Jackie Paterson

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Jackie Paterson
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight, bantamweight
NationalityBritish
Born(1920-09-05)5 September 1920
Springside, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died19 November 1966(1966-11-19) (aged 46)
Natal, South Africa
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights91
Wins63
Wins by KO41
Losses25
Draws3

Jackie Paterson (5 September 1920 – 19 November 1966) was a Scottish boxer who was world flyweight boxing champion. He was also British champion at flyweight and bantamweight.

Early life[]

Born in Springside, Ayrshire, Paterson emigrated with his family from Scotland, when he was eight years old, to Scranton, Pennsylvania. He returned to Scotland in his early teens to work at John Brown & Co, shipbuilders on the Clyde. He later worked as a butcher. When he was thirteen, he joined the Anderson Club in Glasgow and began to box as an amateur. He turned professional when he was seventeen.

Boxing style[]

Paterson was a southpaw with a knockout punch in either hand, his most lethal weapon being his left hook. He was comparatively broadly built for a flyweight, and often struggled to make the eight stone flyweight limit. In the latter stages of his career, he fought as a bantamweight.

Pro career[]

Paterson's first fight was in May 1938 in Greenock, and he beat Joe Kiely on points over ten rounds.

In his nineteenth fight he won the vacant British flyweight title, beating Paddy Ryan by a knockout in the thirteenth round.[1] The fight was in September 1939, in Glasgow.

With the outbreak of World War II, Paterson joined the RAF, but continued to box regularly throughout the war years. By 1943 his rank had risen to Sergeant.

In March 1940, he added the vacant Empire title to his British one, when he won on points against Richie Kid Tanner in Manchester.[1][2]

In February 1941, he defended both titles against Paddy Ryan in Nottingham, winning on a technical knockout in the eighth. Nine days later he beat Empire bantamweight champion Jim Brady on points in a non-title fight.[3]

In August 1941, he had a shot at the Brady's Empire bantamweight title in Glasgow. However, he lost on points over fifteen rounds.

World title[]

In June 1943, Paterson fought former flyweight champion Peter Kane from Golborne in Lancashire for the vacant World flyweight championship.[4] The world title fight, held at Hampden Park in Glasgow, lasted only 61 seconds, as Paterson caught Kane early in the first round putting him down twice, before he was counted out the second time.[1][5] Paterson was the first southpaw to be world flyweight champion. By successfully defending his British flyweight title twice he had also won a Lonsdale Belt outright. Paterson was subsequently recognised as world champion by the NYSAC.[6]

In September 1943 he suffered his first defeat since May the previous year when he was beaten on points by Len Davies. Paterson was 11.5 pounds overweight at the weigh-in.[7]

In September 1945, Paterson had a re-match with Jim Brady for his Commonwealth bantamweight title, beating him on points in Glasgow, to take the title.

In March 1946, he fought the Frenchman, Theo Medina, for the vacant European bantamweight title. He won the fight, in London on a disqualification in the eighth. Paterson was now World, British and Commonwealth flyweight champion, as well as Commonwealth and European bantamweight champion.

In July 1946, he defended his flyweight titles against Joe Curran in Glasgow, winning on points.

In October 1946, Paterson defended his European bantamweight title against Theo Medina, again in Glasgow. He lost the title when Medina knocked him out in the fourth round.

Recognising that his performance levels were dropping, which he blamed on having insufficient time to train while serving in the RAF, in November 1946, Paterson announced his intention to retire after touring either South Africa or Australia, although he changed his mind and would continue for several more years.[8]

In February 1947, he challenged for the British bantamweight title, held by Johnny King. They fought in King's hometown of Manchester, and Paterson knocked King out in the seventh after putting him down four times in the fight.

In October 1947, he defended his British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles against Welshman, Norman Lewis, at Harringay Arena, London. He scored another knockout, stopping Lewis in the fifth.

