Al Phillips (The Aldgate Tiger) boxer

Al Phillips boxer
bouts
91
won
73
lost
15
draw
3
Status
inactive
Division
featherweight
Debut
1938-09-19
Height
5′ 4½″/164cm
Reach
-
Age
79
Born
1920-01-25
Death
1999-02-07
Nationality
United Kingdom

Al "The Aldgate Tiger" Phillips (25 January 1920 – 7 February 1999) was a Jewish English professional featherweight/lightweight boxer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, who won the European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title, and British Empire featherweight title. Phillips took both the British Empire and sanctioned British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British featherweight Title against the powerful black feather British Guianan Cliff Anderson in fifteen rounds at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, England in 1947.He was an unsuccessful challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title, against Nel Tarleton in February 1945, and Ronnie Clayton in February 1951. His professional fighting weight varied from 124.5 lb (56.5 kg; 8 st 12.5 lb), (featherweight) to 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb), (welterweight). The Ring ranked Al Phillips as the third best featherweight in the world in the mid 1940s and between 1944–51, he remained a top ten featherweight in the world for 44 months.Phillips was an action packed, two fisted pressure boxer who lacked the finesse of many earlier British and European champions. Former British and many European champions were expected to hit and retreat or avoid blows using ringcraft and long range boxing. Despite having fourteen years on Phillips, Ned Tarleton, a classic English stylist, gave Phillips problems in the ring.He won his first eliminator bout for the British featherweight title in a sixth round disqualification against Len Davies, on 24 April 1943 at the Queensbury Club in Soho. Davies would later contend unsuccessfully for the Welsh Area BBofC Featherweight title in 1950. Phillips won his second eliminator bout for the British Featherweight title on April 24, 1944, against Jim Brady at Colston Hall in Leeds in a ten-round points decision. On 21 June 1944, Phillips won a third eliminator for the British Featherweight title by a first-round knockout of George Pook at the Queensbury Club in Soho.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1951-02-26 Ronnie Clayton LDLWWW Ice Stadium, Nottingham LOST
Points
1950-12-05 Ron Cooper WDWWWD Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington WIN
KO
1950-04-11 Ronnie Clayton LLWWLD Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1950-01-31 Tommy Bailey LLWWLW Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1949-12-13 Tony Lombard LWWWLL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1949-10-18 Bernard Pugh WWWWDW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1949-04-04 Tony Lombard LWWLLW Harringay Arena, Harringay LOST
Points
1949-02-21 Tony Lombard LWWLWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1948-07-06 Ray Famechon WWLWWW Olympia, Kensington LOST
Points
1948-07-05 Ray Famechon WWWLWW The Arena, Mile End LOST
Points
1948-04-26 Johnny Molloy WWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Points
1948-03-16 Alvaro Cerasani LLLLLW Harringay Arena, Harringay WIN
1948-02-20 Frankie Williams WLLWLW King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester WIN
Points
1947-12-01 Joseph Preys LLLWWL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Points
1947-09-11 Ronnie Clayton WDWLDD Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool LOST
Points
1947-07-01 Cliff Anderson WLWWLW Olympia, Kensington WIN
1947-05-27 Ray Famechon LWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
1947-03-18 Cliff Anderson WWWLWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Points
1947-01-07 Jean Mougin LWWWLL Seymour Hall, Marylebone WIN
Points
1946-12-02 Cliff Curvis WWWWWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
KO
1946-10-29 Rene Megret LLDWLW Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone WIN
Technical knockout
1946-02-26 Roger Tison LWLLDW Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone WIN
Corner retirement
1946-02-19 Paul Dogniaux WLLWWL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
Technical knockout
1945-12-17 Jim Brady WWDLWL Town Hall, Leeds WIN
Technical knockout
1945-11-20 Ben Duffy WWWWDL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Technical knockout
1945-10-30 Danny Webb WWWWLW Seymour Hall, Marylebone WIN
KO
1945-07-10 Jimmy Stubbs WWWWDL New Baths, Willenhall WIN
1945-07-03 Dave Crowley WWWWWL Queensberry Club, Soho LOST
Points
1945-06-12 Dave Crowley LWWWWW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1945-04-23 Tommy McGlinchey WWDLLW Victoria Baths, Nottingham LOST
