Thankfully the days are gone when British boxers who travelled to the United States either got mugged in the ring by American opponents or robbed outside it by the judges.
America is not the hostile territory it once was for our champions and contenders, who now seem to win there more often than they lose.
Years ago defeat was the norm for Brits who made the journey, such as middleweight champions Randolph Turpin and Terry Downes who won their titles here but came back from the US as losers after their respective return bouts against Sugar Ray Robinson and Paul Pender.
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America is not the hostile territory it once was for our champions and contenders, who now seem to win there more often than they lose.
Years ago defeat was the norm for Brits who made the journey, such as middleweight champions Randolph Turpin and Terry Downes who won their titles here but came back from the US as losers after their respective return bouts against Sugar Ray Robinson and Paul Pender.
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