Dominick McCaffrey (born September 24, 1863 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
– December 29, 1926) was an American boxer of Irish descent.
McCaffrey was a popular boxer during his time, often noted for fighting much larger
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
s. In 1885 he lost the Heavyweight Championship to
John L. Sullivan
John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15, 1858 – February 2, 1918), known simply as John L. among his admirers, and dubbed the "Boston Strong Boy" by the press, was an American boxer recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing ...
. Following retirement, McCaffrey became the boxing instructor at the
Manhattan Athletic Club
The Manhattan Athletic Club was an athletic club in Manhattan, New York City. The club was founded on November 7, 1877, and legally incorporated on April 1, 1878. Its emblem was a "cherry diamond".
It established an athletic cinder ash track at ...
in
New York, New York
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Uni ...
. McCaffrey was managed by Billy O'Brien, a well known sports authority and one time pugilist in his own right
See also
*
List of bare-knuckle boxers
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
*
McCaffrey's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone
1863 births
1926 deaths
American male boxers
American people of Irish descent
American bare-knuckle boxers
Sportspeople from Pennsylvania
Middleweight boxers
{{US-boxing-bio-stub