Fred Dyer (The Singing Boxer / Young Dyer) boxer

Fred Dyer boxer
bouts
60
won
39
lost
13
draw
6
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1909-07-12
Height
5′ 8″/173cm
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1888-04-29
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Fred Dyer born Frederick William O'Dwyer (29 April 1888 – date of death unknown), was a Welsh boxing champion, boxing manager and baritone singer. Trained by vocal teacher Clara Novello Davies, Dyer was famed for singing to audiences after he had fought in a contest and was nicknamed 'The Singing Boxer'.In 1913 Dyer was briefly Wales welterweight champion when he beat Jack Delaney, who won the belt back just six weeks later. During his professional career Dyer took two overseas tours, to Australia from 1914 to 1915 and the United States from 1916 to 1919. Due to the time spent in Australia, he became eligible to contest for national titles, unsuccessfully challenging Les Darcy for the welterweight belt in 1915. The highpoint of his time in America, then during the 'no decision' era, was a win over Panama Joe Gans. Due to a knee injury, Dyer was refused active service during the First World War; instead he was recruited into the United States Army as a boxing instructor.After retiring from fighting Dyer ran various boxing gyms in London, successfully managing British flyweight champion Bert Kirby. Dyer then became a physical culture coach and was at the forefront of a diet fad in the 1920s based on fruit and vegetable drinks. Little is known of his life after the Second World War and he faded into anonymity.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1922-01-09 Jim Slater D Leicester LOST
Points
1921-12-26 Jim Slater debut Hanley DRAW
Points
1920-11-08 Bermondsey Billy Wells DWWWLW National Sporting Club, Covent Garden NC
No Contest
1920-10-16 Will Brooks LLLLWW Cardiff WIN
1920-09-02 Sergeant Jack Zimmer LLLLLD Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth WIN
Points
1920-07-05 Nicol Brady LDLWWW Tyneside Stadium, Wallsend WIN
Technical knockout
1920-03-19 Jean Audouy LWLLLL Cirque de Paris, Paris LOST
Technical knockout
1919-12-05 Joe Eagan WWWWDW Commercial A.C., Boston LOST
Points
1919-11-28 Jimmy Gray LWWLL Garden Roller Rink, Auburn WIN
1919-11-18 Joe Eagan LWWWWW Manchester DRAW
Points
1919-05-08 Steve Latzo LWWWWW Town Hall, Scranton LOST
1919-03-20 Pal Reed WWWWWW Lawrence LOST
Points
1919-03-13 Young Battling Nelson LDWLW State Armory, Binghamton WIN
1919-02-18 Joe Eagan WWWLWL Arena (Armory A.A.), Boston LOST
Points
1919-02-14 Eddie Tremblay LLLLLL Jersey City LOST
1919-02-13 Tommy Ferguson DLDWDW Town Hall, Scranton LOST
1919-01-27 Sergeant Wilson debut Camp Grant NC
1918-12-30 Corporal Stortz debut Camp Grant WIN
Technical knockout
1918-02-26 Walter Butler DDLDWW Armory, Boston WIN
Points
1918-02-15 Terry Brooks LWDLWW Commercial A.C., Boston WIN
Points
1918-02-01 Frankie Mack LLLWDL Commercial A.C., Boston WIN
Points
1917-12-25 Tommy Robson DWWWWW Cuddy's Arena, Lawrence LOST
Points
1917-11-16 Tommy Robson WWWDWW Commercial A.C., Boston LOST
Points
1917-11-10 Kid Carter L Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn WIN
Technical knockout
1917-11-05 Kid Queens DLWLLW Military A.C., Brooklyn WIN
KO
1917-11-03 Panama Joe Gans WLWWLL Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn WIN
1917-10-27 Young Battling Nelson LLDWWW Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn WIN
