Boxers of Wales

Gareth Jones has been writing and broadcasting on boxing in Wales for nearly half a century. He covered the sport for the South Wales Echo for more than 15 years and is still the Welsh Correspondent of the trade weekly, Boxing News.

• Najah Ali;Young Allsopp;Nobby Baker;Vernon Ball;Young Beckett; Tony Blackburn;Charlie Bundy;Gordon Cook;Jerry Daley;Chris Davies;Les Davies;Kid Doyle;Ivor Drew;Llew Edwards;Rhys Edwards;Ralph Evans;Wayne Evans;Tommy Farr; Billy Fry;Darron Griffiths;Eddie John; Phineas John; Barrie Jones; Ginger Jones; Harold Jones; Jack Jones; Johnny Jones; Percy Jones; Russell Jones; Sammy Jones; Tommy Jones;Warren Kendall;Mog Mason;Colin Miles;Billy Moore;Rhys Moore; Freddie Morgan;Kelvin Mortimer;Dave Peters;Lewis Rees; Terry Rees; Ken Rowlands;Neil Swain; Tom Thomas; Alun Trembath;Kelvin Webber; Jimmy Wilde;George Williams;Liam Williams

"When Boxing News marked its centenary in 2009 by choosing the best British boxer of the previous 100 years, we opted for the one and only Jimmy Wilde. But the Rhondda produced many other outstanding fighters, as this book reminds us." Tris Dixon, Editor, Boxing News; "When it comes to in-depth research, they don't come much better than Gareth Jones - as his latest tome perfectly illustrates, with a trawl through the Rhondda's staggering boxing history. The likes of the great Tommy Farr and Jimmy Wilde get the Jones treatment, along with a host of tales surrounding so many boxers from this mining area that produced such a rich seam of boxing greats." Kevin Francis, Boxing Correspondent, Daily Star; "The name Rhondda once resounded around the world, carried there by its incomparable steam coal and its reputation for fiery politics. Yet, arguably, it has not been singers or preachers or writers, nor even footballers of either soccer or rugby fame, who have signalled the soul of Rhondda in the way our boxers once did. So, seconds out, ding the bell, and with Gareth Jones's latest literary bout with the Greats, we're back in the ring again." Dai Smith, Cultural Historian and Broadcaster