Fighting Back: Race and British Boxing

February 14, 2012

Clare Balding is on Radio 4 at 1345 on Wednesday 15 February presenting Fighting Back - an examination of the relationship between race and boxing in the UK.

There is much to discuss - how many people know that as late as the 1930s the British Boxing Board of Control sometimes operated a colour bar?

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Well spotted Paul. I could have missed that. I think that you will find that it was not until 1950 and Randy Turpin that a black boxer was allowed to fight for a British title. It all dates back to the outrage that the old National Sporting Club felt when World Champion Jack Johnson visited London and failed to behave in the required respectful and subservient manner.

Posted by: Ray | February 15, 2012 at 09:39 AM

Could it be because of the success of black boxers? Tom Molineux comes to mind. The same could be said of cricket where race and class have a hideous establishment history. Team sports would offer more examples of racism in sport surely?

Posted by: Gitane | February 16, 2012 at 11:42 PM

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