FRANK FOWLER GREAT LIGHT HEAVY-WEIGHT

                                                                                                          BOXER

 

Gypsy  Daniels down and through the ropes

at The Ring Blackfriers in 1927.Frank Fowler looks down at an opponent he convincingly outpointed over 15 rounds. Daniels had previously beaten Max Schmelling in a round

 

was arguably the classiest light heavy-weight of his era......he beat all the high calibre european champions he was matched with, but remained uncrowned.

by Norman Gibbons[ The Bugle] with additions by Norman Fowler.

Frank Fowler’s career proves without doubt that he was a Champion without a crown. Fowler in his youth had an athletic physique. He was a skilled soccer player, captain of a successful team. He chose to box however. He was six feet in height with strength and stamina linked to a classic upright boxing style. He carried a knockout blow in both fists

Born in York in1906, Frank Fowler