Lyn Philp
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- 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
Script error: No such module "Side box". 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
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 [1] | ||||||
| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOST | Template:Flagicon Johnny Hanks | KO | 8 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 14 June 1954 | Template:Flagicon Town Hall, Auckland | For vacant New Zealand featherweight title, after title vacated by Tom Batty's retirementScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| LOST | Template:Flagicon Bob Goslin | PTS | 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1 June 1953 | Template:Flagicon Opera House, Wanganui | |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Theo Green Jnr | PTS | 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 29 December 1949 | Template:Flagicon Town Hall, Lower Hutt | |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Theo Green Jnr | PTS | 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3 December 1949 | Template:Flagicon Municipal Theatre, Napier | |
| LOST | Template:Flagicon Keith Francis | KO | 4 (12)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 13 June 1949 | Template:Flagicon Civic Theatre, Christchurch | |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Archie Cahill | PTS | 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 24 December 1948 | Template:Flagicon Petone Recreation Ground, Petone | |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Tot Hoggarth | KO | 10 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 21 February 1948 | Template:Flagicon Petone Recreation Ground, Petone | For New Zealand bantamweight title. Philp retired 6 June 1954, vacating the titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Tot Hoggarth | KO | 9 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 6 October 1947 | Template:Flagicon Palace Theatre, Petone | |
| LOST | Template:Flagicon Tot Hoggarth | KO | 12 (15)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 6 August 1947 | Template:Flagicon Municipal Theatre, Hastings | For New Zealand bantamweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| Win | Template:Flagicon Ronnie Hawes | PTS | 10 (10)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 21 April 1947 | Template:Flagicon Wellington Town Hall | |
Personal life
After retiring from the ring Lyn Philp opened a boxing gym where he became a trainer and coach.
References
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- ↑ O'BRIEN, Brian F. - KIWIS WITH GLOVES ON. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1960.
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- ↑ One Hundred Years of Boxing in New Zealand by Klein.R.B.
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