Heavyweight · Canada
Tommy Burns 48-6-10 35 KO · 1902–1920
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Tommy Burns was a heavyweight boxer from Canada, born Jun 17, 1881. Record 48-6-10 with 35 knockouts over 1902–1920. Tommy Burns last fought Joe Beckett on Jul 16, 1920 and lost by RTD in round 7 of 20.
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Born Jun 17, 1881
Died May 10, 1955
Country 🇨🇦 Canada
Stance Orthodox
Height 170 cm
Reach 185.5 cm
Nickname The Little Giant of Hanover
Debut Jan 16, 1902
Career 1902–1920
Rounds boxed 513
KO share 73%
Born in Hanover, Ontario, Canada
Titles Canadian heavyweight title 1912
Confirmed bouts 5 of 64
Career record Record
48-6-10, 35 KOs · 1902–1920
Last result L
For Commonwealth heavyweight title RTD 7/20 · Prince Rupert, British Columbia, 🇨🇦
The record 64 bouts, 1902–1920, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 46-5-8
L
For Commonwealth heavyweight title RTD 7/20 · Prince Rupert, British Columbia, 🇨🇦
Burns 48-5-10 · Beckett —
W
Bob Bracken
KO 4/10 · Prince Rupert, British Columbia, 🇨🇦
Burns 47-5-10 · Bracken —
W
Battling Brandt
KO 4/10 · Taft, California, 🇺🇸
Burns 46-5-10 · Brandt —
L
PTS 10/10 · Atlas A.A., Boston, 🇺🇸
Burns 46-4-10 · McCoy 52-14-20
D
6 · Manchester Arena, Calgary, 🇨🇦
Burns 46-4-9 · Pelkey —
W
12 · Hammond Hall, Putnam, 🇺🇸
Burns 45-4-9 · Mellody 50-31-23
W
Bill Rickard
Won vacant Canadian heavyweight title TKO 6/15 · Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦
Burns 44-4-9 · Rickard —
D
PTS 12/12 · New Bedford, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Burns 44-4-8 · Mellody 49-28-21
W
Won Commonwealth and Australian heavyweight titles PTS 20/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Burns 43-4-8 · Lang —
L
Lost world heavyweight title. The fight film was also stopped by the police PTS 14/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Burns 43-3-8 · Johnson 47-5-8
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 6/20 · West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Burns 42-3-8 · Lang —
W
Bill Squires
Retained world heavyweight title KO 13/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Burns 41-3-8 · Squires —
W
Bill Squires
Retained world heavyweight title KO 5/10 · Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris, 🇫🇷
Burns 40-3-8 · Squires —
W
Jewey Smith
Retained world heavyweight title KO 5/10 · Neuilly Bowling Palace, Paris, 🇫🇷
Burns 39-3-8 · Smith —
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 1/20 · Theatre Royal, Dublin, 🇮🇪
Burns 38-3-8 · Roche —
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 4/20 · Wonderland London, 🇬🇧
Burns 37-3-8 · Palmer —
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 10/20 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Burns 36-3-8 · Moir —
W
Bill Squires
Retained world heavyweight title KO 1/45 · Mission Street Arena, Colma, 🇺🇸
Burns 35-3-8 · Squires —
W
Retained world heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Burns 34-3-8 · O'Brien 137-8-22
D
For world heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Burns 34-3-7 · O'Brien 136-8-21
Show all 64 bouts W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 15/20 · Naud Junction Pavilion, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Burns 33-3-7 · Chiariglione 37-7-16
W
Jim O'Brien
Retained world heavyweight title KO 1/10 · National Athletic Club, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burns 31-3-7 · O'Brien —
W
Retained world heavyweight title KO 1/10 · National Athletic Club, San Diego, 🇺🇸
Burns 31-3-7 · Walker —
W
Won world heavyweight title PTS 20/20 · Pacific Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Burns 30-3-7 · Hart 25-4-4
L
Sullivan claimed the American and world middleweight titles PTS 20/20 · Pacific Athletic Club, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Burns 30-2-7 · Sullivan —
W
Dave Barry
Retained Pacific Coast middleweight title TKO 20/20 · Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, 🇺🇸
Burns 29-2-7 · Barry —
D
PTS 20/20 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 29-2-6 · Micheli —
D
