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Harry Scott was born in Kirkdale Liverpool on the 27-10-1937 and was to become one of member of the amateur boxing club, The Maple Leaf which he joined at 17 years of age.He gained a lot of experiance when he was taken to the Professional Boxing Association the toughest middleweight this country produced.Harry had a reasonable amateur career being a Gym,while still a amateur to spar with up and coming professional boxers.

 

At the time of his visit to the Professional boxing gym,there was a influx of Nigerian fighters training there.Harry sparred with the likes of Dick Tiger [Future World Champion] Hogan Kid Bassey [Future World Champion] Orlando Paso and Sandy Manuel.With this type of sparring it brought Harry on in leaps and bounds.

 

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