Twickenham Brunswick Boxing Cub is taking a Summer Break.

After a long hard season of training the boxers and trainers need a  well earned break to recharge themselves for what we hope will be another successful season.

Club closed through July and August will re-open in September.

See You Then!

Welcome to the Twickenham Brunswick Boxing Club Page.

We seem to have a number of new visitors to this page of late  Thank you for taking an interest in the club.

Tony Rabbetts the manager gives up two three or even sometimes four evenings a week for training our young people and like all the other coaches at the club he does it voluntarily. We have just extended our gym to the whole of the upper floor, having knocked through the wall to an adjoining room. However the new area is desperately in need of non slip flooring for which we have had quotes in the region of £2000  -   £1200.

The boxing Club is in the position that its income barely covers its expenditure and all expenditure has to be carefully monitored and accounted for. The extension has been available but really unusable as we have not yet been able to afford the cost of having this expensive work carried out.  

Many of the young people who come to our boxing club find financing two evenings for training a hardship therefore our fees are extremely low at Two pounds a session. It is our policy not to exclude potential  members through having to pay high rates as some clubs do..

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 Senior Coach/Manager      Tony Rabbetts      07956935615

Hon. Sec.   Harry Monger      07754540822

Comp. Sec.     Lee williams  07956344679

 

 

Club Manager / Boxing Trainer:   Tony Rabbetts

Twickenham Brunswick Amateur Boxing Club is an A.B.A. affiliated club.

The club runs on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5.30pm.

The Boxing Club Members must pay the club membership fee.

Nightly subscriptions are as follows:   Juniors £2-50 per night or £4-00 for the week.

                                                               

Contact us on brunswickboxing@yahoo.com

 

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BRUNSWICK BOXERS WIN 5 OUT OF 5

 

The reputation of Twickenham Brunswick Amateur Boxing Club was given a tremendous boost by their young boxers this week.  Twickenham Brunswick Amateur Boxing Club, Richmond’s only registered boxing club took to the ring after the summer break entering five of its junior boxers into shows at Hayes and Basingstoke. The young boxers eager to put their months of training into practice performed magnificently to the delight of their coaches Tony Rabbetts and Lee Williams.

On Thursday evening At Hayes Working Men’s Club, Jed Shrubb (12) of Hampton Community College won a points decision against his opponent J.Hearne of Crawley in the third bout of his career. This was followed by another points win by Reece Emeny (15) in his sixth bout, whose opponent C.Sturt of Crawley was given two standing counts. Ben Tilley (16) also in his first bout, rounded of a most successful evening with another points decision after his opponent D. Johnstone of Hayes was given a standing count.

On Saturday at the Basingstoke Show Chris Pendlebury (15) of Orleans School entered the ring for the first time against Z.Raddon of Portsmouth and won a points decision over his opponent. This was followed by Ollie Davies (17) who scored a decisive points win over B.Batusha from Basingstoke making it two wins on the night and a fifth victory in just three days.

 

 

 

 

Brunswick Boxers Battling Bouts   -   April 2006

 

Saturday saw five of Twickenham Brunswick’s Boxers on the program at a show in Aldershot. The club had some highs and lows as the afternoon progressed, with two of the lads pulling off good wins while the other three suffered defeats.

Alex Kenchington and Jason Davies were two of the Twickenham Boxers who will have learnt from hard fights ending in defeat. However Jake Williams again managed to turn defeat into a moral victory.  After taking quite a battering for two rounds Jake dug deep and raised his performance turning the tables on his opponent. His storming finish earned him a standing ovation from the audience and the   ‘Fight of the Night’ award but unfortunately not the judges’ decision.

 

Also on the programme were two of the clubs younger boxers Reece Emeny who stopped his opponent in the first round and Terry Dempster who in his first fight gained a unanimous decision from the three judges.

 

 

                                 

 

 

                                                     

 

                                                    

 

Twickenham Brunswick A.B.C.

Boxing Bonanza

 

Saturday night Twickenham Brunswick ABC under the management of Tony Rabbetts staged a Boxing Show of which he and the club can be justly proud. The Dinner Boxing Show at The Winning Post was a sell out with between three and four hundred spectators attending the spectacle.

The escalating reputation of the Brunswick boxers has been due to the quality coaching they receive, and their more frequent outings into the ring when they have proved stiff competition for the opposition. Five of the home club were matched on the night that saw a full programme of, well matched fights, contested by enthusiastic and talented young amateur boxers.

 

Charlie Dempster aged (13) of Twickenham Brunswick opened the show in a Skills Bout against Jordan Simms of Ruislip. The aptly named bout is traditionally awarded no decision, though there was no lack of skill or commitment from either boxer.

 

Josh Winward (14) an Orleans Park Pupil, put up a game, composed performance in his first ever bout. Josh persevered in keeping his discipline and targeted his opponent P. McDonagh from Tottenham and Enfield with good jabs. However P McDonagh kept ploughing forward picking off sufficient punches to be awarded the decision.

 

Reece Emeny (14) a pupil of Feltham Community College was matched against J Brayer of Earlsfield. Reece’s record after three previous fights was three wins. In a fight that can only be described as a ‘crowd pleaser’  both boxers demonstrated huge commitment and determination. As both boys exchanged furious flurries of punches both tired. J.Brayer remained slightly the stronger gaining the decision over a rather disappointed Reece Emeny.

 

James Herbert (24) a veteran of some fourteen fights was matched against Charlie Willard of Chichester A.B.C. James put in a determined performance taking the fight to his opponent but seemed to land few telling punches, the decision going to Willard of Chichester.

