Cliff Anderson collected his third drawn fight on May 10, 1948. The Guyanese featherweight battled to a tame draw against Englishman Johnny Molloy at the Ice Rink in Nottinghamshire, England following ten rounds. The 26-year-old Anderson battled to his second consecutive stalemate the following month.
Coming up against Ronnie Clayton on June 11 at the Kings Hall in Manchester, he fought to another draw. In all, the legendary Guyanese secured 11 drawn fights in a 13-year career that started in 1940. Anderson was born Clifford Matthew Anderson on October 22, 1921 and started his professional career 19 years later.
He had his first seven fights at home before switching to the United Kingdom. Known as a ‘work horse’ in the ring Anderson had nine fights in 1950 but entered the ring 13 times in 1951. The local legend made two unsuccessful challenges for the Commonwealth featherweight title.
Both times he fought Al Phillips. On March 18, 1947 he lost by points to the Englishman. In the rematch four months later, the Guyanese was disqualified in round eight by referee Andrew Smith for illegal blows.
The talented and ferocious featherweight hung up gloves in 1953 with a record of 87 fights, 48 of which were victories and 28 defeats.
Anderson passed away in 1998 and the National Sports Hall was renamed the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in honour of his achievements.