born april date death unknown welsh boxing champion boxing manager singer trained vocal teacher famed singing audiences fought contest nicknamed singing boxer briefly wales champion beat won belt weeks later professional career took overseas tours australia united_states time spent australia eligible contest national titles unsuccessfully challenging belt time america decision era win panama knee injury refused active service world war instead recruited united_states_army boxing instructor retiring fighting ran boxing london successfully managing british champion physical culture coach forefront diet 1920s based fruit vegetable drinks little known life second world war faded history early life born cardiff wales welsh mother irish father mother came musical background member father bare boxer showed promise singer trained mother impressive swimmer like father boxer family poverty decreed took boxing singing provide income fought travelling quick money discovered amateur boxing association led stripped amateur status turn saw hopes competing summer olympics boxing swimming professional career welsh title turned professional record fight july boxer challenge wales title boxing magazine reported january fight future british european champion debut fight fights recorded victories fight held newport new year day reportedly held late night allow fulfill evening singer engagements cardiff popular choice boxing promoters helped fact bout sing popular hit day audience careers earned nickname singing boxer bouts held south wales autumn travelling england fight october invited fight london scheduled fight ring london date recorded bouts unbeaten fight ended defeat affected future boxing career easily ahead bout fifth round knee fell canvas fallen given victory fight months injury right knee plagued entire boxing career stopped serving armed forces world war injury fought protector knee forced change fighting style stand toes right foot quick step possibly knee return bout november win young ring followed long absence fight june july faced vacant wales area title despite english fight staged skating street cardiff scheduled rounds fight went distance awarded bout points decision making welsh champion held title month rematch title ended victory despite loss win later british european champion october resulted touted preferred british champion summers travelled australia extend boxing campaign spring decided follow abroad challenge title stopped route south_africa play music halls bid help pay entertained mixture songs shadow boxing challenged fight end unfortunately time reached australia summers returned britain australia despite missing summers decided trip australia wasted began campaign britain note singer preceded venues sing box fight melbourne round fight went distance favour october easily beat round fight went distance followed contest american fighter holland holland arrived australia beaten english fighter local fight holland took place beaten jones month round contest went distance referee declared fight draw spectators considered winner backed press representatives scored rounds favour display holland brought contest wonder contest delayed detained sydney contest arranged boxing day start fight weighed weight announced fight weighing recorded bout sporting black eye sustained knee knee started fight attempt finish contest quickly little gain fighters settled evenly paced bout contest went distance referee gave victory seen fair result australia south_africa attempted supplement boxing income arranging singing contracts music halls theatres attempts find work sydney unsuccessful time involved exhibition work present opening new stadium training camp soldiers melbourne attempts continue boxing career period match arranged local butcher switched fight face holland instead holland team promised fight fellow american fell fight arranged belgian fighter injury ending encounter march boxing temporary hold spent time new_zealand performing fuller circuit eventually bout secured victoria champion met newly built despite lighter boxer williams fourth round fight won knockout ninth week defeating williams rematch announced holland fight venue sydney fighters turned training exhibition build contest contest held june watched crowd spectators fight went distance closing rounds holland realising chance victory knockout attacked 19th despite late assault stayed feet announced winner referee holland fight attempts rematch reportedly exclusion fights belief encounter draw big crowd large purse postponed fight occurred meantime continued busy charity work setting boxing fund injured soldiers sydney continued tour circuit new_south_wales persistence eventually paid encounter arranged october bay stadium championship title stake fight sided affair warned low blow fourth round fight corner threw minute sixth round final fight australia challenge australian title held melbourne fighter fact resident australia year allowed challenge australian belts fight held november scheduled rounds initially appeared win title comfortably scoring champion early rounds connected nose start eighth putting count rose spent round defence ninth recovered eleventh round caught powerful body shot count corner called foul blow ring doctor find evidence retained belt united_states end australia reporting left december christmas eve american press announcing arrival states january san_francisco fought local boxer losing points round contest travelled east_coast new_york ring round fight local boxer fight went distance ending draw local newspapers gave decision fight entertained crowd song continued box regularly losing june recording draw july appears fighting year returned ring july contests held rochester given win arriving america encounter followed loss time september fought boston massachusetts facing local fighter referee declared draw fight pennsylvania given fight went distance fight given williams telegram believed shaded match precise punching november fight panama arranged fight held avenue brooklyn location contests loss williams win easily awarded decision new_york papers win caused members press talk challenger title holder london boxer based america match lewis injured finger match called time lewis fit lost title interested fighting fought twice new_york avoiding newspaper decisions knockout win technical knockout late faced encounters massachusetts fought boston disputed result bout went distance recorded win second match arena lawrence intended lewis fight stepped second bout ended newspaper decision despite fighting rounds entertained crowd fight playing singing popular songs australia continued appear charity events aid war effort january appeared fundraiser basketball team players fighting europe headlining bill world boxing champion february awarded points victory boston followed win time start brooks fight getting ring handed telegram informing appointed boxing instructor refused admission british account broken right knee eventually based camp grant illinois fought bout win boston beginning commission fight outside armed forces rest war proved successful role camp boxing instructor camp grant performing boxing tournaments continued charity work singing boxing public armed forces end war returned civilian life fight outside army local boxer town hall scranton pennsylvania gave decision evening public gave round day later followed decisive loss finished fight week facing february late substitute lost points decision defeating young battling nelson rematch set lost points week later wisconsin fighter continued appear charity contests early half mainly loyalty league likes far boxing appearances half faced handful opponents paid boxing matches included newspaper decision loss win new_jersey july august september touring boxing organised knights columbus fighting entertainment returned injured soldiers fought professional bouts america draw loss newspaper decision win left country returned europe career end returned europe initially travelled france sang played theatres paris boxing match recorded time fight advised doctor wear support injured left leg seventh round leg gave way declared winner week encounter regained british title injury ruled encounter fighters july britain fit enter ring stopping technical knockout contest followed points decision won brooks disqualification contest held cardiff november invited london face bout referee twice instructed men proper contest fight referee let match rounds instead declaring winner called fight contest fighters purse given charity turned singing fights recorded fight january believed bout later life retiring boxing decision forced ailing knee focused theatre appearances voice strained reach higher notes range began dry boxing time manager 1920s moved london set physical culture expert ran small stable fighters fighters training notably birmingham went british champion took title ran gym gentleman strand fighters champion american faced men boxing instructors army gym later demolished way new hotel forced find new location took role physical culture expert seriously insisted managing diet forefront based diet fruit vegetable drinks lifestyle choice believed cure illnesses continued career physical culture expert decade working london capacity slowly slipped obscurity dealings london including place date death unknown boxing record definitive date turned professional fights early 20th century poorly recorded boxing record associated incomplete total bouts results presently stand listed fights wins knockout loses knockout draws contests accepted list incomplete bouts added future changed commonly held connected holds second longest unbeaten record fights boxer world history fellow welsh fighter information published ring record book states fought unbeaten fights argued boxed fights years turned professional widely accepted fight knee loss challenges claim
Fred Dyer