Johnny Cooke
Johnny Cooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 December 1934 Bootle, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | lightweight, and light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 93 |
| Wins | 52 (KO 5) |
| Losses | 34 (KO 8) |
| Draws | 7 |
Johnny Cooke (17 December 1934) born in Bootle is an English amateur lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1958 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Richard McTaggart (Royal Air Force),[1] boxing out of Maple Leaf ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, beating his cousin Dave Coventry[1], BBBofC Central Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title against Carmelo Bossi, his professional fighting weight varied from 133+3⁄4 lb (60.7 kg; 9 st 7.8 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 157+1⁄4 lb (71.3 kg; 11 st 3.3 lb), i.e. middleweight.[2] Johnny Cooke was managed by Johnny Campbell (circa-1905 — 2 May 1994 (aged 89)).[3]
References
- ^ "1958 71st ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Johnny Campbell - The man who put Birkenhead on the map". boxingbiographies.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Boxing record for Johnny Cooke from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Johnny Cooke
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