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Born | Leonard Austen Harvey (1907-07-11)11 July 1907 Stoke Climsland, Kernow/Cornwall |
Died | 28 November 1976(1976-11-28) (aged 69) |
Nationality | British |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight Middleweight Light Heavyweight Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
Reach | 73+1⁄2 in (187 cm) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 146 |
Wins | 122 |
Wins by KO | 57 |
Losses | 14 |
Draws | 10 |
Leonard Austen Harvey (11 July 1907 β 28 November 1976) was a British boxer. A great defensive boxer, he boxed at every weight division available at the: time, "from flyweight to heavyweight." He became theββlight-heavyweight and heavyweight champion of the British Empire, and was recognised as world light-heavyweight champion in Britain from 1939 to 1942. Harvey was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in the "class of 2008."
Early careerβ»
British middleweight championβ»
Born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, Len Harvey started out as a flyweight at 12. By the time he was 18 he was ready to fight for the British welterweight title. He was held to a draw though by Harry Mason on 29 April 1926. His next British title shot came 2 years later on 16 May 1929. This time at middleweight against Alex Ireland. Harvey knocked out his opponent in the seventh round to become British champion. He made six defences between 1929 and "1933." He also fought Marcel Thil of France for the world middleweight championship. He lost on points in a close decision. (Thil was stripped by the NBA for failing to make a title defence by August 15, 1933, but he remained the IBU champion).
British light heavyweight and heavyweight championβ»
On 10 April 1933, he defended his title against Jock McAvoy. This ended in defeat for Harvey. But two months later he was in the ring again challenging Eddie Phillips and won on points to become British Light Heavyweight champion. On 30 November that year he beat the then unbeaten Jack Petersen to become the British Heavyweight champion. He then went on to beat Canada's Larry Gains to become British Empire champion. But lost both titles in a rematch with Petersen being stopped in the 12th round on cuts. Harvey then went on to fight for the world title on 9 November 1936, but was beaten on points by John Henry Lewis. He then regained the British Heavyweight title by disqualification against old foe Eddie Phillips. In 1936, he starred in the film, Excuse My Glove. In 1938 John Henry Lewis retired after developing eye problems, Harvey was then matched with another old foe Jock McAvoy for British recognition of the world championship at Harringay Arena. This time he won on points on 10 July 1939.
Later career and deathβ»
During the Second World War Harvey joined the Royal Air Force. He was seen in the eyes of the public as a national sporting idol and was given an officer rank. During this time he was persuaded to defend his titles against Freddie Mills on 20 June 1942. Harvey was a veteran of over a hundred bouts and was 35 years old. He was knocked out in two rounds, only the second time he was stopped and the first by K.O. He retired after this bout. He had an official record of 146 fights, 122 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats: he claimed to have had 418 fights, but they probably included booth fights. His four fights with Jock McAvoy were legendary; he won three and lost one. He later died in Plymouth on 28 November 1976 of a heart attack relaxing at his home and commenting to his wife he was feeling ill. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Professional boxing recordβ»
146 fights | 122 wins | 14 losses |
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By knockout | 57 | 2 |
By decision | 59 | 12 |
By disqualification | 6 | 0 |
Draws | 10 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes |
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146 | Loss | 122β14β10 | Freddie Mills | KO | 2 (15), 0:58 | Jun 20, 1942 | 34 years, 344 days | White Hart Lane (Tottenham FC), London, England, UK | Lost Commonwealth and BBBofC British light heavyweight titles |
145 | Win | 122β13β10 | Jock McAvoy | PTS | 15 | Jul 10, 1939 | 31 years, 364 days | White City Stadium, London, England, UK | Retained British light-heavyweight title; Won BBBofC world and vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles |
