Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Scales
(Bethnal Green)
Born: 20/09/1874, Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Height: 5 feet 11 3/4
Weight: 13 stone 7 lb
Recorded fights
1899 Nov 14 Tom Lees w ret 2 Bob Habbijam's Club, London 1900 Feb 9 Dick Burge l ko 1 New Palace Club, Lambeth Apr 16 Woolf Bendoff w rsf 3 Wonderland Mar 19 Arthur Morris w ko 2 Wonderland Nov 12 Corporal McFadden w rsf 1 NSC, London 1901 Jan 7 Cleggy Saunders w ret 2 Wonderland Scales claimed the heavyweight championship of Britain Mar 16 Jack Walsh w ko 2 Woolwich Apr 22 Harry Neumier l ret 4 Wonderland Aug 3 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien l ret 6 Newcastle Sep 20 George Gardner l 3 Sep 23 Jack Palmer w ret 4 Newcastle (British heavyweight title) Nov 7 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien l ko 1 Liverpool (2 mins 40 secs) Dec 2 Kid McCoy l ret 1 Wonderland 1902 Jan 4 Harry (Slouch) Dixon w pts 6 Wonderland Jan 13 Harry Neumier w pts 6 Wonderland Jun 25 Ben Taylor w pts 10 New Adelphi Club, London (British heavyweight title) Oct 13 Harry (Slouch) Dixon w ko 7 NSC, London (British heavyweight title) Nov 8 Charlie Wilson l ko 8 Wonderland (British heavyweight title) 1904 Jul 23 Jack Kingsland w pts 6 Wonderland Aug 13 Andrew Jephtha w pts 6 Wonderland Oct 1 Jack Kingsland w pts 6 Wonderland Oct 24 Young Peter Jackson l ko 2 Wonderland Dec 3 Ben Taylor w pts 10 New Adephi Club, London Dec 15 Mike Shallow drew 10 Newport Dec 31 Private L. Casling w ko 4 Wonderland 1905 Feb 25 Bombardier Kibbler w ret 3 Portsmouth Apr 1 Charlie Knock l pts 6 Wonderland 1906 Dec 29 Fred Higgins w ko 2 Wonderland 1907 Jan 12 Mike Crawley w pts 6 Wonderland Jan 26 Private J. Harris w pts 6 Wonderland Feb 16 Bob Scanlon w ko 4 Wonderland Mar 2 Fred Drummond w ret 4 Wonderland Apr 29 Frank Craig l pts 6 Wonderland May 11 Charlie Knock l pts 6 Wonderland Jun 15 Herbert Hall w rsf 4 Wonderland Jul 13 Frank Craig w pts 6 Wonderland Aug 3 Herbert Hall w rsf 2 Wonderland Oct 5 Charlie Allum w pts 6 Wonderland Oct 19 Charlie Key w rsf 3 Wonderland Oct 28 William (Iron) Hague drew 6 Wonderland Nov 9 Ben Taylor w pts 6 Wonderland Dec 2 Corporal Sunshine w ko 5 NSC, London Dec 28 Sam McVea l rsf 2 Paris, France 1908 Mar 5 Steve Smith l pts 10 Wonderland Apr 25 Charlie Wilson l rsf 5 Paris, France May 11 William (Iron) Hague l rsf 2 Sheffield Jun 13 Jewey Smith w pts 6 Wonderland Aug 22 Herbert Sinott drew 6 Wonderland Aug 29 Jewey Smith w pts 6 Wonderland Nov 14 Jewey Smith l pts 6 Wonderland Nov 30 Harry Shearing w ko 4 Wonderland Dec 5 Seaman Donald w rsf 3 Wonderland 1909 Jan 2 Jewey Smith l pts 8 Wonderland Jan 16 Billy Johnson w rsf 2 Wonderland Feb 20 Harry Barrett drew 6 Wonderland Mar 6 Mike Crawley w pts 6 Wonderland Mar 20 Harry Shearing l rsf 3 Wonderland May 1 Joe Jeannette l ko 1 Paris, France Oct 23 Jewey Smith l rsf 5 Wonderland Dec 20 Dan Voyles l pts 6 NSC, London 1910 Jan 24 Herbert Hall l pts 6 Wonderland Oct 1 Corporal Brown l ko 4 Wonderland 1911 Mar 31 Matthew Curran l ko 4 Plymouth Contests: 63 Won: 35 Lost: 24 Drawn: 4 N.B. This record is from the collection of the late boxing historian and author Gilbert Odd. If reproducing this record elsewhere, please acknowledge this website and Gilbert Odd as the source.
Divisions fought in
Heavyweight
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