Seaons 3: #6 Tony Oakey

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2020

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

Tony Oakey is one of Britain's most-popular light-heavyweight champions. Adored by his Portsmouth fans, he took part in multiple thrilling battles but he also hit the headlines for the wrong reasons when he was suspended after a positive cocaine test following the first loss of his career. A dark period followed but when he returned to the ring, the decorated three-time ABA finallist and two-time winner was involved in more wars. He fought the likes of Dean Francis, Nathan Cleverly, Peter Haymer, Brian Magee, Steve Spartacus, Matthew Barney, Neil Simpson, rival Neil Linford and many more. There were fights after the final bell of his pro career against friend Wayne Elcock and two well-documented contests with American Jeff Lacy. Here, Oakey reflects on his career, the night Peter Oboh – the most-feared man in British boxing at the time – left the arena without facing him, the wins, the losses and much more. Boxing Life Stories is now on Patreon. You can get access to research, unseen photographs from Boxing Life Stories, go behind the scenes of the podcast with Tris Dixon and even get some episodes early. You can help support us through another 100 episodes and help us to grow by visiting www.patreon.com/trisdixon Boxing Life Stories is bought to you by HANSON LEE RESOURCING who were voted “The UK's Best Specialist Insurance-Sector Recruitment Firm for 2020” in the Corporate Excellence Awards. ‘Not only do we find the best people, we’ll help you retain them.' Discover more at HansonLee.com’ AND DELCO SAFETY COMPLIANCE, who are a leading provider of professional fire, asbestos, and safety services to businesses nationwide. They offer one expert point of contact for all of your fire, health and safety compliance needs. Find out more at www.delcosafety.co.uk Follow Tris on twitter @trisdixon and instagram @trisdixon @boxing_life_stories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Y'all ready for something new.
0:02.0	Oh, you thought it was just burgers and fries.
0:06.0	They got more flavors than you taste it or you heard in your life.
0:09.0	Yup it.
0:10.0	And it ain't only restaurants anymore.
0:12.0	We can go bananas at the grocery store.
0:15.0	I'm a bad girl for my takeout battle.
0:17.0	What you need do?
0:18.0	I could cop a taco platter.
0:20.0	And my sushi trainings on loose.
0:22.0	When you're this slick, what you gonna do? made the news of the world, truth.
0:23.0	When you're this slick, what you gonna do?
0:25.0	Did somebody say just it?
0:29.0	Made the news of the world,
0:31.0	won a world to never made the ruse of the world. Fail the drugs test, made the news of the world, won a world title, never made the ruse of the world.
0:33.2	Fow the drugs test, made the news of the world, you know, but oky coke.
0:37.6	It was, yeah, it was, it was, it was a tough time.
0:42.0	Outside the ring it was a tough time. Outside the ring it was a tough time.
0:44.0	And that I remember one time he hit me, I was this side of the ring and before I knew it was that side of the ring and I had absolutely no clue. You watch on the TV? I had actually no clue how I got there.
0:55.0	No one what type of power he carried.
0:58.0	Do I think Richard Davis done the right thing he'll do.
1:01.0	When I see him later on, I shook his hand, bought him a drink.
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