DURING the scramble to find a man to fight Anthony Johsua, the anniversary of Brian London’s fight for glory came and went.
London’s challenge for Muhammad Ali’s heavyweight championship of the world took place at Earl’s Court, August 6, 1966. And nobody really knows why it happened.
It was, as it always is, strictly business. This Saturday is no different.
In the fight, it is reported that Ali let rip 14 punches in as many seconds to ruin London. That is the figure from the newspapers the next day; a figure calculated without replays. a week later, said: “Even on these terms the fight would be a one-sided affair.” The writers back then were savages, but they loved detail.
