Terry Lawless

Terry Lawless was a boxing manager and trainer who worked in London, most successfully during the 1970s and 1980s.

Lawless was based at the Royal Oak gym in the Mile End district of London, close to the famous York Hall boxing venue [ [http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/columnists/mcguigan/2007/08/18/enzo-king-maker-of-the-valleys-kronk-115875-19655261 Enzo: King maker of the Valleys' Kronk mirror.co.uk Sport] ] , where he worked with the East End trainer Jimmy Tibbs. He was associated with promoters Mickey Duff [ [http://www.newstatesman.com/200001240050 Punch drunk "New Statesman" 24 January 2000] ] , Jarvis Astaire and Mike Barrett, who effectively controlled British boxing. They were particularly noted for their use of Mexican fighters of dubious pedigree [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_19991114/ai_n13942652 Matchmaker still fighting his corner after 20 years "Sunday Herald" 14 November 1999] ] . The team dealt primarily with the BBC, which gave rise to the famous relationship between Frank Bruno and the commentator Harry Carpenter, but they were ousted during the late 1980s by Frank Warren, who initially had the support of ITV [ [http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/5-21-2005-70296.asp ITV Can Lead Boxing Back Into Big Time buzzle.com] ] .

Among the men Lawless managed/trained were:

* Frank Bruno (WBC Heavyweight champion)
* Charlie Magri (WBC Flyweight champion)
* Maurice Hope (WBC Light Middleweight champion)
* John H. Stracey (WBC Welterweight champion)
* Alan Minter (WBC Middleweight champion) [ [http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/4729/look-back-anger-hagler-minter-wembley-arena-london-sept-1980/ Look Back in Anger The Sweet Science 6 December 2006] ]
* Jim Watt (WBC Lightweight champion) [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0088/page02.shtml Jim Watt wins world lightweight title 1979 BBC] ]
* Joe Calzaghe (WBO, WBA & WBC Super Middleweight champion, but not until he had moved on from the management of Duff and Lawless [ [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1272777/Joe-Calzaghe Joe Calzaghe Encyclopædia Britannica] ] [ [http://www.talkboxing.co.uk/guides/boxing_legends_joe_calzaghe.html Joe Calzaghe talkboxong.co.uk] ] )
* Jim McDonnell (EBU Featherweight champion)
* Derek Angol (Commonwealth Cruiserweight champion)
* Mo Hussein (Commonwealth Lightweight champion)
* Jimmy Batten (British Light Middleweight champion) [ [http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/JimmyBatten.asp Jimmy Batten BoxingNews] ]
* Tony Wilson (British Light-Heavyweight champion [ [http://www.tonywilsonboxing.co.uk/boxer_005.htm Tony Wilson Biography] ]
* John Graham (Light heavyweight)
* Peter Bradley (Lightweight).

ee also

* [http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=3333903&text=%2522terry+lawless%2522 Photo of Terry Lawless with Frank Bruno]

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