Harry Scott
Born(1937-10-27)27 October 1937
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Died16 December 2015(2015-12-16) (aged 78)
Liverpool
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights79
Wins39
Wins by KO20
Losses34
Draws6

Harry Scott (27 October 1937 – 16 December 2015) was a British boxer and contender in the middleweight division during the 1960s.

Scott started off as an amateur winning the bronze medal at the 1959 European Boxing Championships in Lucerne.

Scott turned professional in 1960.

He never fought for the British title, losing three final eliminators. Yet his ability was widely recognised, and he fought around the world, facing four past or future world champions, including Emile Griffith and Alan Minter.

But he is best known for his two contests in 1965 at the Royal Albert Hall against Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who had fought for the world title the previous December. In their first meeting in March, Carter was awarded the victory on cuts in the ninth round despite trailing on points, only to be outpointed six weeks later, in what Boxing News declared to be one of the finest victories by a British boxer in the previous 20 years.

ITV made a documentary about Scott called "Come Out Fighting" in 1967. It included segments of Scott's family life and his boxing career.

Scott retired in 1973.

Following Scott's retirement he went on to be a Green Grocer. Scott had two children.[1]

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (20 knockouts, 19 decisions), 34 Losses (5 knockout, 29 decisions), 6 Draw [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 5-1-1 Trevor Francis TKO 7 13 Jun 1973 Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom Referee John Coyle Loss 8-0-0 Alan Minter PTS 8 13 Mar 1973 Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee Mike Jacobs Loss 7-3-0 Maxie Smith TKO 5 24 Jan 1973 Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom Loss 16-2-0 Jan Kies PTS 10 10 Jun 1972 Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Win 22-10-0 Cyclone Barth PTS 8 24 Apr 1972 Sporting Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Loss 12-5-0 Eric Blake PTS 8 9 Mar 1972 Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex, United Kingdom Loss 8-1-0 Kevin Finnegan PTS 10 15 Feb 1972 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Loss 15-5-2 Matt Donovan PTS 8 20 Dec 1971 Palais des Sports, Paris, France Won 11-3-0 Eric Blake PTS 8 5 Oct 1971 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Won 24-13-7 William Poitrimol PTS 8 18 May 1971 Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom Won 33-14-2 Dick Duffy PTS 8 5 Apr 1971 National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom Draw 18-8-3 Teddy Meho PTS 8 22 Mar 1971 Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom Won 18-12-0 Clarence Cassius PTS 8 2 Feb 1971 Streatham, London, United Kingdom Referee Sid Nathan Loss 21-3-1 Tom Jensen PTS 8 8 Oct 1970 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Loss 20-1-1 Pierre Fourie PTS 10 11 Jul 1970 Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Referee Stanley Christodoulou Loss 15-9-2 Bunny Sterling PTS 12 11 May 1970 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Loss 57-3-0 Sandro Mazzinghi PTS 10 18 Apr 1970 Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy Win 14-3-1 Carl Thomas TKO 9 9 Mar 1970 Center Hotel, London, United Kingdom Referee Harry Gibbs Loss 7-1-0 Chris Finnegan PTS 10 8 Dec 1969 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Referee Bill White Win 17-11-0 Henry Turkington TKO 1 6 Oct 1969 Premier Sporting Club, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Benny Caplan Win 14-7-1 Bunny Sterling PTS 8 24 Apr 1969 Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington, London, United Kingdom Won 13-1-1 Tom Jensen PTS 6 6 Mar 1969 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Win 11-14-2 Tommy Bell PTS 8 11 Nov 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, United Kingdom Referee Harry Humphreys Loss 19-2-1 Les McAteer PTS 12 17 Sep 1968 The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom Won 16-8-0 Clarence Cassius TKO 4 26 May 1968 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Win 9-1-0 Bill Robinson TKO 7 18 Apr 1968 Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London, United Kingdom Draw 36-18-2 Johnny Kramer PTS 8 12 Dec 1967 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom Win 7-2-3 Larry Brown TKO 1 22 Aug 1967 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom Win 9-4-1 Ruben Orrico PTS 10 11 Jul 1967 The Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom Loss 28-0-0 Tom Bogs PTS 10 6 Apr 1967 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Loss 16-07-1 Henry Turkington PTS 8 4 Mar 1967 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Loss 35-05-7 Juan Carlos Duran PTS 10 3 Feb 1967 Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy Win 10-08-3 Johnny Hendrickson PTS 8 18 Jan 1967 Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Loss 65-01-0 Nino Benvenuti PTS 10 23 Sep 1966 Palazzetto dello Sport, Bologna, Italy Win 59-32-0 Sugar Boy Nando PTS 10 18 Mar 1966 Masshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden Loss 13-6-1 Willie Hart PTS 10 1 Nov 1965 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom Loss 46-7-0 Emile Griffith RTD 7 4 Oct 1965 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Career Record: [2]

References

  1. ^ "Former Merseyside boxer Harry Scott dies, aged 78".

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