Boxing News – July 04, 2019

BACK IN

THE DAY:

Braidwood

is flanked by

Colin Jacobs

[left] and trainer

Bill Felstead

was the local favourite but Rocky won
well over 10 rounds, dropping his man
three times. It was Solihull in May 1975
for Rocky’s return with Richard Dunn,
whom Rocky had previously shocked
with a first-round knockout. Dunn got
revenge via seventh-round stoppage, and
next time out beat Bunny Johnson for the
British and Commonwealth titles. Rocky
never boxed again.
Bunny Johnson, of course, is now
the president of the Central (Midlands)
Ex-Boxers Association, and their latest
newsletter has a detailed analysis of the
current heavyweight scene, with quotes
from Dillian Whyte, Dereck Chisora, Dave
Allen, David Price, Daniel Dubois, Nathan
Gorman and Joe Joyce. As I’ve said before,
it’s vital that EBAs show they’re following
the present scene, not just reminiscing
about the past.

I was pleased to hear from

Bournemouth member Peter Judge that

their Reunion, held on June 22, went

off very well. “The biggest cheer of the

afternoon,” Peter said, “was for the gutsy

young lady, Kate Farley, who although

suffering from acute cerebral palsy, had

a wide smile on her face throughout the

whole afternoon. A wonderful example

to us all, as we moan about our little

troubles.” Peter went on to say that 40

people attended, which is good, but no

one at all from any other EBA. Of course,

it’s vital that members support their

own Association, but equally EBAs need

to support one another. This is such an

important part of keeping the whole EBA

movement going.

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POPULAR: Farley is given an award by Bournemouth President Dave Fry