vacant BBBofC Scottish Area Heavyweight Title
1945-09-12
Ken Shaw W Jock Porter TKO 8/15
Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ken Shaw - Scotland - HW
Career Record: W23(KO 5) / L13(KO 9) / D4
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BBBofC Scottish Area Heavyweight Title
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From BoxRec: He won at age 15, the Midlands counties Heavyweight title, but it was taken away from him because the allowed age was over 17.He began working as a draughtman in the Caledon Shipyard in Dundee and was the Scottish Heavyweight boxing champion from 1945-50. He was knicknamed the Gentle Giant. After managing the Scottish boxing team in the Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1950 he decided to emigrate there. He died in New Zealand in 1997.
After having last fought in August 1948 loosing by 3rd round TKO to Earl Walls, after he emigrated to New Zealand he fought there Don Mullett twice in February adn May 1951 loosing 12 and 15 round decisions to finally finish out his career.
The included Website has a photo of his last fight with Don Mullett.
The Jan 1948 Ring ran an account of Shaw's fight in Oct 1947 against then South African champ Johnny Ralph noting it was being billed as an Empire title eliminator fight. Shaw was outmatched totally being dropped in the 2nd and then 4th round before the fight was stopped with a hand injury.
June 1948 Ring mentions Shaw's fight against Alf Gallagher and notes a powerful right cross Shaw had. The July 1948 Ring accounts his fight with Freddie Mills as the Final Eliminator for the British Heavyweight Title, the winner to meet Bruce Woodcock for the title. Shaw came out quick and landed a right to Mill's jaw but then Mills shot a left to Shaw's jaw and Shaw went down bleeding from a bad cut on his upper lip. Referee Ben Green let the fight continue, but when the round ended and being still very dazed, Shaw's corner motioned the ref to their corner and the fight was then stopped.
Jock Porter - Scotland - HW
Career Record: W5(KO 4) / L7(KO 7) / D1
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Original Rating by Romultiltus then Bear contributed a rating in his TC Parade or was it the other way around?
Lost to Ken Shaw in August 1945 for the Scottish Area Heavyweight Title. In his next fight against Bruce Woodcock, Porter was put down 9 times in three rounds by Woodcock! That fight along with the Shaw defeat was the beginning of end in little more than a year for Porter with 7 losses in his last 8 fights. He fought and lost to some pretty recognizable names. Besides Shaw and Woodcok he lost to Olie Tandberg, Stephane Olek, Al Robinson, Tom Reddington and Jack Smith. No real pushovers. His earlier success included a draw with Shaw and wins over Jack London, Al Delaney and Al Robinson.
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/boxing-match-1
Showed a 4min 45 sec video of Porter's fight agains Olie Tandberg in 1946. Tandberg put Porter down once in the 1st and 6 times at least in the 2nd before the video stopped.A comment posted by someone on this site states Porter was knocked down 21 times in the fight! This is posted on BoxRec.You can see the vido on YouTube also.
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WWW.abae.co.uk list the winners of the 1939, 55th ABAE National Championship in England. Bruce Woodcock was the light heavyweight champion while Jock Porter was the heavyweight champion. Later that year in April 1939 in the European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland, Porter lost to German heavyweight Herbert Runge in the 3rd place bouts after loosing to Italian Nemesio Lazzari in the semi finals.