Record details

Brian LONDON

"The Blackpool Rock"

Heavyweight

Male

(Brian Harper)
(Brian Sidney Harper)
Great Britain, Blackpool, England
Born: 19 June 1934, Blackpool, England, Great Britain
Died: 23 June, 2021, Blackpool, England, Great Britain
Height: 6ft, mt 1,83

He was the son of fighter Jack London, a heavyweight boxer
who defeated Freddie Mills to become British champ in 1944

Dave Garside's father-in-law

as an amateur:

under his name of Brian Harper
1954, London, British ABA National Championships heavyweight (+81 kg) gold medal
W PTS Basil Kew, England
W PTS Trevor Snell, Wales
1953, Vancouver, Canada, British Empire & Commonwealth Games
heavyweight (+81 kg) gold medal
W KO 1 Steve Zoranich, Australia
W PTS Gerry Buchanan, Canada

He took his ring father's surname when he turned professional

Amateur Results


1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Glasgow, Scotland, Dual Match Scotland vs England, +81 kg
+ Jan. 22	J. McLean	Glasgow, Scotland	WPTS
London, England, Dual Match Great Britain vs Ireland, +81 kg
+ Feb. 9	John Lyttle (IRL)	London, England	WPTS
Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Great Britain, 81 kg
- Nov. 27	Paddy Lyons	Dublin, Ireland	LPTS
+ Nov. 30	Bob Stewart	Belfast, Northern Ireland	WPTS

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
London, England, British ABA National Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ Apr. 21	Robert Shaw	London, England	WPTS
+ Apr. 23	Trevor Snell	London, England	WPTS
Vancouver, Canada, British Empire & Commonwealth Games gold medal, +81 kg
+ Aug. 4	Steve Zoranich	Vancouver, Canada	WKO 1
+ Aug. 7	Gerry Buchanan	Vancouver, Canada	WPTS
Milano and Perugia, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Great Britain, +81 kg
- Oct. 27	Giacomo Bozzano (ITA)	Milano, Italy	LPTS
+ Oct. 30	Federico Friso (ITA)	Perugia, Italy	WPTS

Professional record


1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 22	Dennis Lockton	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Apr. 18	Frank Walshaw	Birmingham, Great Britain	KO 2
+ May 23	Hugh McDonald	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	KO 2
+ June 6	Dinny Powell	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO 4
+ July 11	Paddy Slavin	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Aug. 8	Robert Eugene	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	W 8
+ Oct. 7	Jose Gonzalez	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Oct. 24	Simon Templar	Middlesbrough, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Nov. 11	Prosper Beck	Manchester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Dec. 6	Basil Kew	Harringay, Great Britain	TKO 2

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 17	Jim Cooper	Streatham, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Mar. 13	Jose Peyre	Harringay, Great Britain	TKO 1
- May 1	Henry Cooper	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO by 1
+ July 9	George Naufahu	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Aug. 27	Trevor Snell	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Nov. 19	Werner Wiegand	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO 2

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 3	Heinz Neuhaus	Dortmund, Germany	L 10
+ Mar. 5	Robert Duquesne	Birmingham, Great Britain	KO 1
+ May 27	Willy Schagen	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 1
+ July 1	Peter Bates	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	KO 2
+ Aug. 12	Kitione Lave	West Hartlepool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Dec. 10	Howie Turner	Harringay, Great Britain	W 10

1958
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 25	Willie Pastrano	Harringay, Great Britain	L 10
+ June 3	Joe Erskine	White City, Great Britain	KO 8
(Won British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Sept. 30	Willie Pastrano	Harringay, Great Britain	TKO 5

1959
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 12	Henry Cooper	Kensington, Great Britain	L 15
(Lost British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- May 1	Floyd Patterson	Indianapolis, USA	KO by 11
(For World Heavyweight Title)
- Dec. 1	Nino Valdes	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO by 7

1960
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 26	Pete Rademacher	Wembley, Great Britain	KO 7
- Aug. 29	Dick Richardson	Porthcawl, Great Britain	TKO by 8
(For European Heavyweight Title)

1961
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 24	Billy Hunter	Manchester, Great Britain	TKO 8
- Oct. 17	Eddie Machen	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO by 5

1962
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 26	Young Jack Johnson	Manchester, Great Britain	W 10
- July 7	Santo Amonti	Brescia, Italy	L 10
+ Aug. 14	Howard King	Blackpool, Great Britain	KO 6
+ Oct. 11	Von Clay	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 10

1963
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Tom McNeeley	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
- Apr. 21	Ingemar Johansson	Stockholm, Sweden	L 12
+ May 8	Don Warner	Blackpool, Great Britain	W 8
+ Dec. 2	Bill Nielsen	Newcastle, Great Britain	KO 4

1964
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 24	Henry Cooper	Manchester, Great Britain	L 15
(For vacant European and British & Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
- Aug. 13	Johnny Prescott	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 10
+ Dec. 15	Chip Johnson	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	TKO 4

1965
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 2	Giorgio Masteghin	Blackpool, Great Britain	TKO 4
+ Mar. 30	Billy Walker	Wembley, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 20	Roger Rischer	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 1

1966
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 2	Thad Spencer	Manchester, Great Britain	L 10
+ June 21	Amos Johnson	Liverpool, Great Britain	WDQ 7
- Aug. 6	Muhammad Ali	Kensington, Great Britain	KO by 3
(For WBC Heavyweight Title)

1967
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 9	Jerry Quarry	Los Angeles, USA	L 10
+ Aug. 15	James J Woody	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Nov. 13	Zora Folley	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10

1968
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 29	Roberto Davila	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO by 6
- June 10	Jack Bodell	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO by 9

1969
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
= Feb. 6	Henry Clark	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 10
- Apr. 10	Jim Fletcher	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO by 1
- Sept. 3	Jerry Quarry	Oakland, USA	KO by 2

1970
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- May 12	Joe Bugner	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO by 5