Jock Taylor (Sidcup)

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Active: 1943-1951

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 45 contests (won: 22 lost: 19 drew: 4)

Fight Record

1943

Jun 29 George Hatton (Watford) WRTD1 Town Hall, Watford Source: West Herts and Watford Observer Promoter: Eddie Mallett Jun 30 Harry Bartin (Canada) LPTS(4) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Liverpool Daily Post Oct 13 Witold (Poland) WPTS(4) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 28/10/1943 page 7

1944

Dec 14 Bert Hyland (Ireland) LPTS Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 21/12/1944 page 13 1945

Oct 17 Billy Butler LRSF3 Stadium, Liverpool Source: BoxRec

1946

Aug 17 George Page WRTD2 Orpington Source: Jock Taylor's scrapbook Sep 20 Bob McArdle (Barnsley) WRTD3(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 25/09/1946 page 15 Taylor 12st 2lbs McArdle 12st 13lbs Oct 10 Don Cockell (Battersea) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 16/10/1946 page 14 Cockell was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1950-52 and European Light-Heavyweight Champion 1951-52 and British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1953-56. Taylor 12st 0lbs Cockell 12st 4lbs Oct 14 Ben Fowler (Dagenham) WPTS(4) Winter Assembly Hall, Luton Source: Boxing News 23/10/1946 pages 12 and 13 (Light-Heavyweight competition 1st series) Promoter: Eddie Mallett Oct 14 Ben Bowden (Cricklewood) WPTS(4) Winter Assembly Hall, Luton Source: Boxing News 23/10/1946 pages 12 and 13 (Light-Heavyweight competition 2nd series) Promoter: Eddie Mallett Nov 18 Jack Beech (Bletchley) LPTS(4) Winter Assembly Hall, Luton Source: Boxing News 27/11/1946 page 12 (Light-Heavyweight competition final) Taylor 12st 0lbs Beech 12st 2lbs Promoter: Eddie Mallett Nov 21 Jimmy Carroll (Stockport) LRSF3(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 27/11/1946 page 15 Carroll boxed a British Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator 1950. Taylor 11st 12lbs Carroll 12st 0lbs

1947

Jan 6 Don Cockell (Battersea) WKO6(8) Town Hall, High Wycombe Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Jan 13 Reg Spring (Southall) DRAW(10) Winter Gardens, Luton Source: Weekly Sporting Review Spring was South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1949. Feb 3 Andy McKenzie (South Shields) WPTS(6) Town Hall, High Wycombe Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Match made at 12st Referee: Harry Abrahams(Watford) Mar 3 Jimmy Carroll (Stockport) WKO2(8) Town Hall, High Wycombe Source: Harold Alderman (Boxing Historian) Referee: Harry Bentley(Reading) Mar 26 Reg Spring (Southall) DRAW(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 02/04/1947 page 15 Taylor 12st 0lbs Spring 12st 5lbs Apr 28 Andy McKenzie (South Shields) WRSF3 Town Hall, High Wycombe Source: Boxing News 07/05/1947 pages 13 and 14 Match made at 12st 2lbs Taylor 12st 2lbs McKenzie 12st 4lbs Jun 23 Reg Spring (Southall) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 02/07/1947 page 12 Taylor 11st 8lbs Spring 12st 1lbs Sep 10 Al Marson (Stepney) DRAW(8) Croydon Source: Boxing News 17/09/1947 pages 15 and 16 Marson was South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1948-49. Taylor 11st 8lbs 12ozs Marson 12st 3lbs 12ozs Nov 7 Dave Goodwin (Shirebrook) WDSQ5(10) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 12/11/1947 page 16 (South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Goodwin was North Midlands Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1949. Taylor 11st 10lbs 4ozs Goodwin 11st 9lbs Nov 21 Billy Fraser (Hackney) WRSF5(8) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 26/11/1947 page 15 Taylor 12st 0lbs Fowler 12st 7lbs Dec 12 George Barrett (Eltham) WKO3(8) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 24/12/1947 pages 14 and 15 Taylor 11st 11lbs 12ozs Barrett 12st 7lbs 8ozs

