Sport & Note

Johnny KING

Male

Bantamweight, Great Britain, Manchester, England
Born: 8 January 1912, Manchester, England, Great Britain
Died: 6 March 1963, Manchester, England, Great Britain

No amateur results

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1926
+ Apr. 25	Jim Costello	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
- May 16	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	L 6
+ May 23	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
= June 27	Jim Costello	Royton, Great Britain	Draw 6
+ July 25	Joe Murray	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
- Aug. 29	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	TKO by 3
- Nov. 21	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	L 6
1927
+ Jan. 16	Young Sutton	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
- Feb. 27	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	L 8
= Mar. 27	Wilf Duckworth	Royton, Great Britain	Draw 6
+ May 15	Sid Longworth	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
+ May 29	Jim Costello	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
+ June 5	Willie Walsh	Royton, Great Britain	W 10
- July 3	Harry Stafford	Royton, Great Britain	L 6
+ July 31	Johnny Melia	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
+ Sept. 11	Young Fenn	Salford, Great Britain	W 6
+ Sept. 25	Tommy McLeish	Salford, Great Britain	W 6
+ Oct. 4	Tommy McLeish	Manchester, Great Britain	W 6
+ Oct. 25	Tommy Ross	Huddersfield, Great Britain	W 6
+ Nov. 4	Young Leach	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 6
+ Nov. 9	Tommy McLeish	Llandudno, Great Britain	W 6
1928
+ Jan. 1	Johnny Melia	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
+ Jan. 24	Tich Cain	Douglas, Great Britain	W 6
+ Feb. 5	Asa Hilditch	Royton, Great Britain	W 6
- Apr. 15	Harold Henthorne	Royton, Great Britain	L 6
+ July 28	Johnny Melia	Ashton under Lyne, Great Britain	W 6
+ Aug. 19	Jimmy Coupe	Salford, Great Britain	KO 5
= Aug. 19	Willie Walsh	Royton, Great Britain	Draw 6
+ Sept. 1	Boy Knowles	Ashton under Lyne, Great Britain	W 6
+ Oct. 3	Jimmy Speight	Morecambe, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Nov. 16	Joe Coupe	Harpurhey, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Nov. 23	Asa Hilditch	Haslingden, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Nov. 27	Dom Randolph	Leigh, Great Britain	W 6
+ Nov. 27	Johnny Melia	Leigh, Great Britain	W 6
- Dec. 14	Harold Henthorne	Oswaldtwistle, Great Britain	TKO by 1
1929
+ Jan. 2	Harold Henthorne	Morecambe, Great Britain	W 6
+ Jan. 6	Eddie Conway	Salford, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Jan. 18	Eddie Sherry	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 6
+ Jan. 29	Frank Cooley	Manchester, Great Britain	W 6
+ Feb. 3	Jimmy Coupe	Salford, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Feb. 12	Dot Boxall	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
- Feb. 15	Dick Lawton	Burnley, Great Britain	L 10
= Feb. 22	Harold Henthorne	Openshaw, Great Britain	Draw 10
+ Mar. 19	Eddie Sherry	Manchester, Great Britain	W 6
+ Apr. 8	Eddie Sherry	Northwich, Great Britain	W 6
+ Apr. 28	Bill Hagen	Salford, Great Britain	W 6
- May 9	Paddy Dowling	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
+ May 30	Paddy Dowling	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 12
+ June 3	Joe Berstein	Leeds, Great Britain	W 10
= June 28	Johnny Hyde	Openshaw, Great Britain	Draw 10
+ July 4	Alf Shaw	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO 8
+ Aug. 7	Jimmy Gould	Morecambe, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Sept. 8	Jack Keelars	Salford, Great Britain	W 10
- Oct. 15	Billy Yates	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO by 5
+ Nov. 25	Teddy Talbot	Earlestown, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 3	Reg Hall	Holborn, Great Britain	W 3
+ Dec. 10	Freddy Morgan	Holborn, Great Britain	W 3
+ Dec. 10	Moe Mizler	Holborn, Great Britain	W 3
- Dec. 10	Bert Kirby	Holborn, Great Britain	L 6
