Jack Palmer (Jack Liddell) BORN   March 31 1878; Benwell, England (Fought out of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) DIED February 13 1928 HEIGHT 5-10 WEIGHT 154-166 lbs

Palmer was never much bigger than a light heavyweight and experienced an up-down start to his career; But, once he got into his grove, he was a pretty good fighter; He was both the Heavyweight Champion and Middleweight Champion of Great Britain and South Africa during his career During his career, Palmer defeated such men as Eddie Connelly, Ben Taylor, Frank Craig, Mike Williams, Geoff Thorne, "Lachie" Jack Thompson, Jack Lalor, Joe White and Dave Peters

1896
Oct 13 George Bell                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO   
          -Some sources report "W"

1898
Dec  5 Jack Fulton                Gateshead, Eng                   LT  1

1899
       Bob Todd                                                     W   

1899-1900
       Jack Mullen                Gateshead, Eng                    L 20

1900
Jan 20 R. O'Neill                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         ND  5
Mar 15 Jack Farley                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng          W  8
Mar 17 A. Russell                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         ND  3
Apr 21 George Bell                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng          D  4
Jun 16 W. Jackson                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         ND  3

1901
Feb 11 Jack Mullen                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO 15
Apr  9 Andrew Robin               Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO  4
Jun 24 "Lachie" Jack Thompson     Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         TK  5
Jul 24 Harry Barrett              Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         TK 10
Sep 23 Jack Scales                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         LK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
Oct  7 Harry Smith                Leeds, Eng                       TK  7
Nov 11 Jim Styles                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         TK 16
Dec  9 Charles McKeever           Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng          L 12
          -Some sources report "NC 2"

1902
Apr 14 Joe White                  Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO 11
          -Middleweight Championship of Great Britain
Jun 23 Dave Peters                Merthyr, Eng                     KO  7
          -Middleweight Championship of Great Britain;
           Some sources report "Merthyr, Wales"
Jul 19 Eddie Connolly             Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng          W 20
          -Some sources report "W 15" on 7/22/02
Aug 23 Eddie Connolly             Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         TK  6
          -Some sources report "TK 7"
Sep 13 Harry "Slouch" Dixon       Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO  5
          -Middleweight Championship of Great Britain
Oct 23 Tom Smith                  London, Eng                      KO  2
Nov 24 Eddie Connolly             London ,Eng                       W 15
          -This bout was promoted as a Middleweight Championship
           of England contest; Some sources report 11/29/02

1903
May  2 Ben Taylor                 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         KO 12
          -Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
May 25 Jack "Twin" Sullivan       London, Eng                       D 15
Jul 27 Frank Craig                Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         WF  2
Dec 14 Sergeant Harris            Gateshead, Eng                   TK  2

1904
Jan  9 Jack Lalor                 Capetown, Cape, SA                W 20
May  7 Jack Lalor                 Johannesburg, Trans, SA           W 20
          -Middleweight Championship of South Africa
Jun  4 Mike Williams              Johannesburg, Trans, SA          LT  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of South Africa
Dec 24 Mike Williams              Johannesburg, Trans, SA          WF  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of South Africa;
            Some sources report "TK 8"

1905
Feb 18 Geoff Thorne               London, Eng                      KO  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain;
            Some sources report 12/18/05

1906
Mar  6 Tom Thomas                 Cardiff, Wales                   ND  3
Oct 29 James "Gunner" Moir        London, Eng                      LF  9
          -Heavyweight Championship of Great Britain
Dec 22 "Young" John L. Sullivan   Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         TK  2

1907
Jan 19 Eddie Dixon                Edinburgh, Scot                  NC  7
Mar 26 Jack "Twin" Sullivan       Los Angeles, Ca                   L 10
          -Some sources report "LK 10"

1908
Feb 10 Tommy Burns                London, Eng                      LK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun  4 Bartley Connolly           Liverpool, Eng                   LK 13

1909
Mar 25 Bartley Connolly           Birkenhead, Eng                   D 20
          -Some sources report "Bert Connolly"

1916
Jul  5 Fank Ray                   Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Eng         LK  2

*** The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1896-1898
       A. McGurk                                                    W  4
       R. Gullen                                                    W   

1899-1900
       Jack Fulton                                                 TK  1
       Tom Dixon                                                   LT  8
       Jack Farley                                                  W  8

1902
Nov  1 Pat O'Keefe                Woolwich, Eng                    LT  6
Nov 12 Pat O'Keefe                Marylebone, Eng                  LF  6

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Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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