So one match I always hoped I would see live or on TV was Rollerball Rocco v Alan Kilby. Did it happen and why never on TV ? Both were stars and champions in the same weight bracket and arguably at their peak at the same time. Kilby v Murphy, Kilby v Finlay all regular, but not Rocco ?
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I can't recall Alan Kilby taking on Marty Jones either ?
Just one of many potentially interesting matches which did not take place
I also would have loved to have seen this bout. They were supposed to have had a title match in 1982 but the results suggest that Banger Walsh replaced Rocco. Rocco was off TV after the Royal Albert Hall show where Steve McHoy was a late replacement for Kung Fu. I guess that killed any chances we had of seeing Rocco vs Kilby on TV.
First bout between the two I could see was April 1980 in Leicester.
Interestingly, I can also see they teamed up in December 1970.