Bantamweight · United States
Joe Lynch 99-38-23, 2 NC 39 KO · 1915–1928
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Joe Lynch was a bantamweight boxer from United States, born Nov 30, 1898. Record 99-38-23, 2 NC with 39 knockouts over 1915–1928. World titles: WBA bantamweight (1922–1924), WBA bantamweight (1921). Joe Lynch last fought Frankie Klick on Oct 17, 1928 and the bout was a draw.
Also: Джо Линч · جو لينش · جو لینچ +2 more জো লিঞ্চ · ジョー・リンチ
Born Nov 30, 1898
Died Sep 1, 1965
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 171 cm
Reach 167.5 cm
Debut Aug 21, 1915
Career 1915–1928
Rounds boxed 642
KO share 39%
Born in New York, New York
Titles WBA bantamweight · 1921–1924
Confirmed bouts 36 of 162
Career record Record
99-38-23, 2 NC, 39 KOs · 1915–1928
Last result D
UD 10/10 · National Hall, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
The record 162 bouts, 1915–1928, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 52-12-10
D
UD 10/10 · National Hall, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lynch 99-38-22 · Klick 37-3-3
D
PTS 10/10 · Stockton, California, 🇺🇸
Lynch 99-38-21 · Klick 32-3-2
L
PTS 4/4 · State Armory, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lynch 99-37-21 · Klick 31-3-2
L
PTS 6/6 · Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Lynch 99-36-21 · Klick 24-0-1
W
Eddie Siegel
TKO 3/8 · Moose Hall, Grantwood, 🇺🇸
Lynch 98-36-21 · Siegel —
W
Willie Spencer
TKO 5/10 · Armory, Hackensack, 🇺🇸
Lynch 97-36-21 · Spencer —
W
Frankie Murray
KO 3/10 · Mitchel Field Arena, Mineola, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-36-21 · Murray —
L
10 · Miami Field, Miami, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-35-21 · Moore 149-41-32
D
PTS 10/10 · Municipal Ball Park, Fort Lauderdale, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-35-20 · Moore 149-41-31
D
PTS 4/4 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-35-19 · Sharkey 56-59-22
L
Willie Cunningham
PTS 6/6 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-34-19 · Cunningham —
D
Larry Goldberg
PTS 12/12 · Albany, New York, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-34-18 · Goldberg —
L
Len Brenner
UD 8/8 · Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-33-18 · Brenner —
L
Pete Sarmiento
UD 10/10 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-32-18 · Sarmiento —
L
Johnny Sheppard
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-31-18 · Sheppard —
L
For NYSAC bantamweight title PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 96-30-18 · Goldstein 83-12-8
W
Eddie Gorman
KO 3/10 · Shreveport AC, Shreveport, 🇺🇸
Lynch 95-30-18 · Gorman —
W
Paddy Owens
KO 2/10 · El Dorado, Arkansas, 🇺🇸
Lynch 94-30-18 · Owens —
L
Eddie McKenna
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum Arena, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Lynch 94-29-18 · McKenna —
W
Earl McArthur
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Omaha, 🇺🇸
Lynch 93-29-18 · McArthur —
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Jimmy Murphy
KO 3/10 · Armory, Akron, 🇺🇸
Lynch 92-29-18 · Murphy —
W
Eddie Coulon
KO 3 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Lynch 91-29-18 · Coulon —
L
10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 91-28-18 · Moore 137-35-29
W
Frankie Murray
TKO 5/10 · Peoria, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Lynch 90-28-18 · Murray —
W
Eddie Siegel
KO 3/8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 89-28-18 · Siegel —
L
Harold Smith
10 · Mullen-Sager Arena, Aurora, 🇺🇸
Lynch 89-27-18 · Smith —
W
Battling Reddy
12 · Playgrounds Stadium, West New York, 🇺🇸
Lynch 88-27-18 · Reddy —
W
Patsy Johnson
KO 6/10 · Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Lynch 87-27-18 · Johnson —
D
Bobby Wolgast
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 87-27-17 · Wolgast —
L
Young Montreal
10 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Lynch 87-26-17 · Montreal —
W
Joe O'Donnell
NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles at stake 12 · Exposition Building, Portland, 🇺🇸
Lynch 86-26-17 · O'Donnell —
W
Midget Smith
10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lynch 85-26-17 · Smith —
L
10 · Dexter Park Pavilion, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lynch 85-25-17 · Burman 87-15-19
L
Jimmy Mendo
