© 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 Joe Symonds (Plymouth) Active: 1910-1924 Weight classes fought in: fly, bantam Recorded fights: 140 contests (won: 98 lost: 28 drew: 12 other: 2) Born: 28th December 1894 Died: 1953 Manager: Harry Jenkins Fight Record 1910 Oct 3 Nipper Riley (CAC) WPTS(15) Plymouth Source: Manchester Sporting Chronicle 1911 Jan 6 Young Bob (St Thomas AC) WPTS(4) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 14/01/1911 pages 286 and 287 Attendance: 5000 Jan 20 Young Coombes (Plymouth) WPTS(4) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 28/01/1911 page 332 Jan 27 Young Stanley WPTS(4) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 04/02/1911 page 366 Mar 10 Young Slocombe WPTS Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 18/03/1911 page 508 (7st 6lbs competition semi-final) Mar 17 Stanley Hood (Plymouth) WPTS(4) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 25/03/1911 page 540 (7st 6lbs competition final) May 5 Riley (Ireland) WPTS(4) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 13/05/1911 page 45 May 19 Young Coombes (Plymouth) WKO5(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 27/05/1911 pages 90 and 92 Jul 7 Young Otto (Stonehouse) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 15/08/1911 page 268 Jul 21 Young Riley (Plymouth) DRAW Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 29/07/1911 pages 312 and 314 Sep 15 George French (Plymouth) WPTS(8) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 23/09/1911 page 510 Oct Young Otto (Stonehouse) WPTS Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: BoxRec Nov 10 Young Jago (Devonport) LPTS(10) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 18/11/1911 page 64 1912 Jan 26 Young Duffin (Plymouth) WPTS(6) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 03/02/1912 page 345 Mar 22 Young Riley (Plymouth) DRAW Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 30/03/1912 pages 548 and 549 Apr 19 Young Harrison (Belfast) WRTD1 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 27/04/1912 page 642 May 3 Young Snowball WPTS Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: BoxRec May 10 Young Britt WRTD1 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 18/05/1912 pages 70 and 71 May 17 Dido Gains (Vauxhall) LPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 25/05/1912 pages 92 and 93 Sep Young Swift (Plymouth) WRSF4(10) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: BoxRec Oct 16 Young Jago (Devonport) WPTS(8) Paignton Source: BoxRec Oct 25 George French (Plymouth) WRTD3 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 02/11/1912 pages 20 and 21 Nov 8 Dido Gains (Vauxhall) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 16/11/1912 pages 76 and 77 Nov 10 Young Jago (Devonport) WPTS(10) Devonport Source: BoxRec Nov 29 Arthur Ireland (St Pancras) DRAW(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 07/12/1912 pages 165 and 166 Dec 13 Young Josephs' nipper (Aldgate) WRTD9(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 21/12/1912 page 229 1913 Jan 3 Alf Mansfield (Aldgate) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 11/01/1913 pages 300 and 301 Referee: J Frank Bradley Jan 24 Joe Ross (St George's) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 01/02/1913 pages 379 and 380 Referee: J Frank Bradley Mar 3 Alf Mansfield (Aldgate) WPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 08/03/1913 pages 487 and 488 Mar 7 Bill Kyne (Poplar) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 15/03/1913 page 527 Mar 22 Percy Jones (Porth) LDSQ4 Tonypandy Source: Boxing 29/03/1913 page 582 Jones was British and European and World Flyweight Champion 1914. Mar 24 Tommy Hughes (Blackburn) WRTD(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 05/04/1913 pages 602 and 604 Apr 21 Jim Hales (Hoxton) WPTS National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 26/04/1913 pages 673 and 674 Hales sub for Young Brum(Sheffield) Apr 28 Tom Cherry (Poplar) WPTS Pelican Hall, Southampton Source: Boxing 03/05/1913 page 14 May 2 Harry Brooks (Aldgate) WRTD12(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 10/05/1913 page 45 May 16 Sid Smith (Bermondsey) LPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 24/05/1913 pages 93 and 94 Smith was British Flyweight Champion 1911-13 and World and European Flyweight Champion 1913. Match made at 8st winner£60 loser £40 £20 a side Jun Bob Finch (Covent Garden) WPTS(15) Paignton Source: Boxing Jun 2 Percy Jones (Porth) LPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 07/06/1913 pages 135 and 136 Jun 26 Tom Cherry (Poplar) LRTD4(10) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 05/07/1913 page 242 Aug 1 Joe Wilson (Stepney) WRTD9(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 09/08/1913 page 364 Wilson boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1911. Sep 18 Percy Jones (Porth) LRTD8(15) Olympia Skating Rink, Hanley Source: Boxing 27/09/1913 