Jan 24, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|19
|Win
|17–0–2
|align=left| George Young Cooper
|PTS
|10
|Dec 8, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|18
|Draw
|16–0–2
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Sep 29, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|17
|Win
|16–0–1
|align=left| Dai Stephens
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Jul 19, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|16
|Draw
|15–0–1
|align=left| Dai Stephens
|PTS
|6
|Jun 21, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|15
|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Ted Ward
|KO
|3 (10)
|Apr 27, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|14
|Win
|14–0
|align=left| George Vincent
|TKO
|4 (4)
|Apr 7, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|13
|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 13, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|12
|Win
|12–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|3 (8)
|Feb 17, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|11
|Win
|11–0
|align=left| Jack Wheal
|PTS
|10
|Jan 17, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|10
|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Young Joe Ross
|PTS
|10
|Dec 24, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|9
|Win
|9–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|3 (?)
|Nov 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|8
|Win
|8–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|5 (?)
|Oct 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|7
|Win
|7–0
|align=left| Joe Morgan
|KO
|4 (?)
|Sep 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|6
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Jack Brandford
|KO
|5 (6)
|Aug 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|5
|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|4 (?)
|Jul 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|4
|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Billy Hughes
|KO
|2 (?)
|Jun 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|3
|Win
|3–0
|align=left| Bill Green
|KO
|4 (?)
|Apr 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|2
|Win
|2–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|1
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Billy Lucas
|PTS
|4
|Feb 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|}
Unofficial record
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|-
!
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|81
|Loss
|63–5–7
|align=left| Charles Ledoux
|RTD
|16 (20)
|Oct 20, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|80
|Draw
|63–4–7
|align=left| Francis Rossi
|PTS
|20
|May 31, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|79
|Win
|63–4–6
|align=left| Pedlar Palmer
|TKO
|4 (10)
|Mar 10, 1919
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|78
|Draw
|62–4–6
|align=left| Owen Moran
|PTS
|20
|Jan 27, 1913
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|77
|Win
|62–4–5
|align=left| Jean Poesy
|KO
|12 (20)
|Jun 3, 1912
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|76
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|61–4–5
|align=left| Digger Stanley
|ND
|3
|Mar 31, 1911
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|75
|Win
|61–4–5
|align=left| Spike Robson
|TKO
|7 (20)
|Jan 30, 1911
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|74
|Loss
|60–4–5
|align=left| Freddie Welsh
|DQ
|10 (25)
|Dec 20, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|73
|Loss
|60–3–5
|align=left| Philadelphia Pal Moore
|NWS
|6
|May 25, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|72
|Win
|60–2–5
|align=left| Spike Robson
|KO
|15 (20)
|Apr 18, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|71
|Win
|59–2–5
|align=left| Seaman Arthur Hayes
|TKO
|6 (20)
|Feb 14, 1910
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|70
|Win
|58–2–5
|align=left| Abe Attell
|NWS
|10
|Feb 19, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|69
|Win
|57–2–5
|align=left| Leach Cross
|NWS
|10
|Feb 10, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|68
|Win
|56–2–5
|align=left| Tommy Langdon
|NWS
|6
|Feb 1, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|67
|Win
|55–2–5
|align=left| Johnny Marto
|NWS
|10
|Jan 28, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|66
|Win
|54–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|PTS
|12
|Jan 19, 1909
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|65
|Win
|53–2–5
|align=left| Matty Baldwin
|PTS
|12
|Dec 29, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|64
|Win
|52–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|NWS
|6
|Dec 16, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|63
|Win
|51–2–5
|align=left| Charlie Griffin
|TKO
|11 (12)
|Dec 8, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|62
|Win
|50–2–5
|align=left| Grover Hayes
|NWS
|6
|Dec 5, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|61
|Win
|49–2–5
|align=left| Matty Baldwin
|NWS
|6
|Nov 13, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|60
|Win
|48–2–5
|align=left| Charlie Griffin
|DQ
|15 (20)
|Feb 24, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|59
|Win
|47–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|KO
|2 (15)
|Jan 1, 1908
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|58
|Win
|46–2–5
|align=left| Arthur Ellis
|KO
|3 (15)
|Oct 21, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|57
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|45–2–5
|align=left| Freddie Welsh
|ND
|6
|Sep 2, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|56
|Win
|45–2–5
|align=left| Joe Bowker
|KO
|17 (20)
|Jun 3, 1907
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|55
|Win
|44–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|PTS
|7
|Jul 1, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|54
|Win
|43–2–5
|align=left| Joe Bowker
|PTS
|15
|May 28, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|53
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|42–2–5
|align=left| Johnny Summers
|ND
|3
|Mar 6, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|52
|Win
|42–2–5
|align=left| Jack Roberts
|TKO
|7 (15)
|Feb 26, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|51
|Win
|41–2–5
|align=left| George Moore
|PTS
|6
|Feb 10, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|50
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|40–2–5
|align=left| Owen Moran
|ND
|4
|Jan 18, 1906
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|49
|Win
|40–2–5
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|TKO
|15 (15)
|Dec 26, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|48
|Win
|39–2–5
|align=left| Joe Goodwin
|PTS
|15
|Nov 13, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|47
|Win
|38–2–5
|align=left| Ivor Thomas
|KO
|3 (?)
|Jun 12, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|46
|Draw
|37–2–5
|align=left| Deppy Thomas
|PTS
|?
