24/05/2026 UPDATE : The Bruce Woodcock Boxer Website is very pleased to announce the release of "Shadow Boxing".
This short book has been written by Bruce Woodcock Jnr and contains photos, poems and reflections on the experience of growing up alongside his father's fame.
The poems included are a commemoration of his dad and are focussed on the last three fights of his career as British European and Commonwealth Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1945-50
The short book (24 pages) is available for £5.00 plus postage from LegalHighsPress at
https://www.legalhighspress.com/shop/p/shadow-boxing-bruce-woodcock
Bruce Woodcock : Boxer
This site is dedicated to the life and career of Bruce Woodcock, British Empire Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
It includes family photographs and press photographs from the family archive, as well as information and recollections.
You will find :
- An account of Bruce's early life
- Information about Bruce's schoolboy boxing
- Detail of his amateur career
- A complete listing of Bruce’s professional fights
- Commentary on each year of his career
- An archive of programmes, reports and photographs to accompany the information
- Background information
- Links to other sites
- A contact page
The site has been reformatted and some sections are still being developed, added to or updated as of July 2025. You are very welcome to contribute via our Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) links if you have any information or comments - see the Contact page for more information.
A National Hero
Spanning the years 1942-1950, Bruce’s professional boxing career coincided with a period of national struggle during the Second World War and its aftermath.
Bruce became the best known and best loved of British sportsmen during this time, a focus for national aspirations and hopes for the future.
But it all began a lot earlier, in the difficult years following the First World War, in the struggling working-class district of Doncaster known as Carr Hill.
