Season 3: #11 Brian Schumacher

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Liverpool's Brian Schumacher was the captain of the 1984 Team GB Olympic boxing team. He rubbed shoulders with the likes of Seb Coe, Daley Thompson and Steve Redgrave. He was also a clearance diver for the Royal Navy and a former ABA champion. He lost to the brilliant Virgil Hill in Los Angeles and at the start of his pro career defeated future WBO world champion Johnny Nelson. But politics and life away from the ring saw him fall out of love with boxing before his fall from grace. He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his mother's partner. Here, he recounts his fights in and outside of prison and reflects on one of the most extraordinary tales you're ever likely to hear. 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 In association with PREMIER SPORTS. Premier Sports will have live and exclusive coverage of Terence Crawford and Kell Brook in the Welterweight World Title Showdown on Sunday Morning November 15th. The Crawford-Brook telecast will also include the highly anticipated rematch between WBA super flyweight world champion Joshua Franco and former world champion Andrew Moloney. Premier Sports is available in HD via Sky, Virgin, and online via the Premier Player available on app and desktop. Full coverage begins from 12.30am on Premier Sports 1 and new customers can sign up from just £9.99 per month via the website – www.premiersports.com 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	Hello welcome to boxing life stories this week's episode is brought to you by Premier Sports who will have live and exclusive coverage of
0:07.1	Terrence Crawford and kel Brook in the World to wait World title showdown on Sunday morning November the 15th.
0:13.4	The Crawl for Brooke Telecast will also include the highly anticipated rematch between
0:17.6	WBA Super Flyweight World Champion Joshua Franco and former World champion Andrew Maloney.
0:24.0	Premier Sports is available in HD via Sky, Virgin and online via the Premier Player available
0:29.5	on app and desktop.
0:31.5	Full coverage begins from 1230 a.m. on Premier Sports 1
0:34.6	and new customers can sign up from just 999 per month via the website
0:39.2	www dot Premier Sports. dot com.
0:44.0	I loved heroes and you know I always wanted to be a hero
0:50.0	but I see you realize all heroes dead.
0:54.0	Yeah, when you get a bit of her name and reputation for you like King of the Hill and everybody wants to have a puppy.
1:00.0	And the more diplomatic I'll find find you think it's a weakness and when you do stand
1:06.3	up for yourself I mean I've tucked digs off people for no reason I've took bottles,
1:10.6	chairs stools, do you name me, hammers, stabbed in the neck, stabbed in the ass, stabbed in the leg, slashed on the back.
1:18.0	I went to a way to prison and Iennied all over the country and 23 different prisons probably on every wing.
1:30.0	I had a photograph there at the end of the Olympics mean Daly Thompson
1:33.8	squared up to each other right? Daly Thompson the greatest athletes ever.
1:38.6	You know what I mean? Squared up over a girl's phone number from the crowd in the
1:42.3	closing ceremony in the Olympics.
1:45.0	Seab co stood there separating us, Lord Koh as he's called down.
1:50.0	Steve Redgrave stood there and John Lyon the most ABA titles ever, you know like on this
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