SPORT & NOTE
Joe ERSKINE

Male

Heavyweight, Great Britain, Cardiff, Wales
Born: 26 January 1934
Height: 5ft 11in, mt 1,80


Amateur results

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1952
Cardiff, Wales, Dual Match Wales vs British Army, 81 kg
- Feb. 9Peter TochCardiff, Wales LPTS
London, England, British ABA National Championships bronze medal, 81 kg
- Apr. 23Henry Cooper London, England LPTS
Tidworth, England, Royal Army Trials finals, 81 kg
- Oct. 8Henry Cooper Tidworth, England LPTS
Aldershot, England, Dual Match Royal Army vs Wales, 81 kg
+ Oct. 31Henry Cooper Aldershot, England WPTS
1953
London, England, British ABA National Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ Apr. 22Dave SammonsLondon, England WPTS
+ Apr. 24Albert HalseyLondon, England WPTS
Madrid, Spain, Dual Match Spain vs England, +81 kg
+ June 28ArizmendiMadrid, Spain WPTS
Frankfurt and Fulda, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs England, +81 kg
- Sept. 26Karl KistnerFrankfurt, West Germany LPTS
+ Sept. 28WosgienFulda, West Germany WPTS
London, England, Dual Match Great Britain vs France, +81 kg
+ Oct. 28Bernard NavarreLondon, England WPTS
Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Great Britain, +81 kg
+ Nov. 27Jim RobinsonDublin, Ireland WPTS
+ Nov. 30John LyttleBelfast, Northern Ireland WPTS

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1954
+ Mar. 9Alf PriceHanley, Great BritainKO 2
+ Mar. 16Tommy RogersWillenhall, Great BritainKO 2
+ Mar. 22Frank WalkerBirmingham, Great BritainWDQ 5
= Apr. 12Dinny PowellCardiff, Great BritainDraw 6
+ May 1Frank WalshawNewtown, Great BritainW 6
+ May 11Mick CowanKensington, Great BritainW 6
+ June 1Joe FarleyWhite City, Great BritainKO 2
+ June 1Eddie KeithWhite City, Great BritainKO 2
+ June 1Denny BallWhite City, Great BritainW 3
+ July 19Denny BallCardiff, Great BritainW 6
+ Sept. 14Jimmy MoranSheffield, Great BritainW 6
+ Sept. 28Dennis LocktonHanley, Great BritainW 6
+ Oct. 11Morrie BushHaverfordwest, Great BritainW 8
+ Nov. 8Jack WalkerLeicester, Great BritainKO 1
+ Dec. 7Cliff PurnellWalsall, Great BritainW 8
1955
+ Feb. 1Hugh McDonaldWillenhall, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Feb. 15Cliff PurnellBirmingham, Great BritainW 8
+ Feb. 28Joe CrickmarLeicester, Great BritainW 8
+ Mar. 15Peter BatesBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 26Simon TemplarHarringay, Great BritainTKO 8
+ May 9Ansell AdamsLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ July 18Henk de VoogdCardiff, Great BritainKO 1
+ Aug. 29Uber BacilieriCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Sept. 13Antonio CrosiaWhite City, Great BritainKO 8
+ Oct. 10Al BernardCardiff, Great BritainTKO 2
+ Nov. 15 Henry CooperHarringay, Great BritainW 10
(Won British Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
1956
+ Jan. 16Marcel LimageCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 19Guenter NurnbergCarmarthen, Great BritainW 10
+ May 7Dick RichardsonCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 27 Johnny WilliamsCardiff, Great BritainW 15
(Won vacant British Heavyweight Title)
1957
- Feb. 19Nino ValdesKensington, Great BritainKO by 1
+ May 28Peter BatesDoncaster, Great BritainW 12
+ Sept. 17 Henry CooperHarringay, Great BritainW 15
(Retained British and won vacant Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 25 Joe BygravesLeicester, Great BritainW 15
(Retained Commonwealth Heavyweight Title)
1958
- Feb. 21 Ingemar JohanssonGothenburg, SwedenTKO by 13
(For European Heavyweight Title)
- June 3 Brian LondonWhite City, Great BritainKO by 8
(Lost British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 12Max BriantoCardiff, Great BritainW 10
1959
+ Feb. 24Willie PastranoWembley, Great BritainW 10
+ June 24Dick RichardsonPorthcawl, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 26Bruno ScarabellinPorthcawl, Great BritainW 10
- Nov. 17 Henry CooperKensington, Great BritainTKO by 12
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
1960
+ Sept. 22 Jose GonzalezCardiff, Great BritainTKO 5
1961
+ Jan. 24Ulli RitterLeicester, Great BritainW 10
- Mar. 21 Henry CooperWembley, Great BritainTKO by 5
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Oct. 2George ChuvaloToronto, CanadaWDQ 5
1962
- Apr. 2 Henry CooperNottingham, Great BritainTKO by 9
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 20Mariano EchevarriaLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ Dec. 12Alex BarrowBlackpool, Great BritainKO 7
1963
+ July 29Ray CillienCardiff, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Aug. 10Freddie MackNewtown, Great BritainW 10
- Oct. 13Karl MildenbergerDortmund, GermanyL 10
1964
+ Mar. 3Jack BodellLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 21Johnny PrescottBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
- Oct. 27Billy WalkerWembley, Great BritainL 10

 

Summary

Total bouts: 54, Won: 45 (13 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (6 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0