Roko Spanja 1948-1970

[tonik]

Roko Spanja ( http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=054301 ), he died after nockout of Hector Thompson (Oct. 6. 1970) ... i want to know does anyone have info. or pictures of Roko Spanja. thx for help.

[blueknight23]

An old timer who I now see regularly, who used to train with Roko said my style reminded him of Roko's. He said Roko could hit hard, didn't know very much english, and was a bit of a gentleman in sparring until he got hit hard....then you would get a few hard ones back. Said he was thrown in over his head way to early.

[bollox]

Don't know anything about the guy but I know that Hector Thompson was severely affected by his death for the remainder of his career and long after it. It was the first of 2 fatalities involving Hector

[hofguy]

The Australian boxing magazine "Fighter" had two stories about Roko Spanja. The first was in the November, 1970, edition, & the other in May, 1972, both stories had pictures. In his boxrec record there is a fight against Sid Capewell shown without a result, it was a draw, over 6 rounds. It was shown on TV Ringside & was an all action war.