George Marsden (boxer) explained

George Marsden
Nickname:Tish
Weight:Featherweight
Birth Date:29 November 1911
Birth Place:Nottingham, England
Total:372
Wins:231
Losses:102
Draws:39

George "Tish" Marsden (29 November 1911 – 1 June 1980) was an English professional boxer who fought between 1927 and 1946. He boxed at flyweight; bantamweight; featherweight and lightweight,[1] competing in 372 professional contests.

Professional background

Marsden was a Nottinghamshire boxer. He fought a total of 372 professional fights,[2] which is the second highest amount by any boxer, only bettered by Marsden's stable mate Len Wickwar.[3] Coincidentally, both Marsden and Wickwar died on exactly the same day in 1980.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boxer George Marsden Nottingham. www.boxinghistory.org.uk. 2015-12-08.
  2. Web site: Boxing News . https://web.archive.org/web/20110120032924/http://www.theboxinghistorian.com/stats . usurped. 2011-01-20 . Theboxinghistorian.com . 2011-12-26 .
  3. Web site: George Marsden boxer . Fightsrec.com . 2011-12-26.
  4. Web site: Len Wickwar . Nipperpatdaly.co.uk . 2011-12-26 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426072452/http://nipperpatdaly.co.uk/wickwar.html . 2012-04-26 .

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