So he would have started in UK in 1956. But I just don't see him mentioned until after this tour, when he became Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion. Probably baloney for a programme that couldn't be corroborated from 7,000 miles away. Seven years later the inexperienced Butts Giraud arrived in UK rings as a hardened Canadian pro - when in fact he had no real experience.
So he would have started in UK in 1956. But I just don't see him mentioned until after this tour, when he became Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Champion. Probably baloney for a programme that couldn't be corroborated from 7,000 miles away. Seven years later the inexperienced Butts Giraud arrived in UK rings as a hardened Canadian pro - when in fact he had no real experience.