"Big" Jim West (13 February 1954 – 20 December 2015) was an Australian
professional
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fly/
super fly/
bantam/
super bantam/
feather/
super feather/
light
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light welter/
welterweight
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian flyweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State bantamweight title, Australian super featherweight title, and
Commonwealth flyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian bantamweight title against
Brian Roberts
Australian lightweight title against
Matt Ropis
Australian super featherweight title against
Paul Ferreri, New South Wales (Australia) State lightweight title against
Willie Tarika
and New South Wales (Australia) State light welterweight title against
Gary Rosen
his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
to , i.e.
welterweight
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,
he died in
Sydney.
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1954 births
2015 deaths
Bantamweight boxers
Featherweight boxers
Flyweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Super-bantamweight boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
Super-flyweight boxers
Welterweight boxers
Australian male boxers
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
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