Freddie Welsh is ranked amongst the greatest lightweights of all time
Freddie Welsh (left) and Jim Driscoll clashed in Cardiff in one of the biggest fights Wales has ever seen
Welsh and Packey McFarland battle to a 20-round draw at the National Sporting Club, London, on 30 May, 1910
Matt Wells (pictured) won the British and European belts from Welsh in 1911, but lost a rematch for the titles in 1912
June 1914: Willie Ritchie (centre, bow tie) signs to face Welsh, ending Freddie's long pursuit of the world lightweight champion
American Ritchie gets down to training in Brighton, but Welsh claims a comprehensive 20-round points victory at London's Olympia Theatre to at last claim the world title
Welsh's long reign as champion was finally ended in 1917 by the great Benny Leonard in the last of their classic trio of fights
Welsh served in the US Army during the First World War
Welsh's colourful post-boxing life in New York included a friendship with the great former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey (right)
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