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Amazing images of Britain's best boxers from the 1920's
From the 1920s up until World War 2 cigarette companies, sporting magazines and boys’ weeklies included real photo cards of sports stars to collect and swap. These photos of British boxers come from magazines like The Champion, The Magnet and Boy’s Friend and cigarette companies such as Senior Service and Ogdens.
Photo shows: Jock McAvoy: Born Joseph Bamford in Burnley, Lancashire, Jock McAvoy won British titles as a middle, light heavy and heavyweight and lost a decision to John Henry Lewis in his only world title challenge in 1936. In 1935 however he fought World Middleweight Champion, Babe Risko, in a non-title bout and knocked him out in the first round. Needless to say, Risko never offered him a chance at his title. In the 1950s McAvoy contracted polio and was forced to use a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
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