SPORT & NOTE
Del FONTAINE

Male

(Raymond Henry Bousquet)
Middleweight, Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Born: February 22, 1904
Died: October 29, 1935, Wandsworth, London, England, Great Britain
(Fontaine was arrested and convicted of the murder
of Miss Hilda Meeks and was hanged at Wandsworth Prison, London)



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1925
+ Feb. 19Sammy TrappWinnipeg, Canada KO 5
+ Mar. 24Billy DjalamaWinnipeg, Canada KO 8
+ Apr. 16Harry DillonWinnipeg, Canada KO 6
+ May 11Frankie SampsonWinnipeg, Canada KO 3
= May 17Jack ReddickEstevan, Canada Draw 10
+ May 25Harry DillonMoose Jaw, Canada W 8
+ June 2Steve HopkinsWinnipeg, Canada KO 2
- Aug. 14 Harry DillonRegina, Canada L 10
Canadian Middleweight Title
* Oct. 16Mark MooreMoose Jaw, Canada NC 6
+ Nov. 30Maurice FarleyMontreal, Canada KO 2
1926
+ Jan. 25Jakie CohenMontreal, Canada TKO 4
+ Feb. 15Mack McIntyreMontreal, Canada TKO 2
+ Apr. 21Billy LeonardMontreal, Canada WDQ 7
+ May 8Harry HenningOttawa, Canada TKO 2
vacant Canadian Middleweight Title
+ May 31Bobby MarriottPhiladelphia, United States KO 5
* Aug. 16 Frank MoodyWinnipeg, Canada ND 10
+ Oct. 4Joe AndersonChicago, United States WDQ 5
- Oct. 25Rocky SmithPhiladelphia, United States L 10
1927
+ Feb. 8Lefty CooperPortland, United States KO 7
= Mar. 1Tiger ThomasPortland, United States Draw 10
- Mar. 8Joe RocheSan Francisco, United States L 10
- Mar. 15Billy AlgerSan Francisco, United States L 10
+ Apr. 5Oakland Billy HarmsPortland, United States KO 5
- May 4Rene De VosMontreal, Canada L 10
- June 6Vincent ForgionePhiladelphia, United States L 10
- July 25Vincent ForgionePhiladelphia, United States KO by 7
+ Oct. 5Art ReganTacoma, United States KO 2
+ Oct. 25Young George DixonPortland, United States W 10
- Nov. 15Young George DixonPortland, United States L 10
* Dec. 13Walcott LangfordWinnipeg, Canada ND 10
1928
* Jan. 3Mickey ForkinsWinnipeg, Canada ND 10
+ Feb. 20Red UhlanChicago, United States W 10
- Feb. 27Al WebsterWinnipeg, Canada L 10
- Mar. 19Dave ShadeChicago, United States L 10
- Aug. 13Tuffy GriffithsChicago, United States KO by 2
1929
+ Jan. 11Dick DanielsMinneapolis, United States KO 1
* Feb. 5Dick DanielsMinneapolis, United States ND 10
+ June 10Tiger Roy WilliamsFlint, United States KO 4
+ July 3Norman WilsonMoose Jaw, Canada TKO 3
- Aug. 12Lou ScozzaFlint, United States L 10
- Sept. 9Lou ScozzaFlint, United States KO by 6
1930
= Jan. 21Charles RiskoPortland, United States Draw 10
= Feb. 4Pete CerkanPortland, United States Draw 10
- Feb. 18Young FirpoPortland, United States L 10
- Feb. 26Young FirpoSeattle, United States KO by 3
- Oct. 3Mickey WalkerSaint Paul, United States KO by 4
+ Dec. 16Johnny WagnerIndianapolis, United States TKO 8
1931
+ Jan. 30Al SettleMilwaukee, United States KO 4
+ Feb. 6George PavlickDetroit, United States W 6
* Mar. 3Ray TramblieIndianapolis, United States ND 10
- Mar. 16Tiger Roy WilliamsDavenport, United States TKO by 3
* Mar. 24Ray TramblieIndianapolis, United States ND 10
* Mar. 31Charley ArthursIndianapolis, United States ND 10
* Apr. 9Jack ElkhartClinton, United States ND 10
- Apr. 22Ray TramblieMilwaukee, United States L 8