Points
1945-04-16 Dave Crowley WWLLWW Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Points
1945-04-05 Jackie Grimes WWWLLW Seymour Hall, Marylebone WIN
Technical knockout
1945-03-21 Johnny Price WWWLWL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1945-02-23 Nel Tarleton LLWLWW King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester LOST
Points
1944-12-18 Dave Crowley WWWWLW Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington LOST
1944-12-14 Tommy McGlinchey LLWWDL Kelvin Hall, Glasgow WIN
Points
1944-12-11 Syd Worgan WWWWWL Colston Hall, Bristol DRAW
Points
1944-12-06 Bert Jackson WWWWWW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Technical knockout
1944-10-04 Ben Duffy LLWWWW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1944-09-13 Richie Kid Tanner WLWDLW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1944-08-02 Len Davies LLWWWW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
1944-07-12 Tommy Davies WWWWLW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Technical knockout
1944-06-21 George Pook LLDLWD Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
KO
1944-06-19 Tommy Davies WLWWWW Granby Halls, Leicester WIN
Points
1944-06-07 Bobby Hinds WWLWLL Lime Grove Baths, Shepherd's Bush WIN
Technical knockout
1944-05-31 Ben Duffy LLWDDL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1944-04-24 Jim Brady WLWWLD Colston Hall, Bristol WIN
Points
1944-03-13 Jim Brady LLWLWW De Montford Hall, Leicester WIN
Points
1944-02-24 Tommy McGlinchey WWLLWL Lime Grove Baths, Shepherd's Bush WIN
Technical knockout
1944-01-05 Tommy McGlinchey LWWLLW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1943-12-15 Tommy McGlinchey LWLWWL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1943-12-06 George Pook LWLWWL Royal Albert Hall, Kensington WIN
KO
1943-11-24 Len Davies LLWWWW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1943-10-28 Don Cameron LLLLLL St Andrews Hall, Glasgow WIN
Corner retirement
1943-08-07 Tommy McGlinchey WLWWLW Glasgow WIN
Points
1943-06-30 Len Davies WWWWWL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1943-05-26 Battling Jim Hayes LWDLLL Seymour Hall, Marylebone DRAW
Points
1943-05-19 Jim Brady DWWWLL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1943-04-28 Jimmy Smith WWWL Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Technical knockout
1943-04-21 Joe Davis WWWLLW Caledonian Road Baths, Islington WIN
Points
1943-03-17 Jackie Paterson WWWWWW St Andrews Hall, Glasgow LOST
Technical knockout
1943-02-03 Richie Kid Tanner LLWWLW Queensberry Club, Soho WIN
Points
1942-12-03 Tommy Hyams WDLWLL Caledonian Road Baths, Islington WIN
Points
1942-11-05 Ben Duffy WWWWLW Town Hall, Oxford WIN
Technical knockout
1942-09-28 Ben Duffy WWWWWW Town Hall, Oxford WIN
Points
1942-03-29 Bobby Hinds WWWWLL Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington WIN
1942-03-09 Len Davies WLLWDW Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington WIN
Points
1942-02-22 Frank Jackson WDLLLL Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington WIN
Points
1942-02-06 Syd Worgan LLWWWW Tower Circus, Blackpool WIN
Technical knockout
1941-08-03 Gordon Ashun WWWWLW The Stadium, Liverpool DRAW
Points
1941-03-30 Basil Magee WWWWWW The Stadium, Liverpool WIN
KO
1941-03-23 Tom Granton LLLWLW The Stadium, Liverpool LOST
KO
1939-12-11 Wally Smith WDLLLW Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn WIN
Points
1939-10-23 Jack Barr LLLWWL Holborn Stadium Club, Holborn WIN
Points
1939-09-28 Red McDonald LLWLWL Devonshire Club, Hackney LOST
KO
1939-05-26 George Willoughby WDLWLW Hackney WIN
Corner retirement
1939-04-02 Tommy Morgan LLL Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
Technical knockout
1939-02-24 Red McDonald WWWLLW Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
Technical knockout
1939-02-10 Dave Clemo WWLWLW Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
Points
1939-01-20 Harry Dove LLWLWW Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
Points
1938-12-30 Sid Walters debut Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
Technical knockout
1938-12-09 Sonny Smith LLLLLL Devonshire Club, Hackney WIN
1938-11-28 Tony Maselli debut NSC ,Earls Court Empress Stadium, Kensington WIN
KO
1938-11-14 Darkie Benita LLLLLL The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
KO
1938-11-07 Tommy Dawson LW The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
Technical knockout
1938-10-31 Dick Conway debut The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
Technical knockout
1938-10-27 Charlie Hall LWLLLW Palais de Danse, East Ham WIN
KO
1938-09-29 Charlie Hall LLLWLL Palais de Danse, East Ham WIN
KO
1938-09-19 Charlie Hall WLLLLW The Arena, Mile End WIN
KO