Web Site - Merseyside and Wirral

[robert.snell1]

A new website under development

The Merseyside Former Boxers Association and the Wirral Ex Boxers are setting up their own web site with the aid of the Liverpool John Moores University . It is part of the community service they provide free and full details are at http://www.icdc.org.uk.

The site will not be confined to details of former boxers but also include information with regard to refs, managers,trainers, promoters and venues within the region. Extensive use will be made of photographs of the people mentioned along with newspaper items and general memorabilia.

Both organisations are fortunate to have extensive archive material available so there is no shortage of information which can be used. However, having said that we would be delighted to have any information, no matter how small, which relates to this topic.

In addition to a history of the formation of both groups we will also be providing an overview of the area in terms of its history which we hope will assist people to more fully understand the development of boxing in the region.

It is also hoped that the site will enable boxers etc who no longer live in the area to contact old friends . A feature which we are hoping to be able to develop is personal stories from the current membership and in the future video biographies online.

If you wish to have any further information regarding this I would be pleased to hear from you.

Rob Snell
[email protected]

[Alex]

All the best with this Rob, sounds like a great idea. I'll of course pass on any info or records I come across of the old-time Liverpool fighters.

[robert.snell1]

Thanks for the support Alex, as always you are ready to help out mate. At the moment i have a provisional list of 150+ people to include. This may well double.

[robert.snell1]

this a list of some of the people we will try and feature

Lud Abella
Gordon Ashum
Tommy Bache
Peter Banasko
billy Barton
Hogan Kid Bassey
Tommy Bayley Snr
Tommy Bayley Jnr
Jim Boyd
Ike Bradley
Joe Brown
Dick Burke
Tommy Burney
Gerry Burns
Tony Butcher
Chris Butler
Johnny Campbell
Les Carter
Ronnie Clayton
John Conteh
Johhny Cooke
Gerry Costello
Dave Coventry
Joe Curran
Billy Davies snr
Eddie Douglas
Dicky Downes
Frank Duffy
Jimmy Duffy
Billy Ellaway
Alf Fairclough
Peter Fallon
Bob Fielding
Mickey Flanagan
Chris Ginger Foran
Gus Foran
Charlie Foc
Johnny Fox
Reg Gadd
Billy Gannon
Alf Gidman
Ron Greb
Syd Greb
Reg Gregory
Tommy Griffiths
Jack Hanlon
Jimmy Hanlon
Martin Hanson
Eric Harkness
Les Herbert
Harold Higginson
Alf Howard
Al Hutt
Norman James
Morry Jones
Peter Kane
Chris Kelly
Frankie Kelly
Emmet Kenny
Jackie Lyden
Gordon McAteer
Les McAteer
Pat McAteer
Peter McCann
Jim McCartney
Billy McDonald
Alf McEvoy
Paddy McGrath
Sandy Manuel
Eric Marsden
Don Martin
Bobby mason
Tommy Mason
George Mason
Jimmy Molloy
Johnny Molloy
Leo Molloy
Eddie Monahan
Jimmy Moore
Paddy Nolan
Jimmy O'Connell
Johnny Ord
Larry Paul
Johnny Peers
Bert Pickles
Duggie Pomford
Bernie Pugh
Terry Riley
Bob Rimmer
Ernie Roderick
Tommy Rose
Stan Rowan
Alan Rudkin
Joe Samuels
Harry Scott
Ernie Sherratt
Dick Shields
Martin Shinnick
Joey Singleton
Johnny Smith
Tony Smith
Teddy Snowball
Jimmy Spellman
Jack Stanner
George Stevens
Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stubbs
Ritchie Kid tanner
Nel Tarleton
Wally Thom
Dick Tiger
Freddie Tilston
Charlie Tonner
Tony Vairo
Dom Volante
Steve Walsh
Tommy Walsh
Billy Watt
Freddie Wilkes
Carl Wright
Johnny Wright
Fred Snell
paul Hodkinson
Shea Neary
Andy Holligan
Colin Dunne
Dave Rent
Robbie Davies
Wenton Brothers Ritchie and Nigel
Tony Willis
Ray Gilbody
Billy Aird
Billy Simpson
Nat Williams snr and jnr
Arthur Townley

[Alex]

Some good fighters on that list. Will look forward to reading about them.

[stuarttempleton]

BOB WILLIAMS
BOB GRAINGER

[stuarttempleton]

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[robert.snell1]

The web site is now available, it is still has some way to go but there are some items in place which can be looked over.

i would welcome any comments - within reason - on the content etc.

John Shep has our sincere thanks for the data listing he provided of some 463 boxers from the Merseyside and Birkenhead area on the database. Cleary some of these are still acive so will not be used.

Also to Kevin who has provided similar information from his database at britishboxing.net -

http://www.lmu.livjm.ac.uk/inmylife/Cha ... t/1116.htm

[Max Molyneux]

Nice.

[robert.snell1]

Nice.

Thanks max much appreciated - good to see another local guy.

I am planning on doing some features on local amateur lads in a week or so which you will clearly find of interest. The idea is to give them an opportunity to have some free publicity as well as the clubs.

Some photos and short bio on the clubs and the members is the starting point. Any comments on this are most welcome

[Boxscribe]

Looks like it's starting to take shape Rob. The amateur idea is also a good one. If you like I could provide some info from my old club - I'll ask the present lads if they are interested first of course.

If you wnat any help give me a shout. Also, if you want to use any of the stuff I did for the CBZ (local fighters and others), feel free.

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/scott-2.htm

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/b ... htm#conteh

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w7x-ho.htm

[KOJOE90]

Good stuff Rob.

[robert.snell1]

Looks like it's starting to take shape Rob. The amateur idea is also a good one. If you like I could provide some info from my old club - I'll ask the present lads if they are interested first of course.

If you wnat any help give me a shout. Also, if you want to use any of the stuff I did for the CBZ (local fighters and others), feel free.

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/scott-2.htm

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/b ... htm#conteh

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w7x-ho.htm

thanks very much Harry i appreciate that. i am seeing George Higgins ( Mersey ABC) and Derick Ashcroft (West Wirral) on monday to start things going.

i will be delighted to make use of the material you have and thank you. i will email you about some other ideas etc later.

A lot of interest been shown which has been great when you consider the time its been made aware to people.

[robert.snell1]

Good stuff Rob.

Thanks mate its going well and the amount of info will be greatly added to in the coming weeks. Any ideas of changes etc are what we are after at this point.

[robert.snell1]

Pleased to see we are featured in this weeks edition....fame at last

[robert.snell1]

I have the complete listing of contests at the liverpool Stadium from 1934-50 promoted by johnny best. The book is approx 6 inches thick folks.

several 1000's of fights many hundreds not currenty listed. given the sheer volume of material in the 1000 plus pages it will some considerable time before these are available online.

please check in at the site for further information or email me direct for updates etc.

many of the new data items are being made available at britishboxing.net who are able to input the data on there site.

In due course it will be made available on boxrec but i am not in the position to do this at present.

[Kayles88]

Any information on teddy snowball would be amazing as it’s my great grandad and I love hearing about his achievements

[Kayles88]

Any information on teddy snowball would be amazing as it’s my great grandad and I love hearing about his achievements