The Green Man
Nov 26, 2020
2 minutes
Alex Daley
@thealexdaley
Historian & author
BLACKHEATH – a quaint, affluent, Brelatively leafy part of south-east London – has no obvious boxing ties. From a sporting perspective it’s best known as the start point of the London Marathon and for housing the world’s oldest open rugby club. But go back 60 to 90 years and the area had a thriving boxing gym, popular
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