Bob Marriott

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Bob Marriott
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Robert Marriott
NationalityBritish
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Weight(s) Lightweight
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins6
Losses2

Robert "Bob" Marriott was a British boxer. Twice an amateur champion of England, in his professional career he was British and European lightweight champion between 1919 and 1920.

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Career

From Bermondsey, London, Marriott served as Private in the British Army during World War I and was an amateur champion of England at lightweight in 1912 and 1914 (and runner-up to F. Grace in 1913) before turning professional. [1] [2] [3]

He made his professional début on 12 November 1917 against Ben Callicott at the National Sporting Club, taking a 15-round points decision. [4] In February 1919 he beat Ted Moore, with Moore disqualified in the sixth round for holding. [5]

In April 1919 he fought Raymond Vittet for the vacant European lightweight title, winning after Vittet was disqualified in the third round. Two months later he beat Johnny Summers to take the British lightweight title vacated by Freddie Welsh, again via the disqualification of his opponent, Summers adjudged to have been holding. [6] [7]

Marriott was due to defend his British title against Llew Edwards in May 1920 but declined the fight and reportedly returned his Lonsdale Belt to the National Sporting Club. [8] [9]

He defended his European title in May 1920, losing to Georges Papin on points in Paris, the fight having been postponed from January due to a leg injury to Marriott. [10]

In February 1921 Marriott retired from boxing, relinquishing his British title, with business interests meaning that he could no longer commit to his boxing career. [11] [12]

Known professional fights

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References

  1. ↑ "The Light-Weight Championship" . Dundee Courier. 23 June 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Some sources state he was amateur champion at featherweight.
  3. ↑ "The Light-Weight amateur champion..." . Nottingham Evening Post. 14 May 1918. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Lee's Surprise" . Sunday Mirror. 11 November 1917. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 "Ted Moore Disqualified for Holding at Hoxton" . Dundee Courier. 18 February 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "Johnny Summers's Bad Break", NZ Truth , 13 September 1919, p. 8. Retrieved 28 March 2015
  7. ↑ "The Light-Weight Championship: Johnny Summers Disqualified in the Tenth Round for Holding" . Dundee Courier. 24 June 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "The Light Weight Title" . Hull Daily Mail. 20 April 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Sports Items" . Derby Daily Telegraph. 28 April 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Bob Marriott Indisposed" . Dundee Courier. 24 January 1920. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Light-Weight Boxing: Rice and Callicott for the Championship" . Nottingham Evening Post. 12 April 1921. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Bob Marriott" . Dundee Courier. 19 February 1921. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Sporting Items" . Evening Despatch. 14 May 1918. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Boxing - Bob Marriott v. Fred Blakeborough" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 21 January 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Bob Marriott v. Joe Starmer" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 March 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ↑ "Tommy Noble Hands Criqui the K.O." . Dundee Courier. 11 April 1919. Retrieved 28 March 2015– via British Newspaper Archive.
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