Initially a welterweight, he won his first 15 fights before losing in April 1946 to Scottish Area champion Ginger Stewart.
Over the next 18 months he won nine fights but lost to Harry Lazar, Eddie Thomas, and Tommy Armour.
[5] Hall won a controversial 15 round points decision to take the title and end Roderick's ten-tear reign as champion.
[7][8] Hall won his next two fights, against Belgian champion Willy Wimms and the highly regarded American Tony Janiro, and he was considered a world title contender,[9] but then suffered defeats to French Champion Emmanuel Clavel, Canadian Frankie Cordino, and Ric Sanders.
[13] A local celebrity, Hall was called on to start a walking race in his home town in April 1950, and the same months was a judge in a regional round of the 'Britain's Perfect Man' contest organized by Mecca Dancing.