Big hitters of 50s and 60s

[cuttsie]

G. The hardest big hitter I saw in the sixties was Shaun Doyle from Barnsley , He boxed at the City Hall on a regular basis, he was a welter weight around 144 lbs ( our weight lol)  .

Shaun fought Fred Powney at the city hall on two occasions and I saw Both fights which were top drawer bouts with both boxers fighting to exhaustion .

I forget who I went with to those bouts but probably Rod Goodinson who pulled a good punch himself (ont Manor top that is ) . Shaun Doyle has gone on to own one of the biggest security firm s in the North and every time I see a site with Shaun Doyle security sign on the fence I remember him and his great fights at the City Hall .

 

A proper big hitter was Shaun just like our very own Clinton Woods who was a very underestimated World light heavy weight champion.

Real hard men those two .

P.S. Lets not forget the Calverts and Binney's  from Darnall who we both have had the pleasure of knowing and working with, I do not remember if I have mentioned Albert Binney in my Sheffield ordinary people blog ,if not I will put that  right as Albert was a true hero and no one who knows his war time story can deny that there is not a bigger hitter than him .

[Alextopman]

Another one was Eddie Lax from Woodhouse he's still a Legend in that part of Sheffield, middleweight in the 40's.

 

[Slinny]

Hi Brian fizz’s was right in saying never borrow never lend my dad told me same thing when I left school   Brian best mate was Kieth law nick name bawser  and buster ford  Brian fords   Brother Neville was a good guy  god bless him 

[cuttsie]

1 hour ago, Slinny said:

Hi Brian fizz’s was right in saying never borrow never lend my dad told me same thing when I left school   Brian best mate was Kieth law nick name bawser  and buster ford  Brian fords   Brother Neville was a good guy  god bless him 

I remember when tha borrowed my Matchless G 9 500 twin and did ninety M.P.H . on it on White Lane

[Alextopman]

1 hour ago, cuttsie said:

I remember when tha borrowed my Matchless G 9 500 twin and did ninety M.P.H . on it on White Lane

Saw one for sale last year starting bid £3000.

How much was it in those days?.

 

[Slinny]

Hi George I remember your bike ,I took it on to ridgeway and frightened my life out did t not have mine long could not afford to keep it .I took it back where I got it from somewhere up London road . Can you remember my first car  a ford prefect  it ran away on its own down a hill and ended up in a scrap yard  then that 1956 Morris Oxford it started to make a right noise you said put some thick oil in it I did then the big end went  another fine mess stanly 

[cuttsie]

34 minutes ago, Slinny said:

Hi George I remember your bike ,I took it on to ridgeway and frightened my life out did t not have mine long could not afford to keep it .I took it back where I got it from somewhere up London road . Can you remember my first car  a ford prefect  it ran away on its own down a hill and ended up in a scrap yard  then that 1956 Morris Oxford it started to make a right noise you said put some thick oil in it I did then the big end went  another fine mess stanly 

Remember it well G , When you took the wrong turn down M1 and Tony Hughes hit thi ont back of head because we were going wrong way  and were late for work , the **** !!!!!!.

[Slinny]

Hi  I used to see most of the hard men and they always had hangers on who used to cause bother hoping the tough lads would hit the guy who the hanger on had picked on sometimes it worked but they soon got wise to them and paled them out the worst bully I ever came across was a guy who lived on the gleadless valley in late 50s and early 6os he was a little guy .when I was around 15 he would have been around 22 he picked on boys that age his first name was jack he knocked around the manor top, neve seen him since then.

[cuttsie]

3 hours ago, Slinny said:

Hi  I used to see most of the hard men and they always had hangers on who used to cause bother hoping the tough lads would hit the guy who the hanger on had picked on sometimes it worked but they soon got wise to them and paled them out the worst bully I ever came across was a guy who lived on the gleadless valley in late 50s and early 6os he was a little guy .when I was around 15 he would have been around 22 he picked on boys that age his first name was jack he knocked around the manor top, neve seen him since then.

I know who you mean G  just another bully , You never heard of the real hard men among us , and those that had a name made sure they gave them a wide birth . 

George Parker or Parkin ,who lived near me  asked one of the big hitters if he would like to try it on with him after he saw him hit a West Indian immigrant , the well known man about Town declined because George was well known in our district as a man  who took no nonsense , He died on the Manor a couple of years ago and Sheffield lost a steelworker who was a gentleman ..

 

 

[Slinny]

Hi George do you mean brother of Johnny and Fred joe and billy nick name finny Parker if so there is only one left that’s joe he goes in brown bear Tuesdays dinner time l thought you would remember that little guy of manor top who was a bully