Who are the most famous boxers to fight at bethnal green?

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Hope ur all well chaps
     
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    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Johnny Tapia has to be one, Remember the atmosphere coming through the TV. Legendary stuff.
     
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    maybe not the Greatest but Edison Miranda fought their a few years ago, against Joey Vegas
     
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    How did it come about for Tapia to be fighting at York Hall then?
     
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    Paup Snith and Lucky Sambo.
     
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    jeff thomas
     
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    I think Frank had Showtime on board and they had a bill and i think they thought taking Tapia out of U.S and taking him to U.K would do good.

    Strange one but it sold the place out, great stuff.
     
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    Did Bostom Tom ever fight there? Boxrec has an incomplete record on him.
     
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    Stracey fought there.
     
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    Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis both fought there.
     
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