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Friday, 18 September 2015

Boxing Memorabilia Fayre - 10th October 2015.

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The annual boxing memorabilia fayre will be held this year on 10th October 2015 at the Dick Collins Hall, Redhill Street, London NW1.    ...
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Saturday, 6 June 2015

The Stylist From Stepney

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By O. F. Snelling This article is reproduced with the kind permission of Derek O’Dell, Editor and Producer of ‘The Southern Ex-Boxer’, ...
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Monday, 23 February 2015

George Naufahu of Tonga, boxer, trainer and a well-respected Chesterfield character

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George Naufahu, one of that fine group of Tongans who came to Britain in the mid nineteen-fifties, died on February 13 th aged 88. ...
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Saturday, 14 February 2015

Johnny Hughes – British and World Title Claimant, Promoter and Film Extra

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Johnny Hughes in his prime Remembering Johnny Hughes (Bloomsbury), the early 20th-century British and world title claimant who became a...
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Saturday, 10 January 2015

Johnny Barton of Lancaster - an obituary by Larry Braysher

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Lancaster lost one of its sporting legends of the past when former professional boxer Johnny Barton died recently in a Morecambe nursing ho...
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Boxing in Morecambe Bay - a new book by Larry Braysher

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In 2012 boxing historian and collector Larry Braysher produced a neat little book on the history of boxing in Morecambe entitled ‘Boxing ...
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Saturday, 17 May 2014

Pride of Poplar Boxing Statue Does London Proud

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A statue to honour Britain’s youngest-ever world boxing champion, Teddy Baldock, has been unveiled in east London.   It had been 8...
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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

The tragic death of Tom Simmonette

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One of the most difficult things to deal with when researching the history of boxing is in coming across the occasional sad reference to ...
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Thursday, 20 March 2014

George Markwick – Heavy Hitter from a Sleepy Sussex Village

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The quaint West Sussex village of Cuckfield has never been a breeding-ground of boxers. It did produce one man, though, who made his mark...
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Monday, 16 September 2013

Two-Fisted Gentlemen: a history of boxing in Widnes and Runcorn

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Two-Fisted Gentlemen: a history of boxing in Widnes and Runcorn (1900-1960) . Paperback; 277 pages; many rare photos & boxing illustr...
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Sunday, 28 April 2013

Panama Al Brown thrills British fight fans

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At 5 feet 11 with long spindly arms and legs and not a spare ounce of flesh on his wiry body, it’s astonishing that Al Brown ever made th...
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Saturday, 20 April 2013

Death of Bob Darley - Army and Navy Featherweight Champion 1908 and 1909

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In the Sporting Life dated Tuesday March 27th 1917 the following notice appeared: REPORTED DEATH OF SERVICE CHAMPION AT BAGHDAD W...
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