English boxer
Teddy Baldock
Born Alfred Stephen Baldock
24 May 1907Died 8 March 1971 (aged 63) Nationality English Other names The Pride Of Poplar Statistics Weight(s) bantam /feather /lightweight Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 81 Wins 73 (KO 37) Losses 5 (KO 1) Draws 3
Statue of Teddy Baldock in Langdon Park, Poplar.
Teddy "The Pride Of Poplar" Baldock (24 May 1907[1] — 8 March 1971) born in Poplar , London, was an English professional bantam /feather /lightweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title , British Empire bantamweight title , and World Bantamweight Title (British version), his professional fighting weight varied from 98 lb (44 kg; 7 st 0 lb), i.e. flyweight to 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight ,[2] he was managed by Joe Morris , and Ted Broadribb .[3] [4]
Teddy Baldock's marriage to Mary C. (née McRae) was registered during January→March 1931 in Poplar district,[5] they had children; Pamela M. McRae (birth registered October→December 1936 in East Ham district).
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