ko death_date draws weight birth_place nationality article_title total birth_date nickname realname wins image losses name style
3 16 march 1983 14 featherweight crossflatts england , bingley , west riding of yorkshire , british percy vear
 85 12 july 1911 percy herman vear 43 percyvear_boxing_weight_in . jpg 28 percy vear -lrb- below right -rrb- orthodox
percy vear

herman `` percy '' vear -lrb- 12 july 1911 -- 16 march 1983 -rrb- , born in crossflatts , bingley , west riding of yorkshire , england .
he was a british professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s .
brought up in crossflatts during the first world war , vear lived in keighley all his adult life .
boxers are among the most colourful athletes in all of sports , with names like `` hitman '' , `` bomber '' and `` gentleman jim '' , so it should come as no surprise that vear was known as `` percy vear '' .
it is not known how or who gave vear his fight name , but in this case it seems likely that `` percy vear '' is a play on the word to `` persevere '' -lrb- per · se · vere -rrb- , which means , 1 .
to persist in anything undertaken ; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty , obstacles , or discouragement ; continue steadfastly .
2 .
to persist in speech , interrogation , argument , etc. ; insist .
-- verb -lrb- used with object -rrb- 3 .
to bolster , sustain , or uphold : unflagging faith that had persevered him .
