Templar Measures Up 'Potty' Jamaican boxer Simon Templar feels he's long way to go to reach the jaw of his giant South African opponent, Ewart Potgieter, 7 feet 8 inches and 22 stone as they meet at the weigh-in London today (Tuesday, for their fight on the White City stadium bill this evening. Templar's no midget - he weighs 17 stone. September 15, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto). South African heavyweight boxer Ewart Potgieter towers above Jamaican Simon Templar, at a weigh at Solomon's Gym, in preparation for a White City tournament. London, September 1935. | Location: Solomon's Gym, London, England, UK. (