All boxersTom Heeney
“The Hard Rock from Down Under”
Boxing · Deceased37-23-8 (2 NC)RECORD
15WINS BY KO / TKO
22WINS BY DECISION
70PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Thomas Heeney |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Hard Rock from Down Under |
| Date of birth | 18 May 1898 |
| Died | 15 Jun 1984 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Birthplace | Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 179 cm (5′10″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | 1920–1933 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 12 Feb 1920 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Stanley Poreda, 27 Mar 1933 |
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Titles and honours
- New Zealand heavyweight champion (1920–1923, 1923–1924)
Background
Tom Heeney was a New Zealand heavyweight who moved to the United States in 1926 and challenged Gene Tunney for the world heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium in 1928. He died in Miami, Florida, in 1984.
Fight history
70 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Stanley Poreda | TKO | 10 | 1:24 | 27 Mar 1933 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | |
| Loss | Charley Retzlaff | Decision (points) | 10 | 7 Mar 1933 | Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, US | Newspaper decision | |
| Loss | Patsy Perroni | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Dec 1932 | Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, US | ||
| Draw | John Schwake | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Oct 1932 | Coliseum, Saint Louis, Missouri, US | ||
| Win | Hans Birkie | Decision (points) | 10 | 16 Mar 1932 | Auditorium, Oakland, California, US | ||
| Loss | Max Baer | Decision (points) | 10 | 22 Feb 1932 | Seals Stadium, San Francisco, California, US | ||
| Draw | Giacomo Bergomas | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Oct 1931 | St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Jose Santa | Decision (points) | 10 | 5 Oct 1931 | Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, US | ||
| Win | Jose Santa | Decision (points) | 12 | 10 Sep 1931 | Mark's Stadium, Tiverton, Rhode Island, US | ||
| Loss | Jimmy Slattery | Decision (points) | 6 | 20 Apr 1931 | Buffalo Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Johnny Risko | Decision (points) | 10 | 6 Apr 1931 | Arena Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Loss | Charley Retzlaff | TKO | 7 | 6 Mar 1931 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Loss | Max Baer | KO | 3 | 16 Jan 1931 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Emmett Rocco | Decision (points) | 10 | 13 Oct 1930 | Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Loss | Frank Cawley | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 29 Sep 1930 | Kingston Armory, Kingston, Pennsylvania, US | ||
| Win | George Panka | Decision (split) | 10 | 8 Sep 1930 | Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, US | ||
| Loss | Tuffy Griffiths | TKO | 10 | 30 Jul 1930 | Queensboro Stadium, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | George Hoffman | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Sep 1929 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Victorio Campolo | TKO | 9 | 2:46 | 15 Aug 1929 | Ebbets Field, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Elzear Rioux | Disqualification | 8 | 29 May 1929 | Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Loss | Otto von Porat | Decision (unanimous) | 10 | 12 Mar 1929 | Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, US | ||
| Loss | Jim Maloney | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Mar 1929 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US | ||
| Loss | Gene Tunney | TKO | 11 | 2:52 | 26 Jul 1928 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, US | For NYSAC, NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles |
| Win | Jack Delaney | Decision (unanimous) | 15 | 1 Mar 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Draw | Jack Sharkey | Decision (split) | 12 | 13 Jan 1928 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Johnny Risko | Decision (points) | 10 | 26 Oct 1927 | Olympia Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, US | ||
| Win | Jim Maloney | KO | 1 | 1:17 | 30 Sep 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| Draw | Paulino Uzcudun | Decision (points) | 15 | 8 Sep 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Bud Gorman | Disqualification | 3 | 1:17 | 4 Aug 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| Win | Jack DeMave | Decision (points) | 10 | 24 Jun 1927 | Coney Island Stadium, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Loss | Paulino Uzcudun | Decision (points) | 10 | 1 Apr 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Charley Anderson | TKO | 8 | 25 Feb 1927 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | ||
| Win | Jack Stanley | Decision (points) | 15 | 25 Oct 1926 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Bartley Madden | Decision (points) | 20 | 9 Aug 1926 | Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Loss | Phil Scott | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Jul 1926 | The Dell, Southampton, England, UK | For Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Tom Berry | Decision (points) | 15 | 5 Jul 1926 | The Ring, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Charley Smith | Disqualification | 5 | 18 Mar 1926 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | ||
| Loss | George 'Blackie' Miller | Disqualification | 5 | 14 Nov 1925 | Town Hall, Durban, South Africa | ||
| Win | George 'Blackie' Miller | Disqualification | 8 | 10 Oct 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Win | Vic Morace | KO | 4 | 1 Jul 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | Date approximate | |
| Win | Johnny Squires | TKO (corner retirement) | 18 | 15 Jun 1925 | City Hall, Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Win | Johnny Squires | Decision (points) | 20 | 9 Apr 1925 | Town Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Loss | George Cook | Decision (points) | 20 | 12 Feb 1925 | Premierland, London, England, UK | ||
| Win | Trooper Jim Young | KO | 4 | 19 Jan 1925 | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | ||
| No contest | Frans Hendrickx | No contest | 6 | 3 Nov 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | ||
| Loss | Phil Scott | Decision (points) | 20 | 22 Sep 1924 | The Ring, London, England, UK | For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title | |
| Win | Ern Young | TKO | 4 | 20 Feb 1924 | Town Hall, Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jim O'Sullivan | KO | 9 | 26 Dec 1923 | Opera House, Palmerston North, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jim O'Sullivan | Disqualification | 5 | 10 Nov 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jim Savage | KO | 1 | 26 Oct 1923 | Princess Theatre, Napier, New Zealand | ||
| Loss | Jim O'Sullivan | Decision (points) | 15 | 26 Sep 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | Lost New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Brian McCleary | TKO | 14 | 14 Aug 1923 | King Edward's Barracks, Christchurch, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jim Flett | TKO | 9 | 2 Aug 1923 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Win | Cyril Whittaker | TKO | 15 | 4 Jun 1923 | Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Win | Jack Complin | TKO | 9 | 1 Jan 1923 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Draw | Ern Waddy | Decision (points) | 20 | 18 Dec 1922 | Unley Stadium, Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Draw | Charlie Taylor | Decision (points) | 20 | 12 Aug 1922 | Star Theatre, Mackay, Australia | ||
| Win | Tom Batho | TKO | 14 | 22 Jul 1922 | Theatre Royal, Townsville, Australia | ||
| Loss | Colin Bell | Decision (points) | 20 | 30 Jun 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jack Leahy | Decision (points) | 20 | 3 Jun 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | ||
| Win | Jim Flett | Decision (points) | 15 | 1 May 1922 | Australia | ||
| Loss | Colin Bell | Decision (points) | 20 | 17 Mar 1922 | Olympic Theatre, Mackay, Australia | For Australian heavyweight title | |
| Win | Max Gornik | TKO (corner retirement) | 15 | 11 Feb 1922 | Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Draw | Colin Bell | Decision (points) | 15 | 27 Oct 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Win | Jack Cole | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 Jul 1921 | Kaikohu Hall, Te Karaka, New Zealand | ||
| Win | Albert Pooley | Decision (points) | 15 | 11 Feb 1921 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Retained New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| Win | Albert Pooley | Decision (points) | 15 | 27 Oct 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Won New Zealand heavyweight title | |
| No contest | Frank Gribben | No contest | 3 | 27 Aug 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | No decision | |
| Win | George Modrich | Decision (points) | 15 | 8 Jun 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Win | Bill Bartlett | TKO | 9 | 12 Feb 1920 | Opera House, Gisborne, New Zealand | Pro debut |
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