Audouy/Audony plus anarchy in British titles pre-1909
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Gherardo Bonini
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Audouy/Audony plus anarchy in British titles pre-1909
In the database it appears legendary European championship for bantamweight 7 March 1910, Bowker koed Audony at NSC. I know BBBoCY and Odd reported erroeneously Audony, real name is Audouy. Then, in the database Audony has 1 bout, just versus Bowker, instead Audouy some of remainders. To be corrected Audony in Audouy, I can't because I disagree, I have documents that bout was 'a posteriori' classified as European bout, it was truly a 10 rounds match in Franco-British exhibition, Audouy was not French bantam champ, Bowker as well no Brit bantam. Unfortunately, I note there's anarchy in compilation of Bowker, Driscoll, Stanley, Joseph (that I did, but it is in open discrepancy with traditional lines) and I will report boxrec.com does not follow BBBoCY trend.
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Gherardo Bonini
- Heavyweight
- Posts: 49
- Joined: 29 Dec 2001, 20:00
SL, 7 March 1910
Dear friend,
I thank you very much for both your agreement and your citation, that gives additional hint to my information. Here below the lines of "Sporting Life", 7 March 1910
NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB
Special Franco-British night
There is an international flavour about the programme at the Headquarters for this evening as with the exception of a semi-final of the Welter-weight novices competition between George Sealy (Mile End) and Private Stuart (Cameron Highlnaders), all the contests are between representatives of France and England, so that a fine night's entertainment is assured.
Johnny Curran (bantam-weight champion of Ireland) meets Paul Til (bantam-weight champion of France) in a contest of 15 rounds duration, and the meeting should prove an interesting encounter. So, too, should that in which Joe Bowker (ex bantam-weight champion of the World) will be opposed by Jean Audouy (feather- weight champion of France) for a contest in ten rounds.
Other ten contests are between George Moore (London) and Fernand Quendreux (France), Tom Donaher (London) and Robert Eustache (France), and Jim Sullivan (London) and Willy Fruitier (France), while there are two six-rounds contests, in which Sid Burns (London) meets André Bayard (France) and George Beckett (Southampton) Celestin Moret (France).
It is interesting to know that the day after, 8 March, the journal reported the results, but, in the comment, the columnist pointed out the draw got by Til versus Curran, not mentioning at all the Bowker's victory.
Again, many thanks. Your indication that 'Boxing' reported as Featherweight a championship given to posterity as Bantamweight Eurobout, beyond flexibility of actual bodyweights, appears as self-understanding, in my view.
I thank you very much for both your agreement and your citation, that gives additional hint to my information. Here below the lines of "Sporting Life", 7 March 1910
NATIONAL SPORTING CLUB
Special Franco-British night
There is an international flavour about the programme at the Headquarters for this evening as with the exception of a semi-final of the Welter-weight novices competition between George Sealy (Mile End) and Private Stuart (Cameron Highlnaders), all the contests are between representatives of France and England, so that a fine night's entertainment is assured.
Johnny Curran (bantam-weight champion of Ireland) meets Paul Til (bantam-weight champion of France) in a contest of 15 rounds duration, and the meeting should prove an interesting encounter. So, too, should that in which Joe Bowker (ex bantam-weight champion of the World) will be opposed by Jean Audouy (feather- weight champion of France) for a contest in ten rounds.
Other ten contests are between George Moore (London) and Fernand Quendreux (France), Tom Donaher (London) and Robert Eustache (France), and Jim Sullivan (London) and Willy Fruitier (France), while there are two six-rounds contests, in which Sid Burns (London) meets André Bayard (France) and George Beckett (Southampton) Celestin Moret (France).
It is interesting to know that the day after, 8 March, the journal reported the results, but, in the comment, the columnist pointed out the draw got by Til versus Curran, not mentioning at all the Bowker's victory.
Again, many thanks. Your indication that 'Boxing' reported as Featherweight a championship given to posterity as Bantamweight Eurobout, beyond flexibility of actual bodyweights, appears as self-understanding, in my view.