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Joe ERSKINE

Heavyweight

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


Amateur Results

 
1952
DateOpponentPlaceResult
Cardiff, Wales, Dual Match Wales vs British Army, 81 kg
- Feb. 9Peter Toch Cardiff, Wales LPTS
London, England, British ABA National Championships bronze medal, 81 kg
- Apr. 23 Henry Cooper London, England LPTS
Tidworth, England, Royal Army Trials finals, 81 kg
- Oct. 8 Henry Cooper Tidworth, England LPTS
Aldershot, England, Dual Match Royal Army vs Wales, 81 kg
+ Oct. 31 Henry Cooper Aldershot, England WPTS
 
1953
DateOpponentPlaceResult
London, England, British ABA National Championships gold medal, +81 kg
+ Apr. 22Dave Sammons London, England WPTS
+ Apr. 24Albert Halsey London, England WPTS
Madrid, Spain, Dual Match Spain vs England, +81 kg
+ June 28Arizmendi Madrid, Spain WPTS
Frankfurt and Fulda, West Germany, Dual Match West Germany vs England, +81 kg
- Sept. 26 Karl Kistner (GER)Frankfurt, West Germany LPTS
+ Sept. 28Wosgien Fulda, West Germany WPTS
London, England, Dual Match Great Britain vs France, +81 kg
+ Oct. 28Bernard Navarre London, England WPTS
Dublin, Ireland and Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Great Britain, +81 kg
+ Nov. 27Jim Robinson Dublin, Ireland WPTS
+ Nov. 30 John Lyttle (IRL)Belfast, Northern Ireland WPTS

 

Professional record

 
1954
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Mar. 9Alf PriceHanley, Great BritainKO 2
+ Mar. 16 Tommy 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
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 1Hugh McDonaldWillenhall, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Feb. 15Cliff PurnellBirmingham, Great BritainW 8
+ Feb. 28Joe CrickmarLeicester, Great BritainW 8
+ Mar. 15 Peter BatesBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 26 Simon TemplarHarringay, Great BritainTKO 8
+ May 9 Ansell AdamsLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ July 18 Henk de VoogdCardiff, Great BritainKO 1
+ Aug. 29 Uber BacilieriCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Sept. 13 Antonio CrosiaWhite City, Great BritainKO 8
+ Oct. 10 Al BernardCardiff, Great BritainTKO 2
+ Nov. 15 Henry CooperHarringay, Great BritainW 10
(Won British Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
 
1956
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 16 Marcel LimageCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 19 Guenter NurnbergCarmarthen, Great BritainW 10
+ May 7 Dick RichardsonCardiff, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 27 Johnny WilliamsCardiff, Great BritainW 15
(Won vacant British Heavyweight Title)
 
1957
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- Feb. 19 Nino ValdesKensington, Great BritainKO by 1
+ May 28 Peter 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
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- 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. 12 Max BriantoCardiff, Great BritainW 10
 
1959
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Feb. 24 Willie PastranoWembley, Great BritainW 10
+ June 24 Dick RichardsonPorthcawl, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 26 Bruno ScarabellinPorthcawl, Great BritainW 10
- Nov. 17 Henry CooperKensington, Great BritainTKO by 12
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
 
1960
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Sept. 22 Jose GonzalezCardiff, Great BritainTKO 5
 
1961
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Jan. 24 Ulli RitterLeicester, Great BritainW 10
- Mar. 21 Henry CooperWembley, Great BritainTKO by 5
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Oct. 2 George ChuvaloToronto, CanadaWDQ 5
 
1962
DateOpponentPlaceResult
- Apr. 2 Henry CooperNottingham, Great BritainTKO by 9
(For British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles)
+ Nov. 20 Mariano EchevarriaLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ Dec. 12 Alex BarrowBlackpool, Great BritainKO 7
 
1963
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ July 29 Ray CillienCardiff, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Aug. 10 Freddie MackNewtown, Great BritainW 10
- Oct. 13 Karl MildenbergerDortmund, GermanyL 10
 
1964
DateOpponentPlaceResult
+ Mar. 3 Jack BodellLeicester, Great BritainW 10
+ Apr. 21 Johnny PrescottBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
- Oct. 27 Billy WalkerWembley, Great BritainL 10

 

Summary

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