Tommy Milligan
Thomas "Tommy" Milligan born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.Early years
Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher. While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, European Boxing Union welterweight title, the National Sporting Club British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, European Boxing Union middleweight title, and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. welterweight to, i.e. middleweight.Championships
