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boxing: help needed please
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 15:29 |
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I would be grateful to any member who is knowledgable abou the world of boxing please |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 15:35 |
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We have found out that there was a boxer in the family and l wondered if anyone knew anything about him that might hepl us |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 15:38 |
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Thank you Louise |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 15:41 |
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Lynda it was in the 1930's his name was len Harvey |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 15:58 |
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No worries Kaylene, we all need all the help we can get. and thankyou very much to everybody for your help much appreciated |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 16:06 |
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Thanks Arthur, its nice to know someone remembers him, I never knew him but l wish l had |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 16:14 |
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No body told us about him till this last week, so still got to do a bit of work on him, then we may find the trophies |
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Paul (Tigger) | Report | 10 Jan 2005 17:24 |
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Caroline is this the same person Len Harvey (1907-1976), Boxer Boxer; began boxing aged 12; British middleweight champion (1929-33); British light heavyweight and heavyweight champion in 1933; his international career reached a peak with his fight against the American John Henry Lewis (1936) for the 12st 7lb world title which Harvey claimed on Lewis's retirement in 1939 Paul |
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Caroline | Report | 10 Jan 2005 17:30 |
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Yes Paul, it is thank you for taking the trouble to look him up |
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