Stripped of titles[]

Paterson was finding it more and more difficult to make the eight stone flyweight limit. In July 1947, he was due to defend his World flyweight title against Dado Marino, but collapsed at the weigh-in after making over-strenuous efforts to lose weight. The result was that the National Boxing Association of America and the British Boxing Board of Control stripped him of his British, Empire, and World titles.[1] Rinty Monaghan of Northern Ireland fought and beat Marino to take the World title, but Paterson took out an injunction against the BBBC to prevent it from recognising Monaghan as champion.[9]

After appealing to the Board, his titles were reinstated in November 1947, and he was ordered to defend against Monaghan.[10]

Eventually, in March 1948, Paterson and Monaghan met in Belfast to decide the matter.[11] Paterson had to lose 4 lbs 12 oz in a week to meet the eight stone limit. As a result, he was dehydrated and weakened. Monaghan knocked him down in the second round and Paterson retired at the end the seventh with a cut over his eye, Monaghan taking the World, British and Empire titles.[12]

Remaining career[]

After losing his flyweight titles to Monaghan, Paterson still held the British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles. However his career was going downhill rapidly.

In March 1949, he defended his titles in Liverpool against Stan Rowan, losing on points over fifteen rounds.

In December 1949 he challenged Empire champion Vic Toweel in Johannesburg, losing on points.[13][14]

His final twelve fights resulted in nine defeats and only three wins. He retired in 1950 but later that year announced his intention to make a comeback.[15] His last fight was in February 1951, in Dundee and was an eight-round points defeat by Willie Miles.

Retirement and death[]

In his professional career Paterson had earned an estimated £50,000.[16]

