Knew Alan well. Proper piss head who managed to give up the booze in later years only to fall back on it again.

Tremendous mover. Once spoke to him about the Hagler fight and asked him why he said he’d never let a black b@stard bear him, his reply was that he was told to say that to sell more tickets.

Brilliant pro record. Think he won Bronze in Olympics too.

RIP

Edited by Tom-the-eagle (10 Sep 2020 5.21pm)

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

The ironic thing is, is after saying that Hacker absolutely took him to school... One of the purest, one sided boxing displays I've ever seen.

He was still a great fighter though and he struggled badly with alcohol problems in his later life. Indeed he was barred from many pubs in the area I now live in Reigate. RIP

Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

Proper fighter. Sad loss. If my memory is right he managed the Adelaide Pub in Penge high street. Drank in there a bit back in the day RIP

I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat
I wear my war time coat in the wind and sleet.

Very sad.
I am also around Reigate and used to see him a lot around the town.
When not in his cups he was a humorous and genuine guy.
Terrible shame how addictions work - but what a Boxer!

A brilliant boxer and a british champ.

somehow i doubt he will be inducted into the sports Hall of Fame by the BBC ?

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

Gave me and my school pal the fist up sign when we were waiting for the bus in purley 40 years ago,from his car stuck in a jam, didn"t realise he had passed, r.i.p .