Joe Blake of Hoxton
Joe Blake of Hoxton
Can anyone help - my Grandad was a lightweight boxer from Hoxton, London, Great Britain (or St George/Shoreditch) between 1928-1933. He fought a match at an open air ring at Londons Crystal Palace. I have a picture of it clearly stamped with Planet News on the back showing my grandad having knocked out his oponent. Now we remember my Grandad telling us that he won the match and that the picture was printed in a national paper. It may also be possible that his oponent was German but we can find no record of the fight and would really love to know more details as it was at quite a historic location. Can anyone help? My Dad has been to London looking through old papers but no joy although he did get impression that all boxing fights were held on public holidays and only a few a year? Does anyone know about this. Any guidance would be appreciated.