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Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 12:16
by Controversial
This might be one for you Miles. I saw an article in the press today about Len Johnson and the issues with his colour in that era with the BBBoC only allowing boxers born to white parents to fight for the British title. Do you know much about him and is his record on here accurate (95-33-7) ?
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/17877?offset=0
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 12:35
by Woller
Try to look out for the book "Never Counted Out" by Michael Herbert.
I found my copy from Amazon.com (By way of their links to secondhand book sellers).
Woller
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 12:43
by Controversial
Woller wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 12:35
Try to look out for the book "Never Counted Out" by Michael Herbert.
I found my copy from Amazon.com (By way of their links to secondhand book sellers).
Woller
cheers bud
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 16:46
by prewarboxing
Controversial wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 12:16
This might be one for you Miles. I saw an article in the press today about Len Johnson and the issues with his colour in that era with the BBBoC only allowing boxers born to white parents to fight for the British title. Do you know much about him and is his record on here accurate (95-33-7) ?
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/17877?offset=0
It's a good article and a very worthy cause. I know a lot about Len. There are a few areas in the article that are a little revisionist but that's to be expected nowadays. I will respond in more detail shortly.
Off down to London tomorrow to do some filming with Michael Portillo and the BBC. I will be talking about Ted Kid Lewis.
Speak soon
Miles Templeton
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 13 Oct 2020, 17:39
by Throwthebomb
There’s a good profile of Len in “The Manchester Fighters” by Denis Fleming (1986). It gives his record there as 116 fights (W86 D3 L27) but he would have had many, many more in the boxing booths.
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 14 Oct 2020, 13:28
by Controversial
prewarboxing wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 16:46
Controversial wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 12:16
This might be one for you Miles. I saw an article in the press today about Len Johnson and the issues with his colour in that era with the BBBoC only allowing boxers born to white parents to fight for the British title. Do you know much about him and is his record on here accurate (95-33-7) ?
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/17877?offset=0
It's a good article and a very worthy cause. I know a lot about Len. There are a few areas in the article that are a little revisionist but that's to be expected nowadays. I will respond in more detail shortly.
Off down to London tomorrow to do some filming with Michael Portillo and the BBC. I will be talking about Ted Kid Lewis.
Speak soon
Miles Templeton
Nice one Miles
Re: Len Johnson (British fighter from 1920-33)
Posted: 20 Oct 2020, 15:31
by Controversial
prewarboxing wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 16:46
Controversial wrote: ↑13 Oct 2020, 12:16
This might be one for you Miles. I saw an article in the press today about Len Johnson and the issues with his colour in that era with the BBBoC only allowing boxers born to white parents to fight for the British title. Do you know much about him and is his record on here accurate (95-33-7) ?
https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/17877?offset=0
It's a good article and a very worthy cause. I know a lot about Len. There are a few areas in the article that are a little revisionist but that's to be expected nowadays. I will respond in more detail shortly.
Off down to London tomorrow to do some filming with Michael Portillo and the BBC. I will be talking about Ted Kid Lewis.
Speak soon
Miles Templeton
Miles, any thoughts yet about this?