For Kelly's world middleweight title claim PTS 10/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 29-2-5 · Micheli —
W
Dave Barry
Won Pacific Coast middleweight title PTS 20/20 · Germania Hall, Tacoma, 🇺🇸
Burns 28-2-5 · Barry —
D
Billed for the world middleweight title PTS 20/20 · Tacoma Athletic Club, Tacoma
Burns 28-2-4 · Sullivan —
W
Joe Schildt
KO 6 · Ballard, Seattle
Burns 27-2-4 · Schildt —
L
6 · Panorama Building, Milwaukee, 🇺🇸
Burns 27-1-4 · O'Brien 119-7-19
D
Billy Woods
PTS 15/15 · Seattle Theater, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Burns 27-1-3 · Woods —
W
Cyclone Kelly
KO 4/20 · Germania Hall, Tacoma, Washington, 🇺🇸
Burns 26-1-3 · Kelly —
W
Hans Erickson
KO 3 · Kemmerer, Wyoming, 🇺🇸
Burns 25-1-3 · Erickson —
W
Joe Wardinski
KO 1 · Salt Lake City, Utah, 🇺🇸
Burns 24-1-3 · Wardinski —
W
Tony Caponi
PTS 6/6 · Chicago Athletic Association, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Burns 23-1-3 · Caponi —
D
Tony Caponi
PTS 6/6 · Battery D Armory, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Burns 23-1-2 · Caponi —
D
Mike Schreck
PTS 6/6 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
Burns 23-1-1 · Schreck —
W
George Shrosbree
KO 5 · Battery D Armory, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Burns 22-1-1 · Shrosbree —
W
Ben O'Grady
KO 3/10 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 21-1-1 · O'Grady —
W
Tom McCune
Retained Michigan State middleweight title PTS 10/10 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 20-1-1 · McCune —
W
Jack O'Donnell
Retained Michigan State middleweight title KO 11 · Evanston, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Burns 19-1-1 · O'Donnell —
W
Jack Butler
Retained Michigan State middleweight title KO 2 · Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Burns 18-1-1 · Butler —
D
Billy Moore
For Michigan State middleweight title PTS 10/10 · Amphidrome, Houghton, 🇺🇸
Burns 18-1-0 · Moore —
W
Jack Hammond
Retained Michigan State middleweight title KO 3/10 · Soo Opera House, Sault Ste. Marie, 🇺🇸
Burns 17-1-0 · Hammond —
W
Jim Duggan
Won Michigan State middleweight title KO 9 · Amphidrome, Houghton, 🇺🇸
Burns 16-1-0 · Duggan —
W
Earl Thompson
KO 3 · Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Burns 15-1-0 · Thompson —
W
Reddy Phillips
DQ 2/6 · Delray Athletic Club, Delray, 🇺🇸
Burns 13-1-0 · Phillips —
W
KO 3/6 · Delray Athletic Club, Delray, 🇺🇸
Burns 13-1-0 · Smith —
W
Jim O'Brien
PTS 10/10 · Handloser Hall, Delray, 🇺🇸
Burns 12-1-0 · O'Brien —
L
Mike Schreck
PTS 10/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 12-0-0 · Schreck —
W
Tom McCune
KO 7/10 · Light Guard Armory, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 11-0-0 · McCune —
W
Reddy Phillips
TKO 9/10 · Lansing, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Burns 10-0-0 · Phillips —
W
Jack O'Donnell
KO 11 · Butler, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Burns 9-0-0 · O'Donnell —
W
PTS 10/10 · Mount Clemens, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Burns 8-0-0 · Smith —
W
KO 2 · Nelson's Opera House, Mount Clemens, 🇺🇸
Burns 7-0-0 · Smith —
W
Ed Sholtreau
PTS 10/10 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 6-0-0 · Sholtreau —
W
Ed Sholtreau
TKO 1/10 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 5-0-0 · Sholtreau —
W
Billy Walsh
PTS 6/6 · Handloser Hall, Delray, 🇺🇸
Burns 4-0-0 · Walsh —
W
Archie Steele
DQ 2/6 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 3-0-0 · Steele —
W
Harry Peppers
RTD 2/8 · Weyler's Hall, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 2-0-0 · Peppers —
W
Billy Walsh
TKO 5/8 · Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Burns 1-0-0 · Walsh —
W
Fred Thornton
TKO 5/10 · Handloser Hall, Delray, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Burns 0-0-0 · Thornton —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Tommy Burns's record? Tommy Burns's professional record is 48-6-10 with 35 knockouts.
Who did Tommy Burns fight last? Tommy Burns last fought Joe Beckett on Jul 16, 1920 and lost by RTD in round 7 of 20. Sources Boxerbook ID 9749 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9749 . 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.