After retiring, he moved to Detroit in 1951,[16] before living in South Africa for several years, running hotels. He briefly came back to Britain, but returned to South Africa in December 1965 and began working as a lorry driver in Durban. In 1966, Paterson was stabbed in the throat during a fight after a drinking session, and died at the age of 46.[17]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
91 fights 63 wins 25 losses
By knockout 40 10
By decision 22 14
By disqualification 1 1
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
91 Loss 63–25–3 Scotland Willie Myles PTS 8 Feb 7, 1951 Scotland Premierland, Dundee, Scotland
90 Loss 63–24–3 Scotland Eddie Carson KO 2 (8) May 10, 1950 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
89 Loss 63–23–3 Union of South Africa Vic Toweel PTS 10 Dec 17, 1949 Union of South Africa Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
88 Loss 63–22–3 United States Maneul Ortiz PTS 10 Oct 26, 1949 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
87 Win 63–21–3 France Mustapha Mustaphaoui KO 4 (8) Aug 26, 1949 Scotland Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland
86 Loss 62–21–3 England Stan Rowan PTS 8 Mar 24, 1949 England Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool, Merseyside, England For Commonwealth British Empire and BBBofC British bantamweight title
85 Loss 62–20–3 England Danny O'Sullivan PTS 8 Feb 21, 1949 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
84 Loss 62–19–3 England Ronnie Draper PTS 8 Nov 29, 1948 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
83 Win 62–18–3 England Danny O'Sullivan KO 7 (8) Oct 18, 1948 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
82 Loss 61–18–3 England Teddy Gardner PTS 8 Aug 23, 1948 England Greyhound Stadium, West Hartlepool, County Durham, England
81 Loss 61–17–3 Belgium Jean Machterlinck KO 4 (10) Jul 27, 1948 England Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
80 Win 61–16–3 Italy Fernando Rosa TKO 8 (10) May 5, 1948 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
79 Loss 60–16–3 Northern Ireland Rinty Monaghan KO 7 (15) Mar 23, 1948 Northern Ireland Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Lost BBBofC Lonsdale and The Ring flyweight titles;
For NBA flyweight title
78 Win 60–15–3 United States Alfredo Chavez PTS 10 Dec 15, 1947 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
77 Win 59–15–3 Wales Stan Rowan KO 5 (15) Oct 20, 1947 England Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England Retained BBBofC British bantamweight title
76 Loss 58–15–3 England Stan Rowan TKO 2 (10) Sep 8, 1947 England Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, England
75 Win 58–14–3 Italy Emidio Cacciatori KO 3 (10) May 15, 1947 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
74 Win 57–14–3 Italy Corrado Conti PTS 10 Apr 17, 1947 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
73 Win 56–14–3 England Johnny King KO 7 (15) Feb 10, 1947 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England Won vacant BBBofC British bantamweight title
72 Loss 55–14–3 Guyana Cliff Anderson PTS 8 Jan 20, 1947 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
71 Loss 55–13–3 France Theo Medina KO 4 (15) Oct 30, 1946 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Lost EBU bantamweight title
70 Win 55–12–3 England Joe Curran PTS 15 Jul 10, 1946 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Retained NBA, The Ring, and BBBofC Lonsdale flyweight titles;
Retained EBU bantamweight title
69 Loss 54–12–3 Northern Ireland Rinty Monaghan RTD 7 (10) Jun 7, 1946 Northern Ireland Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
68 Win 54–11–3 Union of South Africa Jimmy Webster KO 5 (8) May 22, 1946 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
67 Win 53–11–3 France Theo Medina DQ 8 (15) Mar 19, 1946 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England Won vacant EBU bantamweight title
66 Loss 52–11–3 Northern Ireland Bunty Doran PTS 10 Mar 8, 1946 Republic of Ireland Theatre Royal, Dublin, Ireland
65 Loss 52–10–3 France Theo Medina PTS 10 Nov 19, 1945 France Palais des Sports, Paris, France
64 Win 52–9–3 England Sammy Reynolds TKO 3 (10) Nov 6, 1945 England Queensberry Club, Soho, London, England
63 Win 51–9–3 Scotland Jim Brady PTS 15 Sep 12, 1945 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant Commonwealth British Empire bantamweight title
62 Loss 50–9–3 England Gus Foran PTS 10 Aug 24, 1945 England The Dome, Brighton, Sussex, England
61 Win 50–8–3 England Jackie Grimes PTS 8 Jan 29, 1945 England Alexandra Theatre, Stoke Newington, London, England
60 Loss 49–8–3 England Ben Duffy KO 7 (10) Dec 14, 1944 Scotland Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
59 Loss 49–7–3 Canada Danny Webb TKO 3 (10) Oct 25, 1944 England Queensberry Club, Soho, London, England
58 Win 49–6–3 England Ronnie Clayton TKO 12 (15) Aug 12, 1944 England Anfield Football Ground, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
57 Win 48–6–3 England Ben Duffy PTS 10 Jul 6, 1944 Scotland Hamilton Rink, Hamilton, Scotland
56 Win 47–6–3 England Ben Duffy PTS 10 Apr 24, 1944 England Drill Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England
55 Win 46–6–3 England George Pook TKO 6 (10) Nov 24, 1943 England Queensberry Club, Soho, London, England
54 Loss 45–6–3 Wales Len Davies PTS 10 Sep 27, 1943 England De Montford Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
53 Win 45–5–3 England Gus Foran PTS 10 Aug 11, 1943 England Queensberry Club, Soho, London, England
52 Win 44–5–3 Wales George Williams TKO 2 (10) Jul 22, 1943 Scotland Douglas Park, Hamilton, Scotland
51 Win 43–5–3 England Peter Kane KO 1 (15) Jun 19, 1943 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Won world and BBBofC Lonsdale flyweight titles;
Won vacant NBA and The Ring flyweight titles
50 Win 42–5–3 England Al Phillips TKO 3 (10) Mar 17, 1943 Scotland St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
49 Win 41–5–3 England Phil Milligan TKO 2 (10) Jan 13, 1943 England Queensberry Club, Soho, London, England
