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ade the grenade wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:

Bundana wrote:
I have no idea... but in a big fight, my guess would be Mitsunori Seki (vs Howard Winstone in 1968)

Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.

Hiroshi Shoji?

That's the one, 5 points to da man

palooka wrote:

littlepug wrote:

stevedoc wrote:with out looking him up what is david radford's claim to fame

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 fighter

that's the beauty of Boxing, there are so many great stories and little known characters. Your mate must have been a right handful.

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 here

Old bones Ian wrote:

ade the grenade wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:
Clue that links to this answer, Winstone did beat the British opponent of the Japanese boxer.

Hiroshi Shoji?

That's the one, 5 points to da man

Old bones Ian wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?

Clue: Its a national thing

Was this one ever answered?
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.

Woller wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?

Clue: Its a national thing

Was this one ever answered?
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.

I hope this is true

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 !

Woller wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Why did featherweight Andrew Smith pull out of his fight against Ervine Blake?

Clue: Its a national thing

Was this one ever answered?
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.

Yes correct mate , he picked up £100,000 on the lottery