In the late 1940's/early 50's, going home from KEGS Camp Hill, I would catch the 15/17 bus in High St Bordesley just before it went under the railway bridge. Near the stop was a sweet shop I sometimes used. It was run by a man with a multi-lined face and built along the lines of a jockey. His name was Joe Fox. There were photographs around showing him as a boxer.
At seperate times he was both British Feather- and Bantam-weight champions (1915 and 1921) and won the Lonsdale belt. (I think this belt or one like it was on display in the shop.) He was born in Leeds. In the UK nearly all of his fights were in the North or London. He also had many fight in the USA and Canada. None seemed to have been in the Midlands.
So not quite a Birmingham sporting hero. Yet he lived here for a while. The references I have googled agree he died in 1965 but do not say where.
What brought him to Birmingham?
At seperate times he was both British Feather- and Bantam-weight champions (1915 and 1921) and won the Lonsdale belt. (I think this belt or one like it was on display in the shop.) He was born in Leeds. In the UK nearly all of his fights were in the North or London. He also had many fight in the USA and Canada. None seemed to have been in the Midlands.
So not quite a Birmingham sporting hero. Yet he lived here for a while. The references I have googled agree he died in 1965 but do not say where.
What brought him to Birmingham?