48 Win 40–5–3 England Battling Jim Hayes KO 1 (10) Nov 26, 1942 Scotland St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
47 Win 39–5–3 Wales Norman Lewis PTS 10 Sep 24, 1942 Scotland St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
46 Win 38–5–3 England Phil Milligan PTS 10 Aug 7, 1942 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
45 Win 37–5–3 Canada Eddie Petrin KO 2 (10) Jul 20, 1942 Scotland Queensberry Club, Soho, London, Scotland
44 Win 36–5–3 England Frankie Kid Bonsor TKO 2 (10) Jul 6, 1942 England Greyfriars Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
43 Win 35–5–3 England Billy Tansey KO 2 (10) Jun 18, 1942 Scotland St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
42 Loss 34–5–3 England Frankie Kid Bonsor TKO 6 (10) May 18, 1942 England Greyfriars Hall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Paterson quit with broken hand
41 Win 34–4–3 England Joe Hardy TKO 4 (10) Mar 12, 1942 Scotland St Andrews Hall, Glasgow, Scotland Hardy retired with an injured wrist
40 Win 33–4–3 England Joe Hardy TKO 6 (10) Feb 23, 1942 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
39 Win 32–4–3 Wales Dudley Lewis KO 1 (10) Dec 8, 1941 England Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, England
38 Win 31–4–3 England Billy Hazelgrove KO 9 (10) Nov 14, 1941 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
37 Win 30–4–3 Guyana Richie Tanner PTS 10 Sep 19, 1941 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
36 Loss 29–4–3 Scotland Jim Brady PTS 15 Aug 5, 1941 Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland For Commonwealth British Empire bantamweight title
35 Win 29–3–3 England Jimmy Lydon TKO 9 (10) Jun 20, 1941 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
34 Win 28–3–3 England Jimmy Stubbs PTS 10 Jun 1, 1941 England The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
33 Win 27–3–3 Guyana Richie Tanner TKO 2 (10) May 27, 1941 Scotland Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland
32 Win 26–3–3 England Billy Hazelgrove PTS 10 May 19, 1941 England Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon, England
31 Win 25–3–3 England Phil Milligan PTS 10 Mar 24, 1941 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England
30 Win 24–3–3 Scotland Jim Brady PTS 10 Feb 12, 1941 England New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
29 Win 23–3–3 England Paddy Ryan TKO 8 (15) Feb 3, 1941 England Ice Rink, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England Retained Commonwealth British Empire and BBBofC British flyweight titles
28 Win 22–3–3 Scotland Billy Clinton KO 2 (10) Jan 1, 1941 Scotland Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland
27 Win 21–3–3 Scotland Jimmy Stewart KO 3 (10) Dec 28, 1940 Scotland Grove Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland
26 Win 20–3–3 Scotland Teddy O'Neill PTS 10 Dec 25, 1940 Scotland Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
25 Win 19–3–3 Scotland Jimmy Stewart KO 6 (10) Nov 13, 1940 England New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
24 Win 18–3–3 Guyana Richie Tanner PTS 10 Jul 25, 1940 England The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
23 Win 17–3–3 Jamaica Young Chocolate TKO 2 (10) Jun 26, 1940 Scotland Hibernian F.C. Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland
22 Win 16–3–3 England Wally Knightley TKO 8 (10) Jun 1, 1940 England Saltergate (Chesterfield FC), Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
21 Win 15–3–3 Guyana Richie Tanner PTS 15 Mar 11, 1940 England King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire, England Won vacant Commonwealth British Empire flyweight title
20 Loss 14–3–3 Northern Ireland Charley Brown PTS 10 Nov 27, 1939 England Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, London, England
19 Win 14–2–3 England Paddy Ryan KO 13 (15) Sep 30, 1939 Scotland Cartyne Greyhound Track, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant BBBofC British flyweight title
18 Win 13–2–3 England Eric Jones KO 1 (15) Aug 15, 1939 Scotland Cartyne Greyhound Track, Glasgow, Scotland
17 Win 12–2–3 England Joe Curran PTS 10 Jul 19, 1939 Scotland Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland
16 Win 11–2–3 Scotland Tut Whalley KO 1 (10) Jun 15, 1939 Scotland Saracen Park, Glasgow, Scotland
15 Win 10–2–3 Scotland Freddie Tennant TKO 11 (15) May 31, 1939 Scotland Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland Won BBBofC Scottish Area flyweight
14 Draw 9–2–3 France Valentin Angelmann PTS 10 May 16, 1939 Scotland Saracen Park, Glasgow, Scotland
13 Win 9–2–2 Belgium Raoul Degryse PTS 10 May 3, 1939 Scotland Saracen Park, Glasgow, Scotland
12 Win 8–2–2 Kingdom of Italy Gavino Matta TKO 7 (10) Mar 10, 1939 Scotland Eldorado Stadium, Edinburgh-Leith, Scotland
11 Win 7–2–2 England Jack Kiley KO 1 (10) Feb 24, 1939 Scotland Town Hall, Port Glasgow, Scotland
10 Draw 6–2–2 England Tut Whalley PTS 10 Jan 16, 1939 England New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
9 Win 6–2–1 England Phil Milligan TKO 6 (10) Dec 19, 1938 England New St James Hall, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England
8 Win 5–2–1 England Billy Nash RTD 8 (10) Dec 14, 1938 Scotland City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 4–2–1 England Mickey O'Neill PTS 10 Sep 27, 1938 Scotland Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Loss 3–2–1 England Joe Curran TKO 4 (10) Aug 26, 1938 Scotland Saracen Park, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Draw 3–1–1 Northern Ireland Tommy Stewart PTS 10 Aug 19, 1938 Northern Ireland Cuba Street Sports Stadium, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Loss 3–1 England Joe Curran DQ 4 (8) Aug 17, 1938 Scotland Shawfield Park, Glasgow, Scotland
3 Win 3–0 Northern Ireland Pat McStravick TKO 8 (10) Aug 2, 1938 Scotland Parkhead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
2 Win 2–0 Northern Ireland Rinty Monaghan KO 5 (8) Jul 23, 1938 Northern Ireland The Oval (Glentoran FC), Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Win 1–0 Republic of Ireland Joe Kiely PTS 10 May 27, 1938 England Argyle Theater, Greenock, Scotland

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jackie Paterson Deprived of Three Titles". Western Morning News. 31 July 1947. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Jackie Paterson Is Empire Champ". Dundee Courier. 12 March 1940. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Jackie Paterson the Master". Dundee Courier. 13 February 1941. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Jackie Paterson – Lineal Flyweight Champion". The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
  5. ^ "World Title for Jackie Paterson". Dundee Courier. 21 June 1943. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Jackie Paterson Champion—U.S.". Gloucestershire Echo. 24 June 1943. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Jackie Paterson Beaten". Dundee Courier. 28 September 1943. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Jackie Paterson to Retire". Dundee Courier. 15 November 1946. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Paterson Seeks Ban on World Title Fight". Shields Daily News. 11 November 1947. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Boxing Board Reinstate Paterson". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 20 November 1947. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Jackie Paterson Prepares". Dundee Courier. 10 March 1948. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Jackie Paterson Beaten". Dundee Courier. 8 June 1946. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ "Paterson in Training". Western Daily Press. 10 December 1949. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ^ "Jackie Paterson". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 21 December 1949. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ "Jackie Paterson Out to Make New Come-Back". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 16 September 1950. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jackie Paterson for U.S.". Dundee Courier. 8 August 1951. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ^ "Jackie Paterson". BoxRec. Boxing Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 16 March 2008.

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Achievements
Preceded by
Peter Kane 		World Flyweight Champion
19 June 1943 – 23 March 1948 		Succeeded by
Rinty Monaghan
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