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Puns and punches: the boxing standup donning his grandad's gloves by Chris Wiegand

James McNicholas is used to performing comedy sketches. Now he's letting his guard down for the story of middleweight champ turned movie star Terry Downes They called him the Paddington Express. Terry Downes was a ferociously charismatic British boxer who steamed his way to the world middleweight title in 1961 and delighted fight fans with one-liners as sharp as his blows. Downes's tale, from scrapping on the streets…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33AM on August 20, 2019

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