|May 1, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|45
|Win
|37–2–4
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Apr 24, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|44
|Win
|36–2–4
|align=left| Fred Delaney
|PTS
|10
|Feb 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|43
|Loss
|35–2–4
|align=left| Johnnie Owens
|UD
|3
|Feb 6, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|42
|Draw
|35–1–4
|align=left| Deppy Thomas
|PTS
|15
|Jan 9, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|41
|Win
|35–1–3
|align=left| Johnny Summers
|DQ
|2 (15)
|Dec 12, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|40
|Win
|34–1–3
|align=left| Charlie Lampey
|KO
|6 (15)
|Nov 9, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|39
|Win
|33–1–3
|align=left| Dai Morgan
|KO
|3 (6)
|Sep 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|38
|Loss
|32–1–3
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Aug 29, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|37
|Win
|32–0–3
|align=left| Mike O'Brien
|PTS
|6
|Aug 15, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|36
|Win
|31–0–3
|align=left| George Moore
|KO
|3 (15)
|Jun 27, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|35
|Draw
|30–0–3
|align=left| Charlie Lampey
|PTS
|10
|May 24, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|34
|Win
|30–0–2
|align=left| Bill Stonelake
|KO
|11 (15)
|Apr 4, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|33
|Win
|29–0–2
|align=left| Boss Edwards
|PTS
|10
|Feb 22, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|32
|Win
|28–0–2
|align=left| Dai Morgan
|TKO
|13 (15)
|Feb 13, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|31
|Win
|27–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|PTS
|6
|Feb 10, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|30
|Win
|26–0–2
|align=left| George Phalin
|KO
|5 (12)
|Feb 8, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|29
|Win
|25–0–2
|align=left| Johnnie Owens
|PTS
|20
|Feb 1, 1904
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|28
|style="background:#DDD"|ND
|24–0–2
|align=left| Lloyd 'Kid' Davis
|ND
|10
|Oct 24, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|27
|Win
|24–0–2
|align=left| Mike Carey
|KO
|4 (?)
|Sep 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|26
|Win
|23–0–2
|align=left| George Phalin
|TKO
|5 (?)
|Aug 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|25
|Win
|22–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|KO
|5 (?)
|Jun 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|24
|Win
|21–0–2
|align=left| Fred Clifton
|KO
|2 (6)
|May 18, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|23
|Win
|20–0–2
|align=left| Bill Stonelake
|KO
|9 (?)
|Apr 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|22
|Win
|19–0–2
|align=left| Mike Carey
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 1, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|21
|style="background:#DDD"|
|18–0–2
|align=left| Harry Tomlins
|ND
|3
|Feb 2, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|20
|Win
|18–0–2
|align=left| George Dixon
|PTS
|8
|Jan 24, 1903
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|19
|Win
|17–0–2
|align=left| George Young Cooper
|PTS
|10
|Dec 8, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|18
|Draw
|16–0–2
|align=left| Harry Mansfield
|PTS
|10
|Sep 29, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|17
|Win
|16–0–1
|align=left| Dai Stephens
|TKO
|3 (10)
|Jul 19, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|16
|Draw
|15–0–1
|align=left| Dai Stephens
|PTS
|6
|Jun 21, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|15
|Win
|15–0
|align=left| Ted Ward
|KO
|3 (10)
|Apr 27, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|14
|Win
|14–0
|align=left| George Vincent
|TKO
|4 (4)
|Apr 7, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|13
|Win
|13–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 13, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|12
|Win
|12–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|3 (8)
|Feb 17, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|11
|Win
|11–0
|align=left| Jack Wheal
|PTS
|10
|Jan 17, 1902
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|10
|Win
|10–0
|align=left| Young Joe Ross
|PTS
|10
|Dec 24, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|
|-
|9
|Win
|9–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|3 (?)
|Nov 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|8
|Win
|8–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|5 (?)
|Oct 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|7
|Win
|7–0
|align=left| Joe Morgan
|KO
|4 (?)
|Sep 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|6
|Win
|6–0
|align=left| Jack Brandford
|KO
|5 (6)
|Aug 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|5
|Win
|5–0
|align=left| Larry Cronin
|KO
|4 (?)
|Jul 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|4
|Win
|4–0
|align=left| Billy Hughes
|KO
|2 (?)
|Jun 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|3
|Win
|3–0
|align=left| Bill Green
|KO
|4 (?)
|Apr 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|2
|Win
|2–0
|align=left| Eddie Thomas
|KO
|5 (?)
|Mar 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|1
|Win
|1–0
|align=left| Billy Lucas
|PTS
|4
|Feb 1, 1901
|style="text-align:left;"|
|style="text-align:left;"|
|-
|}
Legacy
Driscoll bequeathed his Lonsdale Belt to his cousin, Tom Burns, who ran the Royal Oak Hotel in Adamsdown, Cardiff. Today the pub is decorated with Jim Driscoll and other boxing memorabilia.
In January 2016 an hour long documentary about him, "Jim Driscoll: Meistr y Sgwâr" (Jim Driscoll: Master of the Ring), was broadcast on the S4C television channel.
See also
- List of British featherweight boxing champions
Notes
Bibliography
- Cordell, Alexander (1984, 2014). Peerless Jim. London. Hodder & Stoughton.
External links
- Cardiff.org article on 'Peerless' Jim Driscoll
- Fight Beat article on Driscoll