January 1, 1989. Newcastle, England
As 1989 dawned Johnny Jowls, aged 19 years, weighing 101.1 kgs, had had just nine amateur bouts. He won them all by a KO or stoppage in the first round. Johnny was a product of the north-east, Byker, a tough inner-city neighbourhood of Newcastle celebrated in a well known BBC childrens' tv programme. His Uncle Bangla (no, not from The Wombles!) had had him under his wing since the age of 14 but hadn't really curbed Johnny's overly aggressive style, nor his arrogance and boastfulness. What's more, he was known to be a difficult young man to manage and train, but so far he'd delivered the goods exactly on schedule and he could have just kept on doing that. Lets see how he would fare having to go more than one round against some seasoned professionals.
As 1989 dawned Johnny Jowls, aged 19 years, weighing 101.1 kgs, had had just nine amateur bouts. He won them all by a KO or stoppage in the first round. Johnny was a product of the north-east, Byker, a tough inner-city neighbourhood of Newcastle celebrated in a well known BBC childrens' tv programme. His Uncle Bangla (no, not from The Wombles!) had had him under his wing since the age of 14 but hadn't really curbed Johnny's overly aggressive style, nor his arrogance and boastfulness. What's more, he was known to be a difficult young man to manage and train, but so far he'd delivered the goods exactly on schedule and he could have just kept on doing that. Lets see how he would fare having to go more than one round against some seasoned professionals.
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