Johnny prescott boxer where is he now

For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Birmingham boxers? Thread starter alandeej Start date Aug 28, First Prev 2 of 12 Go to page. Emmie Germishuys knowlegable brummie. Louis Dalby said:. Click to expand Why has no one mentioned Bert Kirby?

His lonsdale belt was hung over the back of a chair in a window somewhere in Newtown Row. Of course,he was an Aston boy,in his time that wasn't in Brum. Astonian gone but not forgotten. Johny prescott the boxer came from nechells and he started his training at the trees pub up stairs and then he moved to the colledge arms spring hill i,ve known johny for years he made some money from boxing and openend a couple of betting shops around aston and as the years rolled on he went into the steel busines he had a big yard down on victoria rd just pass the swan pub for years prescott steel stock holders was the trading name a frend of ours whomi met afew months ago told me johny is not very well now he has got serious health problems astonian ,;;;;;.

Jayell master brummie. Johnny used to go out with my best friend back in the early s. I have been to his house once or twice when we all used to go about together.

Sorry to hear that he is not well now. Ann B Guest. Sorry to hear that Johnny Prescott is not well. I knew him from the clubs. They had a son, JJay I think. Hope he gets better. My grandad Bill Chapman was a boxer in Aston in the s but no details. A friend of the family-- Jack Kirby was a Birmingham boxer before the war as were one or more of his brothers. Jack had a junk yard in Frankfort street, Hockley in the 's. I have searched online in vain for any photos of Jack; none to be found.

Bojalu master brummie. Does anyone have any information or photos of Boxer known as Birmingham's Boy Edge? I understand that his career was during the s- s Bo. Carolynn master brummie. Billy Millington who owned pubs and lived in Birmingham had a lot to do with the boxing scene. It was said that one night Ray Corbett came to Billy's house and eat what he thought was stew on the stove, but it turned out to be bones stewing for the dog's dinner.

Billy and a few others flew to USA to watch Ali fight and rumour has it that they drunk the minitures dry. JoJoJobby proper brummie kid. My great-grandfather was a referee. I have his obituary from the Birmingham Gazette 10th April He was president of the Aston A. Please carefully review any restrictions accompanying the Licensed Material on the Getty Images website, and contact your Getty Images representative if you have a question about them.

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