© 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 Jack London (West Hartlepool) Active: 1931-1949 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 143 contests (won: 95 lost: 41 drew: 5 other: 2) Fight Record 1931 Jul 10 Barney Stockton (West Hartlepool) WKO1(6) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 15/07/1931 page 43 Jul 18 Battling Manners (West Hartlepool) WDSQ1(6) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 22/07/1931 page 57 Jul 20 Phil Henry (Stockton) WKO5(8) Portrack Running Grounds, Stockton Source: Boxing 29/07/1931 page 74 Jul 31 Jack Wharton (Sunderland) WPTS(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing 05/08/1931 page 89 Aug 22 Jim Williams (Easington) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 26/08/1931 page 138 Aug 30 Eddie Strawer (Rochdale) LPTS(12) NSB, Royton Source: Boxing 02/09/1931 pages 157 and 158 Sep 12 Cpl Ingledew (Middlesbrough) WPTS(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 16/09/1931 page 186 Sep 20 Tommy Moore (Royston) LPTS(12) New Stadium, Barnsley Source: Boxing 23/09/1931 page 202 Sep 28 Jack Smith (Chopwell) LPTS(10) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 07/10/1931 page 235 Oct 16 Tom Powell (Stockton) LPTS(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 21/10/1931 page 13 Oct 21 Willie Duncan (Glasgow) LPTS(10) Edinburgh Source: Boxing 28/10/1931 page 15 Oct 24 Jim Williams (Easington) WKO2(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 28/10/1931 page 11 Oct 26 Frank Bagley (Sunderland) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 04/11/1931 page 11 Oct 30 Tom Powell (Stockton) WKO6(10) Teesside Stadium, Stockton Source: Boxing 04/11/1931 page 12 Nov 16 Stan Waller (Cambridge) LPTS(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Nottingham Daily Journal Waller was Eastern Counties Middleweight Champion 1930. Attendance: 12000 Dec 14 Chris Rock (Choppington) LPTS(12) Durham Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Dec 25 Jack Smith (Chopwell) LPTS(10) Miners Hall, Backworth Source: Boxing 30/12/1931 page 12 1932 Jan 4 Willie Unwin (South Africa) LPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jan 16 Frank Bagley (Sunderland) DRAW(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 20/01/1932 page 10 Jan 18 Joe Morrison (Forest Hall) WRTD5(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Feb 6 Jack Clansey (Sunderland) LPTS(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 10/02/1932 page 10 Mar 18 Dick Bartlett (West Hartlepool) WPTS(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 23/03/1932 page 10 Mar 26 Frank Bagley (Sunderland) DRAW(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 31/03/1932 page 10 Promoter: messrs Ashton & Hazeltine Apr 8 Gunner Ainsley (Wingate) WKO9(10) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 13/04/1932 page 10 Promoter: Jack Dorman Apr 22 Cpl Dorry (Sunderland) WKO1(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 27/04/1932 page 10 May 6 Dick Bartlett (West Hartlepool) WKO5(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 11/05/1932 page 10 May 11 Tom Powell (Stockton) WKO3 Belle Vue Grounds, Stockton Source: Boxing 18/05/1932 page 10 May 13 Paul McGuire (Newcastle) WPTS(10) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 18/05/1932 pages 10 and 11 Attendance: 2000 Jun 24 Charlie McDonald (Sunderland) LPTS(12) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 29/06/1932 page 11 London 13st 3lbs McDonald 11st 7lbs Sep 10 Gdsmn Brennan (Jarrow) WKO3(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 14/09/1932 page 10 Sep 23 Ex-Gdsmn Gater (Dewsbury) WPTS(12) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 28/09/1932 page 13 Gater boxed for the Northern Area Heavyweight Title 1932. Attendance: 3000 Oct 23 Jack O'Malley (Australia) LRTD7(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 26/10/1932 page 8 Dec 2 Jack Strongbow (West Hartlepool) WRTD10(12) Borough Hall, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 07/12/1932 page 12 Promoter: messrs Ashton & Hazeltine 1933 Jan 6 Dick Bartlett (West Hartlepool) WRTD6(10) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 11/01/1933 page 11 Jan 16 Charlie McDonald (Sunderland) WPTS(12) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 18/01/1933 page 9 Jan 27 Eddie Strawer (Rochdale) WPTS(12) The Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 01/02/1933 page 13 Feb 10 Bert Ikin (Stoke) WPTS(10) Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 15/02/1933 page 10 Feb 27 Jack Morris (Newcastle) WRTD6(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Mar 24 Les Saunders (Rotherham) NC3 Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 29/03/1933 page 10 Apr 8 Battling Sullivan (Preston) WRTD5(10) Ring, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 12/04/1933 page 7 Apr 10 Gipsy Daniels (Newport) LRTD6(12) Drill Hall, Merthyr Source: Western Mail Daniels was British and British Empire Light-Heavyweight Champion 1927. London sub for Rene Morris(Australia) Apr 30 Al Conquest (Canada) WPTS(12) Brunswick Stadium, Leeds Source: Boxing 03/05/1933 page 12 May 18 Bobby Shields (Glasgow) WKO2(10) Belle Vue, Norton-on-Tees Source: Boxing 24/05/1933 page 10 Shields was Scottish Area Heavyweight Champion 1929-33. May 19 Tony Arpino (Bedford) WPTS(15) Drill Hall, Merthyr Source: Boxing 24/05/1933 page 14 May 26 George Slack (Doncaster) DRAW(12) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 31/05/1933 page 11 Slack was Northern Area Heavyweight Champion 1932 and 1933-35. Jun 5 Battling Sullivan (Preston) WRSF7(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Jun 12 Jack Casey (Sunderland) LRTD10(15) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 21/06/1933 pages 11 and 12 Casey boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1932 and was Northern Area Middleweight Champion 1932. Referee: Harry Jennings(Bradford) Attendance: 2500 Jul 3 Con Van Leuwen (Holland) WRTD8(12) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 12/07/1933 page 7 Jul 17 Gipsy Daniels (Newport) LPTS(12) Engineers Club grounds, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 26/07/1933 page 10 Attendance: 3000 Jul 31 Gipsy Daniels (Newport) DRAW(12) Engineers Club grounds, West Hartlepool Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Aug 31 Len Johnson (Manchester) LPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 06/09/1933 page 13 Sep 25 Johnny Rice (Hounslow) WDSQ6(12) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Newcastle Daily Journal Nov 6 Ben Foord (South Africa) LPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 08/11/1933 page 16 Foord was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1936-37. Dec 4 Harry Rowles (Battersea) WPTS(12) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 06/12/1933 page 8 Dec 11 Larry Gains (Canada) LKO2(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 13/12/1933 page 9 1934 Jan 15 Charlie Smith (Deptford) LPTS(12) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 17/01/1934 page 16 Smith boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1931. Jan 21 George Slack (Doncaster) LPTS(12) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing 24/01/1934 page 12 Feb 5 Frank Borrington (Derby) WPTS Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 07/02/1934 page 16 Feb 16 George Slack (Doncaster) LPTS(12) Olympia, Bradford Source: Halifax Daily Courier and Guardian Apr 29 Bert Melzow (Belgium) LDSQ11(12) Stadium, Rotherham Source: Boxing 02/05/1934 page 15 May 21 Jack Pettifer (Kings Cross) DRAW(10) Stadium, Brighton Source: Boxing 23/05/1934 page 10 Pettifer boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1933. Jun 4 Charlie Belanger (Canada) LDSQ8(12) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 06/06/1934 page 11 Jul 16 Jack Strongbow (West Hartlepool) WPTS(12) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing 18/07/1934 page 8 Jul 28 Pierre Charles (Belgium) LKO1 Ostend Belgium Source: Pugilato 1979 Oct 8 Charlie Belanger (Canada) LKO3 Hull Source: Boxing 10/10/1934 page 9 Oct 14 Johnny Rice (Hounslow) WRSF9(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 17/10/1934 page 16 Nov 5 Alex Bell (Leith) WPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 07/11/1934 page 10 Bell was Scottish Area Heavyweight Champion 1938-39. Nov 18 Alex Bell (Leith) WPTS(10) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 21/11/1934 page 12 Dec 3 Italo Colonello (Italy) WPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 05/12/1934 page 10 1935 Jan 3 Frank Borrington (Derby) WPTS(12) Romford Road Baths, West Ham Source: Boxing 09/01/1935 page 12 Jan 28 Jack Pettifer (Kings Cross) WKO4(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 30/01/1935 page 8 Feb 7 Alex Bell (Leith) LDSQ9(12) NSC, Leith Source: Boxing 13/02/1935 page 15 Feb 25 Ben Foord (South Africa) LPTS(12) Plymouth Source: Boxing 27/02/1935 page 8 Mar 7 George Slack (Doncaster) WRSF10(12) Romford Road Baths, West Ham Source: Boxing 13/03/1935 page 12 Slack sub for Jack Pettifer May 25 Jack Casey (Sunderland) WPTS(12) Royal, Sunderland Source: Boxing 29/05/1935 page 13 Jun 17 Helmuth Hartkopp (Germany) WKO2(12) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 19/06/1935 page 10 Jul 29 Charlie Smith (Deptford) WRTD2(12) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 31/07/1935 page 10 Oct 8 Jack Strongbow (West Hartlepool) WKO2(4) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 16/10/1935 pages 16 and 17 (Open Heavyweight Competition) Nov 12 Johnny Rice (Hounslow) WPTS(6) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 20/11/1935 pages 14 and 15 (Open heavyweight competition semi-final) Nov 12 Ginger Hauxwell (Crook) WRSF4(4) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 20/11/1935 pages 14 and 15 (Open heavyweight competition 2nd series) Nov 24 Ginger Hauxwell (Crook) WKO3(10) NSC, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing 27/11/1935 page 23 Dec 9 Eddie Steele (Norwood) WPTS(12) Queens Rink, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing Weekly Record 18/12/1935 page 25 1936 Jan 29