ONCE upon a time in Tokyo, two great men fought 15 rounds for the world bantamweight title. That is the path Paul Butler took this week, a road to true boxing immortality.
In 1965, a little Scouser with the most brilliant technique, travelled for days to reach his destination. Alan Rudkin was the best British bantamweight and Fighting Harada was the world’s best bantamweight. Those were simple days, the two best.
Contrary to popular belief, I was not ringside at the Nipon Budokan in Tokyo on that late November night. However, the great fighting sage,’s Peter Wilson and Reg Gutteridge of the , all looked shaken at the fight after the crash.
