Is there something to Strachan’s idea?

“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight that counts but the size of the fight in the dog’
Is there something to Strachan’s idea?
Fri, 13 Oct, 2017 - 01:00
Bendan O'Brien
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The Clones Cyclone stands at a far from imposing 5’ 6”.

He weighed no more than nine stone during a professional career that peaked in 1985 when he claimed the WBA featherweight title with the defeat of Eusebio Pedroza at Loftus Road.

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