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Freddie Mills
("Fearless Freddie")

BORN   June 26 1919; Bournemouth, England (Some sources report Parkstone, Dorsetshire, England)
DIED July 25 1965; Soho, London, England (from a gunshot wound)
HEIGHT 5-10 1/2
WEIGHT 169 1/4-184 lbs
MANAGERS Jack Turner, Ted Broadribb, Charlie Mills

Mills was a scrappy, rugged and game battler who was aggressive and liked to get close where he could slug it out; Perhaps, his greatest fights (wars) came against Gus Lesnevich; During his career, he won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

He defeated such men as Gus Lesnevich, Len Harvey, Bert Gilroy, Jock McAvoy, Arthur "Ginger" Sadd, Jack Hyams, Paco Bueno, Ben Valentine, Tommy Martin and Tom Reddington

Freddie owned a nightclub in London and was discovered dead nearby; The case was never solved and ruled a suicide

1936
Feb 26 Jim Riley                  Bournemouth, England             KO  1
Mar 11 Young Barfoot              Bournemouth, England             KO  2
Mar 25 Reg Davis                  Bournemouth, England             KO  3
Apr  6 Eddie Gill                 Barnstaple, England              LT  3
Apr 20 Stan Nelson                Bournemouth, England              D  6
May  8 Fred Lennington            Bournemouth, England             KO  5
Oct 14 Jack Scott                 Bournemouth, England             KO  1
Oct 14 Jack Scott                 Bournemouth, England             KO  1
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
          against the same opponent with the same result
Oct 28 Stan Nelson                Bournemouth, England             KO  2
Nov 11 Slugger Wilson             Bournemouth, England             KO  7
Nov 23 Georges Hesketh            Weymouth, England                 D  6
Dec  9 Georges Bradby             Bournemouth, England             KO  1

1937
Jan  6 Billy Brown                Bournemouth, England             KO  1
Jan 20 Terry Warren               Bournemouth, England             KO  2
Feb  3 Harry Frolick              Bournemouth, England             KO  7
Feb 17 Jack McKnight              Bournemouth, England              W 12
Mar  3 Ernie "Red" Pullen         Bournemouth, England              W 12
Mar 17 Jack McKnight              Bournemouth, England              W 12
Apr 14 Jack Alder                 Bournemouth, England              W 12
Apr 28 Harry Lister               Bournemouth, England              W 12
May  5 Albert Johnson             Bournemouth, England              W 12
Aug 14 George Davis               Poole, England                   LK 10
Oct  8 Harold "Kid" Anthony       Paignton, England                KO  1
Oct 20 George Davis               Bournemouth, England              L 12
Nov  3 Billy Fuller               Bournemouth, England              D 12
Nov 17 Jim Greaves                Bournemouth, England              D 12    
Dec  1 Fred Clements              Bournemouth, England             KO  6
Dec 15 Jack Lewis                 Bournemouth, England              L 10
Dec 17 Ginger Dawkins             Paignton, England                 D 12
          -Some sources report "W 12"

1938
Jan  5 Ginger Dawkins             Bournemouth, England             TK  8
          -Some sources report "WF 8"
Jan 19 Jim Greaves                Bournemouth, England              W 12
Feb  2 Billy James                Bournemouth, England             TK  3
          -Some sources report "KO 2"
Feb 16 Ted Barter                 Bournemouth, England             WF  6
Mar  2 Harry Vine                 Bournemouth, England             WF  9
Mar 16 Tommy Taylor               Bournemouth, England              W 12
Mar 30 Jack Lewis                 Bournemouth, England              W 12
Apr 13 "Battling" Charlie Parkin  Bournemouth, England             WF  3
Apr 27 "Battling" Charlie Parkin  Bournemouth, England              W 12
Aug  1 Moe Moss                   Bournemouth, England             KO  5
Oct  7 Fred Clements              Portsmouth, England              WF  6
Nov  9 Seaman Long                Bournemouth, England             KO  3
Nov 14 Tom Curran                 Brighton, England                 W 10
Nov 23 Yorkie Bentley             Bournemouth, England             KO  3
Dec  7 Ernie Butcher Gascoigne    Bournemouth, England              W 12
Dec 14 Dave McCleave              Bournemouth, England              L 12

