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hi, alby hollister was my grandad, he has been dead for one year on friday the 7th december.
has anyone any information about him
i would really appreciate it
thanks x

boxer: Alby Hollister
Global ID 33583
sex male
birth date 1924-02-15
division middleweight
nationality United Kingdom
residence Islington, London
birth place Islington, London
height 5′ 9½″
won 28 (KO 21) + lost 24 (KO 9) + drawn 3 = 55
biography




bouts
Lb St Kg date print

date Lb opponent Lb W - L - D last 6 location
1952-01-11 160 Ronnie Grogan 161 10-14-1
Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 8
1951-12-12 165 Joe Maseko 164 13-3-0
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom L TKO 7 8
1951-11-30 Jimmy James 8-5-0
Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, London, United Kingdom D PTS 8 8
1951-09-27 167 Bert Sanders 163 32-32-7
Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1951-08-13 171 Gene Fowler 174 17-32-0
Drill Hall, Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1951-04-06 167¾ Ollie Williams 167 9-4-2
Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, London, United Kingdom L TKO 3 8
1951-03-21 165½ Ollie Williams 164¼ 9-3-2
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
1951-02-21 167¾ Joe Rood 167 20-11-3
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
1951-01-23 Roy Cattouse 1-5-0
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
1950-11-29 Sam Burgoyne 14-4-1
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 8
1950-11-17 Roy Cattouse 0-3-0
Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, London, United Kingdom L RTD 4 8
1950-10-27 165 Ivor Mitchell 162 13-9-2
Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 8
1950-01-17 Alex Buxton 42-12-1
Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom L TKO 3 10
1949-11-21 159¼ Les Allen 155¼ 23-3-3
Civic Hall, Bedworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1949-10-31 162 Basil (Billy) Coloulias 161 13-14-2
Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1949-09-27 160¾ Bert Hyland 162 20-15-4
St. Ignatius Sports Ground, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1949-07-28 Sammy Wilde 11-2-1
Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom L TKO 8 8
1949-05-12 Bert Sanders 22-21-5
The Arena, Mile End, London, United Kingdom D PTS 8 8
1949-05-02 Ron Cooper 10-10-3
Drill Hall, Abergavenny, Wales, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1949-03-07 Jackie Wilson 24-27-2
Leyton Baths, Leyton, London, United Kingdom W TKO 6 8
1949-02-15 Johnny Houlston 8-6-4
West Ham Baths, West Ham, London, United Kingdom W TKO 7 8
1949-02-03 Billy Stevens 80-49-6
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 4 8
1949-01-10 Bert Hyland 16-14-4
Leyton Baths, Leyton, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1948-11-25 Bert Sanders 19-18-5
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1948-10-12 Jackie Wilson 23-21-2
Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom W TKO 5 8
1948-09-27 Johnny Boyd 28-14-2
Embassy Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom W RTD 3 8
1948-06-28 Randy Turpin 18-1-1
Villa Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1948-04-20 Bert Sanders 18-13-5
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom L PTS 10 10
1948-03-04 Billy Kelly 5-6-0
Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom W KO 3 10
1948-02-23 Tommy Davies 40-21-6
Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom W KO 2 10
1948-02-09 Ron Cooper 3-6-1
Granby Halls, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
1948-01-14 Bob Cleaver 10-5-1
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W KO 3 8
1947-12-01 Jimmy Davis 18-2-1
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W KO 5 8
1947-11-03 Jackie Wilson 17-16-2
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 5 8
1947-09-09 George Dilkes 28-7-0
Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom W TKO 3 8
1947-06-03 157¼ Jack Johnson 154¾ 5-1-1
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom L KO 2 8
1947-05-18 Geoff Heath 4-5-0
The Arena, Mile End, London, United Kingdom W TKO 2 8
1947-05-05 Jim Hockley 7-15-2
Drill Hall, Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
1947-04-24 Jack Johnson 4-1-1
St.Helier Stadium, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1947-04-01 Jimmy Davis 13-2-1
Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1947-03-05 Johnny Kilburn 16-9-0
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W TKO 3 8
1947-02-05 Johnny Boyd 24-9-1
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 8
1946-12-03 Len Harrison 9-7-0
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom L TKO 5 8
1946-11-19 Albert Finch 17-3-1
Seymour Hall, Marylebone, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1946-10-10 Alex Buxton 12-7-0
Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
1946-08-28 162 Alex Buxton 156 10-7-0
Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom L KO 2 8
Hollister down twice in r1 and once in r2 prior to KO

1946-07-29 161¾ Tommy Davies 161 38-18-4
St Helens Ground, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom L TKO 8 10
Davies down in r5:Hollister retired with adamaged left eye

1946-06-04 160½ Jim Hockley 159½ 6-10-2
Harringay Arena, Harringay, London, United Kingdom W PTS 8 8
Hockley down in r4

1946-04-23 158¾ Mark Hart 161¾ 16-2-0
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom L PTS 8 8
Both down in r1

1946-04-02 160½ Jim Hockley 159¼ 6-9-1
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom D PTS 8 8
1946-03-20 161½ Taffy Williams 162 33-5-2
Drill Hall, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom W TKO 4 8
Williams down twice in r3 and r4

1946-03-04 161 Harry Watson 160 29-4-2
Plumstead Baths, Plumstead, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 6
1946-02-15 163 Harry O'Grady 161 8-11-1
Lime Grove Baths, Shepherd's Bush, London, United Kingdom W KO 1 6
1946-02-12 167½ Jack Lewis 165 8-21-3
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W KO 2 6
1946-01-07 Jack Johnny Bartlett 2-16-1
Caledonian Road Baths, Islington, London, United Kingdom W PTS 6 6



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thank u x

Crissy,
I am only a beginner on C-P so bear with me.
I Was born in Islington & knew Alby.He was a nateral Fighter & fought the best in the Country,&
you can feel very proud of him. He was completely fearless in the Ring and may I say a real Gent out of it. Alby went to White Lion St. School and in my Oppinion if he had gone to Risinghill St. and learnt the Basics of Boxing as a boy, he would of been a british champion.
Fondest regards Len Wood.

Chrissie wrote:hi, alby hollister was my grandad, he has been dead for one year on friday the 7th december.
has anyone any information about him
i would really appreciate it
thanks x

Boxing News ran an article on Hollister in their January 15th, 1947 edition.
If you don't already have a copy of it, PM me and I'll fix you a scan.

chrissie why dont you contact L.E.B.A ?? london ex-boxer's association, they have a meet up on a sunday once a month & im sure they will have plenty to tell you on your grandad no doubt.

they will welcome you with open arm's.

Hi Chrissie,

Not sure whether this link will work, but there's a photo of Alby Hollister, plus relatives/people who knew him discussing him here:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... 31&theater

If you're on Facebook, it's probably worth joining the 'I Grew up in Islington North London' group and posting a message on Alby's photo.

Best wishes,

Alex

that hair doo is legend :!:

I was a barrister in London in 1981-84. I lived in Islington and went to the pub owned by Alby Hollister. Alby was a kind and warm person. His pub was really old style and was frequented by elderly Islington locals. He had boxing pictures on the walls and we talked a lot about the boxing of older days. Alby was the only boxer ever to put Randolph Turpin, the future world middleweight champion, on the canvass, although he eventually lost on points. I also remember his wife and it was at this time that she became ill and sadly died.
Alby always talked of boxing as a noble sport. Even now, in 2018, I still think back at Alby as being a true gentleman.