He probably has never really been noted to be a sports fan or coach, often famously quoted as declaring that “Golf is a good walk spoiled” as well as commenting that “It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling” – indeed he was not referring to boxing when he stated that “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog”.

He probably has never really been noted to be a sports fan or coach, often famously quoted as declaring that “Golf is a good walk spoiled” as well as commenting that “It’s good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling” – indeed he was not referring to boxing when he stated that “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog”.