April 9th, 2021
By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart
The immigrant population of the United Kingdom has done to boxing what the immigrant population in France has done to football. It has provided us with some exceptional sports people and Clinton Mackenzie, 36-14, 12 KO’s is a perfect example of this. Born, one of seven children in Jamaica, this light welterweight champion never forgot his heritage but has become such a piece of the fabric of British boxing life that his career has become just part of his boxing story.
His fighting story is incredible. A British and European champion he fought no fewer than 50 times and ended his career with a win! There’s clearly a lot to talk about.
Stacey Copeland speaks to John Dennen about a career that was very far from ordinary
WHEN Stacey Copeland started boxing she couldn’t fight. “As a little kid when I was first into boxing and just absolutely loved it and lived it and breathed it. And then I found out obviously it wasn’t legal,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it.”
Her father Eddie was a boxer, her grandfather ran the gym and she’d been in there since she was seven years old. Yet it wasn’t till she was 29 that she actually got to have her first competitive bout.
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8 of the biggest stock market crashes in history - and how they changed our financial lives
8 of the biggest stock market crashes in history - and how they changed our financial lives
Rebecca ReisnerDec 12, 2020, 06:25 IST
Stock market crashes, like the one in October 1929, don t single-handedly cause depressions, but they often expose weaknesses in the economy.ullstein bild Dtl. / Contributor/Getty Images
Stock market crashes can leave positive legacies in their wake even though they cause plenty of immediate pain.
In the US, stock market crashes led to the creation of the Federal Reserve System, the SEC, and the FDIC.
While the triggers for stock market crashes vary, the ultimate outcome is always the same: the market recovers.