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Podcast: Anything Goes with James English
Episode: Mike Tyson Sparring Partner -Boxer Big Joe Egan tells his story
Description: James English, The Anything Goes Show Ep76. The story of joe Egan. Born and bred in Dublin, Big Joe Egan, as he is affectionately known, got his first ring baptism of fire when he fought the national junior champion Steve Collins. In Joe's second fight against Collins he proved that he'd come on in leaps and bounds. By the age of 24 he had recorded over 80 wins, 7 Irish titles and he was a Golden Gloves Champion. Joe was encouraged by Floyd Patterson to try his luck in the USA, so Joe joined Mike Tyson's training camp in the Catskill mountains...