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Jim Watt (born July 18, 1948) is a former
Boxing|boxer from Glasgow.

Watt became world Lightweight champion when
Roberto Duran left the title vacant in 1979 and
the World Boxing Council|WBC had him fight Alfredo
Pitalua. Watt knocked out Pitalua in twelve
rounds.

Watt beat such notables as future world champion
Sean O' Grady, former world champion Perico
Fernandez, Charlie Nash and Howard Davis Jr.. The
fight with O' Grady was particularly
controversial: Watt won by a knockout in round
twelve when the referee stopped the fight because
of a cut suffered by O' Grady. According to the
book, The Ring Boxing The 20th Century, the cut
was produced by a head-butt, in which case the
judges' scorecards would have been checked, and
whoever was ahead given the win by a technical
decision. The referee, however, declared that O'
Grady's cut had been produced by a punch,
therefore, Watt officially won the fight by
knockout.

Watt also fought, and lost to, Ken Buchanan. On
June 20, 1981, he fought his last fight, when
losing the WBC world Lightweight title to Alexis
Arguello by a 15 round decision in London. Watt
had closed the curtain with a record of 38 wins
and 8 losses, 27 of those wins coming by knockout.

Although he was able to stay away from boxing
permanently, he has been active as a public figure
in retirement: He is, alongside former world
Middleweight champion Alan Minter, a guest dinner
speaker and Autograph|autograph signer, and he was
given an Order of the British Empire|MBE by
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth
II.