Len Wickwar
| Len Wickwar | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Leonard Arthur Wickwar |
| Rated at | Lightweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
21 March 1911 Leicester, England |
| Died | 1 June 1980 |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 465 |
| Wins | 337 |
| Losses | 85 |
| Draws | 42 |
Len Wickwar (21 March 1911 – June 1980) was a British boxer who fought between 1928 and 1947 as a lightweight.[1]
Professional background
Wickwar was a Leicestershire boxer who turned professional at the age of 18.[2] Starting his career fighting in small clubs, he would fight up to three times in one night.[2] One of his biggest fights was at Welford Road Stadium in the late 1930s, where he lost to British lightweight champion Eric Boon.[2] His boxing career was put on hold during World War II; He returned to boxing after the war but only fought four more times before retiring in 1947.[2]
He fought a total of 467 professional fights, which is the highest amount by any boxer.[3] He was managed by George Biddles who also managed the Nottinghamshire featherweight Tish Marsden.[2]
After retiring from boxing, Wickwar lived in the New Parks area of Leicester and worked for a local engineering company.[2]
Coincidentally, both Marsden and Wickwar died on exactly the same day in 1980.[4]
References
- ↑ "Len Wickwar – Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Uncrowned King of the Ring", Leicester Mercury, 4 March 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014
- ↑ "Boxing News". Theboxinghistorian.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Len Wickwar – boxer with the most fights ever | British Boxing History". Nipperpatdaly.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-27.