George Marsden (boxer)

George "Tish" Marsden (29 November 1911 – 1 June 1980^{[citation needed]}) was an English professional boxer who fought between 1927 and 1946. He boxed at flyweight; bantamweight; featherweight and lightweight,^[1] competing in 372 professional contests.

George Marsden
Born	(1911-11-29)29 November 1911 Nottingham, England
Died	1 June 1980(1980-06-01) (aged 68)
Other names	Tish
Statistics
Weight	Featherweight
Boxing record
Total fights	372
Wins	231
Losses	102
Draws	39

Professional background

Marsden was a Nottinghamshire boxer. He fought a total of 372 professional fights,^[2] which is the second highest amount by any boxer, only bettered by Marsden's stable mate Len Wickwar.^[3] Coincidentally, both Marsden and Wickwar died on exactly the same day in 1980.^[4]