pages 540 and 541 Oct 24 Fred Anderson (Lambeth) WDSQ2(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 01/11/1913 page 22 Nov 14 Jim Hales (Hoxton) WRTD4(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/11/1913 page 93 Dec 11 Charlie Ward (Blackfriars) WPTS(15) Queens Hall, Exeter Source: Boxing 20/12/1913 page 203 1914 Jan 9 Sam Kellar (Aldgate) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 17/01/1914 pages 299 and 300 Feb 6 Sid Peploe (Kennington) WRSF6(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 14/02/1914 page 397 Mar 2 Bill Ladbury (Greenwich) DRAW(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 07/03/1914 page 480 Ladbury was British and European and World Flyweight Champion 1913-14. Apr 3 Abe Mantell (Canada) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 11/04/1914 page 626 Apr 8 Bert Moughton (Dublin) WRTD7 Paignton Source: Boxing 18/04/1914 page 652 May 15 Percy Jones (Porth) WRTD18(20) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 23/05/1914 page 87 Billed for British and European and World Flyweight titles but Jones overweight Jun 12 Tommy Harrison (Hanley) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 20/06/1914 page 198 Harrison was British and British Empire Bantamweight Champion 1922-23 and European Bantamweight Champion 1921-22. Jul 17 Johnny Baker (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 25/07/1914 page 340 Jul 31 Bouzonnie (France) WDSQ7 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 08/08/1914 page 388 Sep 21 Joe Wilson (Stepney) DRAW(6) The Ring, Blackfriars Source: Mirror of Life Oct 16 Danny Elliott (Bermondsey) WKO3(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 24/10/1914 page 572 Nov 16 Jimmy Wilde (Tylorstown) LPTS(15) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 21/11/1914 pages 55 and 56 (British Flyweight Title Eliminator) Wilde was British Flyweight Champion 1916-23 and European Flyweight Champion 1914-15 and 1916-17 and World Flyweight Champion 1916-23. Dec 11 Bob Finch (Covent Garden) WRSF5(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 19/12/1914 page 127 1915 Jan 8 Ike Bradley (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 16/01/1915 page 190 Bradley boxed for the British Bantamweight Title 1911. Jan 29 Sid Shields (Glasgow) WRSF15(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 06/02/1915 page 238 Referee: Mr Hulls Feb 15 Sid Smith (Bermondsey) WRTD4(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 20/02/1915 page 264 Mar 11 Tommy Harrison (Hanley) DRAW(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 17/03/1915 page 334 Mar 22 Bill Ladbury (Greenwich) WKO1(20) Baths, New Cross Source: Boxing 24/03/1915 page 344 May 14 Jim King (Poplar) WKO3(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 19/05/1915 pages 30 and 31 Jun 11 Bill Ladbury (Greenwich) WKO2(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 16/06/1915 page 93 Attendance: 4000 Jul 2 Johnny Best (Glasgow) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 07/07/1915 page 142 Jul 23 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) WPTS(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 28/07/1915 pages 189 and 190 Hughes boxed for the British Flyweight Title 1916. Aug 13 Dido Gains (Vauxhall) WPTS(20) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 18/08/1915 pages 238 and 239 Attendance: 5000 Sep 10 Johnny Best (Glasgow) WRTD11(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 15/09/1915 page 296 Oct 18 Tancy Lee (Paisley) WRSF16(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 20/10/1915 pages 350 and 351 (British Flyweight Title) Lee was British Flyweight Champion 1915 and European Flyweight Title 1915-16 and British Featherweight Champion 1917-19. Nov 12 Johnny Gratton (Bath) WKO3(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 17/11/1915 page 48 Nov 25 Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury) WPTS(15) Pudsey Street Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing 01/12/1915 page 71 Match made at 8st 2lbs Dec 9 Sam Kellar (Aldgate) LDSQ6(15) West London Stadium, Marylebone Source: Boxing 15/12/1915 page 94 Dec 17 Digger Stanley (Fulham) WDSQ13(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 22/12/1915 page 110 Stanley was British Bantamweight Champion 1910-13 and 1913-14 and European Bantamweight Champion 1910-12 and World Bantamweight Champion 1906-12. Referee: Eugene Corri 1916 Feb 7 George Dando (Merthyr) WKO1(20) St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing 09/02/1916 page 209 Feb 14 Jimmy Wilde (Tylorstown) LRTD12(20) National Sporting Club, Covent Garden Source: Boxing 16/02/1916 pages 223 and 224 (British Flyweight Title) Mar 24 Ivor Day (Porth) LDSQ4(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 29/03/1916 page 326 Referee: J T Hulls Apr 14 Tommy Noble (Bermondsey) WKO6(15) Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth Source: Boxing 19/04/1916 page 372 Noble was British Bantamweight Champion 1918-19.