Alan turned pro at the late age of 27 after a few amature fights, trained him self in his back garden would fight any one takeing most fights on short notice he had some good wins over stephen smith, mathew hatton, gavin down, david james and john docherty, also give shea neary one of his hardest fights takeing him to the wire, also tuck world title challenger Alan vester the distance and lost a very close fight to former commenwealth champion david burke. I was going through my old boxing news and a read a article on him reason for the thread, he said he turned pro for a laugh didnt expect to do nothing! what a character he was! very under rated fighter, when he finally got a shot a the british champion it was aginst junior witter who stopped him in 3. What are your thoughts on alan?
Alan was very decent, not scared of anyone and a tough man. Every credit- I was just thinking about him the other day (not in a gay way) I was out running putting into practise some new stuff i've learned and I was thinking how in the name of F$$£ did this guy succeed as a fighter. He must have been trained by someone - its impossible to tick all the boxes without a trainer.
I've seen Bosworth a few times and to be honest I didn't know his background re being self trained...saw him against Witter, and then next fight against Eamon Magee on a great card at the MEN (both times stopped)...decent level of opponent
Tough guy who took on Eamonn Magee twice. Not many would do that. I remember jumping round the lounge willing him to stop Nigel Wright in a challenge for the English light-welterweight title on Wright turf in County Durham in 2005. "Bozzy" wobbled southpaw Wright in the fifth round and conceded a way too wide 99-92 verdict after 10 rounds. Alan, a lorry driver, never had much luck.
only met him once he was in a gym in peterborough getting reading for one of his last fights my eldest son sparred a couple of rounds with him ,good bloke though he took it easy and did not knock my kid about i think he just wanted a fast target (footwork wise)
Alot of the old school fighters from the early 19 hundreds didnt belive in trainers, some fighters just think there over rated, larry holmes always says it
I don't think its possible to push yourself sufficiently... also the eyes outside the ring are really important. I wouldn't take onboard a lot of what Holmes said- the guy seems to speak lot of **** blowing smoke up his own ass hole. Good fighter though
Like who? Your right in a way but you don't have to have been a fighter to be a good trainer. A complete understanding of the mechanics and psychology of a fighter is required and some fighters I have seen training don't know as much as you'd imagine. Doing something is very different to teahing someone else to do it. Look at Adam Booth- never boxed in his life yet he can train David Haye and Groves to perform at a tremendous standard. Yet I know ex-fighters who are trainers who really have little idea how to bring the best out of there fighters. :good
Adam booth had over 40 amature fights, and i like a trainer to have boxed, you never to see a football manager managing a team who hasnt played football, when you have been there and done it yourself you have a better understanding of it :good
Wrong Jose Mourinho never actually played for a football team, his father did but Young Jose was a psychologist and then got into coaching as his father had a role with Robson at Barca and Jose came into football that way believe it or not.
Nice to see one of boxing's unsung heroes remembered so well. I interviewed Alan at his home about 2-3 years ago before he fought Theophane. Smashing fella. I've spoken to him once or twice since his retirement but his number appears to have changed these days. Knowing you're born; A boxer's tale with Alan Bosworth/