1930
+ Jan. 1	Arthur Boy Edge	Holborn, Great Britain	W 10
+ Feb. 11	Alec Farris	Edinburgh, Great Britain	W 12
+ Feb. 16	Freddy Berresford	Pendleton, Great Britain	KO 3
+ Feb. 26	Arthur Boy Tomlinson	Llandudno, Great Britain	W 15
= Mar. 15	Billy James	Manchester, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Apr. 6	Teddy Talbot	Salford, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Apr. 30	Tommy McLeish	Colne, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ May 2	Ted Perry	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 4
+ May 4	Martin Gallagher	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ May 18	Arthur Boy Edge	West Bromwich, Great Britain	KO 4
+ May 25	Young Siki	West Bromwich, Great Britain	TKO 12
- June 23	Tommy Brown	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
- July 13	Billy James	West Bromwich, Great Britain	L 15
+ Aug. 3	Fred Bebbington	Royton, Great Britain	W 12
* Aug. 24	Ted Griffin	Royton, Great Britain	NC 4
+ Sept. 22	George Greaves	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Oct. 5	Ted Griffin	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Oct. 13	Jackie Quinn	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
+ Oct. 29	Fred Bebbington	Llandudno, Great Britain	W 12
= Nov. 3	Young Perez	Manchester, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Nov. 21	Tommy Brown	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Nov. 30	Spike Bradley	Royton, Great Britain	W 12
+ Dec. 28	Little Minor	Royton, Great Britain	W 15
1931
+ Jan. 9	Joe Hagen	Harpurhey, Great Britain	W 12
+ Jan. 23	Tommy Barber	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Feb. 9	Johnny Gibson	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Feb. 13	Billy Shinfield	Blackpool, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Feb. 23	Bert Kirby	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Mar. 15	Jackie Kirk	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 2
= Mar. 20	Benny Thackeray	Blackpool, Great Britain	Draw 15
- Apr. 27	Benny Thackeray	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
+ May 30	Arley Hollingsworth	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ June 14	Alf Grisdale	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ July 6	Al Miller	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 3
+ July 26	Benny Thackeray	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 12
+ Aug. 10	Pat Boy Gorman	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 6
vacant Northern Area Bantamweight Title
+ Sept. 7	Nicolas Petit-Biquet	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
+ Oct. 5	Nicolas Petit-Biquet	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
+ Oct. 25	Lew Sullivan	Royton, Great Britain	WDQ 2
+ Nov. 9	Frank Markey	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Nov. 23	Raymond Martinet	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 6
- Dec. 21	Dick Corbett	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
British and British Empire Bantamweight Titles
1932
+ Jan. 24	Stan Jehu	Leeds, Great Britain	W 12
+ Feb. 15	Dick Burke	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
Northern Area Bantamweight Title
+ Feb. 23	Arley Hollingsworth	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Mar. 13	Joe Myers	Royton, Great Britain	W 12
+ May 30	Johnny Peters	Manchester, Great Britain	WDQ 11
+ July 18	Terence Morgan	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Aug. 1	Joe Myers	Blackpool, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Aug. 24	Harold Kid Lewis	Morecambe, Great Britain	W 15
+ Sept. 5	Alfredo Magnolfi	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
+ Sept. 25	Harold Kid Lewis	Royton, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Oct. 10	Dick Corbett	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
British and British Empire Bantamweight Titles
+ Nov. 25	Dave Crowley	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
