Lieutenant Colonel H.Jones VC. OBE.

Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones VC. OBE.

Putney, Wandsworth his place of birth
nineteen forty he graced this earth.
Father being an American artist
his mother a nurse and altruist.

Preparatory school then Eton College
thus completing academic knowledge.
Royal Military academy nextmind and body military flexed.

First the Devon and Dorset Regiment
a Second Lieutenant, lucid, acquiescent.
Northern Ireland , that terror campaign
his friend Captain Robert Nairac slain.

Several years and an OBE
then Jones parted company.
The Parachute Regiment called
Lieutenant-Colonel Jones enthralled.

The Falklands war, his own command
off to war in a distant land.
The politicians said, “ take Goose Green”
a place 2 Para had never seen.

The Argentinians well dug in
eleven trenches, what a din!
Machine gun fire rakes the air
come up the hill if you dare.

So up the hill 2 para went
their Commander would not relent.
He led the way into the fray
falling, dead, on the way.

Goose Green fell to guts and gore
Falklands, Argentine no more.
The war was won on the ground
by men of merit, true, profound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSWpxkyVjlo

Floyd Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather.

A Grand Rapids, Michigan man

seventy seven his life began.

Claiming poverty, little parental care

father said” this is unfair”

Lets delve a little deeper then

the fight game and its men.

A fighting family through and through

father jailed for drugs, that's true.

Two uncles won world fame

his father not quite the same.

Against Sugar Lay Leonard a TKO

for Mayweather senior a hammer blow.

A family of top class fighting men

young Floyd an additional specimen.

Three golden gloves amateur wins

then his professional career begins.

Soon hailed a pugilistic prodigy

highly skilled with applied ferocity.

Still unbeaten after forty six fights

who can remove him from boxing heights?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZC7UqKilyA

Amir Khan

Bolton, England his place of birth
nineteen eighty six he graced the earth.
Starts to box aged eleven
quickly showed speed, aggression.

Three school titles quickly amassed
then three ABA opponents outclassed.
Junior world lightweight champ
Koreans watched his character stamp.

Victor Ortiz stopped in two
Khan a brilliant and notable coup.
A silver medal at the Olympic games
just missing his golden aims.

In 2008 he turns professional
winning a twelve rounds debut.
Two knock outs followed this
them Khan came amiss.

Breidis Prescott did the trick
one round KO slick and quick.
Khan, eight strait wins after this
had he got the control stick?

Lamont Peterson found him out
split decision twelve round bout.
Even worse was to come
against Danny Garcia soon undone.

Three good wins since that sad day
soon he could be making hey.
A fight with Mayweather could be on
maybe the money man's swan song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71PfkTLdik0