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HairyHighlander
10-29-2008, 10:53 AM
Hi i am looking to read up on some of Scotland's old time fighter's from bare knuckle time's to more recent time's. If anyone has any link's or site's i could go read up on for a few hour's that would be great :happy

Thank's

Hairy:bbb
Robbi
10-29-2008, 10:57 AM
Hi i am looking to read up on some of Scotland's old time fighter's from bare knuckle time's to more recent time's. If anyone has any link's or site's i could go read up on for a few hour's that would be great :happy

Thank's

Hairy:bbb

I can't provide you dedicated sites with a few hours reading. Need a book for that. But do a google search on Peter Keenan, Jackie Brown, Walter McGowan, and Benny Lynch.
HairyHighlander
10-29-2008, 11:55 AM
Ah cheers mate, i know of Benny and Walter,didnt Walter have a massive amatuer record ?

Cheers again

Hairy :bbb
AlFrancis
10-29-2008, 01:27 PM
Ah cheers mate, i know of Benny and Walter,didnt Walter have a massive amatuer record ?

Cheers again

Hairy :bbb

Didn't have a bad pro career either

British, Empire and World flyweight champion,
British and Empire bantamweight champion
HairyHighlander
10-29-2008, 06:25 PM
It was him aye ? Maybe im thinking of someone else, huuuuuuuuuuuge amatuer career , like 700+ or something, maybe im wrong or mixed up, not had a chance to check them all out yet, if anyone has names to add, i would gladly appreciate

Thanks

Hairy :bbb
AlFrancis
10-29-2008, 07:18 PM
It was him aye ? Maybe im thinking of someone else, huuuuuuuuuuuge amatuer career , like 700+ or something, maybe im wrong or mixed up, not had a chance to check them all out yet, if anyone has names to add, i would gladly appreciate

Thanks

Hairy :bbb


Dick McTaggert your thinking of.

Brilliant amateur and Olympic gold medallist 1956
I think he was awarded the Val Barker trophy for best boxer
European champ
Commonwealth champ
Several ABA titles

I had a drink with him once, a lovely fella.
HairyHighlander
10-29-2008, 08:10 PM
Dick McTaggert your thinking of.

Brilliant amateur and Olympic gold medallist 1956
I think he was awarded the Val Barker trophy for best boxer
European champ
Commonwealth champ
Several ABA titles

I had a drink with him once, a lovely fella.

yes thats the one

cheers another name to check

Hairy :happy