terry Downes

[cancale]

Three quotes

Terry, when you went to America to fight Pender why did you travel on a boat rather than by plane?

" If the boat goes down, I can swim a few strokes but if the plane has a problem so do I"

Terry, when you are fighting do you watch your opponents eyes or his fists?

" No one has ever hit me with his eyes"

And finally

"Boxers come and boxers go, but managers go on forever.

David

[dondada]

Terry, when you are fighting do you watch your opponents eyes or his fists?

" No one has ever hit me with his eyes"

[Scrap]

Classic one by Tel. After being beaten by Dick Tiger, asked by a reporter who He would like to fight next, the Effing Matchmaker D

[chesh]

That's a cracker, Scrap.

[Scrap]

We were driving to the Lakes for a Charity do ,up the M6 we stop off at the services, get out of the car walking to the cafe. This AA guy stops Terry and says Terry Downes youve given me Hours of Pleasure in my life. Terrys reply Ive had loads of Pleasure waiting on the Motorway for you pudenda to turn up when Ive Broken down, always was a Smoothy Terry. Then spent Half an Hour talking to the guy. Should have been Knighted years ago, done more for Charity than anybody and never took a penny.

[Scrap]

If memory serves me right one year, His project was Sunshine Coaches for the Disabled.He worked His Bollocks of and got 27.Would always support Amatuer Boxing and always leave a donation, never took a penny. Having said that He didnt need it, Terry Downes was a wonderfull role Model, but did swear a Biy Great Guy.