Brit boxing writer Colin Hart leaves Wlad out of his Top Ten heavies OAT

Colin Hart ( born

This content is protected

This content is protected

) in

This content is protected

in

This content is protected

is a British boxing expert and is considered one of the most important British boxing commentators. He was used in numerous World Championship fights.

Colin Hart developed a great passion for boxing at a young age after hearing stories from his brothers and father about legendary fighters

This content is protected

and

This content is protected

After two years of military service, he began his journalism career with the

This content is protected

in 1958 as a news reporter. In 1962 he switched to the sports department and from 1964 found his passion in boxing. In 1969, as The Sun regrouped in the tabloids, Hart became the official boxing correspondent. His first assignment took him to America for Muhammad Ali's "Fight of the Century" vs. Joe Frazier on March 8, 1971 at

This content is protected

. Throughout his nearly 50-year career, Hart has commentated on boxing matches around the world. Among them were such legendary fights as

This content is protected

vs.

This content is protected

, Ali vs. Foreman, Ali vs.

This content is protected

,

This content is protected

vs.

This content is protected

and fights with

This content is protected

,

This content is protected

,

This content is protected

and

This content is protected

. He retired in 2000 after 31 years but returned to write as The Sun 's boxing columnist.

Known as The Voice of Boxing, Hart became the first British writer to win the BWAA's prestigious Nat Fleischer Prize for Excellence In Boxing Journalism (2011).