Charlie Fox
Charlie Fox
Name: Charlie Fox
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Alias: Kid
Nationality: British
Hometown: St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom
 

 

 

Known as the father figure of boxing in St. Helens, Charlie Fox was also one of the region's greatest trainers. Following his service in the First World War, Charlie opened an amateur club in Manchester before moving on to train professionals. A few pro contests .followed before he decided his future lay in the coaching side of the sport. His first gym in St. Helens was in Bath Street, and he then moved on to Rainford. Some of the boxers he couched include Dick Tiger, Hogan 'Kid' Bassey and Eric Marsden. Date and cause of death unknown. Syd Dye's article first appeared in the Liverpool Echo May 29 1973.
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Name: Gordon Ashun
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Alias: Kid Ash
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Liverpool
Hometown: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Born: 1921-03-10
Died: 1993-10-15
Age at Death: 72

He was one of the best welters on the Mersey fight scene in the immediate post war years, yet his first three professional fights saw him knocked out in one round by Jack Parnell ( Birkenhead) and John Cunningham and in two rounds by Jimmy Molloy.

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Name: Frank Duffy
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Birth Name: Frank Duffy
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Liverpool
Hometown: Bootle, Merseyside, United Kingdom

 

Frank Duffy
Bootle’s Frank Duffy fought for Britain with the army in the last war but while he was a soldier he also fought for himself – and with his winning bought a Belgium Pub !!

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Name: Dick Burke
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Nationality: British
Hometown: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Division: Featherweight

 

 

 

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Name: Billy Ellaway
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Nationality: British
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Hometown: Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Born: 1932-10-09

 During the early part of his career Billy Ellaway was nothing short of a sensation at the Liverpool Stadium. A terrific puncher, most of his contests failed to go past the early rounds and whenever the Bootle Boy appeared at the Stadium the “House Full” sign usually went up.

 

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Name: Jack Dempsey
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Alias: Manassa Mauler
Birth Name: William Harrison Dempsey
Nationality: US American
Birthplace: Manassa, CO, USA
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Born: 1895-06-24
Died: 1983-05-31
Age at Death: 87
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6′ 1″
Reach: 196
Trainer: Teddy Hayes
Managers: Norman Weaver, Billy Madden, Fred Winsor, Jack Kearns

 

 

 


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