144 | Win | 121β13β10 | Larry Gains | TKO | 13 (15) | Mar 16, 1939 | 31 years, 248 days | Harringay Arena, London, England, UK | Retained British heavyweight title; Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
143 | Win | 120β13β10 | Eddie Phillips | DQ | 4 (15) | Dec 1, 1938 | 31 years, 143 days | Harringay Arena, London, England, UK | Won vacant British heavyweight title |
142 | Win | 119β13β10 | Jock McAvoy | PTS | 15 | Apr 7, 1938 | 30 years, 270 days | Harringay Arena, London, England, UK | Won British light-heavyweight title |
141 | Win | 118β13β10 | Manuel Kid Abrew | TKO | 14 (15), 2:58 | Feb 15, 1937 | 29 years, 219 days | Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland, UK | |
140 | Loss | 117β13β10 | John Henry Lewis | PTS | 15 | Nov 9, 1936 | 29 years, 121 days | Empire Pool, London, England, UK | For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles |
139 | Loss | 117β12β10 | Jack Petersen | PTS | 15 | Jan 29, 1936 | 28 years, 202 days | Wembley Arena, London, England, UK | For British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
138 | Win | 117β11β10 | Eddie Phillips | PTS | 15 | Oct 26, 1935 | 28 years, 107 days | Wyndham Hall, Devon, England, UK | |
137 | Win | 116β11β10 | Marcel Lauriot | PTS | 10 | Apr 29, 1935 | 27 years, 292 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
136 | Draw | 115β11β10 | Walter Neusel | PTS | 12 | Nov 26, 1934 | 27 years, 138 days | Wembley Arena, London, England, UK | |
135 | Loss | 115β11β9 | Jack Petersen | TKO | 12 (15) | Jun 4, 1934 | 26 years, 328 days | White City Stadium, London, England, UK | Lost British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
134 | Win | 115β10β9 | Jimmy Tarante | DQ | 5 (12) | Apr 12, 1934 | 26 years, 275 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | Tarante was DQ'd for low blows |
133 | Win | 114β10β9 | Larry Gains | PTS | 15 | Feb 8, 1934 | 26 years, 212 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | Retained British heavyweight title; Won Commonwealth heavyweight title |
132 | Win | 113β10β9 | Jack Petersen | PTS | 15 | Nov 30, 1933 | 26 years, 142 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | Won British heavyweight title |
131 | Win | 112β10β9 | Carmelo Candel | KO | 5 (12) | Oct 16, 1933 | 26 years, 97 days | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
130 | Win | 111β10β9 | Eddie Phillips | PTS | 15 | Jun 12, 1933 | 25 years, 336 days | Olympia, London, England, UK | Won vacant British light-heavyweight title |
129 | Loss | 110β10β9 | Jock McAvoy | PTS | 15 | Apr 10, 1933 | 25 years, 273 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | Lost British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
128 | Draw | 110β9β9 | Eddie Phillips | PTS | 12 | Mar 13, 1933 | 25 years, 245 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
127 | Win | 110β9β8 | Jack Casey | PTS | 15 | Dec 12, 1932 | 25 years, 154 days | New St. James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
126 | Win | 109β9β8 | Glen Moody | TKO | 6 (10) | Dec 2, 1932 | 25 years, 144 days | Promenade Pier Pavilion, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
125 | Win | 108β9β8 | Seaman Albert Harvey | PTS | 10 | Nov 21, 1932 | 25 years, 133 days | Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK | |
124 | Win | 107β9β8 | Theo Sas | TKO | 1 (15), 2:55 | Nov 14, 1932 | 25 years, 126 days | Olympia Hall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK | |
123 | Loss | 106β9β8 | Marcel Thil | PTS | 15 | Jul 4, 1932 | 24 years, 359 days | White City Stadium, London, England, UK | For NBA, IBU, and The Ring middleweight titles |
122 | Win | 106β8β8 | Len Johnson | PTS | 15 | May 11, 1932 | 24 years, 305 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
121 | Win | 105β8β8 | Jock McAvoy | PTS | 15 | Mar 21, 1932 | 24 years, 254 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
120 | Win | 104β8β8 | Jack Casey | PTS | 15 | Feb 8, 1932 | 24 years, 212 days | New St. James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK | |
119 | Win | 103β8β8 | George Slack | PTS | 15 | Jan 17, 1932 | 24 years, 190 days | South London Palace, London, England, UK | |
118 | Win | 102β8β8 | Fred Shaw | KO | 3 (15) | Nov 30, 1931 | 24 years, 142 days | King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK | |
