THEY just walk away and are never seen or heard from again. They are the vanished boxers, the true lost souls from our sport.
They are the fighters with the names and fights you have forgotten, and then they are mentioned in casual conversation and you invariably utter: “What happened to him?” Some had a handful of fights; others were champions, and some were getting ready for their big night. They are united by their vanishing.
Ahmet Patterson disappeared in 2016 in the run-up to a British title fight against Liam Williams at super-welter.