+ May 25Ted MooreSaskatoon, Canada W 10
Canada Middleweight Title
1932
+ Feb. 2Al ConquestWinnipeg, Canada W 8
+ Apr. 7Fred SmithKensington, Great BritainKO 3
+ Apr. 21Jeff BridleKensington, Great BritainTKO 1
- May 11Archie SextonKensington, Great BritainL 12
+ May 23Billy BirdSouthwark, Great BritainKO 3
+ June 5George BrownSouthwark, Great BritainKO 3
+ June 12Alf NewbigginSouthwark, Great BritainKO 7
+ June 13Leo WaxBirmingham, Great BritainW 10
+ June 26Seaman Albert HarveySouthwark, Great BritainW 15
+ July 9Barney KieswetterMerthyr Tydfil, Great BritainTKO 8
* July 10Seaman Albert HarveyBirmingham, Great BritainNC 3
+ Aug. 5Billy ThomasSwansea, Great BritainKO 5
+ Aug. 19Les WardSwansea, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Sept. 4Harry MasonSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Sept. 22Leo EvansIlford, Great BritainW 15
+ Oct. 15Gipsy DanielsLlanelli, Great BritainW 15
+ Oct. 23Jack HyamsWhitechapel, Great BritainTKO 8
- Oct. 31Jack (Kid) CaseyNewcastle, Great BritainKO by 4
+ Nov. 6Ted MasonSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 12
- Nov. 20Leo BandiasSouthwark, Great BritainKO by 2
+ Dec. 12Stan WallerSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 13
1933
+ Jan. 15Willie Snowy UnwinSouthwark, Great BritainW 15
= Feb. 5Willie Snowy UnwinSouthwark, Great BritainDraw 12
+ Feb. 13Charlie McDonaldLeeds, Great BritainKO 4
= June 11George BrownSouthwark, Great BritainDraw 15
= July 1George BrownShepherd's Bush, Great BritainDraw 12
+ July 28Ted MasonWandsworth, Great BritainTKO 6
- Aug. 20Jack HyamsSouthwark, Great BritainLDQ 13
+ Aug. 27Alf LuxtonWest Bromwich, Great BritainTKO 10
+ Sept. 3Jack MarshallSouthwark, Great BritainTKO 8
+ Sept. 14Seaman Harry RowlesWandsworth, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Oct. 24Laurie RaiteriHolborn, Great BritainKO 2
+ Oct. 30Bob CarvillHull, Great BritainW 15
- Nov. 12Eddie PeirceSouthwark, Great BritainL 15
- Nov. 27Eddie MaguireHull, Great BritainL 15
- Dec. 10Al BourkeSouthwark, Great BritainTKO by 13
1934
+ Jan. 16Ernie PullenBristol, Great BritainW 12
- Jan. 19Adolf WittSchoeneberg, Germany L 10
+ Jan. 29Archie SextonHull, Great BritainW 15
- Feb. 5Eddie MaguireBradford, Great BritainL 15
= Feb. 15Ernie SimmonsEast Ham, Great BritainDraw 12
- Mar. 18Jose Martinez de AlfaraValencia, Spain L 10
- Aug. 8Eddie PeirceWandsworth, Great BritainL 12
- Sept. 3Tommy FarrSwansea, Great BritainL 12
- Sept. 13Archie SextonWimbledon, Great BritainLDQ 7
- Sept. 29Charlie BundyLlanelli, Great BritainL 12
- Oct. 14Alex BellSouthwark, Great BritainL 10
- Nov. 4Frank HoughSouthwark, Great BritainTKO by 9
+ Nov. 19Frank HoughHull, Great BritainTKO 3
- Dec. 10Jimmy TaranteHull, Great BritainKO by 3
1935
+ Jan. 17Tom CurranEast Ham, Great BritainW 15
= Jan. 31Tom CurranEast Ham, Great BritainDraw 15
- Feb. 7Archie SextonEast Ham, Great BritainTKO by 11
- Apr. 14Seaman Joe WakelingKensington, Great BritainL 10
- June 1Jack StrongbowKettering, Great BritainTKO by 7
- June 17Manuel AbrewNewcastle, Great BritainKO by 1

 

Summary

Total bouts: 112, Won: 54 (37 inside the limit), Lost: 39 (14 inside the limit), Draw: 9, NC: 10