Career
Noble enlisted into the British Army when World War I broke out, but was discharged as medically unfit in January 1915. He fought 29 times in 1915, winning 23. His first fight of 1916 was a loss to Jimmy Wilde, and he was also beaten in April, and again in July, by Joe Symonds.
He had a run of success later in the year, beating Bill Ladbury twice, before five straight defeats to Johnny Hughes, Digger Stanley, Joe Fox, Wilde, and Tancy Lee.
He beat Hughes on points in November. In 1917 he was called up under the Derby Scheme and served as a private in the Army Service Corps until being medically discharged again in November 1918.
In 1917 he beat Sid Smith, National Brooks, and Freddie Jacks, but lost to Mike Honeyman, Louis Ruddick (twice), and Joe Connecticut Only three days after the Criqui fight, Noble lost the British title, retiring in the tenth round against Walter Ross.
Between 1922 and 1926 he had a second spell in the United States and Canada, losing most of his fights.
On his return to England he lost his first three fights, to Johnny Curley and twice to Battling van Dijk, and retired from the ring. He returned in 1930, beating a handful of inexperienced boxers, before retiring for good in 1932, although he later boxed in exhibition bouts. His career earnings from boxing were stated at £100,000.
He went on to market his own brand of bath oils which he sold by mail order, and worked as a street trader.
In 1940 he was awarded £200 damages against the Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic Limited. after an article published in the Daily Sketch wrongly suggested that Noble should have served at the front during the war and may have bribed his superiors to be allowed to box.