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National ABA title 1900

20^th ABA National Championships 

1899 - 1900 

Year:        Friday 6 April 1900

Venue:    St. James Hall, London

Edward (Ted) Mann 75kg (Lynn ABC) was a founder member and long time supporter of Lynn ABC.    The Club was formed in 1892.  Mann first boxed at featherweight (57kg) before winning twice at 75kg National ABA titles (1900, 1902).    There are records of Mann boxing Fred Parks 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) and the Olympic Bronze Medalist in 1908 (London, England).

21^st ABA National Championships 

1900 - 1901 

Year:                        Tuesday 2 April 1901

Venue:                    Sir James Hall, London

Rube Warnes 75kg (Lynn ABC) and Fred Parks 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) both went onto win Olympic Bronze medals (1908 London, England).    Rube Warnes went onto win (5) ABA National titles (1899, 1901, 1903) with Lynn ABC and one each with Gainsford ABC (1907) and Surrey Commercial Docks ABC (1910).    Fred Parks would win (5) ABA National titles also (1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906).    H. Fergus 60kg (Edinburgh Harriers BC) becomes the first Scottish Finalist.

22^nd ABA National Championships 

1901 - 1902 

Year:                        Tuesday 25 March 1902

Venue:                    Northampton Institute, London

Edward Mann 75kg (Lynn ABC) wins his second, and last, ABA National title.    E. Fearman 60kg (Lynn ABC), beaten by A. Warner (Highgate Harriers ABC) went on to represent Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic Games.    The 1902 Championships witnessed the first American entrants.  This year the event raised a proift of £269 10s 9d.

23^rd ABA National Championships 

1902 - 1903 

Year:                        Tuesday 7 April 1903

Venue:                    Northampton Insitute, London

Once again 1908 Olympians were present; Harry Berry 54kg (Columbia ABC) and Rube Warnes 75kg (Lynn ABC).    Scotland register their first winners; H. Fergus 60kg (Edinburgh Harriers BC) (1902 Finalist) and E. Dickson 91kg also of Edinburgh Harriers BC.

24^th ABA National Championships 

1903 - 1904 

Year:                        Tuesday 29 1904

Venue:                    Northampton Institute, London

John Douglas 75kg (Belsize ABC) lost his final to Edward Mann (Lynn ABC) but was to go on and become Olympic Champion in 1908 (London, England).    Charley Morris 57kg (Polytechnic ABC) went onto win a Silver medal with Fred Parks 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) winning a Bronze medal.    Matt Wells 60kg (Lynn ABC) wins the first of 4 consecutive titles.    Lynn ABC had 2 National Champions and 3 Finalists.    Half of all boxers in the Finals!

25^th ABA National Championships 

1904 - 1905 

Year:                        1905

Venue:                    London

John Douglas 75kg (Belsize ABC) won Olympic Gold in 1908 (London, England).    He also won a 'cap' as an amateur footballer and represented England at cricket!    Wally Webb 54kg (17^th Middlesex Rifles), Matt Wells 60kg (Lynn ABC) and Fred Parks 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) all became Olympians in 1908 (London, England).    Webb and Parks winning a Bronze medal.

26^th ABA National Championships 

1905 - 1906 

Year:                        1906

Venue:                    London

Frank Parks 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) wins his (5^th) heavyweight Championship (1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906).    He was a finalist in 1904 losing to A. Horner (Belsize ABC).    Tom Ringer 54kg (Lynn ABC), Charley Morris 57kg (Polytechnic ABC) and A. Murdoch 75kg (Belsize ABC) become Olympians in 1908 (London, England).    Morris would win a Silver medal and Ringer a Bronze medal.

27^th ABA National Championships 

1906 - 1907 

Year:                        1907

Venue:                    London

Matt Wells 60kg (Lynn ABC) beats F. Spiller (Gainsford ABC) for the title.    However F. Spillers goes onto win an Olympic Silver medal in 1908 (London, England) with Matt Wells having to settle for a Bronze medal.    Joined by Rube Warnes (Gainsford ABC).    Charley Morris 57kg (Polytechnic ABC) wins a Silver Olympic medal.    Fred Spiller 60kg (Gainsford ABC), Harold Brewer 91kg (Polytechnic ABC) become Olympians in 1908 (London, England).    Spiller won a Silver medal.

28^th ABA National Championships 

1907 - 1908 

Year:                        1908

Venue:                    London

This Olympic year of 1908 (London, England) sees all (5) Champions go to the Olympic Games and (2) Finalists; Charley Morris 57kg (Polytechnic ABC); and G. Jessup 60kg (Mildway Rowing Club ABC).    This group of (7) won (1) Olympic Gold; Henry Thomas 54kg (Birmingham ABC), (2) Silver medals Charley Morris 57kg (Polytechnic ABC) and Syd Evans 91kg (Reading ABC), (1) Bronze medals Thomas Ringer 57kg (Lynn ABC).    Harold Holmes 60kg (Polytechnic ABC) and William Child 75kg (Cambridge ABC) become Olympians in 1908 (London, England).

29^th ABA National Championships 

1908 - 1909 

Year:                        1909

Venue:                    London

Fred Grace 60kg (Eton Mission ABC) wins the first of his (4) titles after becoming Olympic Champion in 1908 (London, England).    John Condon 54kg (Lynn ABC) became an Olympian in 1908 (London, England) winning a Silver medal.