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© www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site Johnny Summers (Canning Town) Active: 1904-1920 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 81 contests (won: 48 lost: 21 drew: 8 other: 4) Fight Record 1904 Jan 2 Bill King (Birmingham) WKO3(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Referee: J Smith 1905 Mar 4 George Cooper (Islington) WPTS(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Referee: V Mansell Mar 18 Alf Fielder (Walworth) WPTS(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Referee: Victor Mansell Apr 8 Young Joseph (Aldgate) LPTS(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Joseph was British and European Welterweight Champion 1910-11. Referee: Lionel Draper Apr 22 Mike Coppola (Notting Hill) WKO2(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Referee: L Draper May 11 Fred Delaney (Woolwich) WKO5(10) Public Hall, Canning Town Source: Sporting Life Referee: JT Hulls Promoter: Jack Hare 1906 Jan 29 Spike Robson (North Shields) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Mirror of Life Robson boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1910 and 1911. Summers 8st 13lbs Robson 8st 13lbs Referee: J H Douglas Feb 12 Boss Edwards (Marylebone) WPTS(6) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Sporting Life Referee: H Houldsworth Mar 19 Seaman Arthur Hayes (Hoxton) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Sporting Life Hayes boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1910. Referee: JH Douglas Oct 1 Boss Edwards (Marylebone) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Mirror of Life Referee: JH Douglas Dec 17 Spike Robson (North Shields) LDSQ4(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Mirror of Life (British Featherweight Title) Summers 9st 1lbs 8ozs Robson 9st 0lbs Referee: Tom Scott 1907 Mar 25 Joe Fletcher (Camberwell) WKO9(10) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Sporting Life Match made at 9st 4h lbs Referee: JH Douglas combined purse £150 £100 a side bout cut from 20 rounds due to Fletcher being ill and not training properly May 22 Tommy Murphy (USA) ND(6) National AC, Philadelphia USA Source: Sporting Life Referee: Jack McGuigan Dec 30 Matty Baldwin (USA) LPTS(12) Boston USA Source: Sporting Life 1908 Feb 19 Bert Keyes (USA) ND(6) New York City USA Source: Sporting Life Mar 10 Harry Docker (USA) WPTS(6) Philadelphia USA Source: Sporting Life Mar 11 Battling Hurley (USA) ND(6) New York City USA Source: Sporting Life Mar 13 Bert Keyes (USA) DRAW(6) American AC, Shenectady USA Source: Sporting Life Jun 15 Boss Edwards (Marylebone) WDSQ6(6) Curzon Hall, Birmingham Source: Sporting Life Referee: GT Dunning Promoter: messrs Davies and Homer Jul 18 Boss Edwards (Marylebone) WPTS(6) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life (8st novice competition 3rd series) Referee: Ted Mann Nov 2 Jimmy Britt (USA) LPTS(10) Wonderland, Whitechapel Source: Sporting Life Referee: RP Watson Nov 23 Jack Goldswain (Bermondsey) WRSF14(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Sporting Life Goldswain boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1910. 1909 Feb 22 Jimmy Britt (USA) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Sporting Life Referee: Eugene Corri winner's purse £500 loser's purse £300 Jul 31 Jimmy Britt (USA) WKO9(20) Memorial Sports Ground, West Ham Source: Sporting Life Referee: EA Humphreys Promoter: Essex SC Nov 8 Freddie Welsh (Pontypridd) LPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 13/11/1909 pages 232 and 238 (British Lightweight Title) Welsh was British and European Lightweight Champion 1909-11 and British Lightweight Champion 1912-19 and British Empire and European Lightweight Champion 1912-14 and World Lightweight Champion 1914-17. Referee: Tom Scott 1910 Jan 26 Rudolph Unholz (South Africa) DRAW Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 05/02/1910 page 545 Apr 6 Hughie Mehegan (Australia) WKO19(20) Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 16/04/1910 page 136 Jul 23 Rudolph Unholz (South Africa) WKO9 Brisbane Australia Source: Boxing 30/07/1910 page 531 Aug 13 Bob Whitelaw (Australia) WPTS(20) Olympic Stadium, Brisbane Australia Source: Boxing 24/09/1910 page 720 1911 Jan 25 Harry Lewis (USA) LKO4(20) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 28/01/1911 pages 319 and 320 Referee: Eugene Corri Feb 24 Eustache (France) LDSQ9(10) Cirque de Paris, Paris France Source: Boxing 04/03/1911 page 453 Aug 10 Jack Goldswain (Bermondsey) WKO2(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 19/08/1911 page 390 Sep 7 P.O. Roche (Chatham) WKO8(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 16/09/1911 page 482 Oct 5 Harry Duncan (Holloway) DRAW(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 14/10/1911 page 594 Nov 9 Dixie Kid (USA) LKO2(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 18/11/1911 pages 64 and 65 Match made at 10st 2lbs Billed for World Welterweight Title Dec 7 Young Nipper (Bermondsey) WPTS(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 16/12/1911 page 177 1912 Jan 4 Sid Burns (Aldgate) LPTS(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 13/01/1912 pages 273 and 274 Burns boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1912. Match made at 10st 7lbs Referee: A F Bettinson Feb 15 Jack Meekins (Battersea) WRSF15(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing Referee: Tom Spring Mar 14 Harry Duncan (Holloway) WPTS(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 23/03/1912 page 524 Apr 11 Young Joseph (Aldgate) WPTS(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 20/04/1912 page 617 (British Welterweight Title) Referee: Jack Smith(Salford) May 9 L/Sgt. Baker WRTD7(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 18/05/1912 page 68 Jun 17 Arthur Evernden (Erith) WRSF13(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 22/06/1912 pages 184, 185 and 186 (British Welterweight Title) Evernden was British Welterweight Champion 1911-12. Referee: Mr Douglas Oct 26 Jack Morris (St George's) DRAW(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 02/11/1912 pages 16 and 18 Nov 9 Young Joseph (Aldgate) WKO6(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 16/11/1912 pages 71, 072 and 74 Dec 9 Sid Burns (Aldgate) WPTS(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 14/12/1912 pages 179 and 180 (British Welterweight Title) 1913 Mar 24 Frank Picato (USA) WKO19(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing Apr 16 Alf Goodwin (Spitalfields) WRSF9(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 07/06/1913 page 141 Apr 26 Bob Turner WRSF11 Sydney Australia Source: Mirror of Life May 17 Harry Stone (USA) LPTS(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 24/05/1913 page 85 Jun 21 Sid Burns (Aldgate) WPTS(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 28/06/1913 page 216 Aug 6 Hock Keys (Australia) WPTS(20) Auckland New Zealand Source: Mirror of Life Aug 14 O'Connor WKO4 Hamilton New Zealand Source: Mirror of Life Sep 1 George Olsen (New Zealand) WPTS Thames New Zealand Source: Mirror of Life Oct 11 Arthur Evernden (Erith) WPTS(20) Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing 22/11/1913 pages 87 and 88 Nov 8 Harry Stone (USA) LPTS(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 15/11/1913 page 62 Nov 15 Harry Stone (USA) LPTS(20) Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 20/12/1913 page 200 1914 Jan 10 Tom McCormick (Dundalk) LPTS(20) Rushcutter Bay Stadium, Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 17/01/1914 page 295 (British and Empire Welterweight Title) McCormick was British and British Empire and World Welterweight Champion 1914. Jan 31 Arthur Evernden (Erith) WPTS(20) Sydney Australia Source: Boxing Feb 14 Tom McCormick (Dundalk) LKO1(20) Sydney Australia Source: Boxing 21/02/1914 pages 416 and 417 (British and Empire Welterweight Title) Feb 28 Alf Morey (Australia) LDSQ7(20) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing 07/03/1914 page 472 Jun 30 Harry Stone (USA) DRAW(20) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 04/07/1914 pages 238, 240, 250 and 251 Match made at 10st 7lbs Dec 14 Johnny Basham (Newport) LKO9(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 19/12/1914 pages 118 and 119 (British Welterweight Title) Basham was British Welterweight Champion 1914-20 and British Empire and European Welterweight Champion 1919-20 and British Middleweight Champion 1921. 1915 Feb 4 Johnny Basham (Newport) LPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 13/02/1915 page 250 Feb 18 Kid Doyle (Boldon Colliery) LPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 27/02/1915 pages 282 and 283 Match made at 10st 7lbs Referee: George T Dunning Jul 31 Gus Platts (Sheffield) DRAW(10) Pheasant Inn Grounds, Carbrook Source: Boxing 04/08/1915 page 206 Platts was British and European Middleweight Champion 1921. Referee: Nat Mawby Nov 29 Willie Farrell (Southwark) LPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 01/12/1915 page 66 1916 Mar 6 Kid Harris (Canada) DRAW(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 08/03/1916 page 273 Apr 6 Young Nipper (Bermondsey) WRTD8(10) Purfleet Source: Boxing 12/04/1916 page 354 Apr 24 Cpl. Billy Fullerton (19th Hussars) NC6(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 26/04/1916 pages 6 and 7 Promoter: Jack Callaghan May 22 Kid Doyle (Boldon Colliery) WKO2(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 24/05/1916 pages 70 and 71 Jun 12 Kid Doyle (Boldon Colliery) WKO16(20) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 14/06/1916 page 119 Referee: Eugene Corri (suffered in car accident sam Jul 21 Ben Callicott (Plymouth) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 26/07/1916 page 206 Callicott boxed for the European Featherweight Title 1921 and boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1921. Sep 23 Jack Greenstock (Aldgate) WRSF12(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing Nov 13 Hughie Mehegan (Australia) WRTD11(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 15/11/1916 pages 41 and 42 1917 Feb 5 Willie Farrell (Southwark) WPTS(20) Stadium, Holborn Source: Boxing May 2 Bill Rouillier (Peckham) WRTD9 France Source: Boxing 09/05/1917 page 36 Dec Pte.