Mike Coen the cobble figher

[alza1988]

Brian London Werner Wiegand undercard .I've been looking for some memoribla on this fight but can't find any .Cheers for the replys man appreciated
https://boxrec.com/en/event/52874

[markusmod]

Yes, good stuff I enjoyed reading it. - I have one question, I noticed several fighters (including your great uncle Tony) have records that read 9-6 1/2.

Do you know if that 1/2 represents a draw? Is that a British/Irish thing or and old time news thing?

Again enjoyed the read thanks for taking the time to share.

I was wondering that myself.

[The Old LefHook]

Steward in charge. Never seen that one before.

[alza1988]

Got a pic of the scrapbook got 2 boxingnews from 51 grandas and about 10 from 1956 great uncles .The yellow thing is a progran from 1956 Dereck Clark fight .The green one is the late grandas srrapbook .

[alza1988]

Got this boxingnews from 52 old grandas in this one .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yolande_Pompey

[alza1988]

Seen an article great uncle Tony trained this guy for a while not sure how many fights he worked with him for .This guy had a decent career beat **** Tiger and Billy Ellaway .See this footage against Gustav Scholz one sided brutal beat down .
BoxRec: Willie Armstrong

[QueensburyRules]

Yes, good stuff I enjoyed reading it. - I have one question, I noticed several fighters (including your great uncle Tony) have records that read 9-6 1/2.

Do you know if that 1/2 represents a draw? Is that a British/Irish thing or and old time news thing?

Again enjoyed the read thanks for taking the time to share.

- - Maddening gradient example of boxing oversight too ****** to be of any use in the rest of society.

Wouldn't want these guys as your accountant, doctor, or lawyer, that's for sure. Somewhere some genii came up with 1/4 points. Today we do nanogram level drug testing meaning if you were to inhale a contaminated gnat birthed in a contaminated water basin whileon your training run, you'd come up positive on the drug test...

[alza1988]

I found another article on Tony man .Sparring with Charlie Hill from Glasgow before his championship fight with Billy Spider Kelly from Derry .The fight went 15 rds ending in a controversial decision win to Hill .Then a riot like Hagler Minter .

[alza1988]

Boxrec on that fight .
Hill floored twice. A riot ensues after the decision is annouced with casualties resulting from it.

[Willie Pep 229]

I found another article on Tony man .Sparring with Charlie Hill from Glasgow before his championship fight with Billy Spider Kelly from Derry .The fight went 15 rds ending in a controversial decision win to Hill .Then a riot like Hagler Minter .

Oh I love it when they throw chairs. It's boxing's number one tradition.

Notice the refree doesn't wipe off the downed fighters gloves before waving them together, nor does he bother to look the fighter in the eye to see if he is OK.

Notice that the audience is all male and everyone is well dressed.

A non-interfering referee, men in suits, and flying chairs. Now that's what boxing was and should be.

I always tried to wear a sport coat when I went to the fights, always ended up next to some guy in shorts and flip-flops (Miami). I wanted to say 'go home and get dressed ******.' But you know it's a boxing crowd, probably get punched in the mouth.