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From Edinburgh to Hollywood
JOHN WIGHT tells the story of Alex Arthur, the Scottish boxer who worked his way up to become one of the best and most respected pundits in the sport
Former boxer Alex Arthur
ALEX ARTHUR arrived at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood from Scotland to train and spar under Freddie Roach’s tutelage towards the end of 2003.
This was just after his defeat to Michael Gomez in what remains to this day one of the all-time classic British domestic fights.
I’d followed Alex’s career from a distance and watched him emerge as a local Edinburgh celebrity, tipped from a young age to achieve great things in boxing.
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