MIDDLEWEIGHT division
JOCK MCAVOY
RetiredBorn JOSEPH PATRICK BAMFORD
Born 1908-11-20, BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE (died aged 63)· Died 1971-11-20, PARTINGTON, CHESHIRE· GBR
Residence: ROCHDALE, LANCASHIRE· Stance: orthodox· aka THE ROCHDALE THUNDERBOLT
Debut: 1927-11-06· Career: 1927–1945 (19 years)
Wins
132
Losses
14
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
126
Born Joseph Patrick Bamford in November 1908. Born in Burnley but billed as from Rochdale, used the ringname Jock McAvoy so that his mother didn't realise he was boxing. Initially he was trained and managed by Joseph Tolley at Tolley's famous Rochdale Boxing club.
In 1951 he was stricken with polio and used a wheelchair for the rest of his life. He had survived both diphtheria and a broken neck prior to his bout of polio.
Suffering from insomnia and depression, McAvoy committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates at home in Partington, Cheshire on 20th November 1971 aged 63.
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Title Reigns — 4
1937-04-27 → 1938-04-07 · 11m 11d · 0 defences
Lost to LEN HARVEY · W
1933-04-10 → 1940-02-26 · 6y 10m · 4 defences
Lost to RON RICHARDS · DQ
1933-04-10 → 1945-05-29 · 12y 1m · 4 defences
Lost to ERNIE RODERICK · W
1931-08-10 → 1932-07-18 · 11m 8d · 0 defences
Lost to JACK CASEY · DQ
Lonsdale Belt — won outright
- MIDDLEWEIGHT — 1935· 3 British title wins
- MIDDLEWEIGHT — 1935· awarded outrightWon the Lonsdale Belt outright
Complete Record — 147 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 10 SEP 1945 | DEC | TOMMY DAVIES | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1945 | KO | JOHNNY CLEMENTS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JUL 1945 | KO | GEORGE HOWARD | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 FEB 1942 | LOSS | FREDDIE MILLS | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1941 | KO | JIM BERRY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1941 | DEC | JACK HYAMS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 OCT 1940 | LOSS | EDDIE MAGUIRE | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 AUG 1940 | TKO | CHARLIE PARKIN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 AUG 1940 | LOSS | FREDDIE MILLS | 12 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 APR 1940 | TKO | JIM BERRY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1939 | DEC | JACK HYAMS | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 JUL 1939 | LOSS | LEN HARVEY | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE  |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1939 | DEC | ARTHUR GINGER SADD | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 09 MAR 1939 | TKO | TINO ROLANDO | 9 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1939 | KO | EMILE LEBRIZE | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 DEC 1938 | TKO | JACK ROBINSON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 NOV 1938 | KO | FRANK HOUGH | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1938 | DEC | JOE QUIGLEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1938 | TKO | JACK STRONGBOW | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1938 | KO | MARCEL LAURIOT | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 APR 1938 | LOSS | LEN HARVEY | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1938 | TKO | JACK STRONGBOW | 6 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1938 | KO | YOUNG BILL HARDY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 DEC 1937 | TKO | VASILE SERBANESCU | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 NOV 1937 | TKO | ALBAN MULROONEY | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 OCT 1937 | TKO | JACK HYAMS | 11 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 03 MAY 1937 | DEC | DAI JONES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 APR 1937 | KO | EDDIE PHILLIPS | 14 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 08 MAR 1937 | DEC | CHEO MOREJON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1936 | DEC | RIENUS DE BOER | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 OCT 1936 | KO | BILL WAINWRIGHT | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1936 | TKO | ALBERT BARJOLIN | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 AUG 1936 | KO | BOB SIMPKINS | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 23 APR 1936 | LOSS | JACK PETERSEN | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1936 | LOSS | JOHN HENRY LEWIS | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1936 | DEC | ANSON GREEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 FEB 1936 | KO | JIMMY SMITH | 2 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1935 | KO | BABE RISKO | 1 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1935 | UD | AL MCCOY | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 OCT 1935 | DEC | MARCEL LAURIOT | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JUN 1935 | DEC | AL BOURKE | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 08 APR 1935 | DEC | FRANCISCO GARCIA LLUCH | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1935 | LOSS | MARCEL THIL | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 DEC 1934 | TKO | KID TUNERO | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 OCT 1934 | KO | JACK ETIENNE | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1934 | KO | CHARLIE PARKIN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUN 1934 | KO | TEDDY PHILLIPS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 APR 1934 | DEC | ERNIE SIMMONS | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1934 | KO | EDDIE MAGUIRE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1934 | KO | AL BOURKE | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 JAN 1934 | DEC | EDDIE PEIRCE | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 NOV 1933 | DEC | JACK FORSTER | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 OCT 1933 | KO | ARCHIE SEXTON | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1933 | DEC | GEORGE BROWN | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JUN 1933 | DEC | ODDONE PIAZZA | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 MAY 1933 | DEC | JACK HYAMS | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 APR 1933 | DEC | LEN HARVEY | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1933 | KO | LEONARD STEYAERT | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 FEB 1933 | KO | ERNIE RED PULLEN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 FEB 1933 | KO | LES WARD | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JAN 1933 | TKO | GLEN MOODY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1932 | DEC | HANS SEIFRIED | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1932 | TKO | MIHAI FULEA | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1932 | TKO | TED COVENEY | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1932 | KO | TOMMY MOORE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1932 | TKO | PHIL GREEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 SEP 1932 | TKO | BILLY ROBERTS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 AUG 1932 | DEC | GEORGE BROWN | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 AUG 1932 | TKO | TOM BENJAMIN | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 JUL 1932 | LOSS | JACK CASEY | 14 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1932 | DEC | CARMELO CANDEL | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 JUN 1932 | TKO | BILLY THOMAS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JUN 1932 | KO | SANDY MCKENZIE | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1932 | KO | BILL HOOD | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 MAY 1932 | TKO | EDWIN JOHN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1932 | LOSS | LEN HARVEY | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 29 FEB 1932 | DEC | JACK ETIENNE | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1932 | DEC | SEAMAN ALBERT HARVEY | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 JAN 1932 | KO | JACK MARSHALL | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1931 | KO | ERNIE RED PULLEN | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 NOV 1931 | TKO | SONNY DOKE | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 NOV 1931 | KO | BILLY ADAIR | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1931 | TKO | PAUL MCGUIRE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 OCT 1931 | TKO | ALFRED PEGAZZANO | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1931 | KO | JERRY DALEY | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 AUG 1931 | TKO | JACK HYAMS | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 AUG 1931 | TKO | JOE (YOUNG) LOWTHER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 JUL 1931 | TKO | JACK O'BRIEN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUL 1931 | KO | JACK BOTTOMLEY | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 JUN 1931 | TKO | CON VAN LEEUWEN | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAY 1931 | DEC | SONNY DOKE | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 MAY 1931 | DEC | FRED SHAW | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 APR 1931 | KO | JOHNNY SEAMARKS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 APR 1931 | DEC | SONNY DOKE | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 APR 1931 | DEC | JIMMY COX | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1931 | LOSS | PAUL MCGUIRE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 MAR 1931 | KO | CHARLIE KEELING | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1931 | TKO | DICK RED BURT | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 JAN 1931 | DEC | CHARLIE MCDONALD | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JAN 1931 | DEC | BILL SHOCKER BOWMAN | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1930 | KO | JIM JOHNSON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 NOV 1930 | TKO | TREVOR EVANS | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1930 | DEC | JIMMY COX | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 OCT 1930 | DEC | JOE (YOUNG) LOWTHER | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1930 | DEC | JOE ROSTRON | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1930 | KO | PATSY FLYNN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1930 | DEC | BILLY DELAHAY | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1930 | DEC | JIM PEARSON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1930 | DEC | JIMMY COX | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 AUG 1930 | DEC | FARMER GEORGE JACKSON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 JUL 1930 | DEC | GEORGE PORTER | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 26 JUL 1930 | KO | EDDIE STRAWER | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1930 | TKO | BILLY GREEN | 14 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAY 1930 | KO | EDDIE STRAWER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 APR 1930 | LOSS | JOE ROSTRON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1930 | KO | DAI BEYNON | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 APR 1930 | KO | TEDDY LEWIS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1930 | LOSS | JIM PEARSON | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1930 | TKO | FRED OLDFIELD | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 MAR 1930 | KO | JACK WILKINSON | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 10 MAR 1930 | DEC | FRED BLYTHING | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1930 | KO | BILL SHOCKER BOWMAN | 3 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1930 | KO | BILL LEE | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 FEB 1930 | DEC | FRANK OLDFIELD | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 FEB 1930 | KO | ANDY ROSS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1930 | KO | JACK OGDEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1930 | KO | BOY ALDRIDGE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 12 JAN 1930 | KO | MARINE DAVIES | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1929 | DRAW | GRIFF HILLS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 DEC 1929 | TKO | BILLY HORNER | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 DEC 1929 | TKO | LUD GRESVIG | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 DEC 1929 | TKO | TED ABBOT | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 DEC 1929 | TKO | SOLDIER HORACE JONES | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1929 | TKO | JACK HARRISON | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1929 | DEC | JACK OGDEN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 SEP 1929 | DEC | BILLY CHEW | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 SEP 1929 | TKO | SEAMAN DOUGLAS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 SEP 1929 | KO | BOB TIGER ENNIS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 28 AUG 1929 | TKO | JACK JUKES | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 AUG 1929 | TKO | ERIC BASHER BARGH | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 AUG 1929 | DEC | BILLY CHEW | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JUL 1929 | KO | JACK OGDEN | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 04 JUL 1929 | KO | FRANK ORMEROD | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1928 | KO | TEDDY COX | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 JAN 1928 | LOSS | BILLY CHEW | 8 | WELTERWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 NOV 1927 | TKO | BERT HILDITCH | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 NOV 1927 | KO | BILLY LONGWORTH | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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