My old pal and gym mate, Al Malcolm, fought Gary at the Albert Hall on Mason's pro debut. Al had Gary cut and wobbling in the first round but...
Kirkland made a virtue of unorthodoxy. I remember Charlie Magri telling a story about how, one afternoon in the Royal Oak gym, as Laing came...
Of course. I remember the astonishing Duran victory but forgot about Hutchings.
Superb Mike. Thank you mate. PS. Wasn't Wally Swift done the same way by Duran ?
I think so yeah. Walcott could dance beautifully but Louis's work was very technical. Walcott out moved Louis towards the end of the Bomber's best...
I have always been convinced that, after Ali, Louis had the best footwork of any Heavyweight Champion. I've made the point on here before. If you...
I'd have Google that one Mel.
When the Boxing Hall of Fame was launched, there were eight inductees, one from each of the original weight divisions. Wilde was the Flyweight.
One that always puzzled me was Nottingham's Johnny Pritchett. He was British, Commonwealth and European Champion and retired without a single...
McAvoy fought John Henry Lewis for the World Light Heavyweight Title.
Both managed by Terry Lawless. Shelved to prioritise the interests of Frank Bruno.
Driscoll was booked for a World Title Fight in New York but turned it down. He had promised to open an orphanage in Cardiff at around the...
When Birmingham celebrated its Centenary as a city, in 1989, Jack Hood was voted one of the Greatest Hundred Brummies. He was in his 90's at the...
I think Ted "Kid" Lewis would get my vote as Britain's Greatest Ever. That also trumps Roderick at Welter. Eric Boon better than Ken Buchanan or...
Solomons put Freddie Mills in with Joe Baksi too with Snowy Broadribb as an accomplice.
