Dennis Pollard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 5 November 1934 Hendon, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Light-heavyweight |
| Club | Fitzroy Lodge ABC Metropolitan Police |
Dennis E. Pollard (born 1934), is a male former boxer who competed for England.
Biography
A policeman by trade, he represented the Metropolitan Police and Fitzroy Lodge Amateur Boxing Club.
Pollard was part of the 1961 British team, which was labelled "the greatest win ever for a Great Britain team" after defeating the United States team ten bouts to nil.[1]
He represented the 1962 English team[2][3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[4] He competed in the light-heavyweight category,[5] where he lost to Jojo Miles of Ghana in the quarter-final round.[6]
References
- ^ "On this day: The greatest ever win for the British amateur team". Boxing News. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Boxers for Empire Games". Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 25 October 2025.