Bunces Big Fat Short History of British Boxing book
Reading Bunces Big Fat Short History of British Boxing and it goes through each year from 1970 to 2016.
There are a lot of things that I had forgotten or did not know. There were a lot of closed door private club/ hotel boxing events. The boxers fought frequently and losses were not frowned upon.
In 1970 British Boxing Board of Control refused to sanction Henry Cooper v Ellis as they were in the pocket of the WBC. They also did the same to Ken Buchanan v Ismael Luguna.
John Conteh was rumoured to fight Monzon for his light heavyweight title in Uganda.
Ali only fought Richard Dunn in Germany because Dunn upset and knocked out German champion Bernard August.
Alan Minter stopped Jacop Ucci for the European title and went to the restaurant with him afterwards. Ucci was taken to the hospital and died. The doctor that worked the contest was found guilty of second degree manslaughter.
Kevin Finnegan fought Hagler twice in Boston and gave him two tough fights that the fans enjoyed.
Bobby Chacon wife begged him to stop fighting on the eve of his fight. He refused and she committed suicide leaving him with 3 children and he still fought the next day.
Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.
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