Johnny Cooke
John 'Johnny' Cooke is a former English amateur lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer.Amateur career
He was runner-up for the 1958 Amateur Boxing Association of England featherweight title, against Richard McTaggart, boxing out of Maple Leaf ABC.
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -60 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He only lost 16 of 368 recorded contests as an amateur.Professional career
He made his professional debut on 28 June 1960and fought in 6 fights until 1963.
As a professional he won the British Boxing Board of Control Central Area lightweight title, beating his cousin Dave Coventry, BBBofC Central Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union welterweight title against Carmelo Bossi, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. light welterweight to, i.e. middleweight. Johnny Cooke was managed by Johnny Campbell.
