Freddie Mills - Fearless Aggression

[@meruullah7753]

As a young boy working in a butchers shop in Soho i used to deliver meat to Freddie's restaurant in Tottenham Court road. He was a really great guy and we got chatting, i was 14 at the time( 60 years ago), and being from a mixed parentage, Asian/English. I told him i was being bullied and he showed me how to throw a punch and take a person out. It worked. I later became a professional Wrestler . And i will always be grateful to him. Respect my man.

[@hanzagod]

That's an awesome story thanks for sharing!

[@davidfelix2594]

A professional wrestler...🤣

[@c1.uk1]

@@hanzagod I’m related to Freddie mills it’s my dads grandads cousin

[@ciarancoyle3]

Freddie was my great uncle my he rest in peace

[@tennehdavey9415]

Freddie was my husband's great great uncle. Maybe you guys are related?

[@Lesley963]

He's my Great Uncle too :)

[@joeprice9044]

He’s also my great grandad 👴

[@belta06]

That left hook, what a punch!

[@johnnyblythe5375]

Absolutely agree, most ‘modern’ day punchers are really one handed, using the weaker arm to just jab in the face and keep distance. In them days they’d use both, so when a strong left hook came in it often wasn’t seen. Not until Tyson arrived did we start to see real power from both hands again.

[@ivanhart6675]

when i was about 3 years old , i was taken for a haircut , by my father .As usual i was screaming my head off ., i remember my father going over to a man, who was waiting and whispering something to him, the man stood up walked over to me and said , something along the lines about,if i didnt stop screaming , would have to fight him in a boxing ring .This was of course the great Freddie Mills .This would have been about 1955, in a barbers shop , in the walworth Road .

[@markant9534]

I read Mills was a serial killer!

[@guidooctavio3982]

Mark Ant its a rumour. He wasnt

[@markant9534]

+Guido Octavia OK, someone said on a boxing24 thread that the policeman who wrote the article about Mills that I read was actually the killer himself!

[@davidfelix2594]

There's very strong rumours to suggest he was the serial killer known as Jack The Stripper...look up Freddie on Wiki

[@MrAlamo1957]

Great to watch one of the forgotten British warriors of the ring.

[@MrAlamo1957]

Freddie's private life was troubled, he was allegedly involved with the underworld as for being a serial killer there were claims of this after his death but nothing proved, My interest in Freddie is purely as a boxer and he was certainly one of Britain's best ever fighters who was a real tough warrior in the ring.

[@Kohl423]

Freddie was a real tough guy a product of his era whose peak years and career were like so many great British fighters interrupted and sometimes nullified by WWII. Nevertheless he continued after the war and won many titles including the World Title. Freddie sadly was consistently over matched against Heavyweights often taking one beating after another without a rest. With modern match making and preparation I am confident that Freddie would have stayed at the top of international LH boxing for much longer but inevitably this brave warrior became a punchbag merely to line the pockets of other people.

[@AthelstansSuccessor]

Warrior!!

[@cnmusic2264]

My great grandmother actually used to date Freddie Mills. And sometimes, she would play her ukulele to him on dates. I have that ukulele still and I continue to play it to this day. It’s just interesting seeing this man who I used to hear stories about.

[@whitedevil5409]

great highlight .

[@MixedMartialHelp]

Great highlight!

[@katecameron3036]

Freddie Mills was a great fighter and a crowd pleaser, he went in with too many fighter's out of his true weight class

[@kostabrillakis36]

haNZAgod coming through with the requests as always. Great job, buddy

[@JeffPenaify]

even looking at "crude" fighters of those times I'd argue that the defensive capabilities and footwork were a clear contrast to today's crop

[@johnkad1128]

Jeff Boxing I agree, it was different sport back then. A hell of a lot more physical. Referees allowed a lot more punishment back then so fighters had to be tough there was no way around it. Plus boxers relied a lot more on lateral movement for defence and countering which encouraged a lot more action.

[@surfghost9121]

@@johnkad1128 It's amazing to see them counting 10 over guys that won't be conscious for a couple days.

