Roland Todd pugile

Roland Todd (14 January 1900 — 22 May 1969 (aged 69)) born in Marylebone London was an English professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1910s, and 1920s, who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title.His professional fighting weight varied from 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb), i.e. middleweight to 169 lb (76.7 kg; 12 st 1.0 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.During his twelve years long carrier Todd fought some of the all time greatest boxers of his categories like Harry Greb, Tommy Loughran, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jimmy Slattery, Dave Shade.After boxing he worked on the railways until his retirement in 1965.