“I thought about going pro over in the States, because I was training with Kevin Rooney in the Catskills, then I moved down the East Coast to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. I think I was kind of hoping for a coach to put his arm around me and say, ‘I think we’ve got some potential here,’ but it never happened! After training with several coaches, I guess I took the hint and kind of segued into writing.”
Tris Dixon
Whilst braving the elements of torrential rain and walking his beloved pugs in the beautiful surroundings of the New Forest, Tris Dixon took time to candidly tell his incredibly interesting story, in and around the sport of boxing. The Hampshire resident recalled what ignited his passion of the square ring. “My earliest memories are of Mike Tyson blitzing everyone in the late 80s. Then it progressed through my early teens, as I followed Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn and Steve Collins, which sort of fed into an interest that took me to Salisbury ABC boxing gym on my own at 16.
