I agree, Rudkins comp is amongst the best for ANY fighter from these shores. His win over Walter McGowan in their 2nd fight is exemplary. Rudkin would have been a champ in any other era (except maybe the Zamora-Zarate-Pintor era, Rudkin-Davila what a fight that'd be) and was sheer class.
Bristol...not a hotbed of talent but a few notables Glenn Catley Ross Hale Adrian Stone Lee Haskins Dean Francis (we have claimed him )
Cardiff: 1. Jim Driscoll 2. Jack Petersen 3. Joe Erskine 4. Steve Robinson 5. Nicky Piper 6. Pat Thomas 7. Eddie Avoth 8. Malcolm Collins (Amateur who had over 250 bouts losing only 8 & beat Olympic Medallists Tommy Nicholls & Dick McTaggart) 9. Barry Jones 10. Albert Barnes (amateur)