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Billy Walker (boxer), the Glossary

William Walker (born Stepney, London, 3 March 1939) is a British retired heavyweight boxer and actor.^[1]

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Boxers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Bedfordshire

Bedfordshire (abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England.

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Belle Vue Zoological Gardens

Belle Vue Zoological Gardens was a large zoo, amusement park, exhibition hall complex and speedway stadium in Belle Vue, Manchester, England, opened in 1836.

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Belle Vue, Manchester

Belle Vue is an area of Manchester, England, sited east of the city centre; it is bordered by the Hope Valley line to the east and the Glossop line to the west.

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Billingsgate Fish Market

Billingsgate Fish Market is located in Poplar in London.

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Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England.

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Bouncer

A bouncer (also known as a door supervisor) is a type of security guard, employed at licensed or sanctioned venues such as bars, nightclubs, cabaret clubs, strip clubs and casinos.

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Brent Walker

Brent Walker was a British company involved in property, gambling, distilled beverages and pubs.

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Brian Sidney Harper (19 June 1934 – 23 June 2021), better known by the ring name Brian London, was an English professional boxer who competed from 1955 to 1970. Billy Walker (boxer) and Brian London are English male boxers.

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British Boxing Board of Control

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.

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Carmarthen

Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin, "Merlin's fort" or "Sea-town fort") is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay.

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Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.

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Drayman

A drayman was historically the driver of a dray, a low, flat-bed wagon without sides, pulled generally by horses or mules that were used to transport all kinds of goods.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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European Boxing Union

The European Boxing Union (EBU), formerly known as the International Boxing Union (IBU), is a pan-European governing body that sanctions championship bouts in professional boxing.

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Frankie Howerd

Francis Alick Howard (6 March 1917 – 19 April 1992), better known by his stage-name Frankie Howerd, was an English actor and comedian.

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George Alfred Walker

George Alfred Walker (14 April 1929 – 22 March 2011) was a British businessman and founder of Brent Walker. Billy Walker (boxer) and George Alfred Walker are boxers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England Boxing champions, English male boxers and People from Stepney.

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Giulio Rinaldi

Giulio Rinaldi (13 February 1935 – 16 July 2011) was an Italian boxer.

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Harlem

Harlem is a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan in New York City.

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Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.

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Henry Cooper

Sir Henry Cooper (3 May 19341 May 2011) was a British heavyweight boxer. Billy Walker (boxer) and Henry Cooper are English male boxers.

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Ilford

Ilford is a large town in East London, England, northeast of Charing Cross.

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Jack Bodell

Jack Bodell (11 August 1940 – 9 November 2016) was an English professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Billy Walker (boxer) and Jack Bodell are English male boxers.

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Jersey

Jersey (label), officially known as the Bailiwick of Jersey, is an island country and self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France.

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Jimmy Savile

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English media personality and DJ.

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Joe Bygraves

Joe Bygraves (26 May 1931 – 16 January 2012) was a British heavyweight boxer.

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Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer)

Joseph Erskine (26 January 1934 – 18 February 1990) was a heavyweight boxer from the Butetown district of Cardiff, Wales. Billy Walker (boxer) and Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer) are England Boxing champions.

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Johnny Prescott

Johnny "Playboy" Prescott (20 August 1938 — 11 November 2012) born in Birmingham was an English professional cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and British Commonwealth heavyweight title against Henry Cooper, the outdoor bout at Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium was postponed for a day because of bad weather, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e. Billy Walker (boxer) and Johnny Prescott are English male boxers.

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Karl Mildenberger

Karl Mildenberger (23 November 1937 – 4 October 2018) was a German heavyweight boxer.

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Kensington

Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.

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Kray twins

Ronald "Ronnie" Kray (24 October 193320 March 1995) and Reginald "Reggie" Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were English organised crime figures, and identical twin brothers from Haggerston, who were prominent from the late 1950s until their arrest in 1968. Billy Walker (boxer) and Kray twins are English male boxers.

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Leicester

Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England.

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Limehouse

Limehouse is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Liverpool Stadium

Liverpool Stadium was a 3,700 capacity boxing arena on St Paul's Square, Bixteth Street, Liverpool, England.

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London Hilton on Park Lane

The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London.

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Market hall

A market hall is a covered space or a building where food and other articles are sold from stalls by independent vendors.

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Mayfair

Mayfair is an area in London, England and is located in the City of Westminster.

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Olympia London

Olympia Events, formerly known as Olympia London and sometimes referred to as the Olympia Exhibition Centre, is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England.

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Orthodox stance

In combat sports such as boxing and MMA, an orthodox stance, also known as a northpaw stance, is one in which the fighter places their left foot in front, thus placing their left side closer to the opponent.

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Porter (carrier)

A porter, also called a bearer, is a person who carries objects or cargo for others.

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.

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Sanremo

Sanremo or San Remo (Sanrémmo(ro), locally Sanreumo(ro); Sant Rémol) is a comune (municipality) on the Mediterranean coast of Liguria, in northwestern Italy.

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Southern France

Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin,Louis Papy, Le midi atlantique, Atlas et géographie de la France moderne, Flammarion, Paris, 1984.

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Southwark

Southwark is a district of Central London situated on the south bank of the River Thames, forming the north-western part of the wider modern London Borough of Southwark.

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Stepney

Stepney is an area in London, England located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Thad Spencer

Thaddeus Spencer Jr. (March 28, 1943 – December 13, 2013) was an American heavyweight boxer.

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Theater (structure)

A theater, or playhouse, is a structure where theatrical works, performing arts, and musical concerts are presented.

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Up Pompeii (film)

Up Pompeii is a 1971 British sex comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd and Michael Hordern.

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Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt (U.S. title: Naughty Knights; also known as The Chastity Belt) is a 1971 British comedy film directed by Bob Kellett and starring Frankie Howerd.

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Wembley

Wembley is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in the London Borough of Brent, north-west London, northwest of Charing Cross.

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Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England.

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West End of London

The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End) is a district of Central London, London, England, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated.

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West Germany

West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.

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West Ham

West Ham is a district in East London, England and is in the London Borough of Newham.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Walker_(boxer)

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Boxers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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