[Article] Fred Brophy runs a boxing troupe -- the last in Australia and one of the few left worldwide -- travelling to outback towns where someone's always up for a fight. Back in the 1930s to 1950s, such tents were a fixture at country fairs and agricultural shows in the major cities but health and safety concerns led most states and territories to ban the travelling show, apart from Queensland and the Northern Territory.
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Getting ready to rumble…
Meet Australian icon Fred Brophy.
The fourth-generation showman runs the last outback 'fight club'.
Fred Brophy, 67, Fred Brophy's Boxing Troupe:
"I've been doing it since I've been five years of age. I was born into it. Me father had one. Me grandfather had one. Me...
