Brian London Professions : Boxer Born : June 19, 1934 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Brian London Sure, as long as he ties a 56 lb. weight to each leg. Brian London boxing ties long I got into boxing for two reasons. One was that my father was a boxer. Secondly when I was young, all healthy men in the UK had to do two years "National Service" in one of the armed forces. I chose the Royal Air Force over the Army and Navy. My father's reputation went before me and therefore the RAF encouraged me to box. There is much rivalry in sporting competitions between the Army, Navy and RAF. Competing has great privileges. I didn't need too much encouragement with all these perks being offered, so I started training with a vengeance. Brian London army encouragement father I was christened the "British Bulldog" by friends and colleagues who said I not only looked like a bulldog but fought like one. I was more of a fighter than a boxer. The "Blackpool Rock" originated from the fact that previous to becoming a fighter I was employed in the Blackpool Rock Factory, rock being a form of what Americans call candy. Brian London candy fighter Similar Authors Bernard Hopkins boxer Brandon Rios boxer Andre Berto boxer Anthony Dirrell boxer Andre Dirrell boxer Amnat Ruenroeng boxer All Authors
