The ones that were left, they felt betrayed. They took it fairly hard because they didn't see how those kids could leave and break the group up.
"Eddie Thomas" MBE, was a Wales/Welsh boxing champion and boxing manager.
Thomas was born in Merthyr Tydfil. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948, the British welterweight title in 1949, and the European welterweight title in 1951, retaining it for only four months. He held the British Empire title for a period in the same year.
Retiring in 1954, he became the manager of two of Britain's most successful boxing champions, Howard Winstone and Ken Buchanan.
Thomas had a successful business career for a time, but in 1994 he was forced to resign as Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil.
A BBC TV programme, Champ from Colliers Row, was made about him in 1997, shortly after his death.
More Eddie Thomas on Wikipedia.It broke up the unity that we had. When I had them as freshmen, there were about seven of them that worked really well together.
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