© 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 Ben Foord (South Africa) Active: 1932-1940 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 58 contests (won: 40 lost: 15 drew: 3) Fight Record 1932 Jun 14 Billy Miller (South Africa) WKO3 Durban South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 9 Dick Manz (South Africa) WKO1 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 23 Jack Grayling (South Africa) WKO2 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Aug 20 Jack Vaney (South Africa) WKO1 Brakpan South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Sep 3 Johnny Squires (South Africa) LPTS(6) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Oct 8 Bill Horn (South Africa) WPTS(8) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Nov 5 Ben Ousthuizen (South Africa) WRSF2 Durban South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Nov 12 Bill Horn (South Africa) DRAW(6) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Dec 2 Dave Carstens (South Africa) DRAW(8) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Dec 17 Alec Storbeck (South Africa) WKO5 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) 1933 Feb 4 Clyde Chastain (South Africa) WPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Apr 8 Clyde Chastain (South Africa) WPTS(10) Durban South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) May 29 Vincent Parille (Argentina) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 31/05/1933 page 8 Jul 12 Charlie Smith (Deptford) WPTS(10) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing 19/07/1933 page 7 Referee: Patsy Fox Oct 23 Tom Tucker (Bamber Bridge) WRSF1(12) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 24/10/1933 page 16 Tucker was Northern Area Heavyweight Champion 1929. Referee: Bombarider Billy Wells Oct 30 Hans Schonrath (Germany) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 31/10/1933 page 16 Nov 6 Jack London (West Hartlepool) WPTS(10) Crystal Palace, Sydenham Source: Boxing 08/11/1933 page 16 London was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1944-45. 1934 Mar 8 Jack Petersen (Cardiff) LRSF13(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 14/03/1934 page 4 Petersen was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1932 and British Heavyweight Champion 1932-33 and 1934-36 and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1934-36. Apr 12 Eddie Phillips (Bow) WKO8(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 18/04/1934 page 11 Phillips was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1935-37. Jun 25 Willie Storm (South Africa) WKO4(15) Cape Town South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) (South African Heavyweight Title) Nov 26 Alf Luxton (Birmingham) WKO3(10) Hull Source: Boxing 28/11/1934 page 11 1935 Feb 4 Eddie Weinstobb (Canada) DRAW(8) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 06/02/1935 pages 7 and 8 Feb 11 Frank Borrington (Derby) WKO1(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 13/02/1935 page 10 Feb 25 Jack London (West Hartlepool) WPTS(12) Plymouth Source: Boxing 27/02/1935 page 8 Mar 11 Norman Baines (Catford) LPTS(6) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 13/03/1935 page 9 Mar 25 Harry Staal (Holland) WRSF10(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 27/03/1935 page 10 Mar 29 Gunner Bennett (Redbourne) WKO5(10) Torquay Source: Boxing 03/04/1935 page 15 May 18 Harry Staal (Holland) WPTS(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 22/05/1935 page 13 May 28 Gunner Bennett (Redbourne) WKO5 Torquay Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jun 17 Jack Pettifer (Kings Cross) WRTD6(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 19/06/1935 page 10 Pettifer boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1933. Jun 25 Gunnar Barlund (Finland) LPTS(6) Stadium, Wembley Source: Boxing 03/07/1935 pages 10 and 11 Jul 15 Frank Moody (Pontypridd) WKO8(12) Taff Vale Park, Pontypridd Source: Boxing 17/07/1935 page 17 Moody was British Middleweight Champion 1927-28 and British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1927-29. Referee: CB Thomas Attendance: 2000 Aug 26 Frank Borrington (Derby) WKO2(12) Somerton Park, Newport Source: Boxing 28/08/1935 page 10 Referee: JR Smith(Abertridwr) Promoter: Cliff Parfitt(Treforest) Attendance: 6000 Aug 31 Chris Goulding (Barnsley) WKO4(10) Ashby-de-la-Zouch Source: Boxing 04/09/1935 page 13 Sep 23 Pancho Villar (Spain) WRTD4(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 25/09/1935 page 10 Referee: Moss Deyong Oct 8 Maurice Strickland (New Zealand) LRSF3(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing 16/10/1935 pages 16 and 17 Nov 25 Larry Gains (Canada) WPTS(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 27/11/1935 page 13 Dec 16 Roy Lazer (USA) LPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing 18/12/1935 page 13 1936 Jan 20 Roy Lazer (USA) WPTS(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 22/01/1936 page 14 Feb 10 Tommy Loughran (USA) WPTS(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 12/02/1936 page 13 Mar 9 Larry Gains (Canada) WPTS(12) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing 11/03/1936 page 13 Jun 6 George Cook (Australia) WKO9 White City, Cardiff Source: Boxing 10/06/1936 page 21 Cook boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1934. Promoter: Cliff Parfitt Jun 15 Manuel Abrew (Edinburgh) WKO5(12) Tigers Rugby Football ground, Leicester Source: Boxing 17/06/1936 pages 11 and 12 Attendance: 3000 Aug 17 Jack Petersen (Cardiff) WRSF3(15) Tigers Rugby Football ground, Leicester Source: Boxing 19/08/1936 pages 11 and 12 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Referee: Moss Deyong Attendance: 20000 Nov 18 Walter Neusel (Germany) LPTS(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 25/11/1936 page 15 Referee: Jack Smith Attendance: 14000 1937 Mar 15 Tommy Farr (Clydach Vale) LPTS(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 17/03/1937 pages 10 and 11 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Farr was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1937-38. May 27 Max Baer (USA) LRSF9(12) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 02/06/1937 pages 13 and 14 Referee: Jack Hart 1938 Jan 30 Max Schmeling (Germany) LPTS(12) Hamburg Germany Source: BoxRec Jan 30 Max Schmeling (Germany) LPTS(10) Hamburg Germany Source: Graham Grant (Boxing Historian) Apr 16 Walter Neusel (Germany) LDSQ8(12) Hamburg Germany Source: BoxRec Jun 21 Eddie Phillips (Bow) LKO9(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing 29/06/1938 pages 15 and 21 (British Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Foord 14st 8lbs 4ozs Phillips 13st 7lbs Referee: Wilfred Smith Jul 19 Manuel Abrew (Edinburgh) WDSQ3(10) Glen Gardens, Laxey Source: Boxing 27/07/1938 page 12 Referee: Jack Smith(Manchester) Promoter: Len Dawson Attendance: 2000 Aug 2 Jim Wilde (Swansea) WPTS(12) Vetch Field, Swansea Source: Boxing 10/08/1938 page 17 Wilde was Welsh Area Heavyweight Champion 1935-36. Foord 14st 7lbs Wilde 15st 1lbs Referee: A S Myers Attendance: 9000 Sep 21 George James (Cwm) LKO9(12) Greyfriars Hall, Cardiff Source: Boxing 28/09/1938 pages 18 and 19 James was Welsh Area Heavyweight Champion 1938-49. Referee: CB Thomas Attendance: 10000 1939 Aug 5 Buck Everett (South Africa) WPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Oct 7 James J Britt (South Africa) WPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) 1940 Jan 20 Tommy Bensch (South Africa) LPTS(12) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) (South African Heavyweight Title) Jun 15 Tom Porter (South Africa) WPTS(4) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. 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