Johnny Pritchett

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Pritchet, Johnny boxer
Data
Birth Name Pritchett, John B.
Weight class medium weight
nationality British
birthday February 15, 1943
place of birth Bingham , Nottinghamshire
style Left-hand boom
Combat Statistics
Struggles 34
Victories 32
Defeats 1
draw 1

Johnny Pritchett (born February 15, 1943 in Bingham , Nottinghamshire ) is a retired English boxer .

Career

Amateur career

Johnny Pritchett started boxing as a teenager in his hometown of Bingham. He also became a member of the Bingham & District ABC (amateur boxing club) . In 1959 he was British Junior Champion (ABAE National Championships). In the seniors, he won this title for the first time in 1962. He defeated in the final of the welterweight Harry Dean, Oxford YMCA, on points. On November 1, 1962, he represented the colors of England in London in an international battle against the Soviet Union . In the welterweight division he lost to Viktor Ageev on points. From November 22, 1962 to December 1, 1962, he started at the British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Perth . He won in Perth over Joe Darkey, Ghana , on points and defeated Albert Turmel, JRS, by KO in the 2nd round. In the final battle he was defeated by the New Zealander Wally Coe just on points.

In the spring of 1963 he was three times in the English squadron in international matches. On January 10, 1963 he won in Glasgow over James Malcolm from Scotland on points, on January 31, 1963 he won in London over C. Rice from Ireland on points and on February 7, 1963 he won in Copenhagen over Walter Hansen, Denmark , on points. He then became British champion for the second time. In the final of the welterweight he won it over Ralph Charles, West Ham ABC, on points. In May 1963 he also started at the European Championships in Moscow in the light middleweight division. He won there in the first round over Tommy Joyce from Ireland, but was unable to compete in the quarterfinals against Andrew Wyper from Scotland due to injury. He finished 5th.

Championship successes

year space Mastery of / the Weight class Results
1959 1. Brit. ABAE Junior Championships
1962 1. Brit. ABAE Championships Welter with point victories in the semifinals over Robert Keddie and in the final over Harry Dean, Oxford YMCA
1962 2. British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Perth Welter with a point win over Joe Darkey, Ghana and a knockout win in the 2nd round over Albert Turmel, JRS and a point defeat against Wally Coe, New Zealand
1963 1. Brit. ABAE Championships Welter with points wins in the semifinals over James Malcolm and in the final over Ralph Charles, West Ham ABC
1963 5. European Boxing Championships 1963 in Moscow Semi-middle after a points win over Tommy Joyce, Ireland; for the quarter-final fight against Andrew Wyper, Scotland, Johnny Pritchett could not start due to injury

International battles

date place encounter Weight class Result
11/1/1962 London England versus USSR Welter Point defeat against Viktor Ageev
10.1.1963 Glasgow Scotland versus England Welter Points victory over James Malcolm
January 31, 1963 London England versus Ireland Welter Points victory over C. Rice
7.2.1963 Copenhagen Denmark versus England Welter Points victory over Walter Hansen

Profile career

Johnny Pritchett became a professional boxer in the summer of 1963. His domicile was Bingham. He always started in the middleweight division and played many of his fights in the Nottingham Ice Stadium. He played his first fight on November 12, 1963 at Wembley and came to a technical knockout victory in the 2nd round over his compatriot Les Ferdinand.

After that, Johnny Pritchett remained undefeated in another 32 fights in a row. He recorded 31 wins and 1 draw.

On November 8, 1965 he was in Nottingham with a technical knockout victory in the 12th round over Wally Swift from Nottingham British middleweight champion. On January 31, 1966, he won in Manchester for the first time over a strong boxer from the European continent, Fabio Bettini from France , on points. On March 21, 1966, he defended his British championship title in Nottingham with a technical knockout victory in the 13th round over Nate Jacobs. On February 20, 1967, he defended this title in Nottingham with a points win after 15 rounds over Wally Swift again.

On April 24, 1967, Johnny Pritchett boxed in Nottinham in a non-title fight against Milo Calhoun. It was his 26th fight as a pro and the first one he didn't win. On October 19, 1967, he fought in Manchester against Milo Calhoun for the British title and the title of the Commonwealth. This time he defeated Milo Calhoun by technical knockout in the 8th round. On December 5, 1967, in Kensington, he beat the American Wilbert McClure , who had become Olympic champion in the light middleweight division in 1960 as an amateur boxer, but never quite reached the top of the world as a professional boxer, over 10 rounds on points.

On February 26, 1968 Johnny Pritchett successfully defended the British and Commonwealth Championship in Nottingham with a points win after 15 rounds over Les McAteer . On February 20, 1969, he then boxed in Milan against the Italian naturalized Argentine Carlo Duran (Juan Carlos Duran) for the European middleweight title. In the rather rough fight, Johnny Pritchett was disqualified in the 13th round for head butting.

Although he was only 26 years old, he never went back to the boxing ring as a fighter. He became a boxing trainer and worked for many years as a successful manager of professional boxers and as a promoter (organizer) of professional boxing matches in England.

Title fights as a professional

date place for the title of / des Weight class Result
November 8, 1965 Nottingham Great Britain medium Technical knockout win in round 12 over Wally Swift
March 21, 1966 Nottingham Great Britain medium Techn. Knockout victory in the 13th round over Nate Jacobs
February 20, 1967 Nottingham Great Britain medium Wins Wally Swift on points after 15 laps
October 19, 1967 Manchester Great Britain + Commonwealth medium Techn. Knockout victory in the 8th round over Milo Calhoun
February 26, 1968 Nottingham Great Britain + Commonwealth medium Points victory after 15 laps over Les McAteer
February 20, 1969 Milan Europe (EBU) medium Disq. Loss in the 13th round against Carlo Duran , Italy

literature

  • Box Sport magazine

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Pritchett, Johnny
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pritchett, John B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British boxer
DATE OF BIRTH February 15, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Bingham , Nottinghamshire