You have to leave your ego at the dojo and actually listen to what these guys who have the EXPERIENCE are talking about
If i started MMA and the coach had been in MMA 20 years had 40 cage fights
I'd listen to what he had to say and accept he is the one who carries the experience
It is EXACTLY the same here - those who have real life experience are the black belt experts in this situation - they have been in these situations for many years and been involved in more of these realistic fights than you ever will... so treat what they say as you would listen to your coach
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Patsy Gregory one of the great announcers of the time pulling in the punters on his father in law Alfie Stewart's booth
Mitcham fair South London 1950s
If you could last 3, 4, 6 or 8 rounds you could walk away with
£1 for 3, £2 for 4, £3 for 6, or £5 for 8
.. remember this tho... the showman are not there to pay out... if you look handy, youll be put up against one of the more skilled boxers on the booth
And there were some truly great fighters on those booth
• Percy Lewis British Empire Champion
• Terry Ratcliffe from Bristol Excellent fighter - Commonwealth Champion
• Freddie Mills - future world champion
• twins Ron & Reg who fought on this very booth
• Gerry McNally who beat 2 weight world champion Dick Tiger
• The Tonypandy Terror Tommy Farr- who gave a prime Joe Louis a great fight taking him the full 15 rounds with many at ringside givign it to Tommy
• As well as the fairground fighters who travelled with these booths and racked up 1,000s of fights over the years on the Fairgrounds
"I've not met anyone good enough to beat the fairground fighters, we were all too fit
.. the rings could be as small as 10ft
So we got used to the little rings... we would run rings around the bigger fellas " Mad Mike Hayes fairground fighter
28/08/2026
SHEFFIELD BOXING LEGEND TO BE INDUCTED INTO BRITISH BOXING HALL OF FAME 🥊
Sheffield boxing trainer Glyn Rhodes MBE is set to be inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame, recognising a lifetime dedicated to the sport and young people in the city.
The 66-year-old began boxing aged 19 under legendary Sheffield trainer Brendan Ingle before going on to establish Sheffield Boxing Centre and help develop numerous champions. Rhodes, who received an MBE in 2013 for services to boxing and young people in Sheffield, described the Hall of Fame honour as “tremendous” and “surreal”.
He is expected to be inducted at a gala ceremony in Leeds next year, joining some huge names already recognised by the Hall of Fame, including Frank Bruno, Barry McGuigan, Joe Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis.
A fantastic achievement for someone who has given so much to Sheffield boxing. 👏🥊
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