Timothy Hayes, alias Buddy Hayes (1926–1990) was a featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 professional boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, USA.

Personal life

Buddy Hayes was a native of Boston, Massachusetts. He married Marie Murphy in August 1948. The couple had two daughters, Bonnie and Franci.

Professional career

Hayes made his professional debut on October 19, 1944 with a points win over Bob Reardon. Hayes lost for the first time in only his third professional fight, against the equally young and inexperienced Nick Stato

Nick Stato

Nick Stato was a featherweight professional boxer from Massachusetts, USA.-Professional career:Stato began his professional career on September 5, 1944, with a knockout victory over veteran Eddie Reardon. In his fifth professional fight Stato fought against future great Buddy Hayes, who he knocked...

. But young Hayes continued to fight frequently (in December of '44 he fought six times) and racked up a of wins, many by knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

. By January 1946, when Hayes fought for (and won) the vacant New England Featherweight Title, his record was 39-5. Hayes fought generally around 127-128 lbs, but later in his career he fought quite frequently as a lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

. Before his career was over Hayes had fought such notable opponents as Spider Armstrong, Jackie Weber, Jock Leslie, Dennis Pat Brady

Dennis Pat Brady

Dennis Pat Brady was a lightweight professional boxer from Connecticut.-Personal life:Brady, a resident of [Bronx, New York], was born in New York, New York.-Professional career:...

, Phil Terranova

Phil Terranova

Phil Terranova was the former NBA world boxing featherweight champion. Terranova won the crown when he KO'ed Jackie Callura on August 16, 1943, and lost the belt when he was outpointed by Sal Bartolo on March 10, 1944.Terranova retired with a record of 67 wins , 21 losses and 11 draws...

, Redtop Davis

Teddy Davis (boxer)

Teddy "Redtop" Davis, alias Murray Cain , was a featherweight professional boxer from South Carolina.-Personal life:...

, Steve Marcello, Harry LaSane

Harry LaSane

Harry LaSane was a featherweight professional boxer from Texas.-Professional career:LaSane made his professional debut on March 27, 1946, with a 6 round draw against Darnell Carter. Two weeks later LaSane set things right by outpointing Carter in six rounds...

, Hermie Freeman, George Araujo

George Araujo

George Araujo was a lightweight professional boxer from Rhode Island.-Personal life:Araujo was born in Fox Point, Rhode Island and resided in Providence. He was of Cape Verde decent.-Professional career:...

, Tommy Collins

Tommy Collins

Tommy Collins, sometimes referred to as Tom Collins M.A., Dublin City University, is an Irish filmmaker.- Biography :Born in County Donegal, he moved as a child to nearby Derry, Northern Ireland...

, and Frankie Fay. By the time of his retirement in 1950, Hayes had compiled a record of 93 wins (48 by knockout

Knockout

A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...

) and 37 losses with 3 draws.