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A top ten for the mix......all old school, all great/charismatic fighters.
Georges 'The Orchid Man' Carpentier.
Immaculately dressed with an orchid in his buttonhole. Very French.
Tony 'The Man of Steel' Zale.
Legendary tough guy, raised in a steel town.
Randy Turpin 'The Leamington Licker'
Homage to his hometown of Leamington Spa.
Jimmy Wilde 'The Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand'
Tiny, fragile, pale little man who appeared to hit people with a hammer.
Jack 'The Whitechapel Windmill' Berg
Also known as Kid due to ***ish heritage, but the Whitchapel connection hinted at his hard, tough Eastend upbringing.
Luis Firpo 'The Wild Bull of the Pampas'
Raging Argentine heavyweight, very emotive monicker.
Jim 'The Boilermaker' Jeffries
Summed-up his massive strength/power when iron was still bashed into shape.
John 'Cowboy' McCormack - bizarrely, came from Scotland, not Texas!
Yvon Durrelle 'The Fighting Fisherman'
Very simple and effective, Yvon worked the trawlers.
And my favourite, Tommy Burns 'The Little Giant of Hanover'.
A powerful man packed into the frame of a tiny man.
Georges 'The Orchid Man' Carpentier.
Immaculately dressed with an orchid in his buttonhole. Very French.
Tony 'The Man of Steel' Zale.
Legendary tough guy, raised in a steel town.
Randy Turpin 'The Leamington Licker'
Homage to his hometown of Leamington Spa.
Jimmy Wilde 'The Ghost with the Hammer in his Hand'
Tiny, fragile, pale little man who appeared to hit people with a hammer.
Jack 'The Whitechapel Windmill' Berg
Also known as Kid due to ***ish heritage, but the Whitchapel connection hinted at his hard, tough Eastend upbringing.
Luis Firpo 'The Wild Bull of the Pampas'
Raging Argentine heavyweight, very emotive monicker.
Jim 'The Boilermaker' Jeffries
Summed-up his massive strength/power when iron was still bashed into shape.
John 'Cowboy' McCormack - bizarrely, came from Scotland, not Texas!
Yvon Durrelle 'The Fighting Fisherman'
Very simple and effective, Yvon worked the trawlers.
And my favourite, Tommy Burns 'The Little Giant of Hanover'.
A powerful man packed into the frame of a tiny man.
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