George Barnes born in Temora, New South Wales is an Australian professional light/light welter/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s, "50s and "60s who won the Queensland State light welterweight title, Australian light welterweight title, Australian welterweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 134 lb, id est (that is) lightweight to 148 3⁄4 lb, id est (that is) light middleweight.
Career
He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004.