Venue

THE RING

Name: THE RING
Address: BLACKFRIARS ROAD, SOUTHWARK, LONDON, ENGLAND

BLACKFRIARS ROAD, SOUTHWARK, LONDON, ENGLAND· 2277 bouts linked to this venue

Notes

Built in 1783, The Ring arena was originally called the Surrey Chapel, until the strange shaped building was bought by former British Lightweight champion Dick Burge and his wife Bella in 1910.

They named it simply, ‘The Ring’ and it would become the first indoor boxing ring for the working classes. Together they staged many boxing matches with well known fighters such as Len Johnson, Jack Drummond, Alf Mancini, Jack Hood and the legendary Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis. Bella of Blackfriars’, as she was known, broke the taboo of women attending boxing bouts when in 1914 she and her actress friends were the first to become female regulars at ‘The Ring’.

During a daylight raid on 25th October 1940 a huge bomb landed on Blackfriars Road and seriously damaged The Ring but another bombing raid during March 1941 almost completely destroyed the building and it was eventually demolished.

Location

Directions

BLACKFRIARS ROAD

There are 8 other venues also named “THE RING”

THE RINGBELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
THE RINGSOUTHSEA, ENGLAND
THE RINGCAERAU, UK
THE RINGGLASGOW, SCOTLAND
THE RINGWEST HARTLEPOOL, COUNTY DURHAM
THE RINGPORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND
THE RINGFORT DODGE, USA
THE RINGHolbeck, YORKSHIRE