117 | Win | 101β8β8 | Jerry Daley | KO | 3 (15) | Jul 1, 1931 | 23 years, 355 days | Bristol Rovers Eastville Stadium, Bristol, Avon, England, UK | |
116 | Win | 100β8β8 | Jack Hood | PTS | 15 | Jun 22, 1931 | 23 years, 346 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
115 | Win | 99β8β8 | Rene De Vos | KO | 1 (15) | Jun 1, 1931 | 23 years, 325 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
114 | Loss | 98β8β8 | Ben Jeby | UD | 12 | Mar 20, 1931 | 23 years, 252 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
113 | Loss | 98β7β8 | Vince Dundee | SD | 12 | Feb 13, 1931 | 23 years, 217 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
112 | Loss | 98β6β8 | Vince Dundee | UD | 12 | Jan 9, 1931 | 23 years, 182 days | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
111 | Win | 98β5β8 | George Slack | PTS | 12 | Dec 14, 1930 | 23 years, 156 days | National Sporting Club, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK | |
110 | Win | 97β5β8 | Dave Shade | PTS | 15 | Sep 29, 1930 | 23 years, 80 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
109 | Win | 96β5β8 | Henri Vandevyvere | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 6, 1930 | 22 years, 360 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
108 | Win | 95β5β8 | Charlie McDonald | KO | 2 (10) | Jun 15, 1930 | 22 years, 339 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
107 | Win | 94β5β8 | Steve McCall | RTD | 9 (15) | May 22, 1930 | 22 years, 315 days | Olympia, London, England, UK | Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
106 | Win | 93β5β8 | Frans Stevens | KO | 3 (15) | Mar 4, 1930 | 22 years, 236 days | Olympia, London, England, UK | |
105 | Draw | 92β5β8 | Jack Hood | PTS | 15 | Dec 18, 1929 | 22 years, 160 days | Olympia, London, England, UK | Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
104 | Win | 92β5β7 | Jack Hood | PTS | 15 | Oct 21, 1929 | 22 years, 102 days | Holborn Stadium Club, London, England, UK | Retained British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
103 | Win | 91β5β7 | Alex Ireland | KO | 7 (15) | May 16, 1929 | 21 years, 309 days | Olympia, London, England, UK | Won British and Commonwealth middleweight titles |
102 | Win | 90β5β7 | Frank Moody | TKO | 6 (10) | Feb 21, 1929 | 21 years, 225 days | Selhurst Park Football Ground, London, England, UK | |
101 | Win | 89β5β7 | Amedee Dubus | KO | 1 (10) | Dec 17, 1928 | 21 years, 159 days | Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK | |
100 | Win | 88β5β7 | Leo Frick | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 3, 1928 | 21 years, 145 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
99 | Win | 87β5β7 | Johnny Sullivan | RTD | 6 (15) | Oct 29, 1928 | 21 years, 110 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
98 | Win | 86β5β7 | Auguste Lengagne | KO | 9 (15) | Oct 1, 1928 | 21 years, 82 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
97 | Win | 85β5β7 | Guardsman George West | DQ | 4 (10) | Sep 2, 1928 | 21 years, 53 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
96 | Win | 84β5β7 | Emile Egrel | PTS | 15 | Jul 30, 1928 | 21 years, 19 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
95 | Win | 83β5β7 | Auguste Lengagne | KO | 10 (15) | Apr 24, 1928 | 20 years, 288 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
94 | Win | 82β5β7 | Jean Forr | KO | 7 (10) | Mar 5, 1928 | 20 years, 238 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
93 | Win | 81β5β7 | Kid Nitram | DQ | 14 (20) | Jan 19, 1928 | 20 years, 192 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
92 | Win | 80β5β7 | Marcel Thil | PTS | 15 | Dec 12, 1927 | 20 years, 154 days | Holland Park Rink, London, England, UK | |
91 | Win | 79β5β7 | Emile Egrel | PTS | 15 | Nov 29, 1927 | 20 years, 141 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
90 | Win | 78β5β7 | Jack Etienne | TKO | 13 (15) | Oct 31, 1927 | 20 years, 112 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
89 | Win | 77β5β7 | Piet Brand | PTS | 14 (15) | Oct 16, 1927 | 20 years, 97 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | Due to an error by the timekeeper the bout only lasted 14 rounds |
88 | Win | 76β5β7 | Primo Ubaldo | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 22, 1927 | 20 years, 73 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
87 | Win | 75β5β7 | Billy Farmer | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 1, 1927 | 20 years, 52 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
