by Peter Rogers
The following poem was written in tribute to Pat Maloney, former boxer and founder member of the Welsh Ex-Boxers Association.
Old Timer
He boxed from the twenties to the forties,
In the booths of Scarrot and Gess,
A pound a round no more no less,
Fought bare-knuckle on the mountainside,
With his friends by his side,
Never smoked never drunk,
Not even punch-drunk,
Over two hundred fights to his name,
One of the toughest in the game,
Sad to say he’s not with us today,
Perhaps we’ll meet again some day,
Up there with Cuthbert Taylor, Danny Dando and Ike Powell,
All the old timers have thrown in the towel,
A great-grandfather he was to be,
Yes, his name Pat Maloney.
©Copyright: Peter Rogers, 16 May 2000