Jimmy Wilde
Welsh boxer (1892–1969)
William James Wilde · 吉米·怀尔德 · ジミー・ワイルド
- Born
- 15 May 1892, Quakers Yard
- Died
- 10 March 1969, Cardiff
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- flyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
- Recorded fight record
- 131 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws
William James Wilde (12 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweight championship from 1916 to 1923.
Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer, trainer, manager and promoter Charley "Broadway" Rose, as "the Greatest Flyweight Boxer Ever". Wilde earned various nicknames, such as "The Mighty Atom", "Ghost with the Hammer in His Hand", and "The Tylorstown Terror" due to his bludgeoning punching power. While reigning as the world's greatest flyweight, Wilde would take on bantamweights and even featherweights, and knock them out.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990
- WBA World Flyweight Champion
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.