‘Chatteris Thunderbolt – The Eric Boon Story’ is a biography of Eric Boon, written by Bob Lonkhurst.
Despite going to secondary school in Chatteris and walking past a portrait of Dave ‘Boy’ Green everyday, and being very aware of his boxing legacy, I had never heard of Eric Boon – the original boxing Fen Tiger – until I read Green’s biography, also written by Bob Lonkhurst.
There’s some great stuff in this book, including tales of fans travelling from Chatteris to see Boon fight, his winning the British Lightweight title against Dave Crowley, and being involved in the first ever televised fight, against Arthur Danahar.
However, my highlights centred on finding out more about the Devonshire Club in Hackney, and the Harringay Arena, where Boon fought regularly after making his way to London under promoter Jack Solomons.
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