You have nailed it. That is precisely the seven I came up with

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Willie Pep.

In the entire history of World heavyweight boxing there have been, in my opinion, seven champions that stand out from the rest in terms of dominance and ability. Their names would be known to the ‘man in the street’ who may have had little or no interest in the sport. They are not necessarily the be...

Earnie Shavers springs to my mind. Stopped in one round by Jerry Quarry in 1973 then went on to box for the World heavyweight title twice and also demolish Ken Norton in one round. Ended up living in Liverpool!

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The last five Brits to achieve this feat are : Al Sharpe of Belfast. 1952-68. Won 71 from 121 Alex Buxton of Watford. 1941-63. Won 88 from 136 Teddy Peckham of Bournemouth. 1944-59. Won 94 from 162. Albert Finch of Croydon. 1937-58. Won 74 from 104 Denny Dawson of Sheffield. 1948-58. Won 56 from 107...

I have the great honour of recommending each year the British Boxing Hall of Fame Centurions category. I had no hesitation in recommending Tony for the 2026 award, which he received earlier this month. A very good boxer was Tony.

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Jack Matthews of Hanley was a top class feather and lightweight boxer in the UK before the First World War. His son was the all time great footballer, Sir Stanley Matthews. His grandson, and Sir Stanley’s son, was the 1962 Junior champion at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis championships and, as a professi...

Dave Zyglewicz

hey, would you have any additional info on the boxing background of Albert Oldman (Miles End-East End) (winner of the Gold medal heavyweight 1908 Olympics ? did he receive his boxing training in the British Army ? whom did he defeat to represent Great Britain ? Oldham was a policeman, boxing for th...

Nice list Matt and well done. I am surprised that there is no place for Bruce Woodcock amongst the fifty. Whilst he was no great shakes, his knockout victories over Lesnevich and Oma plus his victory over Olek surely puts him ahead of Joe Muscato, for instance.

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An extract from my piece which appeared in Boxing News on 17 April 2025. Harris Cashstein did not want to live an ordinary life. Not for him the factory, the dockyard or the uniform of a serving soldier. Harris wanted do things his own way, to make his own money and to be independent. As we would pu...

26 November 1910.

Owen Moran WKO11 Battling Nelson.

At the time Nelson had just lost his world lightweight title to Ad Wolgast.

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I have a great deal on his UK career. Feel free to message me

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Just read the final weekly edition. What a fantastic edition. The editor column was heartfelt and also funny. And Miles Temperton take a bow, brilliant article in this edition. I like how subscribers will still get electronic previews more regular than monthly, nice touch. Onwards to a new era. Che...

Its Wilde and the two Lewis' ahead for me, but a legitimate case for Joe to be #1. There are a band of others also - like Buchannan - who you could put ahead of Joe. I think Joe below top 5 might be on the harsh side. Definitely lower part of the 10 would be harsh. Where Hatton is ranked would also...

8 fixes needed 20 Sep 1972 Manchester - Hardacre v Richardson. This was not an area title bout 7 Sep 1948 Birmingham - Bagwell v Davies. This was for the short-lived (1946-51) Southern Central area and NOT the Central area 25 Aug 1949 Liverpool - Fallon v Hornby. This was for the equally short-lived...

You have the 19 April 1990 contest at Oldham between Clarkson and McBride as being for the Central Area Bantamweight Title, It was for the Central Area Featherweight Title

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You have a contest for the Southern Area Middleweight Title on 1 Mar 1965 at Bermondsey Baths for the Southern Area Middleweight Title over ten rounds It was an 8 rounder and not a Southern Area title contest Miles Templeton. (there may be a few more of these, I am checking my list of area title fig...

The two bouts listed for Charlie Baxter, on Oct 23 1933 and Dec 19 1933 were for the Southern Area Welterweight Title, not the Lightweight title as currently listed

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Hope you are good my friend

Well said Sean. Met him a few years ago with an opponent of his, Paul Charters, lovely fella. So sad.

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I have got loads on these two fighters for their UK careers.

You can contact me via my website

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Frank Moran, the great US heavyweight has a bout listed twice in his record.

It occurred on Jan 1 1912 and was against Fred Storbeck

Unfortunately it has also been duplicated on the exact date the following year, Jan 1 1913. This is the error and could it be removed please?

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Good point!

here it is

https://www.youtube.com/@milestempleton

my latest post tells the story of Len Wickwar, the man with 473 professional contests

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Many of you will know how interested I am in the history of British boxing. I have recently set up a YouTube channel with some in depth studies of some lesser known stories of the sport in Britain, and I intend to post loads more. If anyone is interested then my channel is Miles Templeton Boxing His...