+ Dec. 9	Tommy Kirk	Blackpool, Great Britain	TKO 15
+ Dec. 19	Stan Davies	Stockport, Great Britain	W 12
1933
+ Jan. 9	Jean Locatelli	Shrewsbury, Great Britain	KO 5
+ Feb. 20	Stan Davies	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
+ Mar. 1	Jimmy O'Neil	Edinburgh, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Mar. 6	Dave Crowley	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
+ Mar. 27	Henri Poutrain	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 11
+ Apr. 10	Pat Boy Gorman	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Apr. 23	Benny Thackeray	Leeds, Great Britain	KO 8
- May 15	Domenico Bernasconi	Manchester, Great Britain	KO by 10
+ May 21	Tucker Winch	Southwark, Great Britain	TKO 10
+ June 12	Bobby Leitham	Kensington, Great Britain	W 15
British Empire Bantamweight Title
- July 3	Panama Al BROWN	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
IBU Bantamweight Title
+ Oct. 1	Syd Rose	Royton, Great Britain	KO 6
+ Oct. 22	John Barrett	Leeds, Great Britain	KO 8
+ Oct. 29	Teddy Higgins	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 9
- Nov. 6	Francois Machtens	Manchester, Great Britain	L 12
+ Nov. 16	Benny Thackeray	Nelson, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Nov. 24	Johnny Peters	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Dec. 11	Teddy Higgins	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Dec. 24	Jackie Quinn	Belfast, Great Britain	W 10
1934
- Jan. 26	Benny Thackeray	Blackpool, Great Britain	LDQ 8
- Feb. 12	Dick Corbett	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
British and British Empire Bantamweight Titles
- Mar. 11	Dave Crowley	Southwark, Great Britain	KO by 12
- Apr. 2	Len Beynon	Swansea, Great Britain	L 12
+ Apr. 15	Stan Davies	Rotherham, Great Britain	TKO 9
+ Apr. 30	Marcel Sartos	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 8
- May 14	Len Beynon	Manchester, Great Britain	L 12
+ May 19	Albert Lindley	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 11
+ June 3	Stan Jehu	Rotherham, Great Britain	W 12
+ June 18	Len Beynon	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
+ July 19	Mog Mason	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 6
= Aug. 20	Dick Corbett	Clapton, Great Britain	Draw 15
British and British Empire Bantamweight Titles
+ Aug. 27	Ellis Ashurst	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 4
- Sept. 24	George Marsden	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
+ Oct. 1	George Marsden	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
= Oct. 22	Dick Corbett	Manchester, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Nov. 19	Phineas John	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Dec. 16	Joe Horridge	Royton, Great Britain	W 12
= Dec. 28	Johnny Holt	Blackpool, Great Britain	Draw 12
1935
+ Jan. 27	Joe Horridge	Royton, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Feb. 8	Michel Escargeuil	Blackpool, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Feb. 25	Domenico Bernasconi	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
+ Mar. 1	Karel Vercammen	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 12
+ Mar. 25	Nel Tarleton	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
- Apr. 6	George Williams	Merthyr Tydfil, Great Britain	L 12
+ Apr. 29	George Williams	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
+ May 27	Len Hampston	Manchester, Great Britain	W 15
vacant British Bantamweight Title
+ July 8	Len Beynon	Swansea, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Aug. 29	Frank Baron	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 8
+ Sept. 9	Giovanni Sili	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 1
= Oct. 10	Nel Tarleton	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 12
+ Oct. 21	Simon Chavez	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
+ Nov. 22	Jackie Brown	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Dec. 16	Joseph Parisis	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