8 · Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 85-24-17 · Mendo —
W
Pete Husic
8 · Chestnut Street Auditorium, Harrisburg, 🇺🇸
Lynch 84-24-17 · Husic —
W
Midget Smith
Retained NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 83-24-17 · Smith —
W
Joey Sangor
10 · Auditorium, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Lynch 82-24-17 · Sangor —
W
Frankie Daly
10 · Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 81-24-17 · Daly —
W
Benny Schwartz
Retained NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles KO 5/12 · Memorial Hall, Springfield, 🇺🇸
Lynch 80-24-17 · Schwartz —
L
For inaugural world junior-featherweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 80-23-17 · Wolfe 73-19-24
W
12 · Floyd Fitzsimmons' Arena, Michigan City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 79-23-17 · Moore 131-33-25
W
Ben Levy
KO 4/12 · Stockyards Arena, Fort Worth, 🇺🇸
Lynch 78-23-17 · Levy —
W
Frankie Murray
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and USA Louisiana State bantamweight titles KO 6/15 · Pierre Avenue Arena, Shreveport, 🇺🇸
Lynch 77-23-17 · Murray —
W
Won NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles TKO 14/15 · Velodrome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 76-23-17 · Buff —
W
Midget Smith
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 75-23-17 · Smith —
W
Jimmy Mendo
8 · Ice Palace, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 74-23-17 · Mendo —
L
Terry Martin
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Lynch 74-22-17 · Martin —
W
Harry Martin
PTS 15/15 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 73-22-17 · Martin —
W
Johnny Gray
PTS 12/12 · Broadway Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 72-22-17 · Gray —
W
Terry Martin
PTS 12/12 · Marieville Gardens, North Providence, 🇺🇸
Lynch 71-22-17 · Martin —
W
Patsy Johnson
TKO 7/12 · Arena, Syracuse, 🇺🇸
Lynch 70-22-17 · Johnson —
W
Patsy Wallace
8 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 69-22-17 · Wallace —
W
Al Walker
KO 1 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 68-22-17 · Walker —
W
Maxie Williamson
TKO 8/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 67-22-17 · Williamson —
D
Midget Smith
PTS 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 67-22-16 · Smith —
L
Phil O'Dowd
PTS 12/12 · Lexington Avenue A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 67-21-16 · O'Dowd —
L
For NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles PTS 15/15 · Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, 🇺🇸
Lynch 67-20-16 · Herman 94-29-13
L
10 · Twin City A.C., East Chicago, 🇺🇸
Lynch 67-19-16 · Burman 71-12-17
W
Sammy Sandow
KO 1/10 · Boxing Drome, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 66-19-16 · Sandow —
L
12 · Jefferson County Armory, Louisville, 🇺🇸
Lynch 66-18-16 · Moore 111-27-22
L
Young Montreal
10 · Troop A Armory, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Lynch 66-17-16 · Montreal —
W
Eddie Pinchot
10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lynch 65-17-16 · Pinchot —
W
10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Lynch 64-17-16 · Burman 69-10-15
W
Young Montreal
NYSAC and NBA bantamweight titles at stake 10 · Roller Palace Rink, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lynch 63-17-16 · Montreal —
W
William Henry Vincent
8 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 62-17-16 · Vincent —
D
William Henry Vincent
8 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 62-17-15 · Vincent —
W
Won NYSAC bantamweight title UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Lynch 61-17-15 · Herman 87-26-13
W
KO 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 60-17-15 · Sharkey 41-39-16
W
Johnny Ritchie
KO 4/12 · Phoenix Arena, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Lynch 59-17-15 · Ritchie —
W
Won NBA bantamweight title KO 11/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 58-17-15 · Goldstein 31-6-3
D
8 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 58-17-14 · Moore 102-24-19
D
William Henry Vincent
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 58-17-13 · Vincent —
D
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 58-17-12 · Sharkey 40-39-14
W
Johnny Fisse
TKO 6 · Saratoga, New York, 🇺🇸
Lynch 57-17-12 · Fisse —
W
12 · Armory A.A., Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 56-17-12 · Ledoux 86-11-5
