Al Phillips
Al "The Aldgate Tiger" Phillips (25 January 1920 – 7 February 1999) was a Jewish English professional featherweight/lightweight boxer of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, who won the European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title, and British Empire featherweight title. Phillips took both the British Empire and sanctioned British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British featherweight Title against the powerful black feather British Guianan Cliff Anderson in fifteen rounds at Royal Albert Hall in Kensington, England in 1947.
Al Phillips | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 January 1920 England |
| Died | 7 February 1999 (aged 79) Sunnyvale Close, Stanmore, Berkshire, London |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | The Aldgate Tiger |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | British Featherweight Champion EBU Featherweight champion |
| Height | 5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (1.64 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 90 |
| Wins | 77 |
| Wins by KO | 33 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 3 |
He was an unsuccessful challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title, against Nel Tarleton in February 1945, and Ronnie Clayton in February 1951. His professional fighting weight varied from 124.5 lb (56.5 kg; 8 st 12.5 lb), (featherweight) to 137 lb (62 kg; 9 st 11 lb), (welterweight). The Ring ranked Al Phillips as the third best featherweight in the world in the mid 1940s and between 1944–51, he remained a top ten featherweight in the world for 44 months.