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Champion boxer and world renowned trainer, Merthyr's Eddie Thomas is a legend of the sport and this is the first biography of the man who is still loved and revered in his home town.
Born into poverty in Merthyr Tydfil, Thomas began working as a miner but became an boxing sensation, winning the Welsh (1948), British (1949), Empire and European (1951) welterweight championships.
Now the number one contender for the world championship, Thomas was denied a shot at title holder Sugar Ray Robinson, due to boxing politics.
After retirement in 1954, Thomas established the Dowlais Boxing Club and became a celebrated and highly successful trainer and manager who guided local boy Howard Winstone (1968, featherweight) and Scotsman Ken Buchanan (1970, lightweight) to world championships.
The first British manager to have two world champions, Swansea's Colin Jones (welterweight), already an Olympic gold medal winner, almost made it an astonishing three world crowns for Thomas but drew one world title fight and lost another on a split-decision in 1983.
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Round 1. A New Welsh Hope
Round 2. The Prince of Wales
Round 3. World Title?
Round 4. The Golden Boy
Round 5. "To Know Merthyr is to Know Eddie Thomas"
Round 6. Merthyr to Mexico
Round 7. Winstone's World
Round 8. The Hat-trick
Round 9. Buchanan the Buccaneer
Round 10. The Miracle at Madison Square Garden
Round 11. Adios Avoth
Round 12. Jones the Punch
Round 13. Viva Las Vegas
Round 14. St Thomas Day
Round 15. The Final Bell
Appendix
Index
