© 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 Dick Corbett (Bethnal Green) Active: 1926-1943 Weight classes fought in: fly to light Recorded fights: 184 contests (won: 131 lost: 36 drew: 17) Born: 28th September 1908 Died: 3rd March 1943 Manager: Ted Broadribb Fight Record 1926 May 20 Kid Roberts (Bethnal Green) WRSF5(6) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 26/05/1926 page 220 May 23 Harry Williams (Bethnal Green) WRSF4(6) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 26/05/1926 page 222 Jun 13 Young Dennis (Bow) WRSF2(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 16/06/1926 page 269 Jul 8 Bert Freeman (Battersea) WPTS(6) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 14/07/1926 page 333 Referee: Jim Kenrick Jul 25 Young Riley (Bethnal Green) DRAW(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 28/07/1926 pages 364 and 365 Aug 15 Phil Durley (Notting Hill) WRSF10(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 18/08/1926 page 412 Sep 5 Bert Freeman (Battersea) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 08/09/1926 pages 46 and 47 Sep 12 Bill Huntley (Lambeth) WRSF6(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 15/09/1926 page 68 Sep 26 Young Riley (Bethnal Green) DRAW(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 29/09/1926 page 108 Sep 30 Young Riley (Bethnal Green) DRAW(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 06/10/1926 page 127 Referee: Ted Kid Lewis Oct 24 Arthur Cunningham (Camden Town) WPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 27/10/1926 page 188 Nov 11 Billy Gibson (Bermondsey) WDSQ6(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 17/11/1926 page 247 Nov 14 Bert Gallard (Mile End) WPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 17/11/1926 page 248 Dec 16 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WPTS(10) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing Referee: W Izzard 1927 Jan 23 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) WPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 26/01/1927 page 412 Kirby was British Flyweight Champion 1930-31. Jan 24 Fred Hinton (Forest Gate) WPTS(10) Alcazar, Edmonton Source: Boxing 26/01/1927 page 410 Feb 13 Billy Gibson (Bermondsey) WPTS(10) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 16/02/1927 page 460 Feb 21 Harry Scott (Hoxton) WPTS(10) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 23/02/1927 page 8 Referee: Sid Ackland Mar 2 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 09/03/1927 page 41 Mar 7 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) LPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 09/03/1927 pages 39 and 40 Mar 15 Tommy Hughes (Bloomsbury) WRTD3(12) Roman Road Baths, Bow Source: Boxing 23/03/1927 pages 74 and 75 Promoter: Jack Greenstock Apr 10 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) LPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 13/04/1927 page 128 Apr 11 Frank Wiggins WRSF8(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 13/04/1927 pages 125 and 126 Apr 28 Johnny Edwards (Bermondsey) WPTS(12) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 04/05/1927 page 176 May 8 Bert Kirby (Birmingham) LPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 11/05/1927 page 200 May 17 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 24/05/1927 page 228 Jun 23 Kid Rich (Bethnal Green) WRTD7(15) Skating Rink, Ilford Source: Boxing 28/06/1927 page 349 Match made at 8st combined purse £50 Jul 10 Jim Haddon (Birmingham) WPTS(15) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 12/07/1927 page 401 Aug 7 Billy Moss (Sheffield) LPTS(15) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 09/08/1927 page 490 Sep 4 Billy Boulger (Canning Town) WRSF12(15) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 06/09/1927 page 70 Match made at 8st 2lbs Promoter: Harry Abrahams £25 a side Sep 19 Digger Pugh (Australia) WRSF6(15) Alcazar, Edmonton Source: Boxing 20/09/1927 page 107 Sep 25 Harry Hill (Birmingham) LRSF2(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 27/09/1927 page 130 Oct 16 Vic Wakefield (Eccles) WPTS(15) Manor Hall, Hackney Source: Boxing 18/10/1927 page 188 Promoter: Harry Abrahams Nov 8 Billy Boulger (Canning Town) LDSQ14(15) Roman Road Baths, Bow Source: Boxing 15/11/1927 page 250 Nov 27 Harry Ellis (St George's) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 29/11/1927 page 282 Dec 5 Tiny Smith (Sheffield) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 06/12/1927 page 300 Dec 15 Harry Hill (Birmingham) DRAW(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 20/12/1927 page 330 1928 Jan 1 Vic Wakefield (Eccles) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 03/01/1928 page 362 Jan 15 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) WRSF15(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 17/01/1928 page 394 Jan 22 Eddie Pinn (Marylebone) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 24/01/1928 page 410 Feb 6 Terence Morgan (Newport) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 07/02/1928 page 444 Morgan was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1931-32. Feb 15 