Bill Ladbury

Bill Ladbury (14 October 1891 – June 1917) was an English professional boxer who competed from 1908 to 1917. He held the IBU world flyweight title from 1913 to 1914, as well as the British and European flyweight titles in 1913.

Bill Ladbury
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
NationalityBritish
Born(1891-10-14)14 October 1891
New Cross, London, England
DiedJune 1917 (aged 25)
France
Boxing record
Total fights53
Wins31
Wins by KO13
Losses17
Draws5

Career

Born in New Cross, London, in 1891, Ladbury had his first professional fight in November 1908. In January 1910, he stopped Charles Ledoux in four rounds and in October 1911 he beat Albert Cocksedge to take the English 112lbs title. In November 1911 he fought Ledoux again, this time losing in four rounds, and was knocked out by Johnny Hughes only 8 days later. In 1912 he had three fights against Joe Fox, winning two and losing the third.

After a run of eight straight wins he faced Sid Smith in June 1913 for the British, European, and World (IBU) flyweight titles; He stopped Smith in the eleventh round to take the three titles.[1][2] He lost all three titles in January 1914 when he was outpointed over 20 rounds by Percy Jones.[2][3]

He drew with Joe Symonds in March 1914,[4] and beat Tommy Harrison a month later,[5] but in his third fight in eight weeks was stopped in the eighth round by Tancy Lee at the end of April.

With the outbreak of World War I, Ladbury joined the British Army, initially serving as a private in the Royal West Kent Regiment, rising to Lance-Corporal by late 1916.[6][7]

He beat Hughes in December but lost all three of his fights in 1915 including another fight with Jones.[6] His final fight was a win over Bert Clark in May 1917.

Bill Ladbury was killed in action in France in June 1917.[8][9]