W
Harry Bramer
TKO 4/8 · Battery A Arena, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 55-17-12 · Bramer —
W
Joe O'Donnell
8 · Shibe Park, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 54-17-12 · O'Donnell —
W
12 · 4th Regiment Armory, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 53-17-12 · Moore 97-21-19
W
Billy Fitzsimmons
PTS 12/12 · Driving Club, Marlborough, 🇺🇸
Lynch 52-17-12 · Fitzsimmons —
W
Kid Regan
TKO 5/8 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Lynch 51-17-12 · Regan —
W
Sammy Waltz
PTS 10/10 · Church Street Auditorium, Hartford, 🇺🇸
Lynch 50-17-12 · Waltz —
W
Joe O'Donnell
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 49-17-12 · O'Donnell —
W
Eddie Siegel
TKO 3 · Commonwealth A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lynch 48-17-12 · Siegel —
L
Hughie Hutchinson
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 48-16-12 · Hutchinson —
L
10 · Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Lynch 48-15-12 · Wolfe 56-13-19
W
Louisiana
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 47-15-12 · Louisiana —
W
Eddie Siegel
KO 3/8 · City A.C., Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 46-15-12 · Siegel —
L
8 · 1st Regiment Armory, Newark, 🇺🇸
Lynch 46-14-12 · Fox —
W
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 45-14-12 · Wolfe 53-12-18
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 45-13-12 · Herman 72-24-11
W
10 · Arcadia Arena, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lynch 44-13-12 · Wolfe 53-11-18
W
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 43-13-12 · Burman 51-4-11
W
Dick Griffin
KO 2/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Lynch 42-13-12 · Griffin —
D
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 42-13-11 · Burman 51-4-10
D
Frankie Mason
PTS 12/12 · Albaugh Theater, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Lynch 42-13-10 · Mason —
W
Patsy Johnson
8 · International League Ballpark, Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 41-13-10 · Johnson —
W
10 · Driveway Park, Waterbury, 🇺🇸
Lynch 40-13-10 · Herman 71-21-11
D
William Henry Vincent
PTS 12/12 · Fenway A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lynch 40-13-9 · Vincent —
W
Bobby Josephs
TKO 12/12 · Fenway A.C., Boston, 🇺🇸
Lynch 39-13-9 · Josephs —
D
Charlie Beecher
8 · Armory A.A., Jersey City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 39-13-8 · Beecher —
W
Mickey Delmont
8 · Bayonne Pavillion, Bayonne, 🇺🇸
Lynch 38-13-8 · Delmont —
W
Joe O'Donnell
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 37-13-8 · O'Donnell —
L
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Lynch 37-12-8 · Wilde 123-1-1
W
PTS 25/25 · National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, 🇬🇧
Lynch 36-12-8 · Noble —
W
Dick Loadman
4 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 35-12-8 · Loadman —
W
Willie Devore
10 · League Park, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Lynch 34-12-8 · Devore —
W
Benny McNeil
KO 5 · North Adams, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Lynch 33-12-8 · McNeil —
D
10 · Cleveland Theatre (Moose Club), Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Lynch 33-12-7 · Wolfe 41-11-14
D
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 33-12-6 · Burns —
W
Dick Loadman
PTS 12/12 · Providence, Rhode Island, 🇺🇸
Lynch 32-12-6 · Loadman —
W
Fake George Kirkwood
KO 3 · Armory, Carbondale, 🇺🇸
Lynch 31-12-6 · Kirkwood —
D
Eddie Wimler
6 · Southside Market House, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Lynch 31-12-5 · Wimler —
W
Joe Tuber
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 30-12-5 · Tuber —
L
6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 30-11-5 · Valger —
W
TKO 4/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 29-11-5 · Williams 98-14-8
L
PTS 12/12 · Rhode Island A.C., Providence, 🇺🇸
Lynch 29-10-5 · Moore 63-12-17
W
Andy Burns
KO 3/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 28-10-5 · Burns —
W
PTS 12/12 · Rhode Island A.C., Thornton, 🇺🇸
Lynch 27-10-5 · Moore 62-11-17
W
Willie Astey
KO 3/12 · Rhode Island A.C., Thornton, 🇺🇸
Lynch 26-10-5 · Astey —
W
Terry Martin
PTS 12/12 · Rhode Island A.C., Thornton, 🇺🇸
Lynch 25-10-5 · Martin —
W
Eddie O'Keefe
TKO 4/6 · Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 24-10-5 · O'Keefe —
