I knew of Peter Bates when he kept The Red Lion on Vicar Lane. This would be mid to late 60's when I went in. My dad had some boxing mates, including Peter.
Did you know The Hollingwood pub used to have a boxing ring with a capacity of 3000! It was quite well known among promoters back in the day, probably around 1930's. You might be interested in these scanned images. The card belonged to my grandad I think. The proprietor (FW Wallis) was known as Billy Wallis if my memory serves me right.