Heavyweight · New Zealand
Tom Heeney 36-23-8, 2 NC 14 KO · 1920–1933
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Tom Heeney was a heavyweight boxer from New Zealand, born May 18, 1898. Record 36-23-8, 2 NC with 14 knockouts over 1920–1933. Tom Heeney last fought Stanley Poreda on Mar 27, 1933 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 10.
Also: Том Хини · هيني توم · Thomas "Tom" Heeney +2 more Thomas Heeney · Хини, Том
Born May 18, 1898
Died Jun 15, 1984
Country 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Reach 183 cm
Nickname The Hard Rock from Down Under
Debut Feb 12, 1920
Career 1920–1933
Rounds boxed 774
KO share 39%
Born in Gisborne, New Zealand
Titles New Zealand heavyweight title 1924
Confirmed bouts 8 of 69
Career record Record
36-23-8, 2 NC, 14 KOs · 1920–1933
Last result L
TKO 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 69 bouts, 1920–1933, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
TKO 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 36-22-8 · Poreda —
L
10 · Auditorium, Saint Paul, 🇺🇸
Heeney 36-21-8 · Retzlaff —
L
PTS 10/10 · Public Hall, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Heeney 36-20-8 · Perroni —
D
John Schwake
PTS 10/10 · Coliseum, Saint Louis, 🇺🇸
Heeney 36-20-7 · Schwake —
W
Hans Birkie
PTS 10/10 · Auditorium, Oakland, 🇺🇸
Heeney 35-20-7 · Birkie —
L
PTS 10/10 · Seals Stadium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Heeney 35-19-7 · Baer 32-7-0
D
Giacomo Bergomas
PTS 10/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 35-19-6 · Bergomas —
D
Jose Santa
PTS 10/10 · Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, 🇺🇸
Heeney 35-19-5 · Santa —
W
Jose Santa
PTS 12/12 · Mark's Stadium, Tiverton, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-19-5 · Santa —
L
PTS 6/6 · Buffalo Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-18-5 · Slattery 109-10-0
L
PTS 10/10 · Arena Gardens, Toronto, 🇨🇦
Heeney 34-17-5 · Risko —
L
TKO 7/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-16-5 · Retzlaff —
L
KO 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-15-5 · Baer 24-4-0
L
Emmett Rocco
PTS 10/10 · Motor Square Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-14-5 · Rocco —
L
Frank Cawley
UD 10/10 · Kingston Armory, Kingston, 🇺🇸
Heeney 34-13-5 · Cawley —
W
George Panka
SD 10/10 · Meyers Bowl, North Braddock, 🇺🇸
Heeney 33-13-5 · Panka —
L
TKO 10/10 · Queensboro Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 33-12-5 · Griffiths —
W
George Hoffman
PTS 10/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 32-12-5 · Hoffman —
L
TKO 9/10 · Ebbets Field, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 32-11-5 · Campolo —
W
Elzear Rioux
DQ 8/10 · Forum, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Heeney 31-11-5 · Rioux —
Show all 69 bouts L
UD 10/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Heeney 31-10-5 · Porat —
L
Jim Maloney
PTS 10/10 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Heeney 31-9-5 · Maloney —
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · Yankee Stadium New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Heeney 31-8-5 · Tunney 79-1-3
W
UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 30-8-5 · Delaney 71-9-2
D
SD 12/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 30-8-4 · Sharkey 27-7-0
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympia Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Heeney 29-8-4 · Risko —
W
Jim Maloney
KO 1/12 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 28-8-4 · Maloney —
D
PTS 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Heeney 28-8-3 · Uzcudun 29-3-1
W
Bud Gorman
DQ 3/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 27-8-3 · Gorman —
W
Jack DeMave
PTS 10/10 · Coney Island Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 26-8-3 · DeMave —
L
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, 🇺🇸
Heeney 26-7-3 · Uzcudun 27-2-1
W
Charley Anderson
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Heeney 25-7-3 · Anderson —
W
Jack Stanley
