| Main Performers | Jimmy Wilde,
Pete Herman,
Mog Pugh,
Fred Archer,
Sid Turner,
Billy Fry,
Erminio Spalla,
Bert Kenny - boxers |
| Secondary Performers | HRH The Prince of Wales,
Lord Lonsdale - speakers
Mr Jack Smith - referee |
| Set List | Jimmy Wilde v Pete Herman |
| Performance Notes | Herman wins in 17th Round. Fight Stopped.
The fight was filmed and shown to cinema audiences.
Battling Levinsky (USA) was forced to withdraw due to breaking a small bone in one of his arms during training exercises. He was due to fight Bombadier Wells.
"The Prince of Wales was present at the Albert Hall last night when Pete Herman, of the United States of America, beat Jimmy Wilde, of South Wales, in a 20 rounds' contest, the referee stopping the fight in the seventeenth round. Herman boxed well throughout the contest, of which the great feature, however, was Wilde's magnificent display of indomitable pluck against almost impossible odds.
The great hall was crowded with spectators of both sexes and all classes, some of whome showed ina very vociferous manner their disapproval of the lighting arrangements which had been made for the taking of photographs of the special bout of the evening - or rather night - for boxers apparently only begin to fight when most people are sound asleep. The Prince of Wales appeared to inquire as to the reason for the outburst, and a few minutes later Lord Lonsdale entered the ring, and announded that the lights would be altered before Wilde and Herman began to fight....
...Shortly before 11 o'clock the Prince of Wales entered the ring. The cheering and general enthusiasm were wonderful. A winning goal in a cup tie would have drowned by the noise, and the great organ in the hall would have been drowned by the noise, and the great organ in the hall would have been like the silence of a deserted village. "We have come", said the Prince, "to see a great fight, so I am not going to make a speech. I am sure we wish the men the very best of luck." The Prince afterwards shook hands with WIlde and Herman before they entered the ring."
(The Times, 14 January 1921) |
| Related Archival Material | Presscutting,
Digital Photograph |