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1970s commonwealth champion Bobby Dunne and far more recent light heavyweight warrior Paul Briggs with be inducted into the Australian Boxing Hall of Fame in 2018. Writer Grantlee Kieza will also be part of the 2018 intake.

Congratulations to both men. I haven't heard of Dunne, but the Brigg's story is an inspiring one, and he was an absolute warrior.

I remember Bobby Dunn, terrific fighter in an era where we had some outstanding local fighters.

Briggs' dive against Danny Green should've disqualified him from ever being considered for any sort of Hall of Fame in my opinion. Even one like this that won't get much attention. He got his dirty money as a reward.

he didnt dive green just has one of the hardest jabs ever. so they say,

gilgamesh wrote: ↑02 Dec 2017, 17:36 Briggs' dive against Danny Green should've disqualified him from ever being considered for any sort of Hall of Fame in my opinion. Even one like this that won't get much attention. He got his dirty money as a reward.

As opposed to Green's career after his first retirement... The Brigg's dive was one of the best things to happen for Aussie boxing at the time. It exposed Green for the man he truly is.

jamamb wrote: ↑03 Dec 2017, 01:59 he didnt dive green just has one of the hardest jabs ever. so they say,

It didn't even make contact.

it grazed him mate. when youve got bombs in your gloves like danny thats all you need.

jamamb wrote: ↑03 Dec 2017, 02:36 it grazed him mate. when youve got bombs in your gloves like danny thats all you need.

Rumor has it that just the air created by a Danny Green jab once killed a man...

Grant wrote: ↑02 Dec 2017, 07:26 I remember Bobby Dunn, terrific fighter in an era where we had some outstanding local fighters.

Dunne was a terrific fighter, and unusually for the time he won the Commonwealth title without having first won the Australian tile.

Every member of this photo is now a member of the Australian Boxing Hall Of Fame.

I'm sure it's a bit of an optical illusion but Dunne looks closer to Charkey's size than Paul's.

Charkey was not very tall. I trained at the same gym, I was about 5'11" at that time and he was a couple of inches shorter than I was.

Well there you go. I always had the impression he was quite tall.