Kid Connor (Portsmouth) WRTD5(15) Baths, Fulham Source: Boxing 21/02/1928 pages 474 and 473 Promoter: Alf Defries injured arm Feb 27 Andre Gleizes (France) WRSF10(10) Queens Hall Source: Boxing 28/02/1928 page 492 Referee: Frank Collis Mar 12 Joe Chapman (Chadderton) WRSF3(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 13/03/1928 page 524 Apr 16 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) LPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 18/04/1928 page 604 Jun 3 Johnny Croxon (Notting Hill) WKO14(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 06/06/1928 page 715 Jun 21 Andre Gleizes (France) DRAW(15) Paris France Source: Record published in Boxing News in the 1960s Jul 22 Lew Pinkus (Mile End) LPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 25/07/1928 page 28 Sep 6 Joe Greenwood (Bolton) WDSQ4(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 11/09/1928 page 134 Match made at 8st 6lbs Sep 11 Lew Sullivan (Liverpool) WRSF4(10) Breck Park Greyhound Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 18/09/1928 page 151 Promoter: Lew Bonner Attendance: approx 3500 Sep 30 Young Jackie Brown (St George's) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 02/10/1928 page 181 Oct 14 Teddy Bennett (Kings Cross) WRSF14(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 16/10/1928 page 212 Oct 21 Leopold Cortvrant (Belgium) WRSF8(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 23/10/1928 pages 228 and 227 Nov 11 George Williams (Treherbert) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 13/11/1928 page 278 Williams was Welsh Area Bantamweight Champion 1933-34. Nov 25 Lew Pinkus (Mile End) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 27/11/1928 pages 309 and 308 Dec 3 Billy Boulger (Canning Town) LPTS(15) Baths, East Ham Source: Boxing 04/12/1928 page 329 Dec 30 Francois Vandeleene (France) WRSF3 Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 02/01/1929 page 385 Referee: Jack Hart 1929 Jan 6 Billy Boulger (Canning Town) LDSQ2(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 09/01/1929 page 403 Jan 27 Minty Rose (Belfast) WPTS(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 30/01/1929 page 450 Rose boxed for the Welsh Bantamweight Title 1929. Feb 4 Kid Socks (Bethnal Green) WPTS(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 06/02/1929 page 469 Socks boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1926. Feb 21 Lew Pinkus (Mile End) WPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 27/02/1929 pages 509 and 508 Feb 25 Francois Morrachini (France) WPTS(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 27/02/1929 page 512 Match made at 8st 6lbs Mar 4 Willie Metzner (Germany) WPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 06/03/1929 page 526 Mar 25 Packey McFarland (Dublin) DRAW(15) Pitfield Street Baths, Hoxton Source: Boxing 27/03/1929 page 568 Match made at 8st 8lbs Corbett 8st 6lbs Referee: Jim Kenrick Apr 8 Packey McFarland (Dublin) LPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 10/04/1929 pages 597 and 596 Match made at 8st 8lbs May 2 Nipper Pat Daly (Marylebone) LPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 08/05/1929 pages 655, 656 and 657 Corbett 8st 6lbs Daly 8st 5lbs 4ozs Aug 2 Pinkey Silverburg WPTS(15) Brisbane Australia Source: BoxRec Aug 14 Petey Sarron DRAW(15) Brisbane Australia Source: BoxRec Sep 7 Johnny Green WPTS(15) Melbourne Australia Source: Yorkshire Post Oct 10 Reg Cameron WRTD10 Brisbane Australia Source: Record published in Boxing News in the 1960s 1930 Jan 22 Wyndham Blake (Penygraig) WRTD7(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 29/01/1930 pages 480 and 481 Feb 18 Emile Pladner (France) WPTS(12) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 26/02/1930 pages 543 and 544 Match made at 8st 8lbs Mar 20 Alf Kid Pattenden (Bethnal Green) WPTS(12) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 26/03/1930 pages 607 and 608 (British Bantamweight Title Eliminator) Pattenden was British Bantamweight Champion 1928-29. Apr 13 Jules Bodson (Belgium) WDSQ10(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 16/04/1930 page 657 May 22 Willie Smith (South Africa) WPTS(15) Olympia, Kensington Source: Boxing 28/05/1930 pages 754 and 755 (British Empire Bantamweight Title) Sep 28 Young Johnny Brown (St George's) DRAW(15) Premierland, Whitechapel Source: Boxing 01/10/1930 page 215 Brown boxed for the British Bantamweight Title 1928. Oct 28 Benny Sharkey (Newcastle) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 05/11/1930 page 294 1931 Apr 12 Petit Biquet (Belgium) WPTS(15) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Boxing 15/04/1931 page 663 May 5 Jean Locatelli (Royton) WRSF7(15) Promenade Pier Pavilion, Plymouth Source: Boxing 13/05/1931 page 734 Promoter: Les Eastlick Jun 6 Willie Smith (South Africa) WPTS(15) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing Jun 27 Willie Smith LPTS(15) Johannesburg South Africa Source: BoxRec Sep 7 Teddy Baldock (Poplar) WPTS(12) Greyhound Stadium, Clapton Source: Boxing 09/09/1931 pages 164 and 165 Baldock was British Bantamweight Champion 1928 and 1929-31 and British Empire Champion 1928-31.