1939
Jan  4 Yorkie Bentley             Bournemouth, England             WF  7
Jan 18 Paul Schaeffer             Bournemouth, England              W 10
Feb  1 Johnny "Kid" Blake         Bournemouth, England             KO  6
Feb 20 Ernie Butcher Gascoigne    Great Yarmouth, England           L 12
Mar  1 Eddie Maguire              Bournemouth, England              W 10
Mar 13 Nat Franks                 Plymouth, England                 D 12
Apr 12 Elfryn Morris              Bournemouth, England              L 10
Apr 26 "Battling" Charlie Parkin  Bournemouth, England              W 10
May  3 Dave McCleave              Bournemouth, England             KO  1
Jun 14 Arthur "Ginger" Sadd       Bournemouth, England              L 10
Jul 21 "Battling" Charlie Parkin  Plymouth, England                KO  1
Oct 23 Eddie Maguire              Nottingham, England               L 10
          -Some sources report 11/07/39 in "Southampton, England"
Oct 28 Dave McCleave              Southampton, England             KO  3
Nov 27 Eddie Maguire              Southampton, England              D 10
Dec 26 Elfryn Morris              Bournemouth, England             KO  4

1940
Mar 17 Jim Berry                  Coventry, England                 W 10
Apr 10 Arthur "Ginger" Sadd       Eastbourne, England               W 10
Apr 17 Stafford Barton            London, England                  TK  7
          -Some sources report 4/18/40
May 22 Ben Valentine              Bournemouth, England             TK  3
Aug  8 Jock McAvoy                Liverpool, England                W 10
Sep 13 Ernie Simmons              Newcastle, England               KO  6

1941
May 26 Arthur "Ginger" Sadd       Leicester, England               TK  9
May 31 Trevor Burt                Pontypool, Wales                 KO  1
Jun  8 Jack Hyams                 Liverpool, England               TK  4
Jun 30 Jack Powell                Reading, England                 KO  1
Aug  5 Tom Reddington             Leicester, England                W 10
Sep  1 Jack Hyams                 Leicester, England               LF  3
Sep 29 Tommy Martin               London, England                  KO  5
Nov  3 Jim Wilde                  London, England                  KO  3
Nov 28 Tom Reddington             Manchester, England               L 10
Dec  8 Jack London                London, England                   W 10

1942
Jan 26 Tom Reddington             London, England                  TK  9
Feb 23 Jock McAvoy                London, England                  TK  1
Jun 20 Len Harvey                 London, England                  KO  2
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of the Britain
Oct 23 Al Robinson                Manchester, England              TK  6

1943
May 22 Al Robinson                Leeds, England                   KO  2

1944
Feb 16 Bert Gilroy                London, England                  TK  8
May 25 Al Delaney                 London, England                  KO  5
Sep 15 Jack London                Manchester, England               L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of the Britain

1945
Feb  7 Ken Shaw                   London, England                  TK  7

1946
May 14 Gus Lesnevich              London, England                  LT 10
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun  4 Bruce Woodcock             London, England                   L 12
Aug 13 John Nilsson               Brighton, England                KO  3
          -Some sources report "KO 1"
Nov  5 Joe Baski                  London, England                  LT  6

1947
Jan 20 Willie Quentemeyer         London, England                  KO  2
Feb 17 Enrico Bertola             London, England                  KO  5
Apr 29 Nick Wolmarans             Johannesburg, Trans, SAfrica     KO  8
          -Some sources report "TK 5"
Jun  3 Lloyd Marshall             London, England                  LK  5
Sep  8 Pol Goffaux                London, England                  KO  4
          -EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe
Nov 28 Stephan Olek               Manchester, England               W 10

1948
Feb 17 Paco Bueno                 London, England                  KO  2
       -EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe
Apr 20 Ken Shaw                   London, England                  TK  1
Jul 26 Gus Lesnevich              London, England                   W 15
       -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov  6 Johnny Ralph               Johannesburg, Trans, SAfrica     KO  8

1949
Jun  2 Bruce Woodcock             London, England                  LK 14
          -EBU Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
          EBU Light Heavyweight Championship of Europe;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of Britain

1950
Jan 24 Joey Maxim                 London, England                  LK 10
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***

*** Assistance Provided By Ted Ebdon ***


Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 

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