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“The jab was always important [to him] because he [liked] scientific boxing, so [using] a lot of skill, and it all led off the jab. There were a lot of champions that he produced from [his] gym.” Bell was not only a great coach, Scully said, but also a great guy, and was known to take struggling boxers from other clubs under his wing. “He always took his time to say ‘gidday’ and see how you were going, he’d always call you ‘champ’ . “He’d give you tips on the things you needed to work on and let you know you can go further and [you should] look at setting some goals.”