Joseph Parker brimming with confidence ahead of Wardley showdown
‘Once you turn pro, it’s not a sport any more. It’s a living’
JOHN WIGHT writes on the life and illustrious career of Dick McTaggart – perhaps the most underappreciated boxer in history
Lightweight boxer Dick McTaggart who won 'Lightweight' gold at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, November 30, 1956
DICK McTAGGART was the finest and most successful amateur Scotland ever produced, and also perhaps the most underappreciated boxer in the history of the sport, north of the border.
A child of poverty and product of Dundee, he was born in 1935 at a time when Scotland and Britain’s working class were experiencing the tender delights of Tory-imposed austerity.
Purified by economic pain, the McTaggart family, like every other family, was forced to learn the art of survival.
Similar stories
The Khelif gender row shows no sign of being resolved to the satisfaction of anyone involved anytime soon, says boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
JOHN WIGHT writes about the fascinating folklore surrounding the place which has been home to some of the most ferocious bareknuckle and unlicensed fighters throughout history
JOHN WIGHT discusses the globally known fighter’s dramatic fall from grace