Lyn Philp

Lyn Philp
Statistics
Real name Lynley V Philp
Weight(s) Bantamweight
Nationality New Zealand New Zealand
Born (1924-01-27)27 January 1924
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Died 17 July 1981(1981-07-17) (aged 57)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 10
Wins 6
Wins by KO 2
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 0

Lyn Philp was a New Zealand professional boxer, and New Zealand's Bantamweight Champion from 1947 - 1954.

  • Ranked fourth best bantamweight New Zealand all-time greats.[1]

With his punching power, speed and elusive style, Philp soon became the #1 contender for the bantamweight belt. In 1960 he was ranked third best bantamweight in New Zealand history.[2]

Biography

During World War II, Philp was drafted into the New Zealand Army, serving with distinction in the Middle East and Japan in World War II.[3]

Amateur career

In the spring of 1942, the United States First Marine Division sailed for Wellington, prior to opening a counteroffensive against the advancing Japanese forces. The marines were matched to fight local boxers on the preliminaries to the Strickland-Mullett heavyweight title fight. In the local team there appeared two Wellington fighters who were to turn professional after the war, Jack McCann and Lyn Philp. Both had wins over US Marines, and 15-year-old Bobby Goslin, drawn to meet P. Gonsalves, less than a minute later they were picking a semi-conscious Marine up off the deck! Goslin who would represent New Zealand at the 1948 Olympics. Philp, incidentally, fought Goslin three times, winning once and losing twice. Philp while serving with J Force[4] in Japan after the war, he would win a tournament in Kure,[5] beating an Australian in the final. [6] Kure is at the southern end of Japan’s main island Honshū. The allocated area of occupation included the Hiroshima Prefecture.

Professional career

He started his pro-career as a bantamweight joining the training stable of the legendary Dick Dunn. His first professional fight was a win against Ronnie Hawes on 21 April 1947 at Wellington Town Hall.[7]

At Hastings New Zealand on 6 August 1947, and his second professional fight he met Tot Hoggarth the bantamweight champion in the first of three meetings between the pair, being defeated in round twelve. In his rematch with Tot Hoggarth, on 6 October 1947 at Petone New Zealand he won by KO, setting the stage for the final showdown and the battle for the belt.

The Philp-Hoggarth battle took place on 21 February 1948 at the Petone Recreation Ground New Zealand. For the third and final time they would meet to decide the champion. Hoggarth was stopped by knock-out, Philp winning the New Zealand bantamweight title and the belt. He retained the belt until his eventual retirement from the ring on 6 June 1954, when he vacated the title.

In 1954 he stepped up to featherweight fighting Johnny Hanks for the vacant featherweight title, losing by KO in round eight.

World Title Fight

Townsville Daily Bulletin Queensland

He was matched for a world title bout against World Champion Jimmy Carruthers.[8] For reasons unclear the fight never went ahead.

Career record

6 Wins (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Draws
Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
LOSTNew Zealand Johnny Hanks KO8 (15)14 June 1954 New Zealand Town Hall, Auckland For vacant New Zealand featherweight title, after title vacated by Tom Batty's retirement
LOSTNew Zealand Bob Goslin PTS10 (10)1 June 1953 New Zealand Opera House, Wanganui
WinNew Zealand Theo Green Jnr PTS10 (10)29 December 1949 New Zealand Town Hall, Lower Hutt
WinNew Zealand Theo Green Jnr PTS10 (10)3 December 1949 New Zealand Municipal Theatre, Napier
LOSTNew Zealand Keith Francis KO4 (12)13 June 1949 New Zealand Civic Theatre, Christchurch
WinNew Zealand Archie Cahill PTS10 (10)24 December 1948 New Zealand Petone Recreation Ground, Petone
WinNew Zealand Tot Hoggarth KO10 (15)21 February 1948 New Zealand Petone Recreation Ground, Petone For New Zealand bantamweight title. Philp retired 6 June 1954, vacating the title
WinNew Zealand Tot Hoggarth KO9 (10)6 October 1947 New Zealand Palace Theatre, Petone
LOSTNew Zealand Tot Hoggarth KO12 (15)6 August 1947 New Zealand Municipal Theatre, Hastings For New Zealand bantamweight title
WinNew Zealand Ronnie Hawes PTS10 (10)21 April 1947 New Zealand Wellington Town Hall

Personal life

After retiring from the ring Lyn Philp opened a boxing gym where he became a trainer and coach.

References

  1. ↑ "Lyn Philp". Rankings BoxRec.
  2. ↑ O'BRIEN, Brian F. - KIWIS WITH GLOVES ON. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1960.
  3. ↑ "Lyn Philp". J Force.
  4. ↑ "The Occupiers". Penguin Publishers.
  5. ↑ "Hiroshima". City of Kure. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
  6. ↑ One Hundred Years of Boxing In New Zealand by Klein.R.B.
  7. ↑ "Lyn Philp". BoxRec.
  8. ↑ "The Mercury Newspaper". Thursday, January 15, 1953.
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