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Boxer Jack Simpson

Gwynfor

Gwynfor

knowlegable brummie
Does anyone have any information on a boxer called jack simpson, from kingstanding birmingham, he was my uncle and he boxed around 1940s i think.
 
Unfortunately not, there are a few sites on the web thatspecialise in boxing data if you try Google

 
coming from king standing all those years ago i reckon he could have fought agaist big jackie burns ; or his brother bany ;
or the Mc Croatie brothers as they was also birmingham boxers and well known in the birmingham area for that period
when they retired they set up a boxing club in the GKN works at heath street winson green for local kids to learn how to box
i know personaly the the brotheres they run a place called the truck stop over in acocks green i think jackie died afew years ago now as far as i know his brother
is still baround i also knew jackie personaly all the four of them remained great close friends for many years ;
jackieused to keep is hand in with theyoung boxersfor yearsup untill at least five years ago there is a boxing club down victoria rd aston todaysomethink hall its called jackieas old and as big as he was ; was always seen down there on boxing nights ;watching the up and coming boy boxers ; astonian;;
 
Astonian said:
coming from king standing all those years ago i reckon he could have fought agaist big jackie burns ; or his brother bany ;
or the Mc Croatie brothers as they was also birmingham boxers and well known in the birmingham area for that period
when they retired they set up a boxing club in the GKN works at heath street winson green for local kids to learn how to box
i know personaly the the brotheres they run a place called the truck stop over in acocks green i think jackie died afew years ago now as far as i know his brother
is still baround i also knew jackie personaly all the four of them remained great close friends for many years ;
jackieused to keep is hand in with theyoung boxersfor yearsup untill at least five years ago there is a boxing club down victoria rd aston todaysomethink hall its called jackieas old and as big as he was ; was always seen down there on boxing nights ;watching the up and coming boy boxers ; astonian;;
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Was the jack simpson you knew married to Alice, he lived in the same road as the dears leap pub, what was is brothers names i never meet them. Thanks
 
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