1930s wrestler Tug Wilson launched a scheme in Dover to raise £5000 for a spitfire fighter. He said that he would box or wrestle anyone and donate all his winnings to the Dover Spitfire Fund.
Good point Ron, I was in that trap. There was a price to pay for winning those tourneys - wrestling three times. Ernie clearly didn't mind going all the way and losing. But big names often opted out early on. That's how Tibor won the RAH Trophy five times!
To This Day!!- TUESDAY 9TH AUGUST at The SPA ROYAL HALL in BRIDLINGTON-
It's The Battle of The 'V's!!- STEVE VEIDOR versus DON VINES in The Bill
Topper! +
In The Tag-THE UNTOUCHABLES Tackle The SILENT ONES!! +
Interestingly Future Champion- BRIAN MAXINE Takes-On The Current BRITISH
WELTERWEIGHT Title Holder JACK DEMPSEY!!- Here-Wrongly Named Jim
Demsey!!!- His Real Name is TOMMY MOORE!! A BILLY RILEY Protege!!
MAIN MASK
09 August 1940
1930s wrestler Tug Wilson launched a scheme in Dover to raise £5000 for a spitfire fighter. He said that he would box or wrestle anyone and donate all his winnings to the Dover Spitfire Fund.
The heavyweight knockout tourney in Newcastle.
I had previously come across this unlikely result and commented about it on this site.
I always liked Eric Taylor, but in my opinion, he was not capable of giving this sort of weight away to the big boys.
He must have done the promoter a favour sometime, or blotted his copybook to have been made to fight 3 times.
Yeah, that's cock-eyed. Can only surmise the matchmaker decided to put himself top. Don't tell me he had acquired Mick's chauffeur as well as pen....?
A good bill presented all wrong.
Good point Ron, I was in that trap. There was a price to pay for winning those tourneys - wrestling three times. Ernie clearly didn't mind going all the way and losing. But big names often opted out early on. That's how Tibor won the RAH Trophy five times!
Thanks Power and the pecking order in 1958 is something very different to judging each man at his peak.
1958 August 9th NEWCASTLE
Nelson 1-0 Davies
Baldwin 1-0 Mendoza
Eric Taylor 1-0 Mitchell
Robinson 1-0 McDonald
Eric Taylor bt Robinson
Baldwin bt Nelson
FINAL Eric Taylor bt Baldwin
Wrestling overseas, on this day, Tommy Mann defeated local lad, Aguilo in Murcia, Spain, on this day in 1952.
On our TV screens, on this day in 1967: -
Les Kellett v. Honey Boy Zimba
Colin Joynson v. Johnny Eagles