 

The final bout of the night saw Alex Kenchington take the ring for Twickenham Brunswick against Matthew Bailey of Woking A.B.C. Alex approached the fight with a tremendous work ethic, jabbing strongly and moving. When any punches were traded Alex returned any received with interest. Alex took control of the bout with his superior strength and claimed the unanimous decision in his favour against what appeared to be a very capable opponent.

Alex not only won a trophy for the fight but was also awarded a trophy as the ‘Boxer of the Night’.

 

Congratulations should go to Tony Rabbetts on  staging a magnificent show the like of which we have not seen locally. As an ex –professional boxer and now a club manager and coach his standing in the boxing community was reflected by the support shown from clubs far and near and the support given by the A.B.A. and boxing fraternity.

Brunswick Amateur Boxing Club’s new young star is 14 year old Jake Williams of Bishop Wand School Sunbury. Sunday saw Jake boxing in the London semi -finals of the Golden Gloves competition held at York Hall Bethnal Green. The draw for the fight was met with some feelings of apprehension as he was drawn against John Lewis. Jake had met this physically bigger lad only three weeks earlier when Jake was withdrawn from the fight after just one round. So it says much for Jake’s courage and determination that he took up the challenge to try and reverse that result only three weeks later. Sunday Jake entered the ring having trained hard and prepared to match his opponent blow for blow. For three rounds Jake boxed with style and discipline matching and at times bettering all John Lewis could throw at him. As the final bell sounded no-one could be sure as to which way the decision would go as the fight had been too close to call. As the referee raised the arm of John Lewis the result was greeted with mixed emotions, as Jake could not have fought any harder. Jake’s Runners Up medal should not be regarded as a consolation prize for a defeat but as a trophy earned through courage, determination and hard work. Tony Rabbetts, Jake’s Manager and Coach, could not have been prouder at his boy’s performance.

Brunswick Boxers Back to Winning Ways                        Boxers from the Twickenham Brunswick Amateur Boxing Club have heightened the reputation of the club in the past couple of weeks with some outstanding performances. Last Sunday 19 year old Alex Kenchington and 14 year old Jake Williams performed magnificently in their first bouts for the club, both winning against good opponents. Jake Williams, a schoolboy from Bishop Wand School, followed up his success last week with another victory on Monday night at The Café Royal. Boxing in a charity event organised by the Crawley Club, Jake took on and beat an accomplished opponent weighing in at1 ½ kg heavier than him. Jake handled his opponent well winning on points by a majority decision although most agreed it should have been a unanimous decision. Boxing manager Tony Rabbetts and Coach Harry Monger were literally “as pleased as punch” with his performance.

Over the years I have had many discussions,debates and sometimes heated arguments with opponents and critics of our sport. The main points of their arguments can be summarisedas-:

1 Boxing is brutalising

2 It makes men quarrelsome

3 It is dangerous

4 It is of no practical use

In today's climate these same objections could be applied to any number of contact sports,soccer and rugby spring to mind as two obvious examples.However let's take the objections one at a time.

Is boxing brutalising?

Critics will leap upon stories like the recent case of  former World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson, losing his temper and punching two men following a road rage incident. But Tyson is only one man. The vast majority of boxers both professional and amateur lead good productive lives.. If boxing were indeed brutalising we would see our courts filled with young boxers awaiting trial, and read endless stories of street violence involving lads from different boxing clubs.

In fact the reverse is true. In almost all cases involving soccer hooligans, street gang fights and violence in clubs and bars, there is no question of the participants ever being involved in organised boxing, which leads us to the second argument.

Does boxing make men quarrelsome?

You can meet a quarrelsome man who happens to be a boxer, but that is the nature of the man, not the nature of the sport.. He would be the same had he never laced on the gloves.As a rule most men who have boxed a great deal will hesitate before getting involved in trouble outside the ring. There are two reasons for this. Firstly a boxer knows the damage a hard punch can inflict in a street fight, and secondly, boxing teaches a young men how to control their aggression as well as unleash it.

Is boxing dangerous?

Of course there are dangers just as there ared angers in soccer and rugby. In fact statistically both of the latter sports are responsible for far more injuries, especially those involving sprains strains and fractures.. Yes there are occasional black eyes which may be awkward or inconvenient, but permanent injuries are extraordinarily rare in amateur boxing.

Is boxing of no practical value today?

In my time as a trainer I have found that many lads,often bullied at school, have become transformed by, belonging to and  boxing for, a boxing club. They have looked inside themselves and found courage they did not know they possessed. They have formed physical skills that increased their confidence. Most have gone on to become good citizens, making their mark in the jobs of their choice. Many of them previously labelled as troublemakers or dropouts, learned through the Noble Art, to channel and control their aggression, using their passions productively. A few went on to become ABA  and professional champions, and thereby inspired other similar youngsters to follow in their footsteps. in short they became role models for the young.

Finally as my 82nd  birthday passes by, I cannot help but reflect on the curent state of the sport. Many of us old'uns dwell too long in the past, and like to think that things were better in the old days. i do not subscribe to this theory. It suggests boxing has stood stil and not advanced in skills, applied science or quality training and safety techniques. This is simply not true.

Many of the advances have been due, in my opinion, to the appointment of good, competent national trainers like David James, Kevin Hickey and Ian Irvin, good thinking men, devoted to the spor tand above all, totally committed to the welfare and safety of the boys in their care.