‘I HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL’
ADDING to the Robinson family legacy motivates me most; more than money and titles. I wasn’t even born when Dad won the [WBO] title and was only seven when he retired, so never went to any of his fights. I didn’t really appreciate what Dad achieved until I first started high school. But my older brother and me always watched his tapes as kids. It was the crowds Dad used to bring. The [Cardiff] Ice Rink became his fortress.
He was very strong and everyone talks about his dedication and heart, his fitness and determination but a lot don’t give him the credit for how good he was, technically; so tight and side on. He outboxed Colin McMillan, the master boxer.
It’s so hard to live up to what my dad did, not just seven successful defences but the calibre of the fighters that he beat; Colin McMillan, Paul Hodkinson, Freddy Cruz, Duke McKenzie. Those fights were on primetime live ITV. The numbers must have been phenomenal. Big shoes to fill.
But were I to match Dad I’m sure he’d
