Len Wickwar

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  1. SteveO

    SteveO MSW Full Member

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    MrOliverKlozoff The guy in shades Full Member

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    ...Bump? I found this thread on Google, searching for information on him.
     
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    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    his comp was both journeymen and excellent,
    the guy fought 400 fights and EVERY TOP BRIT of note and Europeans too, from about LW to WW even MWs.

    Len Wickwar is an unsung great fighter.
     
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    No disgrace being kod by Boon, when he was past his best ,Boon was a terrific puncher.
     
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    Boon was one of the top dogs, could have won a world title in his own right!

    Boon finished at WW and won fight of the year in 1947 with Robert Villimain who gave LaMotta hell.

    Top man.
     
    thistle1, Apr 4, 2011
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