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Tommy "Spider" Kelly (September 6, 1867 – January 4, 1927) was a Harlem, New York boxer (nicknamed "The Harlem Spider"), and the world champion bantamweight fighter between 1890 and 1892. He was the first New York-born champion since the Marquess of Queensberry rules were adopted. The professional career of Spider Kelly as a boxer began in 1887 when he knocked out Larry Boylan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BoxRec - Tommy Spider Kelly )〕 with Boylan being removed from the ring unconscious. Continuing to win his fights, at the end of 1887, Kelly claimed the title of American bantam-weight champion, having defeated Tommy Russell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cyber Boxing Zone -- Tommy "Spider" Kelly )〕 In early 1888, Kelly fought a draw against George Dixon〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The sun. (New York ()) 1833-1916, May 11, 1888, Page 3, Image 3 )〕 and then obtained his first victory over Michael Chappie Moran, who would later become his greatest career rival. In a second match with Moran, in an 1889 fight that was billed as a world title bantam-weight fight, Kelly was victorious, allowing him to claim the world bantam-weight title. However, only a few months later, in his third duel against Moran, Kelly was defeated and the world title went to Moran. Nevertheless, in early 1890, Kelly and Moran fought a fourth time. Kelly managed to serve a definitive knockout to his rival during this match, as Kelly laid Moran out on the canvas within a time of 38 minutes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, 1 February 1890 )〕 Kelly held on to his world bantam-weight title until 1892, when he was dethroned by Englishman Billy Plimmer in 10 rounds at Coney Island.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, 10 May 1892 )〕 After losing his title to Plimmer, Kelly fought - through a hard series of defeats - Tim Murphy (3 times), Maxie Haugh, Kid Gleason, Frank Brierley, Harry Fisher, Casper Leon, and Fred Mayo. Finally, after a discouraging nine years of on and off fighting with just three wins to eight losses, Kelly decided to retire in 1901 after four consecutive draws against the light-weight fighter, Kid Goodman. After boxing, Kelly obtained a civil service position with the New York City Streets Department.〔(The Utica Saturday Globe, January 1911, Fultonhistory.com )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tommy Spider Kelly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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