Frank fowler - English Boxer

Born in York in 1906,Frank Fowler was arguably the classiest light heavy-weight of his era.......he beat all the high calibre european champions he was matched with but remained uncrowned.....by Norman Gibbons The Bugle with additions by Norman Fowler Frank Fowler’s career proves without doubt that he was a Champion without a crown. Fowler in his youth had an athletic physique. He was six feet in height with strength and stamina linked to a classic upright boxing style. He carried a knock out blow in both fists but had a masterly left hand jab which sapped opponents strength, softening them up for a right hand cross. Frank Fowler sent shock waves through the fight game by out pointing newly crowned light -heavyweight champion Tom Berry, at liverpool stadium 0n July 13th 1925. Fowler was just 18 years old. Unfortunately for Frank Fowler, his win was accomplished under the precepts of that unfair bane on boxing - a non title fight. Though Frank Fowler’s name did not find a place on the list of fighters who gained national championship laurels, in the basic context of two men facing each other in the ring under the prevailing rules of the period and one emerging as the winner, as judged by an officially appointed referee, he certainly earned a moral right for such status on more than one occasion. Prior to his win over Tom Berry , he had already beaten another opponent who was to hold the light- heavyweight title later in the decade-Gipsy Daniels( Wales) whom he out-boxed over 15 rounds at Leeds in December 1924. Daniels was to reverse the decision at Leeds a month later but their most intriguing battle was yet to come after he (Gypsy Daniels) had taken the title from Tom Berry in April 1927. five months later Frank Fowler met him at the Ring Blackfriers and gained a brilliant win but, sad to relate, the enigmatic Welsh man had already relinquished the title and Frank was ,once again, the conqueror of a champion without getting his hands on the title. His only satisfaction was in the fact that he gave Daniels a boxing and punching lesson that night. He was paid £12 for his efforts as there was a small house at the Ring to witness the fight

Frank Fowler

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