Mike Tyson, Merthyr Tydfil & The Times

[Byn (Bynbrynman)Tavarn Ty Elise]

From Times Online
November 4, 2009
Owen Slot, Chief Sports Reporter

Mike Tyson arrived through Heathrow yesterday... He then left for Merthyr Tydfil, not the most obvious of destinations,...

Your Comments
Byn Walters wrote:
Why the flippant remark "...Merthyr Tydfil, not the most obvious of destinations"? Mike Tyson was a boxer, Merthyr was a boxing town; this is a sports page, so what could be more obvious than that? It wasn't only Johnny Owen he had in mind, he also admired Howard Winstone, featherweight world champion when that phrase meant something; there was Jimmy Wilde, who some say was the best pound for pound fighter in the history of the sport; world champion Ken Buchanan was trained there, so was contender Colin Jones; their manager, Eddie Thomas was European Champion, again, when it meant something; flatten out the hills and the story magnifies to include boxers of the calibre of Tommy Farr who took Joe Louis the distance; so don't be so flippant next time you mention Merthyr and boxing in the same article
November 3, 2009 10:37 PM GMT