Born in Watford, Alex Buxton's father Claude was from Antigua and his mother Edith from Bushey.
[1] Buxton served in the Royal Marines during World War II,[2] and made his professional debut in December 1941 at the Watford Town Hall.
Back in the UK he won eleven straight fights before losing to former British middleweight champion Vince Hawkins in May 1949.
[3] Another run of sixteen straight wins, including victory over South African middleweight champion George Angelo,[4] led to a challenge for the vacant Southern Area middleweight title in February 1951, which he lost to Ron Pudney.
Another winning streak was only interrupted by a loss to former world champion Randolph Turpin in February 1952.