BOMBADIER BILLY WELLS 1911-1919 BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION ORIGINAL INK AUTOGRAPH
William Thomas Wells, better known as Bombardier Billy Wells (31st
August 1889 – 12th June 1967), was an English heavyweight boxer. Fighting
under the name "Bombardier Billy Wells", he was British and British
Empire Champion from 1911 until 1919, defending his title fourteen times.
In 1911 he became the first Heavyweight to win the Lonsdale Belt, which had
been introduced for British champions at all weights in 1909. Wells, who was
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and was between 182 and 192 lb (83 and 87 kg),
fought with an orthodox style.
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1924 BLACK INK SIGNATURE OF BRITISH AND BRITISH EMPIRE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION
AND WINNER OF THE FIRST LONSDALE BELT IN 1911 BOMBADIER BILLY WELLS, CENTRAL TO A PLAIN WHITE CARD SIZE 4 ½” x 3 ½”. FORMERLY FROM THE
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