1936
+ Jan. 19	Fred Todkill	Miles Platting, Great Britain	TKO 10
+ Feb. 18	Spike Robinson	Belfast, Great Britain	TKO 8
+ Feb. 21	Gilbert Johnstone	Manchester, Great Britain	W 12
- May 6	Nel Tarleton	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 15
British Featherweight Title
+ June 14	Karel Vercammen	Rotherham, Great Britain	KO 3
- June 30	KO Morgan	Glasgow, Great Britain	L 10
+ July 23	Tommy Steele	Sheffield, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Aug. 3	Boyo Burns	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 10
- Sept. 28	Benny Sharkey	Newcastle, Great Britain	L 12
- Oct. 12	Johnny Cusick	Manchester, Great Britain	L 12
- Nov. 19	Ginger Foran	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 12
+ Dec. 9	Jimmy Lester	Holborn, Great Britain	W 8
1937
= Jan. 4	George Marsden	Leicester, Great Britain	Draw 10
- Mar. 8	Alex Alston	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
+ Mar. 17	George Marsden	York, Great Britain	TKO 9
+ Apr. 19	Gustavo Ansini	Edinburgh, Great Britain	W 10
+ Apr. 23	Alex Alston	Blackpool, Great Britain	WDQ 3
+ May 31	Jackie Brown	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 13
British Bantamweight Title
+ Aug. 2	Alex Alston	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 10
- Aug. 14	George Marsden	Poole, Great Britain	L 10
+ Sept. 13	Spike Robinson	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Oct. 4	Johnny Ryan	Coventry, Great Britain	KO 6
+ Oct. 11	Young Chocolate	Bristol, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Nov. 2	Tommy Burns	Oldham, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Nov. 30	Joe Green	Hanley, Great Britain	W 12
+ Dec. 20	Benny Sharkey	Newcastle, Great Britain	W 10
1938
- Jan. 10	George Williams	Bristol, Great Britain	L 10
+ Jan. 27	Billy Pleace	Exeter, Great Britain	W 10
- Feb. 9	Johnny McGrory	Glasgow, Great Britain	L 10
- Mar. 3	Dan McAllister	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
- Apr. 28	Paul Dogniaux	Paris, France	L 10
+ June 22	Len Hampston	Leeds, Great Britain	WDQ 3
British Bantamweight Title
+ Aug. 15	Hal Bagwell	Gloucester, Great Britain	KO 5
- Sept. 1	Freddie Miller	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
+ Sept. 30	Johnny McManus	Dublin, Ireland	TKO 8
- Oct. 10	Gustavo Ansini	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10
+ Oct. 19	Harry Edwards	Birmingham, Great Britain	WDQ 6
- Oct. 31	Johnny Cusick	Manchester, Great Britain	L 12
+ Nov. 21	Rafael Valdez	Gloucester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Nov. 25	Harry Edwards	Dewsbury, Great Britain	W 10
+ Dec. 8	Frank Kenny	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
1939
- Jan. 16	Tom Smith	Newcastle, Great Britain	L 10
+ Feb. 6	Jackie Hurst	Plymouth, Great Britain	TKO 9
- Mar. 13	Len Beynon	Swansea, Great Britain	TKO by 7
- Apr. 10	Frank Parkes	Sutton-in-Ashfield, Great Britain	L 10
+ July 3	Phineas John	Stroud, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 30	Johnny McManus	Glasgow, Great Britain	TKO 3
- Oct. 9	Frank Kenny	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
+ Oct. 14	George Marsden	Southampton, Great Britain	TKO 4
- Nov. 20	Billy Charlton	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
1940
- Mar. 18	Jackie Rankin	Earl's Court, Great Britain	L 10
1941 Inactive
1942
= June 23	Fred Barry	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Draw 3
1943
= Nov. 19	Ben Duffy	Manchester, Great Britain	Draw 10
+ Dec. 15	Syd Worgan	Soho, Great Britain	W 8
1944
+ Mar. 24	Nel Tarleton	Manchester, Great Britain	WDQ 2
- Aug. 7	Nel Tarleton	Nottingham, Great Britain	L 8
1945
- Sept. 8	Eddie Miller	Sydney, Australia	KO by 3
1946
- Nov. 8	Frank Kenny	Blackburn, Great Britain	L 8
1947
- Jan. 14	Teddy O'Neill	Kensington, Great Britain	L 8
- Feb. 10	Jackie Paterson	Manchester, Great Britain	KO by 7
British Bantamweight Title

Summary

Total bouts: 228, Won: 162 (74 inside the limit), Lost: 50 (8 inside the limit), Draw: 15, NC: 1