[@jamoy2066]

Mills aggression was super and let him get even more dangerous

[@fs.pureblood]

Just seen him in Carry on regardless. I thought he looks familiar. Checked the cast list. Yes it was Freddie Mills.

[@folksurvival]

Good compilation.

[@Potbellypugilist]

Definitely a boxer of his times. All heart and aggression, very durable and tough. Quite enjoyable to watch, no wonder he was such a crowd pleaser. Wasn't he a booth boxer at one point?

[@surfghost9121]

According to the Darkest Side of Boxing podcast, that's how he got his start.

[@richmills6911]

proper hard man

[@julieconvery1587]

Notice fredies knees hes driving upwards from the ground were the power is hard chap

[@welshdavy3558]

how about a colin jones knockout highlight , pat cowdell defence, pipino cuevas

[@whitedevil5409]

haNZAgod Colin Jones highlight would be great!

[@bennylevine387]

Pat Cowdell? The guy Azumah Nelson annihilated? That was my only point of reference. I'm sure he did something good to warrant that title shot.

[@welshdavy3558]

@@bennylevine387 He took a peak Salvador Sanchez all the way mate, despite having no power he was a master boxer and one of the UK's finest ever amateurs.

[@bennylevine387]

@@welshdavy3558 I'll check him out sir. Thanks. During the last handful of months, I've watched a lot of UK fighters from the past, developing a greater appreciation for guys like Tony Sibson. I'm trying to adjust the perspective of my youth, where all I ever knew of these fighters was when they came up short at the international level against guys where it now occurs to me that no one really beat them, like Hagler or guys like Azumah. It's eye-opening to find out these guys were monsters in their own right and there's no shame in losing to all-time greats.

[@welshdavy3558]

@@bennylevine387 no problem young man,its been a long time since anyone called me sir thank you. It's nice you want to dig out old fighters you're on the right track with Hanza great insights. You have to remember it was a lot harder to climb the ladder in times gone by, nobody fought for world titles after 15 fights ,you had to have more going for you than a social media account and a big mouth, I wish you well in your quest .

[@vector8310]

deft ending

[@ciarancoyle3]

I’m Freddie is my grate uncle or somewhere along those lines plus that’s exactly what I did when I had a fight in school I did not stop and I’m only 12 so this is acutely interesting

[@17BlackOdd]

Jack The Stripper

[@hanzagod]

Nah

[@17BlackOdd]

@@hanzagod if you say so lad

[@johnnolan4003]

Freddy swung like a woman beating dirt out of a rug.British boxing in the heavier divisions has improved markedly , although it was pretty good with the likes of Ken Buchanan and .Walter McGowen in the lighter ranks.

[@andrewwilliams8413]

Not so sure ? He was a slugger who put pressure on his opponent, a lot better boxers than him succumbed to that pressure, also can only think of John Conteh as a rival in the light heavies

[@ciarancoyle3]

I’m related to Freddie he’s my grate uncle along them lines I don’t have the same last name there are just a few people with the last name mills in my family and boxing and fighting still runs in the family the last people to do boxing was me and my mum and I’m 12 years old

[@kappakappa4507]

never heard about him

[@peterwood-jenkins3634]

SAD FOR YOU HE WAS THE BEST FEARLESS He went to the USA and beat Gus Lesenavitch a hard man

[@Bereal711]

@@peterwood-jenkins3634 where was he from

[@Bereal711]

@@peterwood-jenkins3634 is this Fred the head mills from Newcastle

[@petemayes1940]

wow just wow..........................actually thinking he fights like conor mcregor just 10 times more powerful and dynamic

[@markant9534]

+Pete Mayes McGregor couldn`t keep a fighter like that off him. Did you read in the Sun that Mills got the Krays to kill him so the public wouldn`t find out he was the serial in the 60`s called Jack the stripper!

[@heath6809]

Pete Mayes Their styles are nothing alike.

[@CephlonMayngrum]

he just punched. no rhythm

[@davelarson6870]

rhythm is easy to figure out at times, BUT Having no rhythm or "broken rhythm" as Bruce Lee once said can help you in achieving your outcome.

[@mogenvonbogel7342]

Today’s boxing is shit