Walter Ross (boxer)
Walter Ross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 July 1898 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 67 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 22 |
| Draws | 3 |
Walter Ross (born 3 July 1898) was a Scottish boxer who was British bantamweight champion in 1919 and fought for the European title the same year.
Career
Born in Glasgow, but based during much of his professional career in Hoxton, London, Ross made his professional debut in March 1915 with a points win over Joe Clark at flyweight. He won six of his first ten fights and in August 1916 faced Sid Shields for the vacant Scottish flyweight title, winning on points over 20 rounds.
In March 1917 he fought a draw with Louis Ruddick at the Holborn Stadium. In November he beat Johnny Hughes over 20 rounds, and followed that in January 1918 with a win over Digger Stanley. He beat Stanley again in April, his opponent being disqualified in the sixth round, but lost to Tommy Noble on points in October.
In June 1919 he challenged for Noble's British bantamweight title at the National Sporting Club. Ross dominated the fight, and Noble's corner threw in the towel midway through the tenth round, giving Ross the British title.[1]
Ross faced Eugène Criqui in September 1919, the Frenchman knocking him out in the fifteenth round.[2] Three months later he challenged for Charles Ledoux's European bantamweight title at the Cirque de Paris, but lost after retiring in the twelfth and final round while well behind.[3] Only two weeks after the fight with Ledoux, he faced Joe Symonds in Plymouth.
He fought a draw with Robert Dastillon in January 1920.[4] After losing his next two fights he put together a run of wins which included defeats of Alf Goodwin, Sid Whatley, Marcel Lepreux, and former British champion Bill Beynon.[5] The run came to an end when he was disqualified for hitting low against Dastillon in Paris in October.[6]
In 1921 he beat Beynon and Dastillon, but lost to Symonds in October.[7][8]
In 1922 he travelled to Australia for a series of fights, but won only one (against Silvino Jamito). After three and a half years out of the ring he returned in December 1925, losing three fights before finally retiring in 1926.
References
- ^ "Walter Ross of Glasgow, Beats Tommy Noble in Tenth Round". Dundee Courier. 1 July 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ross and Criqui: Sparkling Contest Won by the Frenchman". Nottingham Evening Post. 19 September 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Charles Ledoux v. Walter Ross: Game Display by the Englishman". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 15 December 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Walter Ross v. Robert Dastillon". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 9 January 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Walter Ross Wins". Dundee Courier. 1 October 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Walter Ross Disqualified in Fight with Dastillon at Paris". Dundee Courier. 30 October 1920. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Wally Ross Beats French Opponent". Sunday Post. 20 March 1921. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Symonds in Form: Plymothian Gains Clever Victory Over Ross". Western Morning News. 22 October 1921. Retrieved 6 February 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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External links
- Career record at boxinghistory.org.uk
- Career record at boxrec.com