Gunner Moir & Joe Beckett vs 'Bombardier' Billy Wells

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  1. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just saw this uploaded:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J20z4g1yn4I[/ame]


    It ends in a savage KO, watch the very end of the video for a replay, but what fight is this? Somehow I've never seen this before.
     
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  2. Unforgiven

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    I dont know who that is, but he's impressive.
     
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  3. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Have you asked the uploader?

    Looks impressive, is it Harry Greb?
     
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  4. Meast

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    I just watched it and thought the same :shock:

    Looks a bit too big though
     
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  5. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Short, stocky, powerful, likely a heavyweight from the 1900's and 1910's era, British ring?

    I kind of want to answer the question before the uploader adds a name on the video.
     
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  6. Meast

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    'Bombardier' Billy Wells v. Joe Beckett, British & British Empire heavyweight titles.
     
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  7. TheGreatA

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    I see the name of the fight just got added. It's 'Bombardier' Billy Wells fighting Joe Beckett.
     
    TheGreatA, Feb 18, 2010
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  8. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Its no. Not how I imagine his style at all.
     
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  9. TheGreatA

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    You beat me to it. :good

    Joe Beckett looks impressive there. The only other fight I've seen of him is his one round KO loss to Carpentier. I know his TKO of Tommy Burns is out there as well.
     
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  10. Unforgiven

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    And there I was thinking the shorter guy was a black guy ! :lol:
     
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  11. Meast

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    Yeah same, I just got excited :lol:
     
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  12. Unforgiven

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    Yeah, I've only seen him getting KO'd in 1 (for the second time!) by Carpentier.
    Carpentier was obviously no joke.
     
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    Yeah it's some impressive footage.

    How many times did these two fight, was it twice or three times?
     
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  14. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Better quality:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk8OVGw16nU[/ame]


    Tommy Burns vs Gunner Moir:

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTDaIdOfO84[/ame]
     
    TheGreatA, Feb 18, 2010
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  15. TheGreatA

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    I was mistaken. :patsch

    It's Gunner Moir vs Billy Wells, not Tommy Burns. I know that Burns vs Moir does exist on film. Great fight though.
     
    TheGreatA, Feb 18, 2010
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