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list of active fighters from traveling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 20:06
by jamamb
purely curiosity, because theyve produced a lot of good fighters, have their own unique fighting culture, and the background is something that often gets mentioned during fights.

edited list:

the furys
nathan gorman
jake ball
naylor ball
tom little
tom baker
hosea burton
willie hutchinson
danny dignum
billy joe
felix cash
henry janes
frankie gavin (maybe? estranged fathers family are travellers but he said he doesnt classify himself as one)
johnny coyle
gary corcoran
andy lee
fred evans
craig evans
glenn foot
gary buckland
michael gomez jr.
iain weaver
john joe nevin
thomas patrick ward
isaac lowe

please feel free to help expand the list. also has the number of travelers who turn pro been fairly consistent? are there more doing it now? less? i know retired pros like wharton and martin power are travelers but i dont really know much about boxing from more than 20 years ago.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 20:15
by Oiky
Yea your right with Isaac, you got Gary Corcoran, felix cash, Nathan Gorman, tom little, John joe nevin, Gary buckland

Another bill saunders who's related to Billy joe has boxed,

Plenty in the ams

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 20:19
by jamamb
thx for those additions mate. for a very small portion of the population they sure produce a lot of talent.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34
by Oiky
:TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 20:56
by MPG
Martin j Ward
John O’Donnell

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 21:01
by Oiky
I remember some of the O'Donnell jeering Bradley skeete to try get him to fight John

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 12 Dec 2017, 23:32
by TheGingerBomber
TP Ward's brother Martin.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 02:55
by mickey1975
Oiky wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34 :TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price
Head and shoulders above the others in the juniors. Hopey has two brilliant brothers, too.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 03:18
by Greg Houston
Willy Hutchinson is as well.

I know a few amateurs in Scotland who come from travelling backgrounds, but can't think of any other current pros.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 03:56
by mickey1975
Johnny Coyle.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56
by bennie
Oiky wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34 :TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price
Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 05:58
by Oiky
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56
Oiky wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34 :TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price
Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?
He is mate yeah , yeah all them price boys can box mick :bag:

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 08:27
by sharry
Jack ball
Miles shinkwin

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 08:31
by Oiky
Jake is a gypsy man, where did you hear shinkwin had gypsy blood ?

Shinkwins from a big fighting family, dad uncles etc but not of travellin stock I don't think

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:00
by johnty1888
I think Glen Foot from Sunderland is from Traveller stock

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:03
by Oiky
Tom baker, gypsy

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:06
by mickey1975
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56
Oiky wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34 :TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price
Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?
Im surprised you haven't seen him, Bennie. The kid is unbelievable.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:14
by Rexob
jamamb wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:19 thx for those additions mate. for a very small portion of the population they sure produce a lot of talent.
Yeah,that Tom little is extrordinary.

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:34
by Oiky
Not active but George digger Stanley was a good fighter :bag:

Tom may not be a world lvl fighter but he's better than any one off the Internet talking sh*t on boxrec :lol:

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 09:53
by bennie
mickey1975 wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:06
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56
Oiky wrote: 12 Dec 2017, 20:34 :TU:

Charles frankham is an amateur atm but will no doubt make a good pro in future, if he takes it that far, as would hopey price
Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?
Im surprised you haven't seen him, Bennie. The kid is unbelievable.
Do you know who his father is?

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 10:07
by Oiky
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:53
mickey1975 wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:06
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56

Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?
Im surprised you haven't seen him, Bennie. The kid is unbelievable.
Do you know who his father is?
John frankham

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 10:09
by bennie
Oiky wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:07
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:53
mickey1975 wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:06

Im surprised you haven't seen him, Bennie. The kid is unbelievable.
Do you know who his father is?
John frankham
The former British light-heavyweight champion?

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 10:10
by mickey1975
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:53
mickey1975 wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:06
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 05:56

Any relation to Bobby, Johnny, Tommy?
Im surprised you haven't seen him, Bennie. The kid is unbelievable.
Do you know who his father is?
John. He was undefeated right through until the world junior semi final when he got robbed against the home kid. Was European champion and 30-0!

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 10:14
by Oiky
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:09
Oiky wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:07
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 09:53

Do you know who his father is?
John frankham
The former British light-heavyweight champion?
John is one of Johnny frankhams sons

Re: list of active fighters from travelling background

Posted: 13 Dec 2017, 10:20
by bennie
Oiky wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:14
bennie wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:09
Oiky wrote: 13 Dec 2017, 10:07

John frankham
The former British light-heavyweight champion?
John is one of Johnny frankhams sons
Yeah, cheers mate. I was trawling the web and saw there was a John Frankham Junior boxing in the early 1990s. Interesting family history. I remember watching Tommy Frankham spark a Terry Lawless prospect, Peter Bradley, back in the 1980s. He was a southpaw.