Frank Moody (1900-63) was the most successful of the seven fighting Moody brothers from Pontypridd. He started work in the collieries at the age of 11, but turned to boxing full time in the 1920s, and continued boxing throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He became British middleweight and light heavyweight champion, and fought 52 times in America, winning 32 of these bouts and drawing another 9. He possessed an explosive punch which led him to be dubbed the 'Pontypridd Puncher', and made him a tremendous crowd pleaser at home and in the United States.
Source: Pontypridd Museum