Passed over by British selectors for the 1972 Olympics and 1974 Commonwealth Games, he attends the latter as St Vincent’s lone team member, wins a gold and turns pro with legendary trainer George Francis. A paucity of bouts, and an implied, undermining dependence on marijuana, means he never wins a title, or a rematch with his white nemesis, Alan Minter.
Going For Gold at Park 90 review: this boxing underdog story packs a real punch
