The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume 3 - No 1 - 10th July , 2008
Contents summary
I can think of no better way to celebrate the success than to share with you some of the stories about my dad - absolutely no bias in this choice then is there eh -
Name: Fred Snell
Career Record: click
Alias: Frederick John (Jack) Snell
Birth Name: Frederick John Snell
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Birkenhead, England
Hometown: Toronto, ON- Birkenhead
Born: 1901-06-14
Died: 1996-03-01
Age at Death: 94
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8″
Division: Light Heavyweight
Manager: Jack Jarvis
Also fought as Jack Snell.
He spent some two years in Canada (1924-26).
Reportedly he had some 20 fights, including opponents such as Red Meech, Johnny Klesh,
and Johnny Paske.
Life
Fred Snell was born in Birkenhead, Wirral, Uk and started boxing at the age of 16 and was a great lover of the outdoor life and spent much of his spare time at the Leasowe camping site a few miles from where he lived. By 1924 he had taken part in at least 100 fights but only some details of these are available at this time. He had completed his apprenticeship at the local shipyard as a boilermaker and had the urge to travel.
THE ROOSEVELT THAT I KNOW
TEN YEARS OF BOXING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMORIES OF FAMOUS FIGHTING MEN
BY MIKE DONOVAN
CHAPTER I
THE ROOSEVELT THAT I KNOW
ALL the world knows Theodore Roosevelt, the statesman; the man who turned the light on the corporate highwaymen. He has made the "Big Stick" respected. But the "Big Stick" must be guided by law, not so the fist; wherever you see a head hit it is the fighting rule ; a word and a blow, but the blow first the reverse of legal practice.
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The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume3 - No 2 - 5th Sept , 2008
. Contents summary
BEST OF BRITISH
Buchanan made his professional debut at the NSC, in September 1965, stopping Brian Tonks in the second round. As Buchanan continued to win fights before this elite gathering of club members, it is not surprising that he felt frustrated. This wasn't turning into the path to glory that he had imagined and which he knew his skills deserved. Like all great champions in any sport, Buchanan knew how good he was, and he was not happy making these trips to London to dispose of rivals without the publicity and appreciation that he felt he deserved.
Jimmy Carter
James Walter Carter was born in Aiken,South Carolina, on December 15th 1923, but when he was aged nine the family moved to New York. Jimmy first learned how to use his fists on the tough streets of Harlem and, fortunately for him , was able to channel that aggression more positively when he joined the Catholic Boys Club at a local church. It was here that Carter took up boxing and he made his amateur debut at the age of 14.
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The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume 3 - No 3 - 13th Sept , 2008
Contents summary
The Welterweights
It was not until the middle of the 19th century that the welterweight division began to be recognized. The original limit was around 10 stone (1401b) and was raised to 1421b, before settling at today's 147 1b limit in 1910. Paddy Duffy, an Irish-American bare-knuckle champion, won recognition as the division's first title holder under Queensberry Rules when he knocked out England's William McMillan, at Fort Foote in Vancouver, Canada, on 30 October 1888. Unfortunately Duffy died of tuberculosis in 1890, leaving two main claimants to his crown, Mysterious Billy Smith and Tommy Ryan, both outstanding boxers
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213513/vol-3-no-3-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-670k?da=y
The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume 3 - No 4 - 28th Sept , 2008
Contents summary
Sullivan Rarely Had Luck On His Side
It was on the night of November 14, 1910, at the national Sporting Club in King Street, Covent
garden, that Jim Sullivan beat Tom Thomas of Wales for the British middleweight title and Lonsdale belt. After having a rib broken as early as the 4th round, Sullivan gamely continued to complete the twenty - three minute - rounds to gain his victory.
