Question time..

What Australian boxer had in excess of 100 fights over 12 rounds or more?.
Spot on Rodin

 

Sparra?

 

Sparrow never went more than 10 rounds.
This fighter had at least 100 fights over 12 rounds or more.

 

Yeah i just had a look in boxrec.
This would have had to have been before the war I expect

 

Although Alf Sands had a heap of 12 rounders. Should I go & count them?

 

You're about 10 mins in front of me Rodin - if Alfie hasn't got 100 he's got 90 plus!

 

Alf Sands is right
You emulate Rodins greatest sculptor....The Thinker

 

Here's one for you Old man.

What legendary Australian champ had one round as a kick boxer on TV ringside?

 

Have a strange Aust boxing legend/kickbox story, but it occurred overseas and can't be the one you're looking for (might share it later).

Will throw out another question to keep the thread busy:

QUESTION:
Looking for the names of a couple more of Ambrose Palmer's boys.

1/ Better known by nickname than given name. Had relatively short career and fought majority of bouts at Festival Hall. Won Aust light heavyweight title by KO.

2/ Fough undefeated as a welterweight for about 20 bouts over 4 years. Retired for 8 years. Came back as a middleweight for another 10 years, for a mixed bag of wins & losses. Career spanned in total about 23 years.

 

Quick guess. Stretch Anderson

 

Good get - 1 down 1 to go.

 

Another quick guess. Gavin Topp

Nah. that's wrong

 

No, not Topp.

 

The night Stretch fought Bertucci was one of them Cinderella fights you can only dream of.
Throughout this fight Bertucci was shellacking Stretch and there were numerous times when Stretchs trainer was going to throw in the towel also Stretchs' face was cut up badly.
The referee had also told Stretch that due to the cuts the seventh would be his last and that is when a mini miracle happened.
Stretch threw a punch out of nowhere that landed flush on Bertuccis' jaw knocking him
out cold.
The crowds were still out the front of festival hall a couple of hours later when Stretch left after being attended by the Doc.
Sadly this win would be Stretchs last and he would later meet with more misfotune.
But I,ll bet anyone who saw that fight will never forget it as long as they live.
ps
MR to Rodin
DR to Kanga