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Mickey Carney is head supreme number one boss man of
the Fitzroy Lodge. He started boxing aged 11 when boxing
gloves were filled with horsehair, finally retiring
84 bouts later aged 24. He went straight into coaching
and 40 years on he is working as hard as ever. A native
of Bermondsey he worked as a supervisor in the docks,
at a period in time when boxing rivaled football as
the working mans first love.
Mickey recalls his early days as club matchmaker when
he put on a show at Manor Place baths in 1966. Such
was the public interest that two "big white"
police horses patrolled the venue, in order to stop
a rush of spectators trying to get in when the "HOUSE
FULL" sign went up.
Working as an England coach in 1972 he was invited
to act as head coach to the Canadian Olympic boxing
team. Mickey fondly remembers the whole Olympic experience.
Guiding a young Nevile Cole to 3 separate ABA titles
also ranks highly in his list of memories.
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