Fights at this venue

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Date	Division	Boxer A	Boxer B	Result
1939-05-22	HEAVYWEIGHT	DANNY PAUL	TOMMY WINDSOR	TKO
1939-05-15	WELTERWEIGHT	JACK POWELL	GEORGE DAVIS	TKO
1939-05-08	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	DAVE FINN	DQ
1939-05-01	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	HARRY BROWN	KO
1939-04-16	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	BOYO PAT CASSIDY	TKO
1939-04-02	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	JACK TREADAWAY	TKO
1939-03-27	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	JACK TREADAWAY	TKO
1939-03-27	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	JERRY BRADY	DQ
1939-03-26	LIGHTWEIGHT	TED SHERWOOD	PAT DAY	DEC
1939-03-12	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	GEORGE BUNTER	TKO
1939-03-05	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	GEORGE MARSDEN	DEC
1939-02-27	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	WALLY DAVIES	DRAW
1939-02-19	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	BOYO PAT CASSIDY	DRAW
1939-02-15	FLYWEIGHT	GEORGE DALY	MICK CARNEY	DEC
1939-02-12	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	JACK HYAMS	EDDIE MAGUIRE	DEC
1939-02-12	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	GEORGE MARSDEN	DEC
1939-02-05	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	LEN LEMAUX	DRAW
1939-02-05	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	JOE KELT	TKO
1939-01-30	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	LEN GANNON	KO
1939-01-29	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEN WICKWAR	NORMAN FINNEGAN	KO
1939-01-22	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	BUTCHER CLEMENTS	TKO
1939-01-22	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	DAVE FINN	DEC
1939-01-15	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	ERNIE GAZE	TKO
1939-01-15	LIGHTWEIGHT	CUTHBERT TAYLOR	GEORGE MARSDEN	DEC
1939-01-09	LIGHTWEIGHT	JERRY JONES	RORY O'CONNOR	DEC
1939-01-08	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	JIMMY VAUGHAN	DRAW
1939-01-08	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	JOHNNY HUGHES	KO
1939-01-02	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	MICK O'BRIEN	TKO
1939-01-01	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEN WICKWAR	GEORGE DALY	DRAW
1938-12-19	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	BILLY GOULD	TKO
1938-12-11	LIGHTWEIGHT	TIGER BERT ISON	JOHNNY WALTERS	KO
1938-12-04	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEN WICKWAR	MICK CARNEY	DQ
1938-11-14	LIGHTWEIGHT	HARRY BROOKS	JACK GAZE	TKO
1938-11-13	LIGHTWEIGHT	LEN WICKWAR	GEORGE DALY	TKO
1938-11-07	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	JACK WATKINS	DEC
1938-11-06	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	JACK HYAMS	EDDIE MAGUIRE	DEC
1938-10-30	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	NORMAN SNOW	DQ
1938-10-24	FEATHERWEIGHT	GEORGE MARSDEN	PHINEAS JOHN	DEC
1938-10-24	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	ALF BOOM	DEC
1938-10-17	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	FRANKIE JONES	TKO
1938-10-17	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	CHARLIE HOWSER	DEC
1938-10-16	LIGHTWEIGHT	DAVE CROWLEY	JOHNNY SOFTLEY	DEC
1938-10-10	FEATHERWEIGHT	JACKIE RANKIN	PHINEAS JOHN	DEC
1938-10-10	WELTERWEIGHT	TOMMY BARNHAM	FRED THOMAS	DEC
1938-10-09	BANTAMWEIGHT	DICK CORBETT	MITSOS GRISPOS	DEC
1938-05-22	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	GEORGE MARSDEN	DQ
1938-05-15	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	LEFTY FLYNN	TKO
1938-05-08	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	BILLY GIBBS	TKO
1938-05-02	HEAVYWEIGHT	DANNY PAUL	TOM BENJAMIN	TKO
1938-04-17	FLYWEIGHT	GEORGE DALY	JACK LEWIS	TKO
1938-04-10	FEATHERWEIGHT	BENNY CAPLAN	GEORGE MARSDEN	DRAW
1938-03-27	FEATHERWEIGHT	GEORGE MARSDEN	TOM THOMAS	KO
1938-03-20	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	PADDY ROCHE	TKO
1938-02-27	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	GRIFF LEWIS	KO
1938-02-27	WELTERWEIGHT	JACK POWELL	PADDY ROCHE	DRAW
1938-02-20	FLYWEIGHT	GEORGE DALY	JOHNNY MACK	KO
1938-02-13	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	JACK MOODY	KO
1938-02-13	BANTAMWEIGHT	DICK CORBETT	FRANK HILL	DEC
1938-02-06	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	JACK HYAMS	CHEO MOREJON	DEC
1938-02-06	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	CHARLIE JORDAN	DEC
1938-01-30	BANTAMWEIGHT	DICK CORBETT	BENNY CAPLAN	DEC
1938-01-23	LIGHTWEIGHT	DAVE CROWLEY	DOUGLAS KESTRELL	DEC
1938-01-09	HEAVYWEIGHT	LARRY GAINS	PRESIDO PAVESI	KO
1937-12-26	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	ERNIE THOMAS	KO
1937-12-19	HEAVYWEIGHT	DANNY PAUL	BILL MEDHURST	DEC
1937-12-05	HEAVYWEIGHT	DANNY PAUL	JACK RIDSDALE	KO
1937-12-05	HEAVYWEIGHT	CHARLIE BUNDY	JAMES J BRITT	KO
1937-10-31	LIGHTWEIGHT	ARNOLD SHEPPARD	PADDY ROCHE	DEC
1937-10-10	BANTAMWEIGHT	DICK CORBETT	TOMMY HYAMS	DEC
1937-10-03	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	TOMMY JOHN	KO
1937-10-03	WELTERWEIGHT	JACK POWELL	JACK LEWIS	DEC
1937-10-03	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	GEORGE MARSDEN	DEC
1937-05-02	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	TED BARTER	DEC
1937-05-02	HEAVYWEIGHT	CHARLIE BUNDY	FRANK HOUGH	TKO
1937-04-26	WELTERWEIGHT	JACK POWELL	JOHNNY MACK	DQ
1937-04-26	HEAVYWEIGHT	HARRY LISTER	SYD CHERRY	KO
1937-04-18	LIGHTWEIGHT	TOMMY HYAMS	BILLY ELWARD	TKO
1937-04-11	MIDDLEWEIGHT	BILLY BIRD	PADDY ROCHE	DEC
1937-03-21	LIGHTWEIGHT	BILLY 'KID' BROOKS	DODO WILLIAMS	TKO
1937-03-21	FEATHERWEIGHT	BILLY WALKER	JOE BRAHAMS	DEC
1937-03-07	LIGHTWEIGHT	RONNIE JAMES	ARNOLD LAGRAND	DEC
1937-03-07	LIGHTWEIGHT	ARTHUR GINGER SADD	DAVE MCCLEAVE	DEC
1937-02-28	LIGHTWEIGHT	BILLY 'KID' BROOKS	DODO WILLIAMS	DEC
1937-02-21	LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT	JACK KID BERG	HARRY MASON	TKO
1937-02-15	FLYWEIGHT	GEORGE DALY	CHRIS BENSON	DEC
1937-02-15	FEATHERWEIGHT	BENNY CAPLAN	JOHNNY WALTERS	DEC
1937-02-14	LIGHTWEIGHT	BILLY 'KID' BROOKS	DODO WILLIAMS	DQ
1937-02-07	LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT	JACK KID BERG	PAT HALEY	DQ
1937-01-24	LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT	JACK KID BERG	IVOR PICKENS	DEC
1937-01-10	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	BERT WOOLF	DRAW
1937-01-03	FEATHERWEIGHT	LEN TIGER SMITH	LEFTY FLYNN	TKO
1936-12-20	FEATHERWEIGHT	LEN BEYNON	YOUNG CHOCOLATE	TKO
1936-12-13	LIGHTWEIGHT	GEORGE ODWELL	LEN TIGER SMITH	TKO
1936-12-06	HEAVYWEIGHT	LARRY GAINS	PRESIDO PAVESI	KO
1936-11-29	FLYWEIGHT	GEORGE DALY	LEN TIGER SMITH	DEC
1936-11-15	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	JOHNNY WINTERS	DEC
1936-11-15	LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT	JACK HYAMS	SEAMAN HARRY ROWLES	DEC
1936-11-08	FEATHERWEIGHT	SONNY LEE	LEFTY FLYNN	KO
1936-11-01	MIDDLEWEIGHT	JACK HYAMS	FRANK HOUGH	DEC
1936-10-25	MIDDLEWEIGHT	ERNIE WARD	SID HARDY	DEC

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Boxers who fought here

JOHNNY GINGER CURLEY96 bouts BILLY BIRD89 bouts PETER JACKSON83 bouts FRED HOUSEGO72 bouts BILL BRISTOWE65 bouts JACK GOLDSWAIN55 bouts TOMMY HYAMS54 bouts TOMMY NOBLE51 bouts MIKE HONEYMAN48 bouts HARRY CORBETT45 bouts HARRY BROOKS44 bouts ALF MANCINI44 bouts DAVE CROWLEY42 bouts GEORGE DALY37 bouts GEORGE ODWELL36 bouts LEN HARVEY36 bouts