D
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 24-10-4 · Moore 59-11-15
L
Mickey Dunn
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 24-9-4 · Dunn —
L
Joey Leonard
10 · Clermont Avenue Rink, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 24-8-4 · Leonard —
L
Frankie Daly
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 24-7-4 · Daly —
W
Billy Fitzsimmons
12 · Lenox Hall, Pittsfield, 🇺🇸
Lynch 23-7-4 · Fitzsimmons —
D
Frankie Daly
10 · Arverne A.C., Arverne, 🇺🇸
Lynch 23-7-3 · Daly —
W
Willie Astey
10 · Pioneer S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-7-3 · Astey —
L
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-6-3 · Herman 52-11-8
L
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-5-3 · Burns —
L
Terry Martin
10 · Broadway S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-4-3 · Martin —
L
Dutch Brandt
10 · Broadway S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-3-3 · Brandt —
D
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 22-3-2 · Williams 90-12-6
W
10 · Pioneer S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 21-3-2 · Sharkey 10-14-2
W
Sammy Marino
KO 3/10 · Village A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 20-3-2 · Marino —
W
One Punch Hogan
PTS 15/15 · Lyric Theater, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Lynch 19-3-2 · Hogan —
L
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 19-2-2 · Burns —
D
Barney Adair
10 · Olympic A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 19-2-1 · Adair —
L
Johnny Solzberg
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 19-1-1 · Solzberg —
W
Abe Friedman
10 · Olympia Boxing Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 18-1-1 · Friedman —
W
Benny McCoy
10 · Village A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 17-1-1 · McCoy —
W
Willie Astey
10 · Olympic A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Lynch 16-1-1 · Astey —
W
Johnny Dolan
KO 4/10 · City A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 15-1-1 · Dolan —
W
Bernie Hahn
6 · National A.C., Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Lynch 14-1-1 · Hahn —
D
10 · Pioneer S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 14-1-0 · Ertel —
NC
Larry Spider Murtha
Hudson Theatre, Schenectady, 🇺🇸
Lynch 14-1-0 · Murtha —
W
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 13-1-0 · Sharkey 7-8-1
W
Mickey Dunn
10 · Empire A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Lynch 12-1-0 · Dunn —
W
KO 7/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 11-1-0 · Attell 66-37-28
W
Happy Smith
10 · Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, 🇺🇸
Lynch 10-1-0 · Smith —
W
Abe Friedman
10 · Olympic A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 9-1-0 · Friedman —
W
Bobby Hubon
KO 5/10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 8-1-0 · Hubon —
L
Mickey Dunn
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 8-0-0 · Dunn —
W
George Maas
10 · Fairmont A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 7-0-0 · Maas —
NC
Bobby Hubon
10 · Olympic A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Lynch 7-0-0 · Hubon —
W
Willie Astey
10 · Stadium A.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 6-0-0 · Astey —
W
Abe Friedman
10 · Olympic A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Lynch 5-0-0 · Friedman —
W
Willie Astey
10 · Manhattan Opera House, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 4-0-0 · Astey —
W
Johnny Walsh
KO 2/10 · Olympic A.C., Harlem, 🇺🇸
Lynch 3-0-0 · Walsh —
W
Nate Jackson
10 · Harlem S.C., New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 2-0-0 · Jackson —
W
Freddie Walsh
10 · Pioneer Sporting Club, New York City, 🇺🇸
Lynch 1-0-0 · Walsh —
W
Jack Wagner
10 · Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, 🇺🇸
Lynch 0-0-0 · Wagner —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Joe Lynch's record? Joe Lynch's professional record is 99-38-23, 2 NC with 39 knockouts.
Who did Joe Lynch fight last? Joe Lynch last fought Frankie Klick on Oct 17, 1928 and the bout was a draw.
Which world titles has Joe Lynch held? Joe Lynch has held 2 world title reigns: WBA bantamweight (1922–1924), WBA bantamweight (1921). Sources Boxerbook ID 16544 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/16544 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
