Greatest Australian boxing families!

Young son of Terry was a fair am. also.. Michael, I believe the name is??


Another family with a classic nostalgic relevance being the Crouchers.. with connections dating back to the 'prize ring' .. Mick Croucher was an established M/LH in his days... Nathan was a fine south paw.. a classy little fighter... in the late '90s.. early 2000s..

 

:happy re clive stewart, turns 73 in 2009, gee u are getting on now matey.
loved watching all your fights in brisbane, even if i was only around 5 yrs old. i remember looking around the wall at festival hall and seeing your photo hanging up on the wall. i would love to know what happened to your photos. from jenny wren

 

Jenny.. I wish I could answer some of the above... but, I'm not Clive Stewart... I guess tracking him down would be quite easy.. try contacting the Queensland boxing authorities or Past and Present Boxers association in Q.L.D..

 

What a fabulous string this is.
I guess it's an age thing, but reading about the "old" fighters for a bloke like me who has a memory like chicken wire is just great.

Keep 'em coming.


BTW. Flamenco, does your suburb or near by one have a Collins st in it?

 

I would have to suggest there may well be, although I'd have to check the Melways. Fresh to the Western Subs of Melb. I'm not totally familiar with all the street names... more inclined to pay attention to the numerous speed/red light cameras mate..


Post Script..... and the bottle shops.

 

Ronnie Justice and his dad Young Yank (Ronnie Justice Senior)

Young Victor(Aquilina) and Tony Aquillina (brothers.)

Tommy and Frank Bayliss, (father and son)


Billy and Dean Gayther (father and son)


Ambrose Palmer's brother was Dave, I think.

 

Ambrose Palmer is the son of Bill Palmer, former lightweight champ of Victoria. His brothers were Dave and Bill jnr. Both top liners, with Dave Palmer once beating Jack Carrol. Thats the latest I have found.

Good to hear mention of Bill and Dean Gayther.
Sadly, Dean is no longer with us, having been taken in a dirt bike accident a couple of years back. Twice National Am. champ, with a good pro boxing record.

R.I.P Dean Gayther. A very nice bloke to have known.

 

Just an article found in "The Square Ring", Feb '87.
'Brothers who became Australian Champions'

"First brothers were the Greens- Jackie and Teddy. They were nephews of 'old' Teddy Green, the 'old' being used to distinguish him from his younger nephew. Old Teddy won the Bantam crown first time around more than 80 years ago.He was a flyweight, by reports, but there was no flyweight division then."

"Now for the brothers. Jackie won some acclaim as Australian flyweight champion in 1917, when he was only 15, but Victoria recognised Kid raymond. Then along came George Mendies who many experts regarded as the greatest flyweight Australia ever produced. He outpointed Jackie Green in September 1917 while scaling 7.4 1/2. It was a 20 round encounter."

So Jackie was not undisputed nor legitimate flyweight champion of Australia, but he was indisputably bantamweight and featherweight champion."

"He won the bantam crown from Vince Blackburn on Janruary 17, 1920. He won the featherweight diadem from Sid Godfrey on April 5, 1920. Godfrey later developed into one of Australias all-time great lightweights."

"Jackie Green lost his featherweight title to Bert Spargo on November 5, 1921. He outgrew the bantam division."

"As for young Teddy Green, he won the Australian flyweight title from Patsy Kelly on September 24, 1926. Kelly had won the title from Al White a few months earlier. On August 14, 1929, Vic White (not Al) won the title from Teddy Green. On July 16, 1930, Teddy won back the title from Vic White."

"One could say it was a colourful era- with Al White, Teddy Green and Vic White!".

 

jeff kanoski ,tim kanofski,jason kanofski .i think jeff is studing to be a scrink.

 

Where to begin...

 

Steven and Daniel Marks.
Steven winning an Australian Title
Daniel having a better amateur career than pro, had one pro fight only I think.
Two tough fellows, who never took prisoners.

 

Originally posted by Joe Cool
i think jeff is studing to be a scrink.

Profound comment.:lloll