
john bishop All posts by this member | 16 of 22 Sun 23rd Nov 2014 5:18pm Total posts:55 Yes, I knew Jimmy Lynas very well indeed, he used to come down the Jaguar pub, Corporation St. very often.
I was at a meeting after he died, we had a collection to get him a headstone for his grave, he rests in London Road cemetery. He was about 48 when he died.
He beat the future middleweight champion of the world [Dick Tiger] over 8 rounds in '56 then lost to Dick later on in '56. ![]() |
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Tricia | 17 of 22 Mon 24th Nov 2014 11:15am |
Kaga simpson Peacehaven, East Sussex All posts by this member | 18 of 22 Mon 24th Nov 2014 2:56pm Member: Joined Sep 2014 Total posts:3788 Yes, I knew Jimmy very well, used to go in the Continental a lot, before he was married. No he wasn't as good as Les Allen.
But I still never heard of black peas, not a Coventry thing, not a Coventry thing at all. Mushy peas, now you're talking. But we also had scratchings, way back. I have to stop, getting hungry. |
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Dreamtime | 19 of 22 Tue 25th Nov 2014 2:02pm |
Blue79 Auckland All posts by this member | 20 of 22 Mon 4th May 2015 8:09pm Member: Joined May 2015 Total posts:1 Tricia, Ha the trick with boxing rings is not to step inside them, them fair ground ones wasn't so bad if you was carrying the hat among the audience. Kaga, I really hated watching the boxing and don't remember much about the fight, I think I must have had my eyes closed most of the time, but I do remember someone collecting money in a hat for the winner. |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 21 of 22 Tue 5th May 2015 9:38am Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hello & welcome to you, Blue79. ![]() ![]() |
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Wearethemods Aberdeenshire All posts by this member | 22 of 22 Tue 5th May 2015 10:39am Member: Joined Jun 2013 Total posts:476 Yeah, I knew Jimmy fairly well in the 70's. He was also a brilliant cardsharp and I remember well him fleecing a few unfortunate customers in the Climax pub, top of the Arcade, of a couple of quid. Same old routine, let them win a couple of times, then...
He was popular on the club scene and frequently worked on the doors. |
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