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Boxing Life Stories

Season 3: #3 Nicky Piper

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2020

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Nicky Piper fought for a world title three times. He was defeated by Nigel Benn, Leeonzer Barber and Dariusz Michalczewski but won the Commonwealth title and beat the likes of Bruce Scott and Noel Magee and fought Crawford Ashley, Carl Thompson and many more. A member of MENSA, Piper became known to another generation of fans as an analyst on Sky Sports. Here, at his home in an idyllic Welsh village, Piper discusses the missing ingredient that may have earned him that elusive world title, the nagging regret he still lives with but the contentment he has found in retirement. 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 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  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:16.5

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0:19.9

I have to say when I look back I always trained really hard I was always fit you know and

0:26.1

But I never really was in love with boxing and I don't think I reached my potential I don't think I only reached 80 90% of my potential because I wasn't

0:37.4

prepared to put myself in a really uncomfortable situation you know

0:41.2

in her locker you know Dennis And he loses Thomas Holmes and

0:44.0

what to do he goes to America and joins the Kronk Jim you know

0:48.3

And I saw this massive muscular guy with dripping with muscles waiting for me and the bus.

0:54.0

And I remember walking past the front row and the middle of the front row was

0:58.0

Terry Lawless and Mickey Duff and they looked at me and said,

1:01.0

what the hell are you doing son?

1:05.4

It did nag us you know when I look especially when I look back and I boxed for the world title three times and

1:09.4

they were bloody good champions all three of them and Nigel Ben

1:11.6

the on Zabar we discussed and then Darius Mikkelchovsky 23 defenses that would be a

1:16.2

world title boxes these days a lot of them are getting much much easier opponents

1:21.1

to win world titles and had I

1:23.0

boxing in a different year I would have been a world champion

1:25.0

and when I worked on Skye Television and they put the Aston up in your

1:28.0

subtitle is Nicki Piper, a former Commonwealth champion, you know,

1:31.0

I would likely to be a former world champion just so

1:34.8

embarrassed that's one of my biggest regrets I said that was the only person that

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