Frazier Hook
12-26-2009, 02:20 PM
One fighter that never gets talked enough about or given the credit he deserves.
Never took up the sport of boxing until the age of 25. Shocked the amteur boxing world when he knocked out European amateur champion Paul Hodkinson. Nearly went to the 1988 Olympic Games.
John was a devastating puncher, his overhand right was a sledgehammer. He once went to a England camp to train, and the coaches said to him, you just hit the bag because you're never going to be any good technicaly as you're to old to learn.
But John never give up. As a pro he won the WBC International Title, The British Title and challaged for a World Title losing in a razor thin decision.
What a character John was and he proved you can achieve your dreams even at a advanced age.
Never took up the sport of boxing until the age of 25. Shocked the amteur boxing world when he knocked out European amateur champion Paul Hodkinson. Nearly went to the 1988 Olympic Games.
John was a devastating puncher, his overhand right was a sledgehammer. He once went to a England camp to train, and the coaches said to him, you just hit the bag because you're never going to be any good technicaly as you're to old to learn.
But John never give up. As a pro he won the WBC International Title, The British Title and challaged for a World Title losing in a razor thin decision.
What a character John was and he proved you can achieve your dreams even at a advanced age.