And Other Reflections On Christmas
Freddie Cochrane was the reigning welterweight boxing
champion from 1941 to 1946. No fighter either before or after him
has been able to match the record. They say that records are made
to be broken, but Freddie's achievement is going to be around for
a long time to come.
On the fiftieth anniversary of his retirement from the ring,
the man they knew as "Red" in his heyday was interviewed by a
journalist from the most prestigious magazine in the sport. Red's
life was chronicled from his youthful days as an aspiring boxer
