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Espada wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 09:58 Gary Nickels is a London taxi driver, someone told me on another thread.

Gary was ABA flyweight champion in 1978 but didn't perform in the Commonwealth Games that year and turned pro with Terry Lawless before eventually switching to F rank Warren. Good fighter but lack of power ultimately held him back.

banjo wrote: ↑29 Dec 2017, 16:52 Jiro Watanabe is a Yakuza

Watanabe is one of the greatest Japanese fighters of all time but he suffered from Larry Holmes syndrome in that Yoko Gushiken was the top man just before him. Watanabe even copied Gushiken's perm.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 10:47

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 10:20 Mark Prince lectures in schools and other places on the effects of knife crime. His son Kiyan was died several years ago after being the victim of a knife attack. Mark is a true inspiration.

Didn’t Mark make a comeback a few years ago?

Yeah man. He had a couple of fights at cruiser. Top lad is Mark.

bennie wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 11:06

Espada wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 09:58 Gary Nickels is a London taxi driver, someone told me on another thread.

Gary was ABA flyweight champion in 1978 but didn't perform in the Commonwealth Games that year and turned pro with Terry Lawless before eventually switching to F rank Warren. Good fighter but lack of power ultimately held him back.

Lack of power did hold him back, but good fighter and good to watch too,

Some Ex Pros from Hartlepool and their current work situation

George Feeney is a taxi driver
John Feeney has had a multitude of jobs but is currently not working due to ill health
Dave Garside has a Security business (amongst others)
James Rooney is a Cable digger - decent money as he is paid by the metre
Ian Cooper works as a Rigger offshore
Shaun Biff Armstrong works as an Asbestos stripper

Espada wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 07:01

bennie wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 11:06

Espada wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 09:58 Gary Nickels is a London taxi driver, someone told me on another thread.

Gary was ABA flyweight champion in 1978 but didn't perform in the Commonwealth Games that year and turned pro with Terry Lawless before eventually switching to F rank Warren. Good fighter but lack of power ultimately held him back.

Lack of power did hold him back, but good fighter and good to watch too,

I sat next to Gary at the Eubank-Benn classic in Birmingham in 1990. I wonder if he's lost his baby face yet?

bennie wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 09:58

Espada wrote: ↑08 Jan 2018, 07:01

bennie wrote: ↑07 Jan 2018, 11:06

Gary was ABA flyweight champion in 1978 but didn't perform in the Commonwealth Games that year and turned pro with Terry Lawless before eventually switching to F rank Warren. Good fighter but lack of power ultimately held him back.

Lack of power did hold him back, but good fighter and good to watch too,

I sat next to Gary at the Eubank-Benn classic in Birmingham in 1990. I wonder if he's lost his baby face yet?

Haha yea I wonder if he has, I bet he looks the same, someone on here knows him well. He was a good trainer too, sounds like he is not involved in the sport anymore which is a shame