Search results
David "Bomber" Pearce (8 May 1959 – 20 May 2000) was a Welsh heavyweight boxing champion. Also known as the Welsh Rocky, Pearce held both the Welsh and the British heavyweight titles and held the number one WBC cruiserweight ranking from September 1983 to September 1985. [1]
BBBofC British Heavy. last British title fight scheduled for 15 rounds, the contracts having been signed prior to the 12-round rule; Welsh title was relinquished the next day so as to continue as British Heavyweight Champion. 1983-04-07.
Sep 17, 2020 · The story of 'Newport's Rocky', the boxer who nearly became a world champion. David 'Bomber' Pearce was a Welsh and British Heavyweight Champion and was awarded a European belt posthumously...
Oct 8, 2022 · BBC News. A collection of once-forgotten photos charting a steelworker's rise to become the British heavyweight boxing champion has gone on display. David "Bomber" Pearce, dubbed Newport's Rocky,...
Oct 8, 2022 · David "Bomber" Pearce, dubbed Newport's Rocky, was widely regarded as one of the most exciting heavyweights of the 1980s. Glenn Edwards was still in college in Newport when he spent a year...
Sep 13, 2019 · FM Boxing. 6.07K subscribers. Subscribed. 343. 21K views 4 years ago NEWPORT. Taken from the BBC series "Mavericks - Sport's Lost Heroes". ...more.
Oct 21, 2022 · The late David Pearce was widely regarded as a British heavyweight champion who never fulfilled his potential. His nephew, Luke Pearce, a decorated military officer, took the time to speak to British Vintage Boxing about his beloved uncle.
