Miles Templeton
Boxing historian
WHEN I first started to follow boxing, Eddie Smith was one of my favourite fighters. An unheralded fighter out of Nat Basso’s Manchester camp, Eddie turned pro in 1976, beating Derby’s Cyril Bishton on a three-bout show at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. Top of the bill saw Pat Thompson winning the Central Area light-heavyweight crown after nearly 60 contests as a high-quality
