Hamed, Nelson, Brook and Galahad

[Frostieballs]

As amazing as the boxing achievements are, the contribution to society has been greater.

[Coco]

Agreed - everyone starts somewhere

Are there many (modern day) eliete trainers that have zero background in the sport like Enzo did though.

Adam Booth, Ben Davison, Dean Powell.

Adam booth boxed as an amateur for Fitzroy did he not ?

Really? First I have heard of it

[coghaugen11]

Even Bunce and Eddie Hearn boxed as ams.

[BigDoofus]

Even Bunce and Eddie Hearn boxed as ams.

Who won?

[emallini]

Adam Booth definitely boxed

[BigDoofus]

Adam Booth definitely boxed

According to Wiki:

"He boxed amateur at Winston Churchill ABC, Croydon ABC and the Lynn ABC. Approximately 40+ bouts.

Turned professional and suffered career ending injury prior to debut."

[Coco]

Adam Booth definitely boxed

According to Wiki:

"He boxed amateur at Winston Churchill ABC, Croydon ABC and the Lynn ABC. Approximately 40+ bouts.

Turned professional and suffered career ending injury prior to debut."

No links to his boxing career on Wikipedia, maybe he added that himself!

Also I have never heard of Winston Churchill ABC

[Coco]

Maybe we can get Tris Dixons life stories on to it!

40 am bouts is a lot and he went pro too!

So surely he must have entered the schoolboys/juniors or the London Divs in the seniors.

Who was his pro manager? In your first year as a pro you are obliged to have a manager or you wouldn't get licensed.

What was this career ending injury?

[mickey1975]

Maybe we can get Tris Dixons life stories on to it!

40 am bouts is a lot and he went pro too!

So surely he must have entered the schoolboys/juniors or the London Divs in the seniors.

Who was his pro manager? In your first year as a pro you are obliged to have a manager or you wouldn't get licensed.

What was this career ending injury?

He was the first ever life story. Him and Tris are good mates.

[mickey1975]

Signed with Mickey Duff and training with Dean Powell when he broke his leg.

[Coco]

Signed with Mickey Duff and training with Dean Powell when he broke his leg.

Nice one

[Wales]

Agreed - everyone starts somewhere

Are there many (modern day) eliete trainers that have zero background in the sport like Enzo did though.

Adam Booth, Ben Davison, Dean Powell.

Booth boxed amateur.
Ben Davidson boxed amateur and was involved in the sport from a toddler due to his father

Powell a good shout

[Coco]

Agreed - everyone starts somewhere

Are there many (modern day) eliete trainers that have zero background in the sport like Enzo did though.

Adam Booth, Ben Davison, Dean Powell.

Booth boxed amateur.
Ben Davidson boxed amateur and was involved in the sport from a toddler due to his father

Powell a good shout

I saw a podcast with Davison saying he was a footballer, then started football training and when he was 17 went down the local boxing gym and started helping out training there. Never mentioned his father.

[Foggy]

Only saw Johnny Nelson 2 days ago at Morrison’s Halfway in Sheffield, only recognised him has he’d gone past and had to stop and look back and think that was Johnny.