A fantastic Grimsby bill posted by Anglo Italian and a splendid poster too.
As for Jim Armstrong. He was widely touted as British heavyweight Champion by WFGB members around 1965 and 1966, most likely with very shaky foundations, he was no Billy Joyce or Bill Robinson.
As for tv star, he had made two tv appearances by then, one whilst working for Joint and also as the main event opponent of Edouard Carpentier in the 1965 BBC1 programme from Brighton.
Also of interest on that Abergele bill is the tag team of Swasjic and Rosza, when both Graham Brooks and Eddie Rose have told us they were the same person.
Stoker Brooks as the opponent of Klondyke Bill would make the most of Klons size, Stoker was not a fully blown heavy - no one would notice against Klondyke.
Trying to get my head around Ron's 1965 Jim Armstrong being a tv favourite and British Heavyweight Champion. All that yet seemingly in the preliminary bout.🤔
Whole different world, these independents. Maybe Hack can explain?
It's The 3RD of AUGUST in 1963 at My Beloved KINGS HALL-BELLE VUE- And We
Witness An Appearance here by THE MASK-which it Seems Ended in a 'No Contest'!
+ JACK PYE versus DENNIS MITCHELL Would Have Been a Cracker No Doubt!!
JACK Must Have Been One of The Most Disqualified-If Not THE Most- Wrestlers
EVER???
CHIC PURVEY Does The Photo Call!!
MAIN MASK
03 August 1936
Birth of Jack Fallon
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A fantastic Grimsby bill posted by Anglo Italian and a splendid poster too.
As for Jim Armstrong. He was widely touted as British heavyweight Champion by WFGB members around 1965 and 1966, most likely with very shaky foundations, he was no Billy Joyce or Bill Robinson.
As for tv star, he had made two tv appearances by then, one whilst working for Joint and also as the main event opponent of Edouard Carpentier in the 1965 BBC1 programme from Brighton.
Also of interest on that Abergele bill is the tag team of Swasjic and Rosza, when both Graham Brooks and Eddie Rose have told us they were the same person.
Stoker Brooks as the opponent of Klondyke Bill would make the most of Klons size, Stoker was not a fully blown heavy - no one would notice against Klondyke.
Trying to get my head around Ron's 1965 Jim Armstrong being a tv favourite and British Heavyweight Champion. All that yet seemingly in the preliminary bout.🤔
Whole different world, these independents. Maybe Hack can explain?
And then Main Mask's observation begs the question:
Did Haggetty hold back to allow the little old man to execute his routines; or because he knew Kellett would fight very hard if riled?
Mind you, not sure I ever saw Haggetty going in hard; he was skilled at taking the punishment, rather like Logan.
Wrestling overseas, on this day, Judo Chris Adams defeated Brian Adias in Tel Aviv, Israel, on this day in 1985.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1968: -
Al Hayes v Jim Hussey
Mike Dallas v Terry Downes
Honeyboy Zimba v Peter Roberts