Right Hook

"THANK you for asking,” George Hook tells an autograph seeker who has just interrupted this interview. The man looks at him quizzically. The unspoken question — ‘Is this guy for real’ — is not far from his lips.

Right Hook

And the answer is, yes, he is for real.

A giant of a man who plied his trade as a coach for many years here and in America, amongst other places, Hook is now one of the country's foremost media personalities, recognised wherever he goes and back-slapped or vilified depending on whether people agree with him or not.

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