Carl Frampton: 'I never feel any fear but that doesn’t mean my family don’t'
20 February 2018 10:07
The boxer talks about postponing his retirement, fighting in front of his kids and how Thomas Hearns kept him humbleBy Jonathan Drennan for Behind the LinesThe first day of training camp is over for featherweight boxer Carl Frampton and he finally has time to relax in his rented flat in Bolton. For once, Frampton can enjoy being alone. His close friends, flatmates and fellow fighters Conrad Cummings and Steven Ward haven’t returned to camp just yet. Isolation can be hard to find for a man so venerated in his home country of Northern Ireland.“I have a big security guard who helps me sometimes when I go to events and I must be his worst nightmare,” Frampton laughs. “He’s trying to get me to things on time and I just can’t let people down. If I see someone wanting a picture or an autograph, I’ve got to go over. I just can’t say no. I always want to treat people the right way. I suppose it goes back to my own experiences.” Related: Hagler-Hearns, 30 years on: three rounds that shook the boxing world Related: The Glaswegian BMX rider whose redemptive story has hit Hollywood Related: Carl Frampton: 'For two years I was counting the days to retirement' Continue readingread full article
