Boxing History
When the management brought fresh weights
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At the annual General Meeting of the British Boxing Control Council on May 24, 1967, it was decided to introduce two fresh weight activities to the British professional boxing.
Over the past 58 years, there have been only eight weight classes, each of which had a Lonsdale belt and a British title as its final award. However, it has been recognized for a long time that there are many professionals whose fighting weight fell between two classes.
For example, the gap between lithe and seriousness was 12 pounds, and many men were too ponderous for a lithe class and too tiny for reasons. The same applied to men whose fighting weight was about 11 stones. At ZGM, it was found that the purpose of two additional classes was to provide “two consecutive duels as attractions, while these boxers between the scales would not have to leave their natural pounds to fight for titles.”
The fresh selected classes were in 9. 4 pounds and for 10, and were named Junior-Featherlight Libra and Junior-Welterwagtht. Boxing messages questioned the need for the former, stating that “there are three burdens in nine pounds now, while there is a gap of 13 pounds between Heelter and the center.” Skepticism was justified as the introduction of these classes, at this particular time, when there were so few lively professionals in the game, it turned out to be a failure. The division in the weight of juniors had a historical affair for fans of British struggle, because Jack Kid Berg, one of our greatest world champions, won his title in this weight in 1930 and although the division was not recognized in Great Britain, he became a national hero because of this success.
When BN published the first grades of fresh classes in January 1968, only five men were listed in Munior-Featherlight. They were Jimmy Anderson, Brian Cartwright, Jimmy Revie, George O’Neill and Hugh Baxter. Only seven men were replaced in Junior-Welweight, with Vic Andreetti and Des Rea at the top. Over the next two years, three British masters were baptized with two weights. Jimmy Anderson won the title of Munior-Featherlight weight on February 20, 1968, when he detained Jimmy Revie in nine rounds in Royal Albert Hall. Then Anderson defended his title against Brian Cartwright, whom he overtook over 15 years, and against Colin Lake, whom he detained in seven, thus winning the Lonsdale belt. In Junior-Welter there were two masters from Vica Andreetti, who won Vic Andreetti, and then Andreetti wins his return almost exactly a year later, again at points. Andreetti then defended his title, knocking REA on the fourth in October 1969.
Until 1970, the total number of junior-light boxers in the BN ranking fell to one, Anderson and people with a greater weight to four. It was obvious that the fresh classes were a complete failure. They did not attract a significant number of professionals to compete and did little to bring benefits to promoters, because the championship lacked great traditions and romance of eight “normal” scales. At AGM of the Management Board in 1970, both divisions were quietly rejected.
Three years later, there was a more successful introduction of the lithe and lightweight division, which are still competed, though under different names. There are currently 15 weight classes recognized by the board, and together with over 1000 lively professionals there are many people willing to fight and many good competitions. It is a pity that Anderson, Rea and Andreetti are now largely forgotten, just like the titles they fought for. The commitment and determination that they showed to win these titles do not differ from what all masters, past and present show, on all scales.
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On this day: an everlasted kalambay Sumbay hand Iran Barkley boxing lesson
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6 days agoon
June 5, 2025
Axis Kalambay at PTS 15 Iran Barkley
Octabar 23 1987; Palazzo dello Sport, Livorno, Italy
Kalambay’s Sumbay is often overlooked when historians call the best medium weights in the era of post-Marvin Hagler. But when someone thinks that Kalambay defeated Herola Graham (twice), Mike McCallum, Steve Collins and Iran Barkley, it is clear that he should not. The Italian silky idol was Muhammad Ali and against the free, gritty and strenuous (and let’s not forget, very good) Barkley, Kalambay showed his extensive repertoire in the last fight for the title WBA Middle Wweight to plan 15 rounds. More educational than exhilarating, Kalambay shows exactly why it was very arduous to beat to raise a free belt.
Do you know? The title of WBA was deprived of Hagler after he signed a contract for the fight with Sugar Ray Leonard instead of a compulsory pretender, Herol Graham. Kalambay upset Graham in the fight for the title of EBU – which was a crazy fight for a “bomber”, in retrospect – to get a shot in a free crown.
Watch out for: The operate of a left stabbaya is arduous to determine. At the end of the fight, Barkley is bruised, bloody and well beaten.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmmykev8GSE

Boxing weight classes – except for natural growth – is rarely a recipe for success, as the aged maxim was revealed, “good” UN always beats a good diminutive “Un”. In October 1937, a 21-year-old warrior from Deptford mentioned Tommy Martin He decided to overthrow the general principle.
Less than two years earlier, Tommy was a welterweight. But now he was tailored to a heavyweight with Jim Wilde of Swansea, who weighed as much as 15. 5 pounds. According to press reports, Martin was two lighter, but his actual weight could be even lighter. “In the best part of my career I have never been more than in medium weight,” he said later. “I used to wear a belt around the waist equipped with lead weights to look heavier.”
Even more surprising is that Tommy was successful as a ponderous weight, winning the nickname “Great Britain Brown Bomber”, of course, a great bow to Joe Louis. Jim Wilde was heavily outlined by 10 rounds in Empress Hall to give Martin the first of many wins in ponderous weight. Tommy would prove that he is one of the best in the country in delicate and ponderous weight, but unfortunately as a man with a mixed race he could not box the British title due to the absurd “colorful bar” BBBOFC, which required the players from the players born in Great Britain with two white parents.
Born in reading in January 1916 in the White English Mother and Jamaican Father, Tommy moved with his family to Deptford in South London in 1917. At the age of 14 he escaped from home and got a job as a boy from boxing Billy Stewart, ultimately becoming a fighter. This and later experience at the Billy Wood stand gave Martin precise knowledge about boxing.
He had his first official professional in 1933, at the age of 17 and quickly developed a great CV won, from time to time a failure. His scalps in Welter and Middle Weighing included high -quality men, such as Harry Mason, Jack Lewis, Paul Schaeffer, Bill Hardy and Moe Moss. Until 1938 and 1939, Tommy’s Fighting Wage oscillated between a delicate and ponderous weight when he gathered a 15-handing series of wins with wins on how Frank Hough, Jack Hyams, Tino Rolando, Al Robinson and the future British heavyweight champion Jack London (to whom he gave the third Stone).
At the beginning of 1940, Tommy went to America for a campaign organized by manager Harry Levene. He made his debut in Los Angeles in April against the highly rated Bob Nestelle, who stopped Lee Ramage and King Levinsky. Martin shook his knee in the fight and lost points, but a month later Ko’dell in return. Another noteworthy victory from Tommy’s brief spell in the USA was Pat Valentino, who later challenged Ezzard Charles about the world -heavy crown. However, Martin’s most impressive victory was above Buddy Knox (then 102-11-8), who defeated the former world king Bob Olin. Tommy developed Knox in September 1940, but was overtaken in return.
Martin’s career seemed to sail on her American route. He had only three fights and lost them all: a point defeat in returning with Jacek London, stopping Freddie Mills and KO in the first round at the hands of the previous victim of Al Robinson. Tommy’s concentration turned to the war service. He served with RAF and then to a sales jacket, but was wounded by a torpedo explosion and hospitalized in Montreal. He lost, and then, after two operations, he regained his sight before he joined American maritime infantry soldiers. After leaving the services, Tommy moved to Hollywood and founded the gym, but later qualified as a physiotherapist and opened his practice in Novel York. After the wedding, he settled on the Virgin Islands, where he worked as a prison governor until his retirement. He died in 1987.
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On this day – two contemporary masters collide when Marco Antonio Barrera is ahead of Johnny Tapia
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June 4, 2025
Marco Antonio Barrera in PTS 12 Johnny Tapia~
November 2, 2002; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
This is not classic, but it is worth visiting again as a reminder of these two irresistible fighters. Barrera was probably the best at that time, while taping, try his best, he could not conjure up his highest form. Perhaps this partly applies to Barrera’s perfection, so natural, so bright in the ring, which did not allow the aging taps to be abutment. But Tapia, winning his first seven -digit payment day, showed a lot of classes. Ultimately, Barerra won the results of 118-110 twice and 116-112 to preserve his world championships in a featherweight.
Do you know? At the back of the shorts, Barrera was the name “tapia”. It was not, as it was often, a tribute to Johnny, but instead a tribute to his mother, whose maiden name was tapia.
Watch out for: Changing tactics from both. Tapia effectively falls into the opening round only so that Barrera changes the attack line. In the second half of the competition Tapia, a witness that it is sent, forces the exchange inside to refer to a larger (but not sufficient) success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1mlbEMSJQK

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