86 | Win | 74β5β7 | Charles Screve | KO | 2 (15) | Aug 11, 1927 | 20 years, 31 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
85 | Win | 73β5β7 | Emile Egrel | TKO | 13 (15) | Jul 7, 1927 | 19 years, 361 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
84 | Win | 72β5β7 | Piet Brand | DQ | 6 (15) | Jun 5, 1927 | 19 years, 329 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
83 | Win | 71β5β7 | Joe Rolfe | TKO | 10 (15) | Apr 25, 1927 | 19 years, 288 days | Holland Park Rink, London, England, UK | |
82 | Win | 70β5β7 | Joe Bloomfield | DQ | 11 (15) | Apr 4, 1927 | 19 years, 267 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
81 | Win | 69β5β7 | Maurice Prunier | PTS | 15 | Mar 14, 1927 | 19 years, 246 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
80 | Loss | 68β5β7 | Len Johnson | PTS | 20 | Jan 13, 1927 | 19 years, 186 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
79 | Win | 68β4β7 | Andy Newton | TKO | 8 (15) | Dec 13, 1926 | 19 years, 155 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
78 | Win | 67β4β7 | Nol Steenhorst | PTS | 15 | Nov 22, 1926 | 19 years, 134 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
77 | Draw | 66β4β7 | 'Hamilton' Johnny Brown | PTS | 20 | Sep 13, 1926 | 19 years, 64 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
76 | Win | 66β4β6 | Nol Steenhorst | TKO | 15 (15) | Jul 4, 1926 | 18 years, 358 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
75 | Win | 65β4β6 | Billy Mattick | KO | 7 (15) | Jun 14, 1926 | 18 years, 338 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
74 | Draw | 64β4β6 | Harry Mason | PTS | 20 | Apr 29, 1926 | 18 years, 292 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | For British welterweight title |
73 | Win | 64β4β5 | Harry Benton | KO | 3 (15) | Apr 1, 1926 | 18 years, 264 days | Drill Hall, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
72 | Loss | 63β4β5 | Johnny Sullivan | PTS | 20 | Mar 1, 1926 | 18 years, 233 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
71 | Win | 63β3β5 | Billy Bird | KO | 8 (15) | Feb 2, 1926 | 18 years, 206 days | Lime Grove Baths, London, England, UK | |
70 | Draw | 62β3β5 | Alf Mancini | PTS | 20 | Jan 4, 1926 | 18 years, 177 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
69 | Win | 62β3β4 | Edouard Baudry | PTS | 15 | Nov 19, 1925 | 18 years, 131 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
68 | Win | 61β3β4 | Henri Dupont | RTD | 2 (15) | Oct 29, 1925 | 18 years, 110 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
67 | Win | 60β3β4 | Glyn Davies | KO | 2 (15) | Sep 26, 1925 | 18 years, 77 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
66 | Win | 59β3β4 | Bill Handley | RTD | 8 (15) | Sep 2, 1925 | 18 years, 53 days | Drill Hall, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
65 | Win | 58β3β4 | Harry Kent | KO | 2 (10) | Aug 22, 1925 | 18 years, 42 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
64 | Win | 57β3β4 | Jos Leukemans | PTS | 15 | Jul 20, 1925 | 18 years, 9 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
63 | Win | 56β3β4 | Terry 'Young' Donlan | TKO | 2 (15) | Jul 2, 1925 | 17 years, 356 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
62 | Win | 55β3β4 | Fred Bullions | KO | 10 (15) | Jun 22, 1925 | 17 years, 346 days | Holland Park Rink, London, England, UK | |
61 | Win | 54β3β4 | Pietro Bianchi | KO | 6 (15) | Jun 13, 1925 | 17 years, 337 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
60 | Win | 53β3β4 | Jos Leukemans | PTS | 15 | May 14, 1925 | 17 years, 307 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
59 | Win | 52β3β4 | Karel van 't Veldt | PTS | 15 | Apr 30, 1925 | 17 years, 293 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
58 | Win | 51β3β4 | Johnny Thomas | KO | 1 (15) | Apr 18, 1925 | 17 years, 281 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
57 | Win | 50β3β4 | Walter Maloney | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 30, 1925 | 17 years, 262 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
56 | Win | 49β3β4 | Laurie Guard | KO | 5 (12) | Feb 19, 1925 | 17 years, 223 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
55 | Win | 48β3β4 | Harry Kent | KO | 4 (15) | Jan 26, 1925 | 17 years, 199 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
54 | Win | 47β3β4 | Seaman Jerry Harrod | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 1, 1925 | 17 years, 174 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
