Record details

Johnny BASHAM

"The Happy Wanderer"

Welterweight

Male

(John Michael Basham)
Great Britain, Newport, Wales
Born: 13 September 1890, Newport, Wales, Great Britain
Died: 7 July 1947, Newport, Wales, Great Britain
(Some sources report: 7 June 1947)
Height: 5ft 8 1/2in, mt 1,73

Assistance was provided by Pietro Anselmi, historian

The Following Bouts Are Reported But Not Confirmed
1912
+ Charlie Milestone W 10
+ Charlie Milestone TKO 11
+ Jack Daniels W 15
+ Private Lowe KO 3

No amateur results

Professional record


1910
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 1	Fred Dyer	Newport, Great Britain	TKO by 4
- Jan. 31	Badger Brien	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO by 3
+ Feb. 12	Never Jones	Newport, Great Britain	TKO 10
+ Mar. 2	Billy McKeiver	Chepstow, Great Britain	TKO 3
- Apr. 19	Harry Lawrence	Chepstow, Great Britain	KO by 1
= June 25	Phineas Emmanuel	Newport, Great Britain	Draw 8
+ Sept. 29	Jim Ashen	Gloucester, Great Britain	KO 1
+ Oct. 8	Jim Ashen	Stroud, Great Britain	KO 1

1911
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 29	Private Taylor	Conway, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Aug. 26	Charlie Milestone	Wrexham, Great Britain	W 15
+ Sept. 23	Frank Baker	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
- Nov. 20	Gus Platts	Cardiff, Great Britain	L 15
+ Dec. 28	Tommy Mitchell	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO 11

1912
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Harry Berry	Wrexham, Great Britain	W 15
+ Feb. 29	Harry Berry	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 3
+ Mar. 13	Frank Baker	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Aug. 1	Mick Gordon	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Aug. 22	Dick Knock	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Sept. 12	Jack Daniels	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 18	Harry Jones	Wrexham, Great Britain	W 15
+ Sept. 26	Jack Langdon	Liverpool, Great Britain	WDQ 2
+ Oct. 2	Fred Handley	Chester, Great Britain	W 10
+ Oct. 16	Dick Knock	Wrexham, Great Britain	W 15
+ Oct. 26	Jack Daniels	Newport, Great Britain	W 15
+ Nov. 7	Fernand Quendreux	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
= Nov. 21	Nat Williams	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Dec. 5	George Colebourne	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Dec. 14	Badger Brien	Cardiff, Great Britain	W 20
+ Dec. 19	Jack Langdon	Liverpool, Great Britain	WDQ 9
- Dec. 26	Matt Wells	Swansea, Great Britain	KO by 7

1913
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Jack Langdon	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 2
- Feb. 20	Joe Hirst	Liverpool, Great Britain	L 20
- Mar. 20	Young Nipper	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO by 5
+ Mar. 24	Badger Brien	Swansea, Great Britain	W 15
= May 22	Tom Tees	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ June 16	Harry Jones	Cardiff, Great Britain	TKO 12
- June 19	Frank Madole	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO by 2
+ July 3	Frank Madole	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ July 17	Frank Madole	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
= July 31	Tom McCormick	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 15
+ Aug. 4	Will Brooks	Cardiff, Great Britain	KO 4
+ Aug. 21	Harry Price	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 11
+ Oct. 16	Eddie Beattie	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Nov. 20	Albert Badoud	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Dec. 11	Young Ahearn	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15

1914
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 1	Albert Badoud	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 20
+ Feb. 19	Young Nipper	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Mar. 12	Dick Nelson	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Apr. 2	Henri Demlen	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Apr. 27	Sid Stagg	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 20
+ June 11	Gus Platts	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 20
+ Dec. 14	Johnny Summers	Covent Garden, Great Britain	KO 9
vacant British Welterweight Title

1915
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 4	Johnny Summers	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ Mar. 22	Matt Wells	Kingsway, Great Britain	W 15
+ May 10	Tom McCormick	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO 13
British Welterweight Title
+ Aug. 12	Dai Roberts	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO 7
- Oct. 21	Albert Badoud	Liverpool, Great Britain	KO by 9
vacant European Welterweight Title

1916
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 9	Kid Doyle	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ May 1	Eddie Beattie	Covent Garden, Great Britain	TKO 19
British Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 7	Will Brooks	Newport, Great Britain	TKO 9
= Dec. 26	Gus Platts	Liverpool, Great Britain	Draw 20

1917
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 5	Will Brooks	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 15
+ May 28	Sid Burns	Holborn, Great Britain	KO 9

1918
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 28	Liscombe Morland	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO 14
+ Dec. 11	Joe Attwood	London, Great Britain	W 3
+ Dec. 11	Private Tierney	London, Great Britain	W 3
+ Dec. 12	Cal Delaney	London, Great Britain	W 3

1919
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 4	Kid Plested	Liverpool, Great Britain	WDQ 12
+ Jan. 27	Eddie Shevlin	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 15
+ Feb. 22	Kid Doyle	Liverpool, Great Britain	W 20
+ Mar. 17	Eddie Shevlin	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 20
= June 16	Augie Ratner	Covent Garden, Great Britain	Draw 20
+ July 21	Willie Farrell	Liverpool, Great Britain	TKO 11
+ Sept. 2	Francis Charles	Kensington, Great Britain	W 20
vacant European Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 13	Matt Wells	Holborn, Great Britain	W 20
European, British and Commonwealth Welterweight Titles

1920
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 12	Fred Kay	Covent Garden, Great Britain	W 20
Commonwealth Welterweight Title
- June 9	Ted Kid LEWIS	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO by 9
European, British and Commonwealth Welterweight Titles
- Nov. 19	Ted Kid LEWIS	Kensington, Great Britain	KO by 19
European and British Welterweight Titles

1921
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 31	Gus Platts	Kensington, Great Britain	W 20
European and British Middleweight Titles
- Oct. 14	Ted Kid LEWIS	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO by 12
European and British Middleweight Titles

1922
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Oct. 23	Mike McTigue	Sheffield, Great Britain	KO by 3


1923 Inactive

1924
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Nov. 17	Jerry Shea	Newport, Great Britain	L 15


1925-1928 Inactive

1929
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Dec. 13	Ted Kid LEWIS	Hoxton, Great Britain	TKO by 3

Summary