“I wanted to buy comics‚ but my father came and he took my cheque away.”
The gathering marked the launch of Boxing Legends United‚ the brainchild of former SA lightweight champion Danny Myburgh who wants to help both old professionals and up-and-coming amateurs.
Abbott recalled trying to spend his first boxing purse on comics. He took his cheque to a CNA‚ but before he could indulge his love for Archie‚ Jughead and various super heroes‚ his dad intervened.Abbott‚ a giant of a boxer who possessed good handspeed and a granite chin‚ was tipped for stardom as a heavyweight.Jimmy Abbott, one of SA’s heavyweight hopes 40 years ago, poses with Jeff Ellis, whom he knocked out in his second pro fight in 1978.
When asked who had hit him the hardest‚ he thought about the question briefly and then replied with a laugh: “Nobody!”He was a spectator at that event‚ and as he made his way to his seat he was asked by fans who he thought would win.“I actually had my money on Kallie‚” Volbrecht said. “I wasn’t a southpaw‚ I was switched by Hottie van Heerden‚” explained “The Hammer”‚ who is right-handed.
“We had a photo taken of us together then‚ with me wearing gloves that were too big for me‚” Thobela said.There were many ex-fighters who enjoyed less fame in their careers‚ but their memories were no less valuable.
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