THROUGH THE ROOF
EVERYBODY thought they knew Maxi Hughes. He was a good lad and a hard night’s work. A real pro who would always give his best but fall just short. The classic nearly man.
Even BoxRec list his alias as “Maximus”, assuming his moniker is inspired by the vengeance seeking Gladiator from the Hollywood film. It isn’t. Daniel Hughes carries the name Maxi into the ring as a tribute to his grandad, a former miner from Rossington in Yorkshire.
Maybe we can be forgiven for making assumptions about the 30-year-old lightweight. After all, after ten years as a professional it seems like Maxi Hughes has finally got to know himself.
“Hang on, mate. I’m just outside emptying my green bin,” Hughes told BN, immediately reinforcing at least one stereotype, that of the down to earth Yorkshireman. “I’ve got a big apple tree in the garden and there’s been that many this year that my Mrs has filled the bin up with them. The bin men don’t take them these days if they’re too
