Teddy Baldock

Teddy Baldock
Personal information
Nickname
The Pride of Poplar
NationalityEnglish
BornAlfred Stephen Baldock
24 May 1907
Poplar, London, England
Died8 March 1971 (aged 63)
Rochford, Essex, England
Weightbantam/feather/lightweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights81
Wins73 (KO 37)
Losses5 (KO 1)
Draws3

Teddy Baldock (24 May 1907 – 8 March 1971) was an English professional bantam/feather/lightweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Poplar, London, he was nicknamed "The Pride of Poplar".

Baldock won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title, British Empire bantamweight title, and World Bantamweight Title (British version), His professional fighting weight varied from 98 lb (44 kg; 7 st 0 lb), i.e. flyweight to 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight. He was managed by Joe Morris and Ted Broadribb.