KEMPTON RACECOURSE TEMPLATE (Wednesday 10 August 2022)
August 9th, 2022
The Racing Horse offers our powerful and insightful Kempton AW RACECOURSE TEMPLATE for Wednesday 10 [...]
On the 24th September 1964 the British and Commonwealth (then Empire) welterweight champion Brian Curvis was to challenge Emile Griffith for the welterweight championship of the World on a Jack Solomon’s promotion at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Packed with a capacity crowd of 10,000 boxing enthusiasts, a large number of which had travelled up from South Wales to support the challenger, the atmosphere at the arena was tense: |
BRIAN CURVIS (1937 to 2012) who passed away on 9th January 2012 after enduring a long battle with Leukaemia had certainly endorsed his credentials as a worthy challenger.Written by Jeff 'Bulldog' Burns (28 August 2014) |
Jeff
Have just watched the fight again after many years. I could feel the tension you talked of in your piece.
Interesting to see that Emile Griffith received £20,000 for the fight and Brian £5,000.
Trying to get my head round a boxer with a 44in chest and a 27in waist for a welterweight?
Emile did not mind using his head in the clinches did he?
Thanks again for your fabulous insight and knowledge, it is great to for us to be able to convey your boxing wisdom.
Paul
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