Foxys Gym

About Terry Fox

This Picture shows the risks Terry as a Teenager was willing to take for fun.

Only a nut would ride a pushbike through a wall of fire (NOTE: No Fireproof Gear)

John McNaughton and Terry Fox 1971

Terry is well know in Boxing circles, but there are also some other interesting aspects of Terry that not to many people are aware of, here is a chance to throw abit more light on his colorful career in the various sports that he's been involved in.
Terry was in “The Findon Skid Kids” from age 9 to 18.


While in “The Skid Kids” Terry equaled the World Record in the long jump, jumping 22 people without a ramp. While doing a show at Dimboola (Victoria) Terry heard the drums beats from the Sharman Boxing Tent, Terrys eyes lit up and he was pitched against all comers as a South Australian for the Victorians to have a crack at. The first person to take the challenge was an Aboriginal (name unknown) that was dropped in the first round. The committee of The Findon Skid Kids saw Terry up on the stage and told him to get off the stage as he had a show to do (Terry performed in nearly all the trick riding events. Johnny Goodfellow was in the crowd and saw Terry knock his opponent out and on return to Adelaide The Findon Skid Kids started a Boxing Club with Des Pearce (Danyle Pearce of Port Powers Grandfather). This was the start of Terrys Boxing Career.

The Findon Skid Kids had 8 Novice Champions in their first year.
After winning the South Australian Novice MiddleWeight Championship in 1972, Terry had 1 Amatuer loss then turned Professional. Terry, was managed by Geoff Goodfellow and fought under the name of  “South Australia’s Blonde Bomber”.
He Won The Light HeavyWeight Title in 1976, fought for 2 Australian Titles, fought  against the New Zealand Light HeavyWeight Champion (Lance Revill) in New Zealand, after which Terry went back to Speedway racing.
Terry raced Solo at Rowley Park Speedway, Terry won his first race off gate 4 and left the rest of the field for dead. His second Solo Race was not so good.
Terry then went back to football and Boxing as his main sports.
Having played all his Junior games plus 105 Senior Games for Kilburn plus both his brothers Michael (210) and Ricky (309) all combined played 624 games . Terrys Father, Mick (Pretty Micky) Fox was the head trainer for Kilburn many years.

Terry raced 10 seasons as a sidecar rider, 4 out of the 5 Winter Seasons he was odds on favorite to win the title but only achieved the title on the last ride that he raced. He won 4 out of 4 races on that evening to seal the title in 1986.
He then returned to football and Boxing.

Foxys Gym Has produced the following since it started in 1994

24 South Australian Novice Champions
1 South Australian Intermediate
8 South Australian Open Champions
1 Australian Champion Amateur
1 South Australian Champion (Pro)
1 Australian Champion Pro
2 OPBF Champions
Foxys Gym also won the title of SAABL 1998 South Australian Gym of the Year.