Nickname: | Starlight |
Weight: | 150 - 165 lb (72 - 77 kg) |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Name: | Edward William Rollins |
Birth Date: | 1852 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Georgetown, British Guiana |
Death Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Total: | 79 |
Wins: | 27 |
Losses: | 36 |
Draws: | 11 |
Ko: | 17 |
Edward William Rollins (1 January 1852 – 1 February 1939), commonly known as Starlight, was an Australian middleweight boxer.[1]
Rollins was a top middleweight contender for the Australian Middleweight Championship during his career and fought for the title four times
During his career, Starlight defeated such men as Jack Malloy, "Black Chris" Smithers, Jim Barron, James "Tut" Ryan, Bill Heffernan, Jack Perryman, Charlie Woods and Ike Stewart.
Rollins married Kate Pratt, the daughter of black American parents. They had a daughter, Marjorie Duguid, who was the grandmother of Australian pop singer Colleen Hewett.[2]