Pat Butler

Pat Butler (16 May 1913 – 7 March 2001) was a British boxer who won the British welterweight title in 1934.

Pat Butler
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
NationalityBritish
Born(1913-05-13)13 May 1913
Rothley, Leicestershire, England
Died7 March 2001(2001-03-07) (aged 87)

Career

Born in Rothley, Leicestershire, Butler was a grocer's assistant before he began his professional career at the age of 18 with a points defeat to Len Wickwar in April 1932. In his first year, he lost several fights, but improved results, including a win over Wickwar in October 1933 led to a fight for the Leicestershire Welterweight title, which he won by beating Herbie Nurse. A run of victories, including a non-title fight against British welterweight champion Harry Mason, led to a challenge for Mason's title at Granby Halls, Leicester, in December 1934, which he won with on a points decision.[1][2][3] By this point in his career Butler had fought 79 times, losing 13 fights.[3] He fought several non-title fights in the month that followed and after suffering a first round defeat to Harry Woodward on 10 January 1935, he resigned as British champion, saying "I cannot go on like this. I must give up boxing for a time and take a long rest before returning to the ring."[4] He soon returned, however, but he was hampered in 1935 by injury and illness including a septic arm, an ulcer on his eyelid, and a foot injury which turned septic.[5][6][7] He was due to challenge Gustave Eder for his European welterweight title in March 1935, but the fight was cancelled with Butler needing to take a rest from boxing.[8][9]

Butler retired after defeats to Kid Davies, Jack "Kid" Berg, and Eric Dolby in late 1935. He died in 2001.

References
  1. "Hood to Meet Butler". Yorkshire Evening Post. British Newspaper Archive. 21 December 1934. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. "Harry Mason Loses: "Welter" Title for Pat Butler". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 18 December 1934. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. "Mason Loses Title: Pat Butler's Narrow Points Success". Hull Daily Mail. British Newspaper Archive. 18 December 1934. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. "Resignation Accepted". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. British Newspaper Archive. 25 January 1936. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  5. "Pat Butler Ill". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 1 February 1935. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  6. "Pat Butler Indisposed". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 18 September 1935. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  7. "Pat Butler". Dundee Courier. British Newspaper Archive. 30 July 1935. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  8. "Pat Butler and European Title". Derby Daily Telegraph. British Newspaper Archive. 27 February 1935. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  9. "Butler M'Call Fight Off". Dundee Courier. British Newspaper Archive. 13 March 1935. Retrieved 19 July 2014.


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