Johnny "Smiler" van Rensburg born in Lichtenburg was a South African amateur bantamweight and professional light/light welter/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who as an amateur won the gold medal at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, and represented South Africa at bantamweight in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, losing to Amé rico Bonetti of Argentina, and as a professional won the Transvaal (White) lightweight title, South African lightweight title, South African welterweight title, British Empire lightweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 132 lb, i.e. lightweight to 148 lb, i.e. Middleweight, he died in Roodepoort, South Africa.
Peter Oboh is a Nigerian/British professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light heavyweight title, World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 171 3⁄4 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 196 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Blair Richardson was a Canadian professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and 1960s who won the Maritime Middleweight Title, Canada middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 154 lb, i.e. middleweight to 167 lb, i.e. light heavyweight, he was managed by Jimmy Nemis, Johnny Buckley, Johnny Buckley Jr., and trained by Al Lacey, Charlie Pappas, and Johnny Sullo. Richardson was an alumnus of Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts where he gained bachelor and master of science degrees in speech, after his retirement from boxing, he taught speech and the finer points of boxing at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts for two years before joining the faculty at Emerson College in 1970, he was also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and several speech organizations, he died at New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts following surgery for a brain tumor.
Wilf Greaves is a Canadian amateur light middleweight and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who as an amateur won the gold medal at light middleweight in the Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and as a professional won the Canada middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 152 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 164 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. Wilf Greaves was managed by Jacob Mintz.
Brent "Koko" Kosolofski is a Canadian amateur light heavyweight and professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who as an amateur represented Canada at light heavyweight in the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada, United States, losing to John Beckles of England, represented Canada and won the bronze medal at light heavyweight in the Boxing at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, in Edinburgh, Scotland, losing to eventual gold medal winner James Moran of England, and represented Canada at light heavyweight in the Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, losing to Andrea Magi of Italy, and as a professional won the Commonwealth light heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 173 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 199 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Dave Bruce Ballard, known as Charkey Ramon, is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1970s, and referee of the 1970s and '80s, who won the Australian light middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 147 lb, i.e. welterweight to 175 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. Charkey Ramon was managed and trained by Bernie Hall. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Ron Richards born Ranold/Randell William Richards in Ipswich, Queensland was an indigenous Australian professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s who won the Queensland State (Australia) heavyweight title, Australian middleweight title, Australian heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, and British Empire middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 151 lb, i.e. middleweight to 168 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.
Steve Aczel is an Australian professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s who won the Australasian light heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, Australian heavyweight title, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) heavyweight title, Queensland State (Australia) heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, drew with Maile Haumona for the South Pacific heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian cruiserweight title against Tony Mundine, and Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Stewart Lithgo, his professional fighting weight varied from 172 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 203 1⁄2 lb, i.e. heavyweight. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011.
Bob Dunlop born in Ivanhoe was an Australian professional super middle/light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s who won the Australian heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian light heavyweight title against Clive Stewart, his professional fighting weight varied from 167 lb, i.e. super middleweight to 195 1⁄2 lb, i.e. heavyweight. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006.
Johnny "Playboy" Prescott born in Birmingham was an English professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and British Commonwealth heavyweight title against Henry Cooper, the outdoor bout at Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium was postponed for a day because of bad weather, his professional fighting weight varied from 13 st, i.e. cruiserweight to 14 st, i.e. heavyweight, he died in Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. Johnny Prescott was an orphan, and was resident at Josiah Mason's Orphanage, Orphanage Road, Erdington, he later lived with his grandmother on William Henry Street, Nechells, he was a fan of Birmingham City, i.e. a Bluenose, as a boxer he was managed by George Biddles.
Scott "Dynamite" Dann, is an English amateur light middleweight and professional middle/super middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur won the 1996 Amateur Boxing Association of England light middleweight title, against Ian Cooper, boxing out of Mayflower ABC (Plymouth), and as a professional won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental middleweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) English middleweight title, BBBofC British middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title, Commonwealth middleweight title, and BBBofC British middleweight title against Howard Eastman, his professional fighting weight has varied from 158 1⁄2 lb, i.e. middleweight to 174 lb, i.e. light heavyweight.
Mark Rowe is an English amateur light middleweight and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1966 Amateur Boxing Association of England Light middleweight (71 kg) title, against Thomas "Tom" Imrie, boxing out of Fitzroy Lodge ABC, and won a gold medal at Light Middleweight beating Thomas "Tom" Imrie (Scotland) in the Boxing at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British middleweight title against Bunny Sterling, his professional fighting weight varied from 154 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 162 lb, i.e. light heavyweight.
Johnny Pritchett is an English amateur welterweight and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, and boxing manager of the 1970s and '80s, who as an amateur won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1959 Junior Class-A title against B. Ford, boxing out of Bingham & District ABC, won the 1962 Amateur Boxing Association of England welterweight title, against Harry Dean, boxing out of Bingham & District ABC, won the 1963 Amateur Boxing Association of England welterweight title, against Ralph Charles, boxing out of Bingham & District ABC, and represented England and won the silver medal at welterweight in the Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia, losing to Wallace Coe of New Zealand, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title against Juan Carlos Durán, his professional fighting weight varied from 153 1⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 162 1⁄2 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. Johnny Pritchett managed; Dave Needham, Howard Hayes, Johnny Cheshire, and Dave Symonds.
Johnny Sullivan was an English professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight title, and British Empire middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 149 lb, i.e. middleweight to 174 1⁄2 lb, i.e. light heavyweight.
Crawford "Chilling" Ashley (born Gary Crawford, 20 May 1964 in Leeds is an English professional super middle/light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control Central Area light heavyweight title, BBBofC British light heavyweight title, European Boxing Union light heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, drew with Yawe Davis for the vacant European Boxing Union light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union light heavyweight title against Graciano Rocchigiani, World Boxing Association World super middleweight title against Michael Nunn, World Boxing Association World light heavyweight title against Virgil Hill, and World Boxing Union cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann, his professional fighting weight varied from 163 lb, i.e. super middleweight to 211 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Gary Delaney, born in Newham, London, is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. He won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area light heavyweight title, World Boxing Board (WBB) light heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, BBBofC Southern Area cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title against Julius Francis, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against John Keeton, and Jesper Kristiansen, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Bruce Scott, and World Boxing Union cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann, and Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from 174 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 231 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Neil "Simmo" Simpson is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, now based in Coventry, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area light heavyweight title, BBBofC British light heavyweight title, British Masters Cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title against Darren Corbett, European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title against Yawe Davis, World Boxing Union (WBU) light heavyweight title against Tony Oakey, and BBBofC British light heavyweight title against Peter Oboh, his professional fighting weight varied from 169 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 216 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Bruce "Lionheart" Scott is a Jamaican/British professional light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area cruiserweight title, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth cruiserweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the Commonwealth light heavyweight title against Nicky Piper, World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title against Johnny Nelson, World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title against Juan Carlos Gómez, Commonwealth cruiserweight title against Adam Watt, and World Boxing Union (WBU) cruiserweight title against Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from 173 lb, i.e. light heavyweight to 199 1⁄4 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
Derek Angol is an English professional light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s and '90, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) cruiserweight title against Tyrone Booze, and European Boxing Union (EBU) cruiserweight title against Akim Tafer, and Massimiliano Duran, his professional fighting weight varied from 184 1⁄2 lb, to 196 1⁄2 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