Professional boxing record
53 fights 31 wins 17 losses
By knockout 13 10
By decision 18 7
Draws 5
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
53 Win 31–17–5 Bert Clark PTS 10 1 May 1917 France
52 Win 30–17–5 Alf Mansfield PTS 15 27 Nov 1916 Hoxton Baths, London, England
51 Win 29–17–5 Harry Curley RTD 11 (15) 9 Nov 1916 Plumstead Baths, London, England
50 Loss 28–17–5 Tommy Noble KO 13 (15) 9 Oct 1916 New Cross Baths, London, England
49 Loss 28–16–5 Tommy Noble PTS 15 21 Aug 1916 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, England
48 Loss 28–15–5 Nat Young Brooks RTD 12 (15) 17 Jul 1916 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England
47 Draw 28–14–5 Peter Cain PTS 10 21 Feb 1916 New Cross Baths, London, England
46 Win 28–14–4 Harry Curley PTS 15 10 Jan 1916 New Cross Baths, London, England
45 Loss 27–14–4 Percy Jones KO 5 (15) 11 Oct 1915 New Cross Baths, London, England
44 Loss 27–13–4 Joe Symonds KO 2 (15) 11 Jun 1915 Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, England
43 Loss 27–12–4 Joe Symonds KO 1 (20) 22 Mar 1915 New Cross Baths, London, England
42 Win 27–11–4 Johnny Hughes PTS 20 10 Dec 1914 New Cross Baths, London, England
41 Loss 26–11–4 Tancy Lee TKO 8 (20) 27 Apr 1914 New Cross Baths, London, England
40 Win 26–10–4 Tommy Harrison RTD 15 (20) 6 Apr 1914 National Sporting Club, London, England
39 Draw 25–10–4 Joe Symonds PTS 20 2 Mar 1914 New Cross Baths, London, England
38 Loss 25–10–3 Percy Jones PTS 20 26 Jan 1914 National Sporting Club, London, England Lost IBU, Lonsdale, and world flyweight titles
37 Loss 25–9–3 Jimmy Berry KO 10 (20) 15 Dec 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
36 Win 25–8–3 Tommy Harrison PTS 20 24 Nov 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
35 Win 24–8–3 Sid Smith TKO 11 (20) 2 Jun 1913 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England Won IBU, Lonsdale, and world flyweight titles
34 Win 23–8–3 George Peters PTS 10 7 Apr 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
33 Win 22–8–3 Louis Ruddick PTS 20 10 Mar 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
32 Win 21–8–3 Joe Young Wilson KO 17 (20) 3 Feb 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
31 Win 20–8–3 Young George Dando RTD 7 (20) 6 Jan 1913 New Cross Baths, London, England
30 Win 19–8–3 Jack Arundel KO 5 (10) 9 Dec 1912 New Cross Baths, London, England
29 Win 18–8–3 Tommy Harrison PTS 10 21 Nov 1912 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England
28 Win 17–8–3 Sam Kellar PTS 20 11 Nov 1913 The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England
27 Win 16–8–3 Joe Young Wilson KO 12 (20) 7 Oct 1912 Plumstead Baths, London, England
26 Loss 15–8–3 Nat Young Brooks PTS 12 3 Aug 1912 Premierland, London, England
25 Loss 15–7–3 Nat Young Brooks PTS 10 20 Jul 1912 Premierland, London, England
24 Win 15–6–3 Bill Kyne PTS 10 29 Jun 1912 Premierland, London, England
23 Loss 14–6–3 Joe Fox TKO 5 (10) 15 Jun 1912 Premierland, London, England
22 Loss 14–5–3 Joe Young Wilson PTS 10 1 Jun 1912 Premierland, London, England
21 Win 14–4–3 Joe Fox PTS 10 27 Apr 1912 Premierland, London, England
20 Win 13–4–3 Frank Warner PTS 10 20 Apr 1912 Premierland, London, England
19 Win 12–4–3 Joe Fox PTS 15 9 Mar 1912 Premierland, London, England
18 Draw 11–4–3 Joe Young Wilson PTS 12 10 Feb 1912 Premierland, London, England
17 Win 11–4–2 Stoker Bill Hoskyne PTS 10 27 Jan 1912 Premierland, London, England
16 Win 10–4–2 Nat Young Brooks TKO 6 (10) 13 Jan 1912 Premierland, London, England
15 Loss 9–4–2 Johnny Hughes KO 3 (20) 16 Nov 1911 Pitfield Street Baths, London, England
14 Loss 9–3–2 Charles Ledoux RTD 4 (10) 8 Nov 1911 Salle Wagram, Paris, France
13 Draw 9–2–2 Georges Gaillard PTS 10 4 Nov 1911 Wonderland, Paris, France
12 Win 9–2–1 Albert Cocksedge KO 7 (20) 16 Oct 1911 Belgrave Rink, Leicester, England
11 Win 8–2–1 Sweeper Madge PTS 10 15 Jul 1911 Wonderland, Whitechapel Road, London, England
10 Win 7–2–1 Jack Arundel RTD 10 (10) 18 Feb 1911 Palace Pavilion, London, England
9 Win 6–2–1 Stoker Bill Hoskyne PTS 10 30 Jan 1911 Manor Place Baths, London, England
8 Loss 5–2–1 Sam Kellar PTS 20 28 Feb 1910 National Sporting Club, London, England
7 Win 5–1–1 Charles Ledoux RTD 4 (10) 8 Jan 1910 Wonderland, Paris, France
6 Loss 4–1–1 Johnny Condon PTS 15 29 Nov 1909 National Sporting Club, London, England
5 Win 4–0–1 Albert Bass TKO 4 (10) 29 Mar 1909 Camberwell Baths, London, England
4 Win 3–0–1 Young Longhorn PTS 10 8 Mar 1909 Camberwell Baths, London, England
3 Win 2–0–1 Jack Fox RTD 10 (15) 18 Jan 1909 Camberwell Baths, London, England
2 Draw 1–0–1 Jack Fox PTS 6 30 Nov 1908 Camberwell Baths, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Bob Campion PTS 6 9 Nov 1908 New Cross Hall, London, England

References
  1. "Ladbury Gains World's Title By Defeating Sid Smith in Eleven Rounds". Dundee Courier. 3 June 1913. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Boxing: Fly-Weight Championship: Bill Ladbury Defeated by Percy Jones". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 27 January 1914. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Prior, Neil (2014) "Percy Jones' 1914 title began century of Wales' boxing wins", BBC, 25 January 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  4. "Ladbury Shares the Honours with Symonds". Western Mail. 4 March 1914. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Bill Ladbury Wins: Tommy Harrison Knocked Out at the N.S.C.". Liverpool Evening Express. 7 April 1914. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Seen His Best: Bill Ladbury Knocked Out by Percy Jones". Birmingham Gazette. 12 October 1915. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Yesterday's Boxing". Daily Mirror. 28 November 1916. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Bill Ladbury Killed". Liverpool Echo. 25 June 1917. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Bill Ladbury...". Evening Despatch. 25 June 1917. Retrieved 21 March 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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