Alec Lambert
( adapted from the original article published in Boxing news 2nd July 1952 ) Today, close on four decades since he fought Ted Kid Lewis for the British featherweight championship, Alec Lambert, now 60, is still in the fight game as a trainer. A role where he has gained more fame than he did as a boxer
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213514/vol-3-no-4-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-364k?da=y
Volume 3 - No 1 - 10th July , 2008
Contents summary
I can think of no better way to celebrate the success than to share with you some of the stories about my dad - absolutely no bias in this choice then is there eh -
Name: Fred Snell
Career Record: click
Alias: Frederick John (Jack) Snell
Birth Name: Frederick John Snell
Nationality: British
Birthplace: Birkenhead, England
Hometown: Toronto, ON- Birkenhead
Born: 1901-06-14
Died: 1996-03-01
Age at Death: 94
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5′ 8″
Division: Light Heavyweight
Manager: Jack Jarvis
Also fought as Jack Snell.
He spent some two years in Canada (1924-26).
Reportedly he had some 20 fights, including opponents such as Red Meech, Johnny Klesh,
and Johnny Paske.
Life
Fred Snell was born in Birkenhead, Wirral, Uk and started boxing at the age of 16 and was a great lover of the outdoor life and spent much of his spare time at the Leasowe camping site a few miles from where he lived. By 1924 he had taken part in at least 100 fights but only some details of these are available at this time. He had completed his apprenticeship at the local shipyard as a boilermaker and had the urge to travel.
THE ROOSEVELT THAT I KNOW
TEN YEARS OF BOXING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMORIES OF FAMOUS FIGHTING MEN
BY MIKE DONOVAN
CHAPTER I
THE ROOSEVELT THAT I KNOW
ALL the world knows Theodore Roosevelt, the statesman; the man who turned the light on the corporate highwaymen. He has made the "Big Stick" respected. But the "Big Stick" must be guided by law, not so the fist; wherever you see a head hit it is the fighting rule ; a word and a blow, but the blow first the reverse of legal practice.
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213511/vol-3-no-1-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-1-6-meg?da=y
The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume3 - No 2 - 5th Sept , 2008
. Contents summary
BEST OF BRITISH
Buchanan made his professional debut at the NSC, in September 1965, stopping Brian Tonks in the second round. As Buchanan continued to win fights before this elite gathering of club members, it is not surprising that he felt frustrated. This wasn't turning into the path to glory that he had imagined and which he knew his skills deserved. Like all great champions in any sport, Buchanan knew how good he was, and he was not happy making these trips to London to dispose of rivals without the publicity and appreciation that he felt he deserved.
Jimmy Carter
James Walter Carter was born in Aiken,South Carolina, on December 15th 1923, but when he was aged nine the family moved to New York. Jimmy first learned how to use his fists on the tough streets of Harlem and, fortunately for him , was able to channel that aggression more positively when he joined the Catholic Boys Club at a local church. It was here that Carter took up boxing and he made his amateur debut at the age of 14.
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213512/vol-3-no-2-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-893k?da=y
The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume 3 - No 3 - 13th Sept , 2008
Contents summary
The Welterweights
It was not until the middle of the 19th century that the welterweight division began to be recognized. The original limit was around 10 stone (1401b) and was raised to 1421b, before settling at today's 147 1b limit in 1910. Paddy Duffy, an Irish-American bare-knuckle champion, won recognition as the division's first title holder under Queensberry Rules when he knocked out England's William McMillan, at Fort Foote in Vancouver, Canada, on 30 October 1888. Unfortunately Duffy died of tuberculosis in 1890, leaving two main claimants to his crown, Mysterious Billy Smith and Tommy Ryan, both outstanding boxers
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213513/vol-3-no-3-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-670k?da=y
The Boxing Biographies Newsletter
Volume 3 - No 4 - 28th Sept , 2008
Contents summary
Sullivan Rarely Had Luck On His Side
It was on the night of November 14, 1910, at the national Sporting Club in King Street, Covent
garden, that Jim Sullivan beat Tom Thomas of Wales for the British middleweight title and Lonsdale belt. After having a rib broken as early as the 4th round, Sullivan gamely continued to complete the twenty - three minute - rounds to gain his victory.
Alec Lambert
( adapted from the original article published in Boxing news 2nd July 1952 ) Today, close on four decades since he fought Ted Kid Lewis for the British featherweight championship, Alec Lambert, now 60, is still in the fight game as a trainer. A role where he has gained more fame than he did as a boxer
http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/3213514/vol-3-no-4-pdf-october-21-2011-10-15-pm-364k?da=y
