Made in Manchester
Jan 06, 2022
2 minutes
Alex Daley
@thealexdaley
Historian & author
THERE’S a fairytale quality to the boxing trope of the kid from humble beginnings who hits the big-time after learning his craft in a rundown, dingy gym, seemingly more fit for demolition than for developing champions. But that story has played out time and again throughout history. One of the best examples domestically dates from 1927, and the birth
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