1917-10-20 Lew Williams WWWDLW Clermont Avenue Rink, Brooklyn LOST
1917-10-04 Frankie Maguire LLWWL Allentown WIN
1917-09-28 Tommy Robson WLWWWW Commercial A.C., Boston DRAW
Points
1917-07-23 Bryan Downey WWLWWW Airdome A.C., Rochester LOST
1917-07-16 Willie Langford LLLLLW Airdome A.C., Rochester WIN
1916-07-07 George Ashe LLLDLL Brown's Gym A.A., Far Rockaway, Queens DRAW
1916-06-10 Frankie Notter LLLLDL Broadway Arena, Brooklyn LOST
1916-05-06 Tommy Maloney LWLLLD Pioneer Sporting Club, New York LOST
1916-01-21 Bob McAllister DWWWWD Dreamland Rink, San Francisco LOST
Points
1915-11-06 Fred Kay WDLWWW West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne LOST
KO
1915-10-09 Les Darcy WWWWWW Sydney Stadium, Sydney LOST
Corner retirement
1915-06-05 Fritz Fred Holland WDWLLL Sydney Stadium, Sydney WIN
Points
1915-05-29 Ed Williams WWLWW West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne WIN
KO
1914-12-26 Les Darcy WWLLWW Baker's Stadium, Brisbane LOST
Points
1914-11-14 Fritz Fred Holland DWWWWW Baker's Stadium, Brisbane DRAW
Points
1914-10-17 Sol Jones LWWLL Baker's Stadium, Brisbane WIN
Points
1914-04-13 Knucker Pearce WLWW Athletic Pavilion, Melbourne WIN
Points
1914-03-09 Fred Young Delaney LWWWWW American Skating Rink, Cardiff WIN
Points
1914-02-23 Llewellyn Boswell LLLDLL Market Hall, Aberdare WIN
Technical knockout
1913-10-06 Gus Platts WLWLWL American Skating Rink, Cardiff WIN
Points
1913-08-25 Fred Young Delaney LLWLWL Skating Rink Westgate Street, Cardiff LOST
Points
1913-07-07 Fred Young Delaney WLWLLW Skating Rink Westgate Street, Cardiff WIN
Points
1913-06-16 Petty Officer Jim Roche LDLDLL American Skating Rink, Cardiff WIN
Points
1913-04-21 Tom Tees LWLLWW The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark DRAW
Points
1912-09-08 Sid Stagg DDLDWL Manchester WIN
Points
1912-07-11 Bob Retson debut The Wells Club WIN
Points
1912-06-01 Young Nipper WDLWDD The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
Points
1911-11-06 Young Lilley WLWLLL The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
Technical knockout
1911-05-15 Dick Young Emden LLLDWW The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark LOST
Technical knockout
1911-04-29 Billy Williams debut The Ring, Blackfriars Road, Southwark WIN
KO
1911-03-20 Seaman D Roberts WWWLLL National Sporting Club, Covent Garden WIN
Technical knockout
1911-02-09 Wheeler Holt LLWW Connaught Drill Hall, Portsmouth WIN
Points
1910-11-07 Tom Jamieson WWWLLL The Empire, Holborn WIN
Technical knockout
1910-10-13 Mick Churchill debut Liverpool Arena, Liverpool WIN
Technical knockout
1910-10-10 Bill Dobson WWWLLW National Sporting Club, Covent Garden WIN
Points
1910-09-30 Gunner James Durn WLLLW Frank Gess' Pavilion, Gloucester WIN
Points
1910-09-28 Alf Reed WLDDLL Frank Gess' Pavilion, Gloucester WIN
KO
1910-07-09 Ex Seaman Jim Thursby LL Palace Theatre, Cardiff WIN
Points
1910-06-25 Harry 'Darkie' Lawrence LWWWWW Lyceum Theatre, Newport WIN
Points
1910-05-30 Jack Priest LWWLL Newport WIN
Points
1910-05-21 Phineas Emmanuel WWDD Palace Theatre, Cardiff DRAW
Points
1910-04-29 Ex Seaman Jim Thursby debut Barry WIN
Points
1910-04-02 Dave Peters DLLWWW Maesteg WIN
Points
1910-03-19 Ted James WWWWWL Nazareth House, Cardiff WIN
Points
1910-01-01 Johnny Basham LW Stow Hill Drill Hall, Newport WIN
Corner retirement
1909-08-23 Wattie Griffiths debut Grand Pavilion, Mountain Ash WIN
Points
1909-07-12 Fred Young Delaney DWLW Pavilion, Mountain Ash WIN
KO