George Shorter

George Shorter was the son of a Covent Garden Market porter who went on to win two ABA lightweight titles. Having reached the quarter-final at his first attempt in 1920, he went all the way to the final the following year when he beat E. V. Fox of the Polytechnic Club. Shorter did not defend his title in 1922 but returned in 1923 to regain it after beating Welshman Albert O’Brien. That same year, Shorter was in the British team that beat their French counterparts at the Sporting Club de France.

Attempting to make it three ABA titles in 1924, Shorter was beaten in the final by Walter White of the United Scottish club. Selected for the Paris Olympics that year, Shorter was eliminated by the eventual bronze medallist Fred Boylstein of the United States. After ending his fighting career, Shorter became a pub landlord.