Mike O'Dowd
Mike O'Dowd held the IBU and NYSAC middleweight world titles between 1917 and 1923. O'Dowd was the undisputed middleweight world champion from 1917 to 1920. O'Dowd first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the IBU and NYSAC middleweight world titles by beating Al McCoy.
- World title bouts
- 13
- Record in world title bouts (won–lost–drawn)
- 10–2–1
- World titles held
- 2
- Longest world title reign (IBU middleweight, 1917–1920)
- 2 years, 5 months
Timeline of world title events
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1923
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Mike O'Dowd’s reign as the NYSAC middleweight world champion ends
Middleweight · NYSAC
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1922
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Mike O'Dowd beats Dave Rosenberg via disqualification 8/12
Middleweight · NYSAC
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1921
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Johnny Wilson beats Mike O'Dowd via split decision 15/15
Middleweight · IBU, NYSAC and WBA
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1920
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Johnny Wilson beats Mike O'Dowd via points decision 12/12
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC
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Mike O'Dowd beats Augie Ratner via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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1919
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Mike O'Dowd beats Mike Gibbons via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Jimmy O'Hagan via knockout 2/10
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Billy Kramer via knockout 2/8
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Soldier Bartfield via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Ted Kid Lewis via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Jackie Clark via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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1918
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Mike O'Dowd and Harry Greb draw via newspaper decision 10/10
Middleweight · IBU
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1917
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Mike O'Dowd beats Billy Kramer via newspaper decision 6/6
Middleweight · IBU
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Mike O'Dowd beats Al McCoy via knockout 6/10
Middleweight · IBU and NYSAC