Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Anyone got any history on the above topic ? Old photos or just knowledge (true or false ) My Grandad was a young booth boxer at 17 yrs and he never lost a ten bob note 3 round fight in 2 years ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Went to Goose fair in Nottingham about 20 years ago, they still had a booth boxer there, my mates were trying to get me to have a go, i declined after a wanna be tough guy went in for three rounds against the boxer and was toyed with and "owned" the whole time depsite his haymakers and billy big bollocks attitude Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Went to Goose fair in Nottingham about 20 years ago, they still had a booth boxer there, my mates were trying to get me to have a go, i declined after a wanna be tough guy went in for three rounds against the boxer and was toyed with and "owned" the whole time depsite his haymakers and billy big bollocks attitude Thanks for reply , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catchwrestler 31 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) Randolph turpin was a booth boxer before he went pro Edited May 27, 2011 by catchwrestler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Anyone got any history on the above topic ? Old photos or just knowledge (true or false ) My Grandad was a young booth boxer at 17 yrs and he never lost a ten bob note 3 round fight in 2 years ! ive got a couple of pics and old showman stuff the booth gaffers were useully the tent men the riggers etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Anyone got any history on the above topic ? Old photos or just knowledge (true or false ) My Grandad was a young booth boxer at 17 yrs and he never lost a ten bob note 3 round fight in 2 years ! ive got a couple of pics and old showman stuff the booth gaffers were useully the tent men the riggers etc Boothe i may have spelt it wrong (french ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old school 518 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 when we travelled queensland australia we answered a job advert for a town called cracow!! we knew nothin of them at the time but it turns out that the fella that run the hotel we were to work in was a retired tent boxer called fred brophey and had about 10 fighters under him, one of whome was an aboriginy who was unbeaten and fought men 2-3 stone heavier!!! they also fought drunk as fook and sometimes naked on friday nights lol!! we didnt stay long because it just wasnt safe hence the reason why the job advert was nearly 100 miles away! at that time 17 backpackers had went missing without trace and that was 6 years ago so god only knows what the tally is now!!! but all i can say is, tent boxers are tent boxers for a very good reason... its because theyre usually shite or else they have no heart and quit so the only people they can beat are often the usual wannabe hardmen that like to have a pint and then fight the world!! there maybe the odd exception somewhere but they would be few and far between!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 when we travelled queensland australia we answered a job advert for a town called cracow!! we knew nothin of them at the time but it turns out that the fella that run the hotel we were to work in was a retired tent boxer called fred brophey and had about 10 fighters under him, one of whome was an aboriginy who was unbeaten and fought men 2-3 stone heavier!!! they also fought drunk as fook and sometimes naked on friday nights lol!! we didnt stay long because it just wasnt safe hence the reason why the job advert was nearly 100 miles away! at that time 17 backpackers had went missing without trace and that was 6 years ago so god only knows what the tally is now!!! but all i can say is, tent boxers are tent boxers for a very good reason... its because theyre usually shite or else they have no heart and quit so the only people they can beat are often the usual wannabe hardmen that like to have a pint and then fight the world!! there maybe the odd exception somewhere but they would be few and far between!!So you slaggin it ,fuk u Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) when we travelled queensland australia we answered a job advert for a town called cracow!! we knew nothin of them at the time but it turns out that the fella that run the hotel we were to work in was a retired tent boxer called fred brophey and had about 10 fighters under him, one of whome was an aboriginy who was unbeaten and fought men 2-3 stone heavier!!! they also fought drunk as fook and sometimes naked on friday nights lol!! we didnt stay long because it just wasnt safe hence the reason why the job advert was nearly 100 miles away! at that time 17 backpackers had went missing without trace and that was 6 years ago so god only knows what the tally is now!!! but all i can say is, tent boxers are tent boxers for a very good reason... its because theyre usually shite or else they have no heart and quit so the only people they can beat are often the usual wannabe hardmen that like to have a pint and then fight the world!! there maybe the odd exception somewhere but they would be few and far between!! when you whr in aus did you come across a pro boxer cruiser weight -- think he fought for a world title at some stage ..kevin wagstaff ? Edited May 27, 2011 by the_stig Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old school 518 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 when we travelled queensland australia we answered a job advert for a town called cracow!! we knew nothin of them at the time but it turns out that the fella that run the hotel we were to work in was a retired tent boxer called fred brophey and had about 10 fighters under him, one of whome was an aboriginy who was unbeaten and fought men 2-3 stone heavier!!! they also fought drunk as fook and sometimes naked on friday nights lol!! we didnt stay long because it just wasnt safe hence the reason why the job advert was nearly 100 miles away! at that time 17 backpackers had went missing without trace and that was 6 years ago so god only knows what the tally is now!!! but all i can say is, tent boxers are tent boxers for a very good reason... its because theyre usually shite or else they have no heart and quit so the only people they can beat are often the usual wannabe hardmen that like to have a pint and then fight the world!! there maybe the odd exception somewhere but they would be few and far between!!So you slaggin it ,fuk u just my opinion on it mate... i was only an amateur and to add i was only a quarter of the way fit and i took on 2 bums at the sametime and both, at a guess, were 12st each!! in comparison to my 9st 6lbs i thought i was gonna get slaughtered but it was all over in 2 rounds, one pretended he was knocked out and the other just quit lol!! and no, before anyone asks, we didnt fight naked lol!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,262 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 There is a man from Bucks area surname Skinner, was a judo instructor when I met him. Was told that he was a booth boxer and also trained Mcguigan for fitness, Mcguigan bought him rolls royce as a thankyou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 when we travelled queensland australia we answered a job advert for a town called cracow!! we knew nothin of them at the time but it turns out that the fella that run the hotel we were to work in was a retired tent boxer called fred brophey and had about 10 fighters under him, one of whome was an aboriginy who was unbeaten and fought men 2-3 stone heavier!!! they also fought drunk as fook and sometimes naked on friday nights lol!! we didnt stay long because it just wasnt safe hence the reason why the job advert was nearly 100 miles away! at that time 17 backpackers had went missing without trace and that was 6 years ago so god only knows what the tally is now!!! but all i can say is, tent boxers are tent boxers for a very good reason... its because theyre usually shite or else they have no heart and quit so the only people they can beat are often the usual wannabe hardmen that like to have a pint and then fight the world!! there maybe the odd exception somewhere but they would be few and far between!!So you slaggin it ,fuk u You are right ! just my opinion on it mate... i was only an amateur and to add i was only a quarter of the way fit and i took on 2 bums at the sametime and both, at a guess, were 12st each!! in comparison to my 9st 6lbs i thought i was gonna get slaughtered but it was all over in 2 rounds, one pretended he was knocked out and the other just quit lol!! and no, before anyone asks, we didnt fight naked lol!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 jimmy wilde and tommy farr/parr whr booth fighters -- look up ron taylor on the net he had the booth at goose fair .. i seem to remember someone wrote a book on booths may be wrong memorys going these days -- google boxing or fairground boxing booths .. i was brought up 2 mins from the goose fair site used to make a few quid helping set up and pack away .. when the fair had gone we used to walk the forest looking for cash that punters had dropped ..used to hang around the booths and wall of death all day n night happy days . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Little fish 3 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) More than i can know ! thank you ! :thumbs:Arthur Lewis was my Granfur ! Edited May 27, 2011 by Little fish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 More than i can know ! thank you ! just had a look on google myself some nice images and loads of info -- thats me sorted for an hour .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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