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Lee Skye's Aussies
Ken Brady - Australia - HW
Career Record: W15(KO 8) / L7(KO 2) / D0
TITLES:
Australian Heavyweight Title
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Original Rating by Lee Skye
Knocked out Reg Mack in 8 rounds in May 1953 to win the vacant Australian Heavyweight Title. The title had become vacant with the death of Dave Sands. In August that same year Brady defended the title stopping Cec Meredith in the 4th round. Brady beat Meredith in a rematch for the title in April 1954 stopping him in the 8th round. In May 1955, Brady lost the title to Allen Williams by a 15 round decision. A year and half before those two had fought a 12 round decision battle also won by Williams.
The Sunday Mail article found on the internet with the weblink above from August 30, 1953 has some nice personnel information on Brady. He was 20 at the time and his birth name was Ken Bradbury and had migrated to Australia two years previous. The article discussed his plans to return home within two years his goal as an Empire and World heavyweight contender. Grand ambitions indeed.
The Sunday Mail article mentions that Brady won the Australian Heavyweight title in the 8th round by fracturing Reg Mack's jaw with a right cross. Talks of his association with trainer Ambrose Palmer.
In the Feb 1955 Ring's Annual Ratings for 1954 Brady had reached Class A standing amongst the heavyweights of the world.He reached 5th ranked Heavyweight British Empire standing in the Ring's Jan. 1955 edition.
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