Next to football, boxing may just be Glasgow’s most popular sport - and it’s no surprise, boxing is a real working class sport and thrives in areas like Glasgow and Lanarkshire.
We’ve put together this list of Glasgow’s best ever boxers from the 20th century.
Many of the boxers featured are in the lower weight classes. Glasgow was known to produce some of the hardest most ferocious wee men in Europe, who performed incredibly well on the international stage.
A lot of these boxers put Glasgow on the map thanks to their efforts in fighting in Europe and abroad. Many of them share tragic stories following their careers in boxing also.
Take a look below as we explore six of the best all-time boxers from Glasgow.
1. 1913: Glasgow’s boxing champion, Benny Lynch, is born
Scottish flyweight boxing champion Benjamin Lynch (1913-1946). Born in Glasgow, he joined an amateur boxing club called the LMS Rovers and was spotted at a boxing saloon in the Gorbals by manager Samuel Wilson. After a series of contests, he beat contender Jackie Brown in Manchester in September 1935 to become Scotland’s first world boxing champion. Eventually Lynch succumbed to alcoholism, and in 1939 was refused a licence to box. | Getty Images
2. Paul Weir
Paul Weir (born 16 September 1967) is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2000. He was a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBO mini-flyweight title in 1993 and the WBO junior-flyweight title from 1994 to 1995. | The Fight City
3. Jim Watt
Jim Watt is best known for his reign as the WBC lightweight world champion from 1979 to 1981. Born on July 18, 1948, in Glasgow, Watt began his boxing career in the amateur ranks, representing Scotland at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Turning professional shortly after the Olympics, Watt steadily built a strong record in the lightweight division. He rose to international prominence when he won the WBC lightweight title in 1979, following the retirement of champion Roberto Durán. Watt successfully defended the title several times, including notable victories over top contenders such as Alfredo Pitalua and Sean O'Grady. | Getty Images
4. Gary Jacobs
Jacobs at different points in his career held several British, Commonwealth and European welterweight titles - inducted into the Scottish Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011, he now coaches boxing in Glasgow. | Gary Jacobs Personal Training