R.I.P. Paul King

A FORMER Torbay boxer who witnessed the infamous 1973 Casino murders has died. Paul King, a one-time contender for the British welterweight title and a well-known face on the Bay nightclub scene, died at the Warberries Nursing Home on Wednesday morning, aged 79.

According to BoxRec and the RRB his record is: won 33 (KO 13) + lost 19 (KO 6) + drawn 7 = 59

1951-08-08 Johnny Burns Portsmouth, United Kingdo W TKO 4
1951-08-13 Jimmy Miller Plymouth, United Kingdom W PTS 6
1951-09-10 Owen Randall Plymouth, United Kingdom W PTS 6
1951-11-29 Owen Randall Bristol, United Kingdom W PTS 6
1952-02-14 Terry Edwards Exeter, United Kingdom W KO 3
1952-02-25 Joe Pring Bristol, United Kingdom D PTS 6
1952-04-07 Ken Tizor Cheltenham, United Kingdo W KO 3
1952-04-28 Pat Gamble Plymouth, United Kingdom W TKO 5
1952-07-28 Mick Angell Weston-super-Mare, United W PTS 8
1952-08-23 Morrie Gibney Portsmouth, United Kingdo W TKO 2
1952-09-08 Jack Cofie Koffi Barnstaple, United Kingdo W PTS 6
1952-09-17 Hugh O'Donnell Portsmouth, United Kingdo W TKO 3
1952-11-17 Joe Pring Bristol, United Kingdom W KO 1
1953-01-12 Eric Skidmore Preston, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1953-02-02 Noel Sinfield Cheltenham, United Kingdo W TKO 3
1953-02-28 Bobby Johnson St Austell, United Kingdo W PTS 6
1953-04-01 Peter Smith Preston, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1953-04-13 Peter Smith Huddersfield, United King L PTS 8
1953-04-20 Jack Joe Thornbury Bristol, United Kingdom L TKO 5
1953-05-09 Eric Billington Sunderland, United Kingdo L PTS 8
1953-05-27 Peter Smith Manchester, United Kingdo L PTS 8
1953-08-12 Eric Billington Blackpool, United Kingdom W TKO 5
1953-09-21 Rees Moore Weston-super-Mare, United W PTS 8
1953-11-02 Johnny Fish Wembley, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1953-11-24 Alf Danahar Watford, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1954-02-22 Terry Ratcliffe Bristol, United Kingdom L PTS 12
BBBofC Western Area Welterweight Title
1954-05-04 Pat Gutteridge Wembley, United Kingdom W KO 7
1954-06-15 Leo Maloney Wembley, United Kingdom W TKO 1
1954-06-28 Pat Gutteridge Jersey, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1954-07-20 George Happe Edgware, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1954-09-10 Jackie Braddock Watford, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1954-09-20 Rees Moore Paignton, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1954-11-01 Roy Baird Great Yarmouth, United Ki L PTS 8
1955-01-31 Santos Martins Bournemouth, United Kingd D PTS 8
1955-02-14 Jimmy Croll Dundee, United Kingdom W KO 2
1955-02-26 Dave Underwood Torquay, United Kingdom W TKO 4
1955-03-07 Boswell St Louis Great Yarmouth, United Ki W PTS 8
1955-03-22 Peter Waterman Kensington, United Kingdo L KO 3
1955-04-23 Santos Martins Torquay, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1955-05-14 Rees Moore St Austell, United Kingdo D PTS 8
1955-05-23 Dennis Read Bournemouth, United Kingd W PTS 8
1955-06-14 Albert Carroll Streatham, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1955-10-11 Jimmy Croll Dundee, United Kingdom L TKO 5
1955-12-12 Santos Martins Piccadilly, United Kingdo L PTS 8
1956-01-31 Ron Richardson Epsom, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1956-03-05 Rees Moore Leicester, United Kingdom W PTS 8
1956-03-26 Leo Maloney Great Yarmouth, United Ki W PTS 8
1956-04-16 Albert Carroll Great Yarmouth, United Ki L TKO 6
1956-06-05 Tony Barrett Harringay, United Kingdom L KO 7
1957-03-18 Syd Greb Piccadilly, United Kingdo D PTS 8
1957-04-15 Syd Greb United Kingdom D PTS 8
1957-05-15 Ron Richardson Piccadilly, United Kingdo W PTS 8
1957-05-30 Leo Molloy Liverpool, United Kingdom D PTS 8
1957-07-19 Ron Richardson Torquay, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1957-09-30 Albert Carroll Southampton, United Kingd L PTS 8
1957-11-14 Leo Molloy Liverpool, United Kingdom D PTS 8
1957-11-21 Ron Richardson Wembley, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1957-12-12 Tommy Molloy Liverpool, United Kingdom L PTS 8
1958-02-03 Leo Molloy Manchester, United Kingdo L TKO 6

Record to Date

Won 33 (KOs 13)
Lost 19
Drawn 7
Total 59