That's the one, 5 points to da manade the grenade wrote:Hiroshi Shoji?Old bones Ian wrote:Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.Bundana wrote:
I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)
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Wouldn't really call him a mate just someone I trained alongside from time to time, but your right about the good stories I love the unknown stuff you sometimes come across on herepalooka wrote:littlepug wrote:my old stablemate dave Radford lost a decision to Roberto duran in south Africa, also boxed an exhibition with nigel benn and later became an accomplished bare knuckle fighterstevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to famethat's the beauty of Boxing, there are so many great stories and little known characters. Your mate must have been a right handful.
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Old bones Ian wrote:That's the one, 5 points to da manade the grenade wrote:Hiroshi Shoji?Old bones Ian wrote:
Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.
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Was this one ever answered?Old bones Ian wrote:Clue: Its a national thingOld bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?
I think Smith won a lot of money in a national lottery on the same evening as he was going to box, and stopped boxing right on the spot.
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I hope this is trueWoller wrote:Was this one ever answered?Old bones Ian wrote:Clue: Its a national thingOld bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?
I think Smith won a lot of money in a national lottery on the same evening as he was going to box, and stopped boxing right on the spot.
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I boxed on a pro dinnershow in Leicester in about 98 when one half of the main event didn't show cos he won about 150 grand on the lottery !
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Yes correct mate , he picked up £100,000 on the lotteryWoller wrote:Was this one ever answered?Old bones Ian wrote:Clue: Its a national thingOld bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?
I think Smith won a lot of money in a national lottery on the same evening as he was going to box, and stopped boxing right on the spot.