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THE DARTFORD DESTROYER

THE DARTFORD DESTROYER

‘One of Britain’s greatest boxers not to win a world crown.’ The Scotsman   David Fraser Charnley was the son of Scottish parents who moved from Lanarkshire, Scotland to Dartford, Kent. Whilst c...

FEATURED BLOG WINNER - JOE FRAZIER - PHILLY'S FEARSOME FOE

FEATURED BLOG WINNER - JOE FRAZIER - PHILLY'S FEARSOME FOE

  'BVB writer, Paul Zanon is currently working with prisoners at HMP Thameside using the power of sports writing to help them develop into wordsmiths. We are delighted to support his efforts by do...

THE JERRY QUARRY STORY

THE JERRY QUARRY STORY

‘Was Jack Bodell an awkward fighter? Well – he fell kinda awkward.’ Jerry Quarry Known by many as ‘Irish Jerry Quarry,’ the future multi-time world title challenger was born on 15 May 1945 in Bak...

'THE OLD MONGOOSE'

'THE OLD MONGOOSE'

‘I'm like the drunk in the bar who wants just one more for the road.’ Archie Moore Archiebald Lee Wright was born into poverty on 13 December 1913 in Benoit Mississippi and is without a doubt a...

FIGHTING HARADA

FIGHTING HARADA

‘Harada had a lot of velocity in his arms, reaching to hit me recklessly several times. It was a style of his own that hindered the opponent when they tried to hit him.’ Eder Jofre, The Ring Magaz...

GEORGE CARPENTIER - THE ORCHID MAN

GEORGE CARPENTIER - THE ORCHID MAN

‘Attack is only one half of the art of boxing.’ George Carpentier   As a fully fledged 175lbs light heavyweight standing at 5ft 11 inches, Carpentier was a light heavyweight force of nature. How...

THE BOSTON BONECRUSHER  - SAM LANGFORD

THE BOSTON BONECRUSHER - SAM LANGFORD

‘There was one man who was even smaller than I, who I wouldn’t fight because I knew he would flatten me. I was afraid of Sam Langford.’ Jack Dempsey   Samuel Edgar Langford was not just a little...

THE GENTLEMAN OF BOXING

THE GENTLEMAN OF BOXING

‘It's like being in love with a woman. She can be unfaithful, she can be mean, she can be cruel, but it doesn't matter. If you love her, you want her, even though she can do you all kinds of harm....

JIM COOPER

JIM COOPER

‘We went to school together, we went boxing together, we were together in the Army. We look alike, we think alike, in temperament we’re similar and often we catch ourselves repeating each other’s ...

LIVERMORE LARUPPER - THE MAX BAER STORY

LIVERMORE LARUPPER - THE MAX BAER STORY

“I never pretended to be a boxer, but they forced me to get to the top”. Max Baer If you mention Omaha, Nebraska and boxing in the same breath, most will think, ‘Terence Crawford.’ However, very ...

THE CINCINNATI COBRA

THE CINCINNATI COBRA

Roland La Starza was tough, but Ezzard Charles was the toughest man I ever fought. I learned what pain was all about when I fought him.’ Rocky Marciano   Ezzard Charles was born on 7 July 1921 i...

MAX SCHMELING

MAX SCHMELING

‘I would not like to be remembered as someone who amounted to do so much as an athlete, but who was good for nothing as a person. I couldn't stand that.’ Max Schmeling Maximilian Adolph Otto S...

THE AMBLING ALP - PRIMO CARNERA

THE AMBLING ALP - PRIMO CARNERA

When Carnera won the title, there were celebrations everywhere. It gave every Italian a sense of pride and hope.’ Rocky Marciano Primo Carnera stood a touch under 6ft 6inches, fought at around 1...