Heres a list of all of the retired fightersboxers of the past. Terry downes was one of the reasons i started following boxing in the 1960s, along with the likes of the great howard winstone and our enry. He was inducted into the international boxing hall of fame in 2001. Terry downes dead aged 81 britains oldest living world. Hugh mcilvanney this compilation of articles from foremost sports journalist hugh mcilvanney provides a ringside seat to some of the most remarkable happenings in world boxing since the 1960s.
Willie pastrano 161963 w pts 15 harold johnson 3031965 having come through two successful world title defences, against gregorio peralta and terry downes, pastranos next challenger would be jose torres, who beat the former middleweight champion, carl bobo olson w co 1 at madison square garden, manhattan, nyc, new york on 27. His final bout came against reigning light heavyweight champion willie pastrano who stopped him in the 11th round. Terry williams has 59 books on goodreads with 1127 ratings. Bear in mind that pastrano was never considered to be a big hitter. Boxing memorabilia souvenir programs and books page 2. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Willie pastrano stops peralta and retains crown april 10. Terry downes, bem 9 may 1936 6 october 2017 was a british middleweight boxer, and occasional movie actor. Newports roughhouse brawler dick richardson enjoyed the most colourful of ring careers and fought some of the biggest names of his day, yet despite winning a european heavyweight title he will always be best remembered for. Pastrano knocked downes down twice in the 11th round, retaining his title, and it was to be downes last fight. Terry downes vs sugar ray robinson official onsite. Willie pastrano stops gregorio peralta and retains light heavyweight crown april 10, 1964 willie pastrano 174. Actor and director alan bergmann died in van nuys, california, on august 31, 2017. Willie pastrano, who was world lightheavyweight champion for 21.
From an early age, terry shames wrote stories based on the small town in texas where her grandparents lived. But terry fallis pulls it off in up and down, a breezy, gentle satire. Terry mancour has 26 books on goodreads with 56879 ratings. His career has seen him serve as gm with chubb in ireland establishing chubbs cash in transit business, one of three green field cash in transit operations developed under terrys. Willie pastrano the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book.
Terry decided to take another count by staying down on one knee so that he could clear his head. Its probable that very few of these posters now exist from that famous bygone era of british boxing. View terry downes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He fallis displays formidable chops when it comes to narrative pacing, wrangling subplots, balancing comedy and pathos, and generally moving things along in a sprightly and. Piero rollo november 3rd, 1959 onsite boxing program. He moved with his parents to the united states in 1952, while still a teenager, to live with his trapeze artist sister sylvia, who had lost an arm in a traffic accident, going on to serve in the us marine corps. Terry downes, bem 9 may 1936 6 october 2017 was a british middleweight boxer. Book this book does not require a rating on the projects quality scale. He began his career on stage, and appeared on broadway in. Willie came out with a doordie attack and down went terry from a right to the jaw. He held the world middleweight title for ten months from 196162. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated sugar ray robinson. In his final fight, in late 1964, he faced willie pastrano, the.
His job was to assist in running the store and to keep the books of the store. As of 2008, downes was britains oldest surviving former world champion. Terry downes vs sugar ray robinson official onsite 22 page programme, 25th september 1962, empire pool, wembley, london. Wikipedia books are maintained by the wikipedia community, particularly wikiproject wikipedia books. Andrew smyth world light heavyweight championship 2nd defense by pastrano. Willie pastrano vs terry downes light heavyweight championship. Buy october boxing illustrated magazines and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Wikipedia books can also be tagged by the banners of any relevant wikiprojects with class book. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Conversely, books with low averages may contain articles with outdated assessments, or articles which may never grow beyond a certain limit simply because there is not a lot to say about them. In 1980, pastrano was the manager for proboxer, chubby johnson in new orleans. Downes had been winning before being twice sent to the canvas in the 11th round.
