Freddie Welsh (left) and Jim Driscoll clashed in Cardiff in one of the biggest fights Wales has ever seen
Jim Driscoll is recognised as one of the greatest boxers of all time, but he never won a world title - for more pictures, follow the link below to Jim Driscoll in photos
Freddie Welsh is ranked amongst the greatest lightweights of all time - for more pictures, follow the link below to Freddie Welsh in photos
Jimmy Wilde is prominent in any discussion of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time - for more pictures, follow the link below to Jimmy Wilde in photos
Frank Moody, 'The Pontypridd Puncher' (picture courtesy of Pontypridd Museum)
Gipsy Daniels (right) - also known as Daniel Thomas - enjoyed a remarkable, well-travelled career in the 1920s and '30s
Jack Petersen (standing) thrilled Welsh fans in the 1930s with his all-action ring wars - for more pictures, follow the link below to Jack Petersen in photos
Tommy Farr went 15 rounds with Joe Louis at New York's Yankee Stadium in perhaps the highest-profile fight a Welshman was ever involved in - for more pictures, follow the link below to Tommy Farr in photos
Tommy Farr's remarkable New York career continued with Madison Square Garden bouts against the likes of James Braddock and Max Baer - for more pictures, follow the link below to Tommy Farr in photos
World lightweight champion Ike Williams in training for his 1946 defence against Swansea's Ronnie James at Ninian Park, Cardiff - the first world title fight ever to be staged in Wales
Brian, Dai, Cliff and Ken Curvis formed a famous Swansea boxing family
Eddie Thomas enjoyed a famous career as boxer and trainer
Talented Welsh heavyweight Joe Erskine suffered a devastating knock-out defeat to Henry Cooper
Heavyweight Dick Richardson's rough-house tactics were controversial, never more so than when his win over Brian London in Porthcawl in 1960 sparked this infamous riot
Howard Winstone and his trainer Eddie Thomas formed a famous fight partnership whose quest for the world featherweight title captivated the nation
Lennox Lewis successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title against Frank Bruno at the National Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park) on 1 October 1993. Joe Calzaghe made his debut on the undercard
Steve Robinson had his proud and unlikely reign as WBO featherweight champion ended by Prince Naseem Hamed at Cardiff Arms Park - for more pictures, follow the link below to Steve Robinson in photos
Mexican great Lupe Pintor travelled to Merthyr Tydfil to unveil a statue to the man whose life he ended in the ring, Johnny Owen
Robbie Regan won the WBO bantamweight title, but was forced to retire as champion after failing a brain scan - for more pictures, follow the link below to Robbie Regan in photos
Barry Jones celebrates his 1997 WBO super-featherweight win over Wilson Palacio of Colombia
Joe Calzaghe wins the WBO super-middleweight belt by beating Chris Eubank in 1997 - for more Calzaghe pictures, see the link below to 'Calzaghe's career in photos'
Enzo Maccarinelli is the only Welshman to have held the world cruiserweight title - for more pictures, follow the link below to Enzo Maccarinelli in photos
Gavin Rees was a surprise winner of the WBA light-welterweight title - for more pictures, follow the link below to Gavin Rees in photos
February 2010: Nathan Cleverly becomes the seventh Welshman to have held the European, Commonwealth and British titles, joining Jim Driscoll, Freddie Welsh, Eddie Thomas, Dai Dower, Johnny Owen and Colin Jones
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