53 | Win | 46β3β4 | Sid Cannons | PTS | 12 | Dec 8, 1924 | 17 years, 150 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
52 | Win | 45β3β4 | Albert 'Young' Dando | TKO | 4 (12) | Oct 20, 1924 | 17 years, 101 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
51 | Draw | 44β3β4 | Albert 'Young' Dando | PTS | 15 | Oct 4, 1924 | 17 years, 85 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
50 | Win | 44β3β3 | Bert Saunders | PTS | 12 | Sep 20, 1924 | 17 years, 71 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
49 | Win | 43β3β3 | Tim Rowley | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 1, 1924 | 17 years, 52 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
48 | Win | 42β3β3 | Billy Streets | PTS | 12 (15) | Aug 11, 1924 | 17 years, 31 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
47 | Win | 41β3β3 | Albert Hicks | PTS | 15 | Jul 17, 1924 | 17 years, 6 days | Premierland, London, England, UK | |
46 | Win | 40β3β3 | Wal Jordan | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 3, 1924 | 16 years, 358 days | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK | |
45 | Win | 39β3β3 | Young Freddie Welsh | PTS | 15 | Jun 19, 1924 | 16 years, 344 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
44 | Win | 38β3β3 | Ernie Jarvis | PTS | 15 | Jun 2, 1924 | 16 years, 327 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
43 | Win | 37β3β3 | Young Clancy | PTS | 15 | May 17, 1924 | 16 years, 311 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
42 | Win | 36β3β3 | Billy Will Davies | PTS | 15 | Apr 24, 1924 | 16 years, 288 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
41 | Win | 35β3β3 | Bill Riley | PTS | 15 | Apr 12, 1924 | 16 years, 276 days | The Ring, London, England, UK | |
40 | Win | 34β3β3 | Matt George | TKO | 3 (20) | Mar 10, 1924 | 16 years, 243 days | Kensington Baths, London, England, UK | |
39 | Win | 33β3β3 | Billy Pop Humphries | PTS | 20 | Feb 11, 1924 | 16 years, 215 days | Kensington Baths, London, England, UK | |
38 | Draw | 32β3β3 | Bill Riley | PTS | 15 | Nov 30, 1923 | 16 years, 142 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
37 | Win | 32β3β2 | Billy Pop Humphries | PTS | 15 | Oct 22, 1923 | 16 years, 103 days | Kensington Baths, London, England, UK | |
36 | Win | 31β3β2 | Kid Socks | PTS | 15 | Sep 21, 1923 | 16 years, 72 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
35 | Win | 30β3β2 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 6 | Jul 28, 1923 | 16 years, 17 days | Home Park, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
34 | Win | 29β3β2 | Nip Williams | PTS | 8 | Jul 13, 1923 | 16 years, 2 days | Civic Hall, Exeter, Devon, England, UK | |
33 | Win | 28β3β2 | Fred Bicknell | RTD | 3 (8) | Jun 22, 1923 | 15 years, 346 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
32 | Draw | 27β3β2 | Young Callicot | PTS | 8 | Apr 27, 1923 | 15 years, 290 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
31 | Win | 27β3β1 | Bill Lewis | RTD | 5 (8) | Jan 2, 1923 | 15 years, 175 days | National Sporting Club, London, England, UK | |
30 | Win | 26β3β1 | Jack Palmer | RTD | 5 (8) | Nov 17, 1922 | 15 years, 129 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
29 | Win | 25β3β1 | Young Callicot | PTS | 10 | Sep 29, 1922 | 15 years, 80 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
28 | Loss | 24β3β1 | Kid Kelly | PTS | 10 | Jul 14, 1922 | 15 years, 4 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
27 | Loss | 24β2β1 | Young Callicot | PTS | 8 | Jun 30, 1922 | 14 years, 354 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
26 | Win | 24β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | KO | 3 (?) | Jun 2, 1922 | 14 years, 326 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
25 | Win | 23β1β1 | Teddy Gilbert | PTS | 6 | May 5, 1922 | 14 years, 298 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
24 | Win | 22β1β1 | Billy Williams | KO | 3 (6) | Mar 31, 1922 | 14 years, 263 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
23 | Win | 21β1β1 | Johnny Cotter | RTD | 3 (6) | Mar 17, 1922 | 14 years, 249 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
22 | Win | 20β1β1 | Young O'Neill | TKO | 2 (6) | Feb 3, 1922 | 14 years, 207 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
