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In November last year, Judge Watford, Bob Williams, was an official in Wembley Arena on the authority of Conor Benn. Bob coped with two of the five competitions and eight Run-i acted as a referee of the other three. One of the most proud moments in an outstanding career, when the third man came when he assessed the fight between Liam Davies and Sean Cairns for the empty English title of Bantamweight. Bob has been a star for several years and he has sown and evaluated many leading fighters of Great Britain, but the reason why this fight was so unique is that his great -grandfather, Jim Williams from Marylebone, fought for the same title at the end of the 19th century.

I remember Bob well as high quality super airy at the turn of the eighties and 1990s. He defeated as BF Williams, won 20 of his 33 competitions and regularly assessed about 20 places on what was at that time a highly competitive division in Great Britain, crowned by Pat Barrett, Andy Holligan, Tony Ekubia and Ross Hale.

Bob began to box as a youthful boy, and when his father saw that he was seriously approaching the game, he told Bob about his excellent ancestor, and then went upstairs to find a long -lasting belt, which for many years was put on the side. A belt that is still kept in the family is an English championship by 116 pounds, and ancient Jim fought for him four times in 1899–1902. Just seeing this belt and hearing about his great -grandfather was needed Bob, and he became fanatical participation in his local gym in Bushey ABC and learning everything he could.

While energetic professional Bob has become a fireman and although he is currently one of the most talented judges in Great Britain, he can still be found with younger colleagues regularly participating in sedate incidents in Hertfordshire and the surrounding area.

Jim Williams boxed in many championship competitions in Bantamweight or around in 1895–1902. At that time, the classic eight championships have not yet been established, and the fights were arranged with many different scales. Jim fought for the English title at 114 pounds, 115 pounds and 116 pounds, and achieved a noteworthy victory in one of these competitions.

Mounted with a great Palmer pedlar at the National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, in January 1902, few would give Williams a great chance. Palmer recently undertook the title of world champion twice, losing to Terry McGovern and Harry Harris. In the previous duel he defeated George Dixon, another world warrior. The Williams camp was sure of their man and from the very beginning supported them, incapacitating the Canning Town fighter. Palmer was on canvas in the blister four times in the first round, and then was sent by a body shot at the beginning of the second. It was Jim’s biggest victory, and he retired in 1909, he had almost 50 competitions in 16 years.

Bob’s last fight took place in 1994 at the town hall in Watford. It is understandable that being a local boy, Bob founded a lot of fans among regular participants of this renowned boxing place. Tailored to the free SUPER-LIGHT title in the southern area against Jon Thaxton, it was to be the most prestigious Bob competition.

He won his three previous duels at a distance, all in Watford, and was in good shape. Thaxton, however, walked in places, earlier I beat Dean Hollington in three rounds, and the Norwich man was a favorite before the fight. Bob’s plan consisted in testing an early storm for four rounds before he accelerated the pace. As he told me on the phone, looking back at the fight, Bob did not reach so far, he was stopped at the fourth.

Bob can be proud of his achievements, both as a boxer and a judge, and he can certainly be proud of his great -grandfather.

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That day: Joe Calzaghe forced Chris Eubanek’s “murky place” in a significant clash of super-medium weight

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Joe Calzaghe in PTS 12 Chris Eubank
October 11, 1997; Sheffield Arena, Sheffield
“I dropped Eubank very early, but after six rounds I was gassed,” said Joe Calzaghe Boxing news This summer. “It was my most arduous fight, passing through 12 rounds. It arrived until the end of the six circulation.

Do you know? Ronnie Davies, Eubank’s longtime coach, refused to cooperate with his aged friend for this fight, believing that he was too threatening. Eubank was to fight Marek Prince in the fight for bulky, before Steve Collins retired and withdrew from the fight with Calzaghe. BBB C was monitored by Eubank for each of the seven days before the competition to make sure he safely made 168 pounds.

Watch out for: Fly-on-the Wall of Calzaghe and Eubank furry in their cloakrooms, just before making the ring.

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The first 10 opponents of future heavyweight masters

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The first 10 opponents of future heavyweight masters Boxing news






















  1. Lionel Butler
    The earnest butler passed from losing to the debutant of Riddick Bowe in 1989 to secure the WBC eliminator with Lennox Lewis in 1995. Finally, he gave up in 2010 with a record of 32-17-1 (25).
  2. Howard Smith
    Eight years before getting the WBA belt in 1980, Mike Weaver lost to Smith during his first two professional trips. Howard also fought Earnie Shavers, and its last part was decent 17-2 (10).
  3. Tunney Hunsaker
    Six months before losing more than six rounds with Cassius Clay, Hunsaker survived the ninth round with the former contender for the title of the world, Tom McNeley. He will retire in 1962 with an estimated record of 19-15-1 (10).
  4. James Broad
    The talented man Greensboro had 2-0 when he knocked out the future of WBA Titlist, James “Bonecrusher” Smith in his debut in 1981. He retired in 1993 in 23-10 (15).
  5. Al Malcolm
    Malcolm, who lost to Lennox Lewis in 1989, was a solid professional who could not cross him at the top of the national level. Although he won the Midlands Area Pas, he shortened Gary Mason, Hughroy Currie, Noel Quarless and Michael Murray.
  6. Don Waldham
    Troster in the third round with George Foreman in 1969, Waldham managed to pass longer than many future enemies of Slugger in ponderous weight. Waldham, 5-5-2, did not fight again.
  7. Woody Goss
    Goss was detained in the round of opening by Joe Frazier in 1965, when he abandoned his future king. He got involved in two fights with a noteworthy difficult, Jacek O’halloran before he left in 1969 with a record of 6-5-2 (3).
  8. Lupe Guerra
    The debut opponent of Frank Bruno mixed with a decent company. Guerra, flattened by Substantial Frank in one round in 1982, also fought (and was hit by) Leon Spinks, Tony Tucker and Jerry Quarry.
  9. Rodell Dupree
    After staying four rounds with Larry Holmes in 1973, Dupree was detained by some fighters who would unsuccessfully challenge Larry when he was a champion, like Renaldo Snipes and Randall “Tex” Cobb.
  10. Hector Mercedes
    Mercedes was not much better after he was steam by youthful Mike Tyson in 1985. The only other significant name on his album 1-10 is Paul Poirier, who stopped the Mercedes in two parts.

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Mike Milligan, a man behind the scenes of one of the most colorful eras in British boxing

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Every solemn boxing ephemeral collector has repeatedly seen the name Mike Milligan on British programs and hands in the 1930s to the 1960s. At various times he was a professional boxer, trainer, second, whip and matchmaker. Although his own rings career was miniature and unusual, he was present in other roles for many vast British fights.

Born in London East End in 1908, his Boxing news The obituary states that his real name is Mark Vezan. However, I cannot find a list of this name in official birth or death indexes, so it’s probably wrong. At the age of 15, Milligan joined the Victoria Working Boys boys club in Whitechapel, where the British and European master Harry Mason had his first boxing lessons. At the age of 16, Mike changed his professional, debuting in the notable Premierland, where he won the prince’s sum of 17s 6d (88 pence) for six -handed. He had a few more fights before he turned to the training and made contact with Kingpin Emerging End End Kingpin, Johnny Sharpe. Johnny set Mike for his gym “45” on Mile End Road. Two early Milligan students are Moe Moss and Kid Farlo, both of which he gave Sharpe to manage and became leading professionals. Others Mike trained at 45 gyms, to Jack Hyams, Archie Sexton, Laurie and Sid Raiteri and Billy Mack.

After a few years with Sharpe Milligan, he went to work for Joe Morris, a manager of such stars as Teddy Baldock and Dick Corbett. Mike still worked for Morris in 1934, when Joe, supported by a petite syndicate, bought the lease of an vintage church on Devonshire, Hackney Street, transforming him into a boxing room. The Devonshire club, as it was called, coped with us, prompting Morris and other investors to sell his future promotional Supremo (but then little known) Jacek Solomon. Milligan stopped at Devonshire and worked as an assistant to “home” and Jacek until 1940, when this place was blurred by the Luftwaffe bomb.

In this miniature time, Devonshire became the leading petite hall of the eastern London. It was during this spell that Mike, who had a gift to detect talent, discovered his greatest discovery of his fists. Milligan took the future British featherlight champion Eric Boon [pictured above right with Milligan] Under his wing after he saw him as a 15-year-old on the account of the Devonshire club. Mike trained Eric and was a key impact in the early years, traveling with him wherever he fought.

In 1940, Milligan joined the army as a shooter in Ra, and also served as an instructor entitled He was annulled from the army after an injury at the site of the weapon and spent six months in the hospital. From there, he returned to work as a whip for Salomons and many other promoters, and became a lasting element of what is on a wonderful pregnancy on the shelf, a place outside, located in a crumbling brick and wavy iron walls. From 1951, Mike worked as a match in places such as Mil End Arena and Epsom Baths, and for many years he was a member of the South Council of the region.

“A lively personality with a pleasant way and enthusiasm for boxing, which radiates positively from him,” was like one newspaper described him in 1940. And this enthusiasm for the game has never decreased. “Mike worked as a bookmaker, but boxing was his life,” noted the obituary in boxes in 1964. “He ate, drank and slept boxing … he rarely left the program, vast or petite.”

The sudden death of Milligan, at the age of 56, shocked the British brotherhood of the fight. Many leading boxing characters – among them Salomons, Sharpe and Benny Huntman – were at his funeral in Rainham in Essex to respect a man who left his marks behind the scenes in one of the most colorful eras of British boxing.

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