Casual observers of the Welsh boxing scene might well think that the best practitioners of the sport have all hailed from the valleys and coastal cities of the south. But the rural counties have contributed their share to the nation’s fistic history. In the high-profile heavyweight division alone, the area covered by this book has produced two British champions and another who contested the title. Others have worn and challenged for Lonsdale Belts at lower weights. The first British boxer ever to win a medal at the world amateur championships can be found between these covers, along with the incredible youngster who was ranked in the world’s top 10 by the American Ring magazine when he was just 16 years old. This volume, packed with photographs – many published for the first time – profiles more than 50 boxers from the bare-knuckle era to stars of the present and future. It is a must-read for any fight fan, whether from Wales or further afield.
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Ammanford
Jake Anthony
John Davies
Tommy Davies
Zack Davies
Phil Dicks
Danny Evans
Leon Findlay
Chris Jenkins
Kevin Jenkins
Dai Jones
Terry Magee
Iorrie Morris
Billy Quinlan
Reg Quinlan
Archie Rule
Carmarthen
Angelo Dragone
Dale Evans
Kevin Evans
Stanley Jones
Robert Peel
Ceredigion
Alan Jones
Chris Lawson
Denbighshire
Rocky Feliciello
Carl Gizzi
Eddie Lloyd
Craig Winter
Flintshire
Tom Doran
Paul Economides
Ray Hood
Gwynedd
Dave Davies
Tim Redman
Johnny Williams
Pembrokeshire
Ocky Davies
Steve Davies
Mickey Mc Donagh
James Probert
Scott Gammer
Henry Jones
Bryn Phillips
Powys
Nipper Pat Daly
Tiger Ellis
Emrys Jones
Dudley Lewis
Willie Lloyd
Dennis Powell
Ned Turner
Allan Wilkins
Wrexham
Jim Crawford
Bob Fielding
George Fielding
Mike Jones
Ynys Môn
Mark Evans
Ivor Jones
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Gareth Jones has been writing and broadcasting on boxing in Wales for nearly half a century. He covered the sport for the South Wales Echo for more than 15 years and is still the Welsh Correspondent of the trade weekly, Boxing News.