Bandsman Jack Blake
John Blake (1890 – 2 September 1960), better known as Bandsman Jack Blake, was a British boxer who became British middleweight champion in 1916. Career Born in Tower Street, Great Yarmouth, in 1890, John Blake was the son of a fisherman.Swimming instructor who packed a punch
, ''Great Yarmouth Mercury'', 2 September 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2014 He attended the Nelson School in Yarmouth and joined the Royal Norfolk Regiment, 2nd Norfolk Regiment of the British Army at the age of fourteen, serving in several overseas countries, leading to his 'Bandsman' title which stuck throughout his career. His boxing career began in the army; He was entered into a boxing contest without his knowledge while serving in Gibraltar. Initial succe ...
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Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion. The first middleweight fight with gloves ''may'' have been between George Fulljames and Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous heavyweight Jack Dempsey). Current world champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion =BoxRec= As of , . Longest reigning world middleweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) ...
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