| Biography | Jimmy Wilde (15 May 1892-10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer and world boxing champion. 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 ever." Wilde earned various nicknames such as, "The Mighty Atom," "Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand" and "The Tylorstown Terror". Wilde was five feet two inches tall and weighed seven stone. He began his career in a fairground booth, where he once performed the incredible feat of knocking over 23 opponents in four hours. When Wilde turned professional he often conceded two stone in weight to the opposition. In 1916, aged 23 years, he won the world flyweight title, which he then retained for seven years and four months. Wilde was elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1959. |