I FIRST met Al Hamilton MBE after one of my fights, way back in 1991. I had just defended my Commonwealth title with a second round knockout of Jimmy Thunder. With the jubilation of knowing that my ‘punch-perfect’ victory had made a significant statement to my closest rival at the time, Lennox Lewis, who was ringside, I exited the boxing ring.
Al was also ringside. We had never met before, but I was especially happy to see him and invited him backstage with my family and a few friends.
I had been away in the USA where I had trained for the Thunder fight at Gallagher’s, No Guts, No Glory boxing gym in Queen’s, New York. While there, I planned to contact Al on my