1948

Jan 5 Ernie Woodman (Battersea) WPTS(10) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 14/01/1948 page 13 (South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Taylor 11st 9lbs 12ozs Woodman 12st 3lbs 12ozs Feb 2 Ginger Sadd (Norwich) LDSQ4(8) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 11/02/1948 page 13 Sadd boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1939 and was Eastern Counties Welterweight Champion 1935-36 and Eastern Area Middleweight Champion 1937 and 1948-49. Taylor 11st 13lbs 8ozs Sadd 12st 2lbs 4ozs Mar 1 Al Marson (Stepney) LPTS(12) Baths, Plumstead Source: Boxing News 10/03/1948 page 11 (South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Title) Taylor 11st 12lbs 12ozs Marson 12st 3lbs 4ozs Apr 28 Ginger Sadd (Norwich) WPTS(8) Croydon Source: Boxing News 05/05/1948 page 15 Taylor 12st 0lbs Sadd 12st 0lbs Jun 8 Albert Finch (Croydon) LRSF7(8) Selhurst Park Football Ground, Sydenham Source: Boxing News 16/06/1948 pages 13 and 14 Finch was British Middleweight Champion 1949-50. Taylor 11st 3lbs 8ozs Finch 11st 6lbs 12ozs Sep 2 Ginger Sadd (Norwich) LPTS(10) Corn Hall, Norwich Source: Boxing News 08/09/1948 pages 15 and 16 Taylor 11st 13lbs Sadd 11st 13lbs Sep 21 Johnny Williams (Rugby) LPTS(6) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 29/09/1948 pages 12 and 13 Williams was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1952-53. Taylor 12st 1lbs 12ozs Williams 12st 7lbs Oct 25 Reg Spring (Southall) LPTS(10) Manor Place Baths, Walworth Source: Boxing News 03/11/1948 page 13 (South Eastern Area Light-Heavyweight Title Final Eliminator) Taylor 12st 1lbs 12ozs Spring 12st 7lbs Nov 25 Joe Quigley (Ireland) WRSF4(8) Bermondsey Source: Boxing News 08/12/1948 page 12 Taylor 12st 4lbs 4ozs Quigley 12st 7lbs 8ozs cut lip Dec 14 Pat Stribling (Croydon) LPTS(8) Croydon Source: Boxing News 29/12/1948 page 13 Taylor 12st 3lbs Stribling 12st 2lbs

1949

Jan 6 Lloyd Barnett (Jamaica) LRSF4(8) Porchester Hall Baths, Paddington Source: Boxing News 19/01/1949 page 11 Taylor 12st 7lbs Barnett 13st 0lbs May 24 Pat Stribling (Croydon) WPTS(8) Selhurst Park Football Ground, Sydenham Source: Boxing News 01/06/1949 page 13 Taylor 12st 6lbs 8ozs Stribling 12st 6lbs 8ozs Promoter: Bill Goodwin & Alf Hart Jul 12 Ron Pudney (Croydon) DRAW(8) Selhurst Park Football Ground, Sydenham Source: Boxing News 20/07/1949 page 13 Pudney was Southern Area Middleweight Champion 1951-53. Taylor 12st 2lbs Pudney 11st 7lbs Jul 22 Pat Stribling (Croydon) LPTS(8) Brighton Road Sports Ground, Redhill Source: Boxing News 27/07/1949 pages 14 and 15 Taylor 12st 5lbs 12ozs Stribling 12st 8lbs 12ozs Promoter: McCarthy promotions Aug 16 Battling Joe Igo (Batley) WRSF5(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 24/08/1949 page 14 Taylor 12st 4lbs 8ozs Igo 13st 9lbs 8ozs Promoter: Eddie Mallett cut head Oct 11 Doug Richards (Swansea) WKO5(8) Olympia, Reading Source: Boxing News 19/10/1949 page 12 Richards boxed for the Welsh Light-Heavyweight Title 1949. Taylor 12st 5lbs 8ozs Richards 12st 3lbs Promoter: Fred Edwards Richards sub for Tony Lord Dec 6 Tommy Caswell (Mitcham) LRTD7(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 14/12/1949 page 12 Taylor 12st 8lbs Caswell 12st 0lbs 4ozs cut eye

1950

Nov 21 Alf Hines (West Ham) WRSF7(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 29/11/1950 page 7 Taylor 12st 7lbs Hines 12st 5lbs Dec 5 Gene Fowler (Canada) LPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 20/12/1950 pages 12 and 13 Taylor 12st 4lbs 12ozs Fowler 12st 9lbs 8ozs

1951

Apr 17 Ken Rowlands (Luton) LPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 25/04/1951 page 11 Rowlands was Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1953 and 1955-56. Taylor 12st 5lbs 4ozs Rowlands 12st 0lbs May 7 Tommy Caswell (Mitcham) LPTS(8) Palais de Danse, Wimbledon Source: Boxing News 16/05/1951 page 14 Taylor 12st 10lbs Caswell 12st 6lbs 4ozs May 28 Vic Phayer (Woolwich) LKO1 City Football Ground, Bristol Source: Boxing News 06/06/1951 page 10 Taylor 12st 9lbs Phayer 12st 7lbs 8ozs Promoter: Freddie Mills Attendance: 7000 © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. It may be published elsewhere provided full acknowledgement and a link to www.boxinghistory.org.uk are included

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