Carruthers, Jimmy (1929-1990), was Australia's first internationally recognized world boxing champion. In 1952, he won the world bantamweight title from the South African Vic Toweel at Johannesburg, in South Africa. Film of the fight shows that Carruthers landed 147 punches in the 2 minutes 19 seconds that the fight lasted. Toweel threw only one punch, and it missed. Carruthers retired as unbeaten world champion in 1954, after 19 professional fights and three successful title defenses. He returned to the ring in 1961 but lost four of his six comeback fights.