Ernest "Ernie" Field was an English Amateur Boxing Association of England amateur middleweight and professional light heavy/cruiserweight boxer and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. He played at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Wakefield Trinity (A-Team) and Bramley, as a centre, or loose forward, i.e. number 3 or 4, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.
Nathaniel "Nat" J. S. Jacobs is an English amateur and professional boxer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, who won the Central (England) Area middleweight title and challenged for the British Boxing Board of Control British middleweight title. His professional fighting weight varied from 145.5 lb, i.e. welterweight, through light middleweight and middleweight, to 163.5 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. He was managed/trained by former boxer Stan Skinkiss.
Roland Todd born in Marylebone London was an English professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1910s, and 1920s, who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title.
Derek Williams is an English professional heavyweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British heavyweight title, Commonwealth heavyweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 206+1⁄2 lb, to 257 lb, i.e. heavyweight.
Wilfred Francis Greaves was 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.
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 was an Indigenous Australian professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s who is considered one of the greatest fighters ever to come from Australia. He won many championship titles in Australia and fought 146 professional fights. He was seen as a serious contender for the world middle and light heavyweight championships.
Rodney William Carr is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/super middle/light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super middleweight title, Trans-Tasman super middleweight title, Australian super middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth super middleweight title, and was a challenger for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight title against Rick Thornberry, and inaugural Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light heavyweight title against Anthony Bigeni, his professional fighting weight varied from 164 lb, i.e. super middleweight to 180+1⁄2 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
Guy "Arc Angel" Waters is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/super middle/light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He won the New South Wales State (Australia) light heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light heavyweight title, Australasian Light Heavyweight Title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) light heavyweight title, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Pan Pacific super middleweight title, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super middleweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title. He was also a challenger for the WBC light heavyweight title against Dennis Andries, World Boxing Association (WBA) World light heavyweight title against Virgil Hill, World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title against Juan Carlos Gómez, and Commonwealth super middleweight title against David Starie. His professional fighting weight varied from 167+1⁄2 lb, i.e. super middleweight to 185+1⁄4 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
Frank "Golden Boy" Johnson born in Manchester was an English professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, BBBofC British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Empire lightweight title against Pat Ford, and BBBofC British welterweight title against Peter Waterman his professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb, i.e. featherweight to 149 lb, i.e. middleweight. Frank Johnson was trained and managed by Jack Bates, and promoted by Jack Solomons.
Andy Holligan is an English amateur light welterweight and professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1980s and 1990s, who as an amateur won the 1987 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) light welterweight title, against Richard Bryan, boxing out of Rotunda ABC (Liverpool), and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light welterweight title, winning the Lonsdale Belt outright twice Commonwealth light welterweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against Julio César Chávez losing the fight after pulling out the fight at the end of the fifth round with a broken nose, and World Boxing Union (WBU) light welterweight title against Shea Neary, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 153 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Paul "Scrap Iron" Ryan is an Irish professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s who won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light welterweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light welterweight title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British welterweight title against Geoff McCreesh, his professional fighting weight varied from 136 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 148+3⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Ross "The Rooster" Hale born in Bristol is an English amateur, boxing out of National Smelting Company ABC (Avonmouth), and professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Western Area welterweight title, BBBofC British light welterweight title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British welterweight title against Geoff McCreesh, his professional fighting weight varied from 138 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 147+1⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Steve "The Viking" Foster is a retired English professional boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Commonwealth light middleweight title and IBF Inter-Continental light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Inter-Continental light middleweight title against Shaun Cummins, BBBofC British light middleweight title against Robert McCracken, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental light middleweight title against Bahre Ahmeti, World Boxing Organization (WBO) light middleweight title against Ronald "Winky" Wright, BBBofC British middleweight title against Howard Eastman, World Boxing Federation (WBF) middleweight title against Cornelius Carr, and International Boxing Organization (IBO) middleweight title against Mpush Makambi, his professional fighting weight varied from 146 lb, i.e. welterweight to 167 lb, i.e. super middleweight.
Lloyd Hibbert is an English professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light middleweight, and Commonwealth light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC Midlands Area light middleweight title against Cliff Gilpin, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 154 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Nicky Wilshire is an English amateur light middle/middleweight and professional light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who as an amateur won the 1979 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) middleweight title, against Douglas James (Llanelli/Swansea), boxing out of National Smelting Company ABC (Avonmouth), was runner-up in the 1980 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) light middleweight title, against James Price, boxing out of National Smelting Company ABC (Avonmouth), and represented Great Britain at light middleweight in the Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union, defeating Miodrag Perunović of Yugoslavia, and losing to eventual silver medal winner Aleksandr Koshkyn of the Soviet Union, and as a professional won the Commonwealth light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light middleweight title against Jimmy Cable, and Lloyd Hibbert, his professional fighting weight varied from 152+3⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 158 lb, i.e. middleweight.
Mark Rowe is an English amateur light middleweight and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s.
Les McAteer is an English amateur and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1960 Schools Intermediate title, boxing out of Birkenhead, and won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1962 Junior Class-B title against K. Kemp, boxing out of Willaston Birkenhead ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area middleweight title, BBBofC British middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title against Johnny Pritchett, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title against Tom Bogs, his professional fighting weight varied from 153+3⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 164 lb, i.e. light heavyweight. Les McAteer was managed by Johnny Campbell.
John G 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. He fought as Johnny Pritchett.
Pat "PatMac" McAteer born in Birkenhead was an English professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight title and British Empire middleweight title and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title against Charles Humez, his professional fighting weight varied from 154 lb, i.e. light middleweight to 161 lb, i.e. light heavyweight.
