Interesting article on Bert Gilroy

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Notice how some of the fraudulent claims that have been made in here are refuted.

Notably:

Again, claims made in some quarters that Bert Gilroy never received a world title shot during World War Two because of some London based plot to freeze him out are fantasy.
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Similarly, the charge that Bert Gilroy was frozen out of British title contention does not hold water, witness his nomination for a British title eliminator for Jock McAvoy’s British crown that only did not happen because of Bert’s unfortunate Army back injury.


And this was written by the Scots Boxing Hall of fame who surely have no axe to grind.

http://www.sbhof.co.uk/?page_id=91