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Two good men

LEEDS has recently lost two of its stalwarts from the 1970s with the passing of Dave Tuohey and Terry Mintus.

During the 1960s and ’70s, Leeds was a virtual wasteland when it came to professional boxing. There was only one tournament each year, a fundraiser arranged every December by the Jewish Sportsman’s Charity. Dave and Terry would therefore need to be regularly on the road to earn

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