IN THE ring in that distant city, there was no panic when John H Stracey was dropped in round one by one of the greatest welterweights in history.
It was late in 1975 and Stracey and about 22 of his closest and dearest friends and family members had made the unholy pilgrimage to a bullring in Mexico City. It is still amazing that so many went and went so far to see their man fight. Most people in Bethnal Green in 1975 would struggle to get to Camden Town, let alone Mexico City. That is a fact,