Charkey Ramon

Dave Bruce Ballard (born 21 June 1950 in Gulgong), known as Charkey Ramon, is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1970s, and referee of the 1970s and '80s, who won the Australian light middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb), i.e. welterweight to 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.[1] Charkey Ramon was managed and trained by Bernie Hall.[2] He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]