15 September 2007
Best Boxing Champion
Mr.Rocky Brass a southern railway employee and a resident of Agaram, Chennai-82 is a talented state champion boxing winner. He has worked very hard to raise the Crusaders Boxing club to name and fame by winning cups and Awards in a number of Boxing tournaments. Rocky said that the club was started by his father Dion Brass, a determined police constable who vowed to bring boxing to the centre stage is Chennai. The club had its inception in 1978.
Speaking to Chennai Plus reporter Mr.Rocky Brass said that it was a magnificent moment for him when he fought Hermon Caster at Madras Port in May 1979. Rocky was awarded the Nat Terry Rolling Trophy. The Royapuram Branch won the team championship. The Crusaders Boxing Club coached them.
Rocky cherished every moment of that awesome experience when he fought a boxing match with the world renowned giant Mohammed Ali in the year 1980 at Nehru stadium in Chennai city. The late chief minister of Tamilnadu M.G.R was also present on the occasion.
In August 1979 he fought against Abraham Lincoln the then state champion Rocky Brass was declared winner by the Tamilnadu state Amateur Boxing Association for the Bantam weight class. Rocky was also selected for the junior national camp at Patiala and was fortunate to be coached by George Zeller, who represented Germany for the 1960 Olympic Games.
In the year 1981 Rocky Brass fought one of the bloodiest bouts of his life with Errol Rodringues at Lalaguda in Secundrabad. Rocky put up a brave fight and snatched victory from him. Rocky Brass won the “Frank Anthony Memorial cup” for the best boxer and Royapuram branch won the team championship.
Speaking to Chennai Plus, Rocky Brass said that going was tough but I met it and faced it with determination, which has today moulded me and has made me one of the best boxing champion. Rocky is the secretary of the Crusaders Boxing Club, which is growing from strength and is bound to win many more laurels. Mr.H.E.Wilkins is the Patron of the club. He is also the president of Doveton Schools and FINS. MR.Freddie Hass is the president of the club. He is also the president of the A.I Vepery branch, vice-president, Tamilnadu, Amateur Boxing Association and the general manager of Ambattur clothing factory.
Mr.Rocky Brass, the best boxing champion winner resides at No-15, Raju’s Nest, Govindarajalu Street, Agaram, Chennai-82. He can be contacted on: 98417 85919 / 42761172
Me and my friend were travelling by a local train in chennai(from chepauk to velacheri) and during the return we got down at the station and took return tickets to Fort station and the train was about to start in 5 mins. we were peeping into the guard room in the train and from back came a sound ‘Hello Boys’, it was from a guard, we replied ‘Nothing just lokking how a gngin looks’ and he said ‘come Hop in’. we were very excited and went in. the train started and the guard introduced himself as ‘ROCKY BRASS’ and gave us his card which had a pic of his boxing with the great Mohammed Ali. we took his autograph and then he showed us each and everyu function of the local train engin. Then we got down at Mylapore. He said bye to us and the train left. I had a doubt in my mind that what a boxer is doing in railways so the next day i rushed to my office and checked for name called ‘Rocky Brass’ and was suprised to read that there is a Boxer called Rocky Brass and is working with railways. It was the best moment of my life.