Originally Posted by
i961pie
Reg King put on some good fights at the ice stadium in the 70s. I saw the likes of John Conte, Jim Watt, John H Stracey and Maurice Hope fight there and they all went on to be world champions.
Chris Finnegan also won the European title there beating the German Connie Verlenseck in front of a packed house full of cockneys in a great atmosphere. The Nottingham fighter the late Dave Needham also won the British title against the Irish man Paddy Maguire.
Happy days, I still have some autographed programmes including the great Joe Louis who was a guest at one promotion.