PTS 15/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 24-7-3 · Stanley —
W
Bartley Madden
PTS 20/20 · Croke Park, Dublin, 🇮🇪
Heeney 23-7-3 · Madden —
L
For Commonwealth heavyweight title PTS 10/10 · The Dell, Southampton, 🇬🇧
Heeney 23-6-3 · Scott —
W
PTS 15/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 22-6-3 · Berry —
W
Charley Smith
DQ 5/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 21-6-3 · Smith —
L
George 'Blackie' Miller
DQ 5/20 · Town Hall, Durban, 🇿🇦
Heeney 21-5-3 · Miller —
W
George 'Blackie' Miller
DQ 8/20 · Town Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Heeney 20-5-3 · Miller —
W
Johnny Squires
RTD 18/20 · City Hall, Cape Town, 🇿🇦
Heeney 19-5-3 · Squires —
W
Johnny Squires
PTS 20/20 · Town Hall, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Heeney 18-5-3 · Squires —
L
PTS 20/20 · Premierland, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 18-4-3 · Cook —
W
Trooper Jim Young
KO 4/15 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 17-4-3 · Young —
NC
Frans Hendrickx
NC 6/15 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 17-4-3 · Hendrickx —
L
For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · The Ring, London, 🇬🇧
Heeney 17-3-3 · Scott —
W
Ern Young
Retained New Zealand heavyweight title TKO 4/15 · Town Hall, Tokomaru Bay, 🇳🇿
Heeney 16-3-3 · Young —
W
Jim O'Sullivan
Retained New Zealand heavyweight title KO 9/15 · Opera House, Palmerston North, 🇳🇿
Heeney 15-3-3 · O'Sullivan —
W
Jim O'Sullivan
Won New Zealand heavyweight title DQ 5/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 14-3-3 · O'Sullivan —
W
Jim Savage
KO 1/15 · Princess Theatre, Napier, 🇳🇿
Heeney 13-3-3 · Savage —
L
Jim O'Sullivan
Lost New Zealand heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Town Hall, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Heeney 13-2-3 · O'Sullivan —
W
Won New Zealand heavyweight title TKO 14/15 · King Edward's Barracks, Christchurch, 🇳🇿
Heeney 12-2-3 · McCleary —
W
Jim Flett
TKO 9/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 11-2-3 · Flett —
W
Cyril Whittaker
TKO 15/15 · Town Hall, Auckland, 🇳🇿
Heeney 10-2-3 · Whittaker —
W
Jack Complin
TKO 9/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Heeney 9-2-3 · Complin —
D
Ern Waddy
PTS 20/20 · Unley Stadium, Adelaide, 🇦🇺
Heeney 9-2-2 · Waddy —
D
Charlie Taylor
PTS 20/20 · Star Theatre, Mackay, 🇦🇺
Heeney 9-2-1 · Taylor —
W
Tom Batho
TKO 14/20 · Theatre Royal, Townsville, 🇦🇺
Heeney 8-2-1 · Batho —
L
Colin Bell
For Australian heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Olympic Theatre, Mackay, 🇦🇺
Heeney 8-1-1 · Bell —
W
Jack Leahy
PTS 20/20 · Olympic Theatre, Mackay, 🇦🇺
Heeney 7-1-1 · Leahy —
W
Jim Flett
PTS 15/15 · Jim Flett, 🇦🇺
Heeney 6-1-1 · Flett —
L
Colin Bell
For ANBF and Australian heavyweight titles PTS 20/20 · Olympic Theatre, Mackay, 🇦🇺
Heeney 6-0-1 · Bell —
W
Max Gornik
RTD 15/20 · Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Heeney 5-0-1 · Gornik —
D
Colin Bell
PTS 15/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 5-0-0 · Bell —
W
Jack Cole
PTS 15/15 · Kaikohu Hall, Te Karaka, 🇳🇿
Heeney 4-0-0 · Cole —
W
Albert Pooley
Retained New Zealand heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 3-0-0 · Pooley —
W
Albert Pooley
Won New Zealand heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 2-0-0 · Pooley —
NC
Frank Gribben
3 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 2-0-0 · Gribben —
W
George Modrich
PTS 15/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 1-0-0 · Modrich —
W
Bill Bartlett
TKO 9/15 · Opera House, Gisborne, 🇳🇿
Heeney 0-0-0 · Bartlett —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Tom Heeney's record? Tom Heeney's professional record is 36-23-8, 2 NC with 14 knockouts.
Who did Tom Heeney fight last? Tom Heeney last fought Stanley Poreda on Mar 27, 1933 and lost by TKO in round 10 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 18234 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18234 . 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.
