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mickey1975 wrote:

polecateddy wrote:It's hardly well documented. What happened?

Well, it was on the news and in all of the papers.

I doubt it made Australia. I'm ex-pat.

I thnk the incdent Mickey is alluding to was 20 years ago now, so I doubt there's much (anything) online about it.

Henry and his traner were robbed at gunpoint whilst in trainng camp in Florida preparing to fight Benn (I think it was that fight).

Can I order this book in advance or buy it online anywhere?

I used to follow Wharton's career years back after meeting him in York just after he'd turned pro..........Absolute gentleman.

Was Henry born in Leeds (as Boxrec states) because he has cousins in Hartlepool who swear he was born there and travelled down to Leeds with his family a few days later?

johnty1888 wrote:Can I order this book in advance or buy it online anywhere?

I used to follow Wharton's career years back after meeting him in York just after he'd turned pro..........Absolute gentleman.

Was Henry born in Leeds (as Boxrec states) because he has cousins in Hartlepool who swear he was born there and travelled down to Leeds with his family a few days later?

Born in Leeds, lived in York, got a lot of family in Hartlepool.

mickey1975 wrote:

johnty1888 wrote:Can I order this book in advance or buy it online anywhere?

I used to follow Wharton's career years back after meeting him in York just after he'd turned pro..........Absolute gentleman.

Was Henry born in Leeds (as Boxrec states) because he has cousins in Hartlepool who swear he was born there and travelled down to Leeds with his family a few days later?

Born in Leeds, lived in York, got a lot of family in Hartlepool.

Cheers

I used to drink in the Grey Mare whenever I was down there with Henry's brother in law (now Ex Brother in law)

Shaun. Loves his boxing, they're still close.

mickey1975 wrote:Shaun. Loves his boxing, they're still close.

mickey1975 wrote:I don't make any catty remarks, only facts, Henry is a close friend. It was well documented what happened in Florida.

Normally you don't, mate, but on this thread you've been very hissy. You're a friend of Wharton so know more about him than probably anyone on here yet you're berating other posters for not having your intimate knowledge of the man.

As for the Florida thing. I remember Benn got held up at gunpoint while training in Miami. I didn't know Wharton did too (or maybe I did & just forgot )

Taansend wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:I don't make any catty remarks, only facts, Henry is a close friend. It was well documented what happened in Florida.

Normally you don't, mate, but on this thread you've been very hissy. You're a friend of Wharton so know more about him than probably anyone on here yet you're berating other posters for not having your intimate knowledge of the man.

As for the Florida thing. I remember Benn got held up at gunpoint while training in Miami. I didn't know Wharton did too (or maybe I did & just forgot )

Glen and Gary wasn't even my post, it was from Manno and I take it was a reference to Crawford and his brother. His brother was equally as good.

I'll buy this book, Henry was a really good fighter and always came across well, he had a really good left hook, he near enough went straight through Sam Story's ribs.

My pal Josh Wharton is Henry's relation from up Hartlepool way. Absolutely scary how similar he is to him facially. Dunno how to put pics on here or would show you. It's uncanny. Good boxer himself as well and another gent.

mickey1975 wrote:

Taansend wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:I don't make any catty remarks, only facts, Henry is a close friend. It was well documented what happened in Florida.

Normally you don't, mate, but on this thread you've been very hissy. You're a friend of Wharton so know more about him than probably anyone on here yet you're berating other posters for not having your intimate knowledge of the man.

As for the Florida thing. I remember Benn got held up at gunpoint while training in Miami. I didn't know Wharton did too (or maybe I did & just forgot )

Glen and Gary wasn't even my post, it was from Manno and I take it was a reference to Crawford and his brother. His brother was equally as good.

sorry, yeh good fighters and brothers won national titles when it was really hard to do so, think they boxed for burmantofts mickey? some good amateurs around Leeds then Silkstone then a bit later Galey,Manners brothers of course Henry,Franny Hogg

Yes, they were at the old Burmantofts. Great gym, it is again as you'll know.

mickey1975 wrote:Yes, they were at the old Burmantofts. Great gym, it is again as you'll know.

Tony Silkstone was a really good boxer, it's a terrible shame how things worked out, seemed a really sound, decent kid as well.

palooka wrote:Tony Silkstone was a really good boxer, it's a terrible shame how things worked out, seemed a really sound, decent kid as well.

A tragedy.

Denzil Browne, Tony Massey and others.

It was a pleasure to write the book, it's what makes it worthwhile. The others I done on Dave Charnley and Tony Sibson were exactly the same. Great people, sincere, tough as old nails, honest, with no malice towards any of their opponents.

Different characters though. Poor Dave's memory was going a bit but humble and very polite. Tony, so shy it was incredible, and Henry, great memory for detail, always willing to assist.

Fans will notice a similarity - they could punch like mules !!!!

I knew you'd authored the Sibson biography but not a Charnley. Someone else who hit very hard and would make a good read is Paul Ryan.

Loved Ryan's entry music.