Search through our online catalog to find rare and valuable pieces of boxing history. Christians and nonchristians alike are encountering angelic beings more than ever, but what does scripture say about the appearance of angels. Of course, coming off his great win against terry downes in manchester, england, willie then lost to jose. Terry law has 21 books on goodreads with 1170 ratings. Bergmann was born in new york city on october 17, 1927. Willie pastrano, 62, boxing champ in 1960s the new york. Wilfred raleigh pastrano november 27, 1935 december 6, 1997 was a professional boxer who held the world light heavyweight crown from 1963 until 1965. Forgotten man of the fight game still packs a punch britains oldest surviving world champion is in fine voice after winning a battle with cancer.
There is landon percival, a vivid and dazzling character who dominates the book. Terry is a former member of the irish army with distinguished service in the irish anti terrorist unit the army ranger wing. Willie pastrano 175 lbs beat terry downes 171 lbs by tko at 1. Books with high averages may be missing content or suffer other problems. Terry downes, the dashing, crashing, bashing paddington express who. Terry downes my world champion grandfather boxing news. In his final fight, in late 1964, he faced willie pastrano, the world champion. His father richard worked as a mechanic, and his mother hilda in a department store. Andrew eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for time, inc. Randolph adolphus turpin 7 june 1928 17 may 1966, better known as randolph turpin or randy turpin, was an english boxer in the 1940s and 1950s.
How great could willie pastrano have been if he had drilled himself diligently all the way. Pastrano was reported to be boxing in puerto rico in 1972, but a fighter was using a name similar to the former champion, willie pastrana. Books by terry law author of the power of praise and worship. International boxing tournament willie pastrano v joe erskine terry downes v michel diouf plus other fights at the empire pool wembley. Terry downes the paddington express i didnt beat sugar ray robinson, i beat his ghost. Terry pratchett has produced three dozen books on his discworld theme, complemented by the bromeliad and johnny maxwell series plus some. Discount prices on books by terry law, including titles like the lbj brigade. Thanks to a fellow collector for requesting this rare footage featuring the great light heavyweight champion 196365 willie pastrano. Downes pressed pastrano with his swarming style until pastrano sent downes to the canvas twice in the 11th round and. Wilfred raleigh pastrano november 27, 1935 december 6, 1997 was an american.
By round eleven, downes couldnt have lost on points and the pastrano corner knew it. A tough upbringing in london and baltimore left terry downes supremely. Terry law s most popular book is the power of praise and worship. My bleeding business by terry downes won 35 ko 28, lost 9 ko 6, drawn 0 stanley paul and co ltd 1964 194pp hback this very revealing publication spells out terrys honesty, regard and pride for his paddington cockney family roots, which from the onset taught him self reliance among many things, including personal discipline and the need to develop his own initiative. Terry downes vs sugar ray robinson official onsite programme. Terry downes vs joey giardello a third rubber match in boston between the two was won on points by penderover 15 rounds in april 1962, in what downes would always contest was a hometown decision. Terry downes simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pastrano s best friend, ralph dupas started training in boxing at a local gym. After many years of failing health, pastrano died of liver cancer on december 9, 1997 at the. The high point of pastranos professional career came when he won the lightheavyweight title on june 1, 1963, with a split decision over harold johnson in las vegas, nev.
International boxing tournament willie pastrano v joe. Plaintiff is informed and believes and, therefore, alleges upon information and. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover terrys. October boxing illustrated magazines for sale ebay. Terry williamss most popular book is the cocaine kids. Terry downes vice president, publishing operations. Downes defeated the faded 41yearold sugar ray robinson later that year but drew the curtain on his fighting career in november 1964, when he was stopped by willie pastrano in a world light heavyweight title challenge at belle vue, manchester. Terry downes was britains oldest living boxing world champion before he passed away aged 81 credit. Kings hall, belle vue, manchester, lancashire, united kingdom referee.
Downes fought three more times after knocking out nehring, all as a light heavyweight. British champion terry downes steps up in competition as he takes on veteran contender joey giardello. He was nicknamed the paddington express for his aggressive fighting style. Her samuel craddock mysteries are set in jarrett creek, a fictional version of the town that sparked her imagination.
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