JOHN WIGHT writes on legendary boxing trainer and philosopher, Cus D’Amato
‘Boxing is a force for good’
John Wight meets FRANK GILFEATHER, the fighting pensioner and social media sensation
AT AGE 78 Frank Gilfeather has lit up the boxing firmament these past few months, during which his social media footprint has grown exponentially to the point where he now boasts hundreds of thousands of followers and over a million views of his tutorial videos on the sport.
To watch him hit the bag in the gym is to watch the ageing process in reverse, such is the verve, power, balance and speed with which he goes about it.
Eloquent and as sharp as the proverbial tack, he is the best advertisement for a boxing life possible to conjure, making a strong case via the plethora of videos he’s published to date that “boxing is a force for good.”
More from this author
JOHN WIGHT writes on legendary boxing trainer and philosopher, Cus D’Amato
JOHN WIGHT tells the story of boxer Cuthbert Taylor, who was deemed ‘not white enough’ to be British champion, and how a Welsh theatre group have chosen to keep his name alive
JOHN WIGHT discusses how top-flight boxing is today a ‘late stage capitalist entity’
JOHN WIGHT discusses the globally known fighter’s dramatic fall from grace
Similar stories
JOHN WIGHT writes on his time training at a boxing club in Los Angeles, brushing shoulders with Hollywood actors, and his memories of a prodigal fighter
JOHN WIGHT writes on the controversies at the Paris Olympics, Team GB's lacklustre run at the Games, and mulls over the differences between the amateur and professional formats
JOHN WIGHT looks back at one of the most enduring controversies in the sport – when Sugar Ray Leonard fought Marvellous Marvin Hagler
JOHN WIGHT writes about how the culture of confidentiality in boxing has increasingly come under attack in recent times, proven by the rumours surrounding Fury v Usyk