Herol Graham loss to Julian Jackson.

Wotcha! Im interested in hearing any info on an interesting character from the late 1970s into tue 1980s - Ishaq Hussein, who fought as an amateur as Leroy Timothy and Tshaka as an unlicensed fighter. He has a mixed pro record and claimed a win over Cliffy Field in an unlicensed bout. It would be gr...

I attended one of the last pro shows there, in January 1978. Micky Minter (Alan's brother) was on the bill, as was perennial heavyweight disappointment Ishaq Hussein. You could hear the fighters warming up on the bags from the hall. What was the story woth Ishaq Hussein - he seems an interesting ch...

I was a huge fan of Neil. He fought sykes twice I believe with a rather one-sided version of both being included in Sykes memoir Beautiful Agony. The two men reconciled later years, but NP often bemoamed his career being characterised by his two bouts with the infamous Sykes. I loved his short conte...

Thanks for the fantastic reply....Ishaq Hussein had a decent amateur career (fighting out of Reading I believe) under the name Leroy Timothy. He later had a spell under the fledgling allegedly unlicensed circuit under the name Tshaka, defeating the mighty Cliff Fields who had turned his back on the ...

What happened to Kris Smith - was going well and seemed to disappear.

Hello Tony - this would be in Harold Street Hereford. It is the site of the current Army Reserve Centre.

Neil Malpass could have been special with the right backing. He was managed by George Biddles who was real old school and valued his independence and his relationship with Mickey Duff, the only promoter with whom the BBC dealt, was different generation and always strained. Nevertheless, after Neil ...