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Written by Rob Snell
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Thursday, 02 September 2010 |
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Runcorn and Widnes Amateur And professional Boxing Historythe following pages is an ongoing project to Celebrate the long and distinguished History Of This area The driving force behind this is Alan Worthington Jnr who's father was a boxer from the area. Alan has accumulated a large quantity material and It is a pleasure for this web site to provide the place to showcase this material. What follows is text only information . in due course images will be added along with biographies of the past and current boxers, trainers etc Any information which you can provide will of course be much appreciated. Rob Snell
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
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Name: Jack O'Keefe
Born: 1884-06-13
Birthplace: Braidwood, Illinois, USA
Nationality: US American
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Boxing Record: click
Height: 5′ 8″ / 173cm
By 1924, Jack O'Keefe had become a pocket billiard hall owner in Chicago. Anaconda standard 10 March 1903Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
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Eddie Graney is famous as the first American referee to wear a "tux" in the ring. In fact, it was Eddie Graney who made the tuxedo popular in San Francisco. In the old days Frisco regarded a "boiled shirt" as a bit of reckless ostentation, and any kind of evening clothes as something worn behind the footlights in New York and of no other practical use.Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Thursday, 29 July 2010 |
Name: Dan Creedon
Born: 1868-06-09
Birthplace: Invercargill, New Zealand
Died: 1942-07-10 (Age:74)
Nationality: New Zealander
Hometown: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Boxing Record: click
Height: 5′ 8″ / 173cm
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
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Name: Nel Tarleton
Alias: Nelson/Nella
Birth Name: Nelson Tarleton
Born: 1906-01-14
Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Died: 1956-01-12 (Age:49)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Hometown: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Boxing Record: click Born in Merseyside, Liverpool on the 14th of January 1906 as Nelson Tarleton, later adopting the name young Nel Tarleton, and known as “Nella” to his adoring Liverpool fans.
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