21 | Win | 19β1β1 | Johnny Cotter | PTS | 6 | Dec 27, 1921 | 14 years, 169 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
20 | Win | 18β1β1 | Johnny Cotter | PTS | 6 | Nov 25, 1921 | 14 years, 137 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
19 | Win | 17β1β1 | Young Callicot | PTS | 6 | Sep 9, 1921 | 14 years, 60 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
18 | Win | 16β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 6 | Jun 24, 1921 | 13 years, 348 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
17 | Win | 15β1β1 | Young Richards | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 17, 1921 | 13 years, 341 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
16 | Win | 14β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 6 | May 6, 1921 | 13 years, 299 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
15 | Win | 13β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 8 | Apr 15, 1921 | 13 years, 278 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
14 | Win | 12β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 6 | Mar 18, 1921 | 13 years, 250 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
13 | Win | 11β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | ? | Feb 25, 1921 | 13 years, 229 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
12 | Win | 10β1β1 | Harry 'Young' Jinks | PTS | 6 | Feb 4, 1921 | 13 years, 208 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
11 | Win | 9β1β1 | Teddy Gilbert | PTS | 6 | Dec 27, 1920 | 13 years, 169 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
10 | Draw | 8β1β1 | Young Ball | PTS | 6 | Sep 17, 1920 | 13 years, 68 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
9 | Win | 8β1 | Young Mac | RTD | 1 (6) | Aug 6, 1920 | 13 years, 26 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
8 | Win | 7β1 | Kid Roberts | PTS | 6 | Jul 30, 1920 | 13 years, 19 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
7 | Win | 6β1 | Stanley's Nipper | PTS | 6 | Jun 4, 1920 | 12 years, 329 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
6 | Win | 5β1 | Young Chips | RTD | 4 (6) | Apr 30, 1920 | 12 years, 294 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
5 | Win | 4β1 | Stanley's Nipper | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1920 | 12 years, 273 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
4 | Win | 3β1 | Young Fern | PTS | ? | Mar 19, 1920 | 12 years, 252 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
3 | Win | 2β1 | Young Edwards | TKO | 4 (?) | Jan 30, 1920 | 12 years, 203 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
2 | Loss | 1β1 | Young Fern | PTS | 6 | Jan 16, 1920 | 12 years, 189 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Young King | PTS | 6 | Jan 2, 1920 | 12 years, 175 days | Cosmopolitan Gymnasium, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK |
See alsoβ»
- List of British heavyweight boxing champions
- List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions
- List of British middleweight boxing champions
Referencesβ»
Further readingβ»
- Arnold, Peter History of Boxing
- Hugman, Barry J. (ed.) The British Boxing Board of Control Year Book 2007
- Mullan, Harry The World Encyclopedia of Boxing
External linksβ»
- Boxing record for Len Harvey from BoxRec (registration required)
- Sparring with Len Harvey (1934) Article.
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by | British Middleweight Champion 16 May 1929 β 10 April 1933 |
Succeeded by |
Commonwealth Middleweight Champion 16 May 1929 β 10 April 1933 | ||
Preceded by | British Heavyweight Champion 30 November 1933 β 4 June 1934 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 8 February 1934 β 4 June 1934 | |
Preceded by | British Light Heavyweight Champion 7 April 1938 β 20 June 1942 |
Succeeded by |
Vacant Title last held by Gipsy Daniels
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Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion 10 July 1939 β 20 June 1942 | |
Vacant Title last held by Tommy Farr
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British Heavyweight Champion 1 December 1938 β 21 November 1942 Retired |
Succeeded by |
Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 16 March 1939 β 21 November 1942 Retired | ||
Titles in pretence | ||
Vacant Title last held by Joe Choynski
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World Light Heavyweight Champion BBBC recognition 10 July 1939 β 20 June 1942 |
Vacant |