FLYWEIGHT division
JOHNNY HILL
RetiredBorn 1905-12-14, LEITH, SCOTLAND (died aged 23)· Died 1929-09-27, STRATHMIGLO, FIFE· GBR
· Stance: orthodox· Height: 161 cm (5'3")
Debut: 1926-09-30· Career: 1926–1929 (4 years)
Wins
18
Losses
1
Draws
2
NC
1
Rated Fights
21
Born on Brunswick Road in Leith in 1905, Johnny Hill was trained by his father and Tancy Lee at the Leith Victoria Club.
As an amateur he won the Scottish flyweight and bantamweight titles, and in 1926 he won the ABA flyweight title and was awarded the 'Best Boxer of the Championship' trophy.
Supposedly first Scottish boxer to win a world title, but could that be considered to be Tancy Lee. Some say Benny Lynch but he was definitely after Johnny Hill.
Hill would die suddenly in September, one month before his scheduled world title bout with Frankie Genaro at the Royal Albert Hall. The newspapers reported that he had contracted a cold September 23, but had improved so well that his physician permitted him to go outdoors. He then suffered a broken blood vessel in his lung and died at 6:00 a.m. that Friday.
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Title Reigns — 3
1929-06-29 → 1937-01-19 · 7y 6m · 0 defences
Lost to BENNY LYNCH · W
1929-06-29 → 1935-09-09 · 6y 2m · 0 defences
Lost to BENNY LYNCH · TKO
1928-03-19 → present · 98y 6m · 0 defences
Still reigning
Complete Record — 23 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 29 JUN 1929 | DQ | ERNIE JARVIS | 10 | FLYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 MAR 1929 | DEC | ERNIE JARVIS | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 FEB 1929 | LOSS | EMILE PLADNER | 6 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 AUG 1928 | DEC | NEWSBOY BROWN | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1928 | DEC | EMILE PLADNER | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 DEC 1927 | DEC | EMILE PLADNER | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 OCT 1927 | DEC | NICOLAS PETIT BIQUET | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 OCT 1927 | TKO | FRANCOIS MORACCHINI | 9 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 03 JUL 1927 | DRAW | PHIL LOLOSKY | 15 | BANTAMWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1927 | TKO | ALF BARBER | 14 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 APR 1927 | TKO | JIM HANNA | 11 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1927 | DQ | NICOLAS PETIT BIQUET | 11 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1927 | TKO | PHIL LOLOSKY | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 31 JAN 1927 | TKO | YOUNG DENAIN | 6 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1927 | DEC | TINY SMITH | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1926 | DEC | HENRI POUTRAIN | 12 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1926 | TKO | YOUNG JACKIE BROWN | 12 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 NOV 1926 | DRAW | TINY SMITH | 12 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1926 | TKO | FRANK MAURIER | 9 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1926 | DRAW | BILLY JAMES | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 02 NOV 1926 | KO | ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM | 7 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 OCT 1926 | NC | MARK LESNICK | 15 | FLYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1926 | TKO | BILL HUNTLEY | 5 | FLYWEIGHT | — |
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