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Who remembers the 'Greek Tank' ? Born in Liverpool and boxed out of Birmingham - his fight with Rocky Kelly must have been some war!
How is he doing these days?

Tough man, very tough.

Was there a medical reason he retired? I seem to remember something like that

Old bones Ian wrote:Tough man, very tough.

Was there a medical reason he retired? I seem to remember something like that

Grew up watching him vs Kelly n Bingham, had only just started down the gym when i saw him vs Kelly, nearly put me off for life!! Call me sick but while other kids used to dream up fights like Tyson v Ali etc... I dreamed of Ward v Petrou!!!!!!!!!!!!

His son has just started training at our gym

Awesome warrior. I saw him on telly think it was the old fight night series & what a tough tough man.

(His son has just started training at our gym)

Hows His son getting on? is he going to be good? whats the tank up to these days does anyone know?

The Dad has got a cafe in the yew tree area of Birmingham .The son could end up being good got nice natural skill and can hit a little

Kostas was fighting better than ever when his world collapsed in 1989 with the brain scan. He gave Lloyd Honeyghan a really hard fight early in their respective careers.

Some of Kostas Petrou's fights can be seen on YouTube. The Rocky Kelly fight is in 4 parts.

If anyone has any more fights please let me know.

I just posted about the wrong man

this guy lived in the north end of birkenhead merseyside

I once went to a cafe called Hercules in Birmingham's old rag market. Kostas was in the kitchen frying the best fish and chips I have ever tasted.

fasteddie wrote:this guy lived in the north end of birkenhead merseyside

Poor bloke :(

banjo wrote:

fasteddie wrote:this guy lived in the north end of birkenhead merseyside

Poor bloke :(

hahaha take it you don't like Birkenhead then?

Kostas petrou's son had bags of potential. I remember watching him spar one of the top pros who is now pushing for a british title fight and Kos knocked him out the ring he is one of the most powerful lads at his weight I've ever saw. Nice lad to I ent saw him in a while tho the last time I saw him he was being told by Lenny Woodall Richie Woodall dad that he will be champ one day. Could take a good shot to like his dad.

Kostas petrou son was the strongest lad at his weight I've come across. He knocked a lad clean out the ring in sparing the lad he knocked out the ring is now fighting for British title, very tough lad could take a good shot aswell like his dad.