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Harry Scott (boxer)

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Harry Scott
Born(1937-10-27)27 October 1937
Died16 December 2015(2015-12-16) (aged 78)
Liverpool
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights79
Wins39
Wins by KO20
Losses34
Draws6

Harry Scott (27 October 1937 – 16 December 2015) was a British boxer and contender in the middleweight division during the 1960s.

Scott started off as an amateur winning the bronze medal at the 1959 European Boxing Championships in Lucerne.

Scott turned professional in 1960.

He never fought for the British title, losing three final eliminators. Yet his ability was widely recognised, and he fought around the world, facing four past or future world champions, including Emile Griffith and Alan Minter.

But he is best known for his two contests in 1965 at the Royal Albert Hall against Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who had fought for the world title the previous December. In their first meeting in March, Carter was awarded the victory on cuts in the ninth round despite trailing on points, only to be outpointed six weeks later, in what Boxing News declared to be one of the finest victories by a British boxer in the previous 20 years.

ITV made a documentary about Scott called "Come Out Fighting" in 1967. It included segments of Scott's family life and his boxing career.

Scott retired in 1973.

Following Scott's retirement he went on to be a Green Grocer. Scott had two children.[1]

Professional boxing record

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39 Wins (20 knockouts, 19 decisions), 34 Losses (5 knockout, 29 decisions), 6 Draw

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Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 5-1-1 United Kingdom Trevor Francis TKO 7 13 Jun 1973 England Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom Referee John Coyle
Loss 8-0-0 United Kingdom Alan Minter PTS 8 13 Mar 1973 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee Mike Jacobs
Loss 7-3-0 United Kingdom Maxie Smith TKO 5 24 Jan 1973 England Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Loss 16-2-0 South Africa Jan Kies PTS 10 10 Jun 1972 South Africa Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 22-10-0 Republic of Biafra Cyclone Barth PTS 8 24 Apr 1972 Bedfordshire Sporting Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Loss 12-5-0 United Kingdom Eric Blake PTS 8 9 Mar 1972 Essex Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex, United Kingdom
Loss 8-1-0 United Kingdom Kevin Finnegan PTS 10 15 Feb 1972 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Loss 15-5-2 Trinidad and Tobago Matt Donovan PTS 8 20 Dec 1971 France Palais des Sports, Paris, France
Won 11-3-0 United Kingdom Eric Blake PTS 8 5 Oct 1971 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Won 24-13-7 France William Poitrimol PTS 8 18 May 1971 England Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Won 33-14-2 Wales Dick Duffy PTS 8 5 Apr 1971 England National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Draw 18-8-3 Ghana Teddy Meho PTS 8 22 Mar 1971 England Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
Won 18-12-0 Jamaica Clarence Cassius PTS 8 2 Feb 1971 England Streatham, London, United Kingdom Referee Sid Nathan
Loss 21-3-1 Denmark Tom Jensen PTS 8 8 Oct 1970 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss 20-1-1 South Africa Pierre Fourie PTS 10 11 Jul 1970 South Africa Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Referee Stanley Christodoulou
Loss 15-9-2 Jamaica Bunny Sterling PTS 12 11 May 1970 England Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Loss 57-3-0 Italy Sandro Mazzinghi PTS 10 18 Apr 1970 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win 14-3-1 Wales Carl Thomas TKO 9 9 Mar 1970 England Center Hotel, London, United Kingdom Referee Harry Gibbs
Loss 7-1-0 United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Chris Finnegan PTS 10 8 Dec 1969 England Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Referee Bill White
Win 17-11-0 Republic of Ireland Henry Turkington TKO 1 6 Oct 1969 England Premier Sporting Club, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Benny Caplan
Win 14-7-1 Jamaica Bunny Sterling PTS 8 24 Apr 1969 England Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Won 13-1-1 Denmark Tom Jensen PTS 6 6 Mar 1969 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Win 11-14-2 United States Tommy Bell PTS 8 11 Nov 1968 England Colston Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom Referee Harry Humphreys
Loss 19-2-1 United Kingdom Les McAteer PTS 12 17 Sep 1968 England The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Won 16-8-0 Jamaica Clarence Cassius TKO 4 26 May 1968 England Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 9-1-0 United Kingdom Bill Robinson TKO 7 18 Apr 1968 England Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London, United Kingdom
Draw 36-18-2 United States Johnny Kramer PTS 8 12 Dec 1967 England Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 7-2-3 United States Larry Brown TKO 1 22 Aug 1967 England Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 9-4-1 Uruguay Ruben Orrico PTS 10 11 Jul 1967 England The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Loss 28-0-0 Denmark Tom Bogs PTS 10 6 Apr 1967 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Loss 16-07-1 Republic of Ireland Henry Turkington PTS 8 4 Mar 1967 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Loss 35-05-7 Argentina Juan Carlos Duran PTS 10 3 Feb 1967 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win 10-08-3 Saint Kitts Johnny Hendrickson PTS 8 18 Jan 1967 England Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Loss 65-01-0 Italy Nino Benvenuti PTS 10 23 Sep 1966 Italy Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy
Win 59-32-0 Dominican Republic Sugar Boy Nando PTS 10 18 Mar 1966 Sweden Masshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden
Loss 13-6-1 United Kingdom Willie Hart PTS 10 1 Nov 1965 England Free Trade Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Loss 46-7-0 United States Emile Griffith RTD 7 4 Oct 1965 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Career Record: [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Former Merseyside boxer Harry Scott dies, aged 78".
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