George_Marsden_(boxer)

George Marsden (boxer)

George Marsden (boxer)

English boxer

George "Tish" Marsden (29 November 1911 – 1 June 1980) was an English professional boxer who fought between 1927 and 1946. He boxed at flyweight; bantamweight; featherweight and lightweight,[1] competing in 372 professional contests.

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Professional background

Marsden was a Nottinghamshire boxer. He fought a total of 372 professional fights,[2] which is the second highest amount by any boxer, only bettered by Marsden's stable mate Len Wickwar.[3] Coincidentally, both Marsden and Wickwar died on exactly the same day in 1980.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Boxer George Marsden Nottingham". www.boxinghistory.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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    "Boxing News". Theboxinghistorian.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    "George Marsden boxer". Fightsrec.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Len Wickwar". Nipperpatdaly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.


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