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Ernest "Ernie" Field (6 February 1943[1] – 2 May 2013) was an English Amateur Boxing Association of England amateur middleweight and professional light heavy/cruiserweight boxer and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (A-Team) and Bramley, as a Шаблон:Rlp, or Шаблон:Rlp, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.[2]

Background

Ernie Field was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he initially lived at Bottomboat, near Stanley, later moving to Outwood, and he studied at Stanley Secondary Modern.[3] He died at Snapethorpe Hall Care Home, Wakefield from throat cancer (Oropharyngeal cancer) having developed Dementia. Outside boxing he worked initially as a Motor mechanic, then as a Fitter for the National Coal Board at Lofthouse Colliery (Wakefield), Bouncer, Paviour (Paver), and general construction worker.

Boxing career

Amateur

Ernie Field trained at the Robin Hood & Thorpe Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), he was the National Coal Board British Middleweight Champion, he fought internationally for the Amateur Boxing Association of England;[4] including against Hungary with a points victory over Hungarian amateur middleweight (Шаблон:Convert) champion Tibor Borda[5] (born circa-1939), of Bonyhádi Spartacus, at King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester on Monday 11 November 1963,[6] and fought overseas; including a tournament in Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany.

Professional

Ernie Field's professional fighting weight varied from Шаблон:Convert, i.e. Light heavyweight to Шаблон:Convert, i.e. Cruiserweight, managed by Tommy Miller,[7] Ernie Field's first professional boxing bout took place against Louis Samuels on Monday 7 March 1966, he built-up an initial record of six wins (4 knockouts), five defeats by points, and one draw by March 1967, including; a points victory over Tony Moore on the undercard of the Muhammad Ali versus Henry Cooper bout for the Heavyweight Championship of the World in front of a crowd of 46,000 at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury on Saturday 21 May 1966, and a second-round technical knockout of future British and British Commonwealth light-heavyweight Champion Eddie Avoth at Wyvern Sporting Club (Midland Hotel), Manchester on Monday 30 January 1967,[8] despite initially being a Middleweight,[4] he began to be matched against Heavyweights, e.g. Rocky Campbell and Peter Boddington, and this resulted in a downturn in his career, losing his last seven bouts, with five by points decisions, of which four were by narrow margins, including a bout outside of the United Kingdom, against South African light-heavyweight Champion Jan Happy Pieterse at Johannesburg City Hall Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday 18 March 1968, his final professional bout took place against Gene Innocent on Monday 13 May 1968.[9] Ernie Field was scheduled to compete with Ray Ako[10] for the vacant Central (England) Area light heavyweight title at Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool on Tuesday 17 September 1968, however Ernie Field was forced to withdraw before the bout, and was replaced by Shaun Dolan,[11] Ray Ako beat Shaun Dolan with a third-round knockout.[12]

Amateur boxing record (incomplete)

Шаблон:S-start |- |align="center" colspan=8|x Wins (x knockouts, x decisions), x Losses (x knockouts, x decisions) |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=left |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tibor Borda |PTS |3 |11 November 1963 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |}

Professional boxing record

Шаблон:S-start |- |align="center" colspan=9|6 Wins (4 knockouts, 2 decisions), 12 Losses (1 knockouts, 11 decisions)[13] |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Weight Class | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=left |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Gene Innocent |Cruiserweight |RTD |2 of 8 |13 May 1968 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Boddington |Heavyweight |TKO |7 of 8 |9 April 1968 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Happy Pieterse |Cruiserweight |PTS |10 |18 March 1968 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Johannesburg City Hall, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Des Cox |Cruiserweight ||PTS |8 |13 February 1968 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon East India Hall, Poplar, London |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Rocky Campbell |Heavyweight |PTS |8 |15 January 1968 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Raynors Sporting Club (Grand Hotel), Leicester, Leicestershire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Hendrickson |Cruiserweight |PTS |8 |7 May 1967 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon World Sporting Club (Grosvenor House Hotel), Mayfair, London |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Leweni Waqa |Cruiserweight |PTS |10 |27 April 1967 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Colston Hall, Bristol, Somerset |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Wilson |Cruiserweight |PTS |8 |29 March 1967 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Manor Suite, Porthcawl, Wales |align=left| |- |Draw |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Walford |Cruiserweight |PTS |8 |7 March 1967 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Avoth |Cruiserweight |TKO |2 of 8 |30 January 1967 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Wyvern Sporting Club (Midland Hotel), Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Barber |Cruiserweight |PTS |8 |29 November 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Tibbs |Cruiserweight |PTS |8 |25 October 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Vernon Allen |Light heavyweight |KO |6 of 8 |10 October 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Avoth |Light heavyweight |PTS |8 |19 September 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Wyvern Sporting Club (Midland Hotel), Manchester, Lancashire |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Barber |Light heavyweight |PTS |6 |6 September 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Empire Pool, Wembley, London |align=left|Шаблон:Small |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Moore |Light heavyweight |PTS |6 |21 May 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London |align=left| |- |Шаблон:No2Loss |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Calderwood |Light heavyweight |PTS |6 |25 April 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon New St James Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Calderwood |Light heavyweight |TKO |5 of 6 |22 March 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire |align=left| |- |Шаблон:Yes2Win |Шаблон:Small |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Samuels |Light heavyweight |TKO |4 of 6 |7 March 1966 |align=left|Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |align=left| |}

Genealogical information

Ernie Field was the son of Harry Field,[14] and Florence 'Flo'/'Florrie' "Queenie" (née Smith),[15][16] and the older brother of Richard Field,[17] and Douglas Edward "Tiny" Field.[18]

Funeral

Ernie Field's funeral took place at Wakefield Crematorium, Crigglestone at 1pm on Monday 20 May 2013, and was attended by family and friends, including; rugby league footballers Dave Sampson (who read the eulogy), Dean Sampson, Avis Sampson (wife of Malcolm Sampson), and Melvin Castle (husband of Denise Castle), and boxers Alan Richardson, Keith Tate, Steve Butler, and White Rose Boxing Club[19] trainer John Hall, the funeral's entrance music was The Beatles' In My Life, and the exit music was Glen Campbell's version of Green Day's Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).

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