Pat Bradley (boxer)
Pat Bradley (March 3, 1884 – February 1, 1976) was an Irish born American boxer who was recognized as the WBA's Welterweight World Boxing Champion on March 19, 1913 when he defeated Jack Clarke at Sydney Stadium in New South Wales, Australia. He also contended twice for the WBA or Australian Middleweight World Boxing Title in February and April 1914 against Eddie McGoorty, and Jeff Smith.
He won a very impressive fourteen of his fifteen career wins by knockout, and fought mostly on the U. S. West coast at the beginning and near the end of his career.
Early career
Bradley was born on March 3, 1884, in Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland. He had seven fights in the San Francisco area between 1909 and 1911. In five of his early fights from the spring of 1909 until 1910, he knocked out Willie Carter, Morris Lowenstein, C. F. Clark, and Billy Grupp in the San Francisco area. These were likely short four round bouts as reflected in Bradley's BoxRec record. Longer bouts were less common in California during this period.