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Benny Lynch PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Thursday, 27 May 2010
Benny Lynch
Tragic brilliance of Gorbal’s Greatest Benny Lynch was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers Britain has ever produced. ‘The Ring’ Magazine described him as ‘the greatest fighter Scotland has ever produced.’ Inside the ring he was in total control and a masterful boxer with knockout power from both fists, sadly his hardest battle was fought outside the ring and it would ultimately be the ruin of him. Lynch was born in the Gorbals, one of the poorest parts of Glasgow, Scotland on 2 Apri...
 
Jimmy Wilde PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Monday, 24 May 2010
Jimmy Wilde
The Mighty Atom This phenomenal puncher, perhaps the hardest hitting boxer pound for pound ever was born in 1892 at Quakers Yard, Wales. That he was only five feet two inches tall and never weighed much more than 108 pounds (7 stone 10 pounds) a s...
 
Ted 'Kid' Lewis PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Ted 'Kid' Lewis
The Crashing Dashing Kid ‘We shall not again see his like.’ So said boxing writer George Whiting of British boxing legend Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis. In an exemplary ring career spanning twenty years (between 1909 to 1929) Lewis won a record nine titles, was...
 
Jack Johnson PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Friday, 09 April 2010
Jack Johnson
The Galveston Giant There has never been such a talented yet divisive heavyweight boxer like Jack Johnson. He was fated to be the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World. Had he fought today he would have been a superstar, his charisma, ...
 
Joe Gans PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Daniel Cann   
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Joe Gans
The Old Master Joe Gans (real name Joseph Gant) was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 25th November 1874 and was simply a master craftsman and stylist decades ahead of his time. Unfortunately for him when he turned prof...
 
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