“People might think that boxers are all animals and nasty people. But at the end of the day, we're all brothers: black or white, yellow or pink. We are all in the same business, and after the fight we are hugging each other like we're gay.”

— Frank Bruno

1990 Interview with Des Lynam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duOUcH7xFrg]

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