Boxer was a rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band formed by keyboardist Mike Patto

Mike Patto

Mike Patto , is primarily notable as lead singer for Spooky Tooth and Boxer.-History:...

 and guitarist Ollie Halsall

Ollie Halsall

Peter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...

 in 1975. They signed to Virgin

Virgin Records

Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...

 and three albums followed , Below the Belt

Below the Belt (Boxer album)

Below the Belt was the debut album by Boxer, released on the Virgin label in January 1976. The album attracted less attention for its music than for its cover art...

(1975), Absolutely

Absolutely (Boxer album)

Absolutely was the second rock music album recorded by the band Boxer, released during 1977 on the Epic record label. Keyboardist Mike Patto had assembled a new-look lineup including bassist Tim Bogert from Vanilla Fudge, guitarist Adrian Fisher Sparks and drummer Eddie Tuduri from the American...

(1977) and Bloodletting

Bloodletting (Boxer album)

Bloodlettingwas an album by the rock band Boxer, released on the Virgin record label in 1979. Their third album in order of release, it had in fact been recorded in 1976 after their debut Below the Belt. It was also a posthumous release for band leader Mike Patto, who had died of cancer in March...

(1979), which also featured Bobby Tench

Bobby Tench

Robert Tench , also known as Bob Tench, Bobby Tench and Bobby Gass is a British vocalist and guitarist. Originally a bass player he began singing with Gass influenced by artists such as Sam Cooke and Ray Charles...

 and Boz Burrell

Boz Burrell

Raymond "Boz" Burrell was an English musician. Originally a vocalist, Burrell is best known for his bass playing and work with the rock bands King Crimson and Bad Company.-Career:...

. The band dissolved after Absolutely when Patto became ill.

The band was managed by Nigel Thomas who secured a five album deal over five years with CBS

CBS Records

CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...

, reputed to have been worth £1.2million and was never fully executed due to Patto's death on 4 March 1979. During a six year period Boxer also toured the US and Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

.

Discography

• Below the Belt
  Below the Belt (Boxer album)
  Below the Belt was the debut album by Boxer, released on the Virgin label in January 1976. The album attracted less attention for its music than for its cover art...
  
  (1975)
• Absolutely
  Absolutely (Boxer album)
  Absolutely was the second rock music album recorded by the band Boxer, released during 1977 on the Epic record label. Keyboardist Mike Patto had assembled a new-look lineup including bassist Tim Bogert from Vanilla Fudge, guitarist Adrian Fisher Sparks and drummer Eddie Tuduri from the American...
  
  (1977)
• Bloodletting
  Bloodletting (Boxer album)
  Bloodlettingwas an album by the rock band Boxer, released on the Virgin record label in 1979. Their third album in order of release, it had in fact been recorded in 1976 after their debut Below the Belt. It was also a posthumous release for band leader Mike Patto, who had died of cancer in March...
  
  (1979)

External links

• http://www.olliehalsall.co.uk/boxer.htm
• http://www.pattofan.com/Boxer/boxer.htm
• http://www.discogs.com/artist/Boxer+%282%29