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Boxing – and Jack Petersen
Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, London © Sue Lowry & Magellan PR
January 1, 1970
During the 1930s, John Charles Peterson – Jack Petersen as he was universally known – was one of the most graceful and most popular of all British professional boxers. Born in Wales, he held the British Empire Heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions (1933 and 1934).
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5zWOTJBG-jo
copyright: British Pathé
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