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Scepticism about whether or not Scott Harrison would actually return to the ring was not be quashed until he stepped through the ropes last Friday night in Glasgow.
“He’s due to be on next,” were the words uttered to myself and other journalists by a nervous press officer as the undercard rolled on without the proposed star attraction. “He should be on next. He’ll be on in a few minutes.”
With each passing statement we all sat and wondered whether a fighter who has comfortably covered more front pages than back in his career would be actually making an appearance.
Had the nerves gotten the better of him? Had he gone AWOL again? Was this the last rites to a comeback that never even got started? Questions, whispers, doubts and another rumour about Harrison being unhappy with his gloves were all doing the rounds as a healthy Kelvin Hall crowd turned out to see one of “The Prodigal Son’s” return.
“He’s definitely on next.”
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“He’s due to be on next,” were the words uttered to myself and other journalists by a nervous press officer as the undercard rolled on without the proposed star attraction. “He should be on next. He’ll be on in a few minutes.”
With each passing statement we all sat and wondered whether a fighter who has comfortably covered more front pages than back in his career would be actually making an appearance.
Had the nerves gotten the better of him? Had he gone AWOL again? Was this the last rites to a comeback that never even got started? Questions, whispers, doubts and another rumour about Harrison being unhappy with his gloves were all doing the rounds as a healthy Kelvin Hall crowd turned out to see one of “The Prodigal Son’s” return.
“He’s definitely on next.”
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