Never Give Up
Some of the biggest names in British boxing came together to help raise funds for the Ringside Rest and Care Home Trust by recording this single "Never give up" at Abbey Road Studios.
About Me
Introduction
Round 1
Ken Buchanan, MBE, was born In Edinburgh on 28-06-1945 and is widely considered the greatest boxer Scotland has ever produced and one of the very best from Britain. Ken was born and raised in Edinburgh, where his family lived in a modest council house.
Ken has always said he would have won nothing without his dad’s support. Tommy, Kens dad, was at his son’s side every moment of the journey, which saw him become arguably Scotland’s greatest ever boxer. Tommy passed on at the age of 97, on the 7th July 2012 and Kens mum Cathy died of cancer, aged 51 in 1968. Ken often said, “I’m lucky because I had a great father and a great mother, so I have nothing to complain about.”
My own father, Bill, was a very good amateur boxer in his day and also served in the Army, like me, in the Black watch. He had boxed Ken as an amateur twice, but sorry to say he lost on both occasions. Ken always used to say he had some hard fights with my dad and he presented me with an original boxing poster from one of the bouts, which I still have to this day. He also gave me an amateur boxing record card with my dad’s name on it, which is now framed and hangs on my wall. My mum, Nancy, worked alongside Kens mum, Cathy, in Woolworths shop as a cleaner, so yes, our family ties go way back.
