Frankie Neil
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Francis James Neil July 25, 1883 San Francisco, California |
| Died | March 6, 1970 (aged 86) |
| Height | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) |
| Weight | bantamweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 64.5 in (164 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 47 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Win by KO | 17 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Draws | 5 |
Frankie Neil (July 25, 1883 – March 6, 1970) was a World Bantamweight champion. Fighting at 114 1/2 pounds, he took the world title from reigning champion Harry Forbes on August 13, 1903, at the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco in a second-round knockout of a match scheduled for twenty rounds. Eddie Graney was the referee. Neil held the title only a little over a year, losing it on October 17, 1904, to British boxing champion Joe Bowker.
Neil later was reputed to have lost much of his boxing fortune at the horse track and from investing in race horses. He worked for Standard Oil in his retirement from boxing.