Wally Thom (14 June 1926 — 1980) born in

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, Merseyside an

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and

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welter/

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of the 1940s, and 1950s, and

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of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1945

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(ABAE) middleweight title, against

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(Leamington Spa AB

, boxing out of Army ABC, was runner-up for the 1949

(ABAE) middleweight title, against Alan Buxton

(Harrow ABC), boxing out of Birkenhead ABC, and won a

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at middleweight in the

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, Ireland, losing to

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winner

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, and as a professional won the

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(BBBofC) Central Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title,

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(EBU) welterweight title, and British Empire welterweight title (twice), his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. Wally Thom was managed by Johnny Campbell (circa-1905 — 2 May 1994 (aged 89)).

References

External links

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Professional boxing referee record for Wally Thom
from

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