Eddie Phillips (boxer)

Eddie Phillips (9 November 1911 in Bow, London – 2 March 1995 in London, England) was an English boxer.[1] He was the youngest of five children. At the age of sixteen he became a charabanc driver taking visitors on day outings. He started boxing at the age of eighteen. In 1934, he married Marion Oakley. They had three children, Edward born in 1935, Derek in 1937 and Stephanie born in 1940. Stephanie had two boys Marcus & Gregory Clifford. Gregory had 4 children. Bradley Clifford, Ryan Clifford, Kyle Clifford & Sian Clifford.

Eddie Phillips
Born(1911-11-09)9 November 1911
Died2 March 1995(1995-03-02) (aged 83)
Known forEnglish boxer and actor

He was called up for the Royal Air Force in 1940 and reached the rank of corporal. Due to illness he left in 1943.

During his career as a boxer he fought 42 bouts, winning 32 fights with seventeen K.Os, six losses, three draws and 1 no contest (32-6-3). He won the British Light Heavyweight championship belt in 1935.[1]

In the early 1940s he made two films, My Learned Friend starring Will Hay in 1943 and Champagne Charlie in 1944. He was a publican of The Lord Tredegar and then the Vicar of Wakefield both of which were situated in the East End.

Career

Eddie Phillips made his debut in December 1929, the exact date is not known. He fought to a draw with Reg Palmer at the Casino Club in Rochester, Kent.

Date Opponent Result Location
December, 1929 Reg Palmer (0-0-0) Draw Casino Club, Rochester
November 17, 1930 Roy Webb (2-5-0) W-TKO Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
May 3, 1931 Ted Mason (30-10-8) W-PTS The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark
May 21, 1931 Tony Arpino (3-3-0) W-KO Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
November 15, 1931 Lucien Decleau (14-7-6) W-RTD The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark
December 14, 1931 Dave Mintor (0-0-0) W-TKO Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
December 21, 1931 Jack Stratton (6-11-1) W-PTS Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
January 11, 1932 Jack Marshall (9-23-1) W-RTD Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
January 18, 1932 Jack Newitt (3-3-0) W-KO Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
February 1, 1932 Leo Bandias (10-8-1) W-TKO Holborn Stadium, Holborn
February 15, 1932 Billy Allick (9-6-1) W-TKO Drill Hall, Crystal Palace
February 21, 1932 "Battling" Bill Hudson (7-10-1) W-TKO The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark
March 21, 1932 Bob Carvill (32-16-2) W-PTS Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
April 17, 1932 Bill Partridge (2-1-1) L-KO Bow Drill Hall, Bow
April 27, 1932 Lode Wuestenraedt (40-35-11) W-PTS Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
July 12, 1932 Eddie Steele (21-6-2) W-PTS Wimbledon Stadium, Wimbledon
September 29, 1932 Jack O'Malley (35-10-3) W-TKO Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
March 13, 1933 Len Harvey (110-9-8) Draw Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
April 13, 1933 Piet van Gool (11-19-3) W-KO Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
June 12, 1933 Len Harvey (110-10-9) L-PTS Olympia, Kensington
February 1, 1934 Tommy Farr (48-18-16) W-PTS Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn
February 26, 1934 Eddie Peirce (12-2-3) NC White City Stadium, Hull
April 12, 1934 Ben Foord (14-3-2) L-KO Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
June 13, 1934 Tommy Farr (49-21-16) W-DQ Wandsworth Stadium, Wandsworth
December 10, 1934 Alf Luxton (15-8-0) W-KO Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
February 4, 1935 Tommy Farr (56-23-17) W-PTS Pavilion, Mountain Ash
May 6, 1935 Charlie Bundy (22-20-5) Draw White City, Cardiff
June 25, 1935 Eddie Wenstob (7-1-2) W-DQ Wembley Stadium, Wembley
October 8, 1935 Eddie Wenstob (7-2-2) W-PTS Wembley Arena, Wembley
October 26, 1935 Len Harvey (116-11-10) L-PTS Wyndham Hall, Plymouth
February 28, 1936 Ernie Simmons (16-14-5) W-PTS Millbay Rinkeries, Plymouth
June 22, 1936 Ernie Simmons (17-15-5) W-PTS Holborn Stadium, Holborn
October 5, 1936 Lode Wuestenraedt (43-45-15) W-KO Drill Hall, Wolverhampton
November 9, 1936 Jim Wilde (19-9-2) W-PTS Empire Pool, Wembley
April 27, 1937 Jock McAvoy (109-9-1) L-KO Empire Pool, Wembley
August 9, 1937 Alex Bell (21-14-0) W-TKO Hackney Wick Greyhound Stadium, Hackney
November 3, 1937 Arno Koelblin (31-10-7) W-DQ Harringay Arena, Harringay
June 21, 1938 Ben Foord (35-12-4) W-KO Harringay Arena, Harringay
September 27, 1938 Jack Doyle (16-3-0) W-KO Harringay Arena, Harringay
December 1, 1938 Len Harvey (119-13-10) L-DQ Harringay Arena, Harringay
July 10, 1939 Jack Doyle (16-4-0) W-KO White City Stadium, White City
September 25, 1945 Olle Tandberg (6-3-1) W-PTS Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
  • May 1931, Tony Arpino, Olympia London.
  • February 1932, Leo Bandias, Holborn Stadium, London.
  • February 1932, Billy Alleck, Crystal Palace, London.
  • March 1932, Bob Carvill, Holborn Stadium, London.
  • April 1932, Bill Partridge, Bow, London.
  • September 1932, Jack O'Malley, Royal Albert Hall, London.
  • March 1933, Len Harvey, Royal Albert Hall, London.
  • June 1933, Len Harvey, Olympia, Kensington.
  • February 1934, Tommy Farr, Holborn Stadium, London.
  • February 1934, Eddie Peirce, White City Stadium, Yorkshire.
  • April 1934, Ben Foored, Royal Albert Hall, London.
  • June 1934, Tommy Farr, Wandsworth Stadium, London.
  • February 1935, Tommy Farr, Mountain Ash, Wales.
  • May 1935, Charlie Bundy, White City, Cardiff, Wales.
  • June 1935, Eddie Wenstob, Wembley Stadium, London.
  • October 1935, Eddie Wenstob, Wembley Stadium, London.
  • October 1935, Len Harvey, Millbay Rinkeries, Devon.
  • November 1936, Jim Wilde, Empire Pool, Wembley.
  • April 1937, Jock McAvoy, Empire Pool, Wembley.
  • August 1937, Alex Bell, Devonshire Club, Hackney.
  • November 1937, Arno Kölblin, Harringay Arena, Harringay.
  • June 1938, Ben Foorde, Harringay Arena, Harringay.
  • September 1938, Jack Doyle, Harringay Arena, Harringay.
  • December 1938, Len Harvey, Harringay Arena, Harringay.
  • September 1939, Jack Doyle, White City Stadium, London.
  • September 1945, Olle Tandberg, Royal Albert Hall, London.

For a while he did some wrestling after his boxing career. He also did an exhibition fight with Joe Lewis. He died in 1995, leaving his wife, children, and grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

References

  1. "BoxRec: Eddie Phillips". Retrieved 19 August 2022.

Eddie Phillips at IMDb


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