Professional Boxing Record
| 31 Wins (24 knockouts, 6 decisions, 1 DQ), 14 Losses (4 knockouts, 7 decisions, 3 DQs), 2 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 26-8-1 | Henry Cooper | KO | 5 | 26/03/1963 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | BBBofC/Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles. |
| Loss | 24-2 | Ingemar Johansson | KO | 8 | 17/06/1962 | Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 30-1 | Karl Mildenberger | KO | 1 | 24/02/1962 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | EBU Heavyweight Title. Mildenberger knocked out at 2:35 of the first round. |
| Loss | 37-22-8 | Howard "Honeyboy" King | PTS | 10 | 05/09/1961 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Win | 26-6-1 | Hans Kalbfell | PTS | 15 | 18/02/1961 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 23-6 | Brian London | TKO | 8 | 29/08/1960 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 39-7-1 | Mike DeJohn | DQ | 8 | 27/07/1960 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | |
| Win | 25-5-1 | Hans Kalbfell | TKO | 13 | 27/03/1960 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | EBU Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 38-7-1 | Mike DeJohn | PTS | 10 | 01/12/1959 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Loss | 34-3-1 | Joe Erskine | PTS | 10 | 24/06/1959 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | |
| Win | 25-16-4 | Bert Whitehurst | PTS | 10 | 10/03/1959 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Win | 13-5 | Garvin Sawyer | PTS | 10 | 28/10/1958 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Loss | 15-7-1 | Henry Cooper | TKO | 5 | 03/09/1958 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | |
| Win | 50-12-1 | Bob "The Grinder" Baker | PTS | 10 | 09/07/1958 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | |
| Win | 29-18-6 | Hans Friedrich | KO | 4 | 17/05/1958 | Newtown Pavilion, Newtown, Powys | |
| Loss | 39-2 | Cleveland Williams | DQ | 4 | 25/03/1958 | Empress Hall, Earl's Court, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 13-18-4 | Maurice Mols | TKO | 6 | 03/03/1958 | Carmarthen Market Hall, Carmarthen | |
| Loss | 49-11-1 | Bob "The Grinder" Baker | PTS | 10 | 10/12/1957 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Loss | 41-5-5 | Willie Pastrano | PTS | 10 | 22/10/1957 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 17-2 | Hans Kalbfell | TKO | 4 | 31/07/1957 | Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl | |
| Draw | 35-9 | Joe Bygraves | PTS | 15 | 27/05/1957 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 17-5-1 | Giannino Luise | TKO | 5 | 01/04/1957 | Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| Loss | 35-14-3 | Nino Valdes | TKO | 8 | 04/12/1956 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 91-20-1 | Ezzard Charles | DQ | 2 | 02/10/1956 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 24-14-1 | Kurt Schiegl | TKO | 1 | 16/07/1956 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 17-15-8 | Guenter Nurnberg | TKO | 3 | 07/07/1956 | Park Avenue Field, Aberystwyth | |
| Loss | 27-0-1 | Joe Erskine | PTS | 10 | 07/05/1956 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 33-8-1 | Marcel Limage | RTD | 5 | 27/02/1956 | Cardiff | |
| Win | 33-10-5 | Werner Wiegand | TKO | 6 | 17/01/1956 | Streatham Ice Arena, Streatham, London, England | |
| Win | 14-2-1 | Alain Cherville | KO | 2 | 06/12/1955 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 12-28-5 | Robert Warmbrunn | TKO | 1 | 07/11/1955 | Abergavenny Market Hall, Abergavenny | |
| Win | 10-30-4 | Robert Eugene | KO | 4 | 18/10/1955 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 0-16-2 | Emile DeGreef | KO | 2 | 26/09/1955 | Carmarthen Drill Hall, Carmarthen | |
| Win | 18-4-1 | Peter Bates | TKO | 3 | 13/09/1955 | White City Stadium, White City, London | |
| Win | 11-15-4 | Jean Serres | TKO | 3 | 29/08/1955 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 0-14 | Prosper Beck | PTS | 8 | 18/07/1955 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Loss | 12-8-1 | Hugh Ferns | DQ | 5 | 13/06/1955 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 12-11 | Morrie Bush | KO | 2 | 26/04/1955 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
| Win | 6-5 | Denny Ball | TKO | 3 | 18/04/1955 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 2-1 | Jim "Twin George" Cooper | TKO | 2 | 15/03/1955 | Streatham Ice Arena, Streatham, London, England | |
| Win | 10-7 | Sid Cain | TKO | 3 | 28/02/1955 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| Win | 12-9-2 | Johnny McLeavy | TKO | 4 | 24/01/1955 | Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London | |
| Win | 6-4-1 | Sammy Clarke | KO | 1 | 10/01/1955 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | 3-4-2 | Johnny Hall | PTS | 6 | 29/11/1954 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | |
| Draw | -- | Bernie Jelley | PTS | 6 | 12/10/1954 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | -- | Peter Green | KO | 1 | 04/10/1954 | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | |
| Win | -- | Jim "Twin George" Cooper | PTS | 6 | 14/09/1954 | Harringay Arena, Harringay, London | |
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