Jack Anderson: Trailblazer Mick Leahy can still inspire fighting Irish

Irish professional boxing is in a good place as we enter 2018 but there is a lot they could learn from Mick Leahy’s battles in and outside the ring, writes Jack Anderson.

Over the Christmas and New Year period, ESPN has been re-showing highlights from its excellent sports documentary series, 30 for 30.

One of them, first aired in 2009, is Muhammad and Larry, and focuses on Muhammad Ali’s ill-fated attempt to defeat his former sparring partner Larry Holmes and win an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title.