PAZ VEIJO—JUNIOR PATTI HIDAKA FROM JAPAN HIDAKA HIDAKA—LAWRENCE TAUASA—RICHARD LAWRENCE TAUASA–FRONT LEFT—-FRANCIS PARCH —GLOVED FIGHTER FRANCIS PARCH HIDAKA—JOHNNY GLOZIER HIDAKA–LAWRENCE TAUASA–JOHNNY GLOZIER SOSAIA VAKA GARETH JENKINS GARETH JENKINS—BRETT FARQUAHARSON—SOSAIA VAKA PETER DRANSFIELD PETER DRANSFIELD
CLARRY BAKER–JOHNNY GARCIA–JOHN DA SILVA–JOE ANDREWS–IN FRONT DAVE CAMERON JOHN DA SILVA AND PAUL KINGI MARTIN STIRLING–PAUL KINGI ADAM AVALANCHE AND MARTIN STIRLING PETER DERRICK OF NORTHSIDE WITH HIS TRANSPORT PETER DERRICK OF NORTHSIDE WITH HIS TRANSPORT
Joey Wilson Kalolo Faitua Kalolo Faitua Kalolo Faitua Joey Wilson Johnny Glozier and Joey Wilson Kalolo Faitua Previously Known As Cruise. Sosaia Vaka Sosaia Vaka And His Team From Manly Mike Russ With His Team. Willie O"Neill In Centre Mike Russ
Mark DeMori, Ted Allan, Lawrence Tauasa, in front Johnny Glozier Ted Allan, Mark DeMori, Australian boys Lawrence Tauasa Mark DeMori Mark DeMori, Ted Allan, Johnny Glozier, Lawrence Tauasa
Kitione Lave was born in Hunga, Tonga on April 14, 1934, and died at Beach Haven, North Shore city, May 31, 2006. He was 72 years old. The following article was originally published in two parts in Fight Times. He hit New Zealand like a whirlwind, and soon had boxing fans forming long queue's outside […]
We recently had in Auckland the biggest boxing promotion since the days of the big outdoor promotions at Carlaw Park, when Anthony "The Man" Mundine came here to fight our multi-champion Sean Sullivan. We saw patches of the brilliance that hopefully will lead him to a World Title, and this colourful character from Sydney certainly […]
Billy Graham returned to his old territory recently to open his boxing acadamy. Billy Graham, a pupil of the late Dick Dunn, master mentor, won four New Zealand titles at light welterweight, plus an Australasian title. Billy didn't turn pro but in the late 60's Bob Jones wrote the following about young Billy. "Wellington boxing […]
England has lost its colourful character Jackie Pallo. Huge star of the 50's, and 60's, the flamboyant character known as Mr T.V. has passed away from cancer at age of 80. He was immensely popular, not the best wrestler in the world by any stretch, but probably made more money than most because of his […]
Back in the very early 1930's a young Wanganui, and later Auckland policeman, by name of Kingsley Elliott, was slowly climbing up the world wrestling ladder. Wrestling was a very popular sport among members of the police force throughout New Zealand, and in 1931 many policemen were looking forward to wrestling in the amateur contests […]
Recently I attended the funeral of John Hughes. Probably in more recent years John was known as a top Auckland Police Officer. The detective inspector was a dedicated ultra-distance athlete, having held many distance records, and in the 1950's he won the Light Middleweight Title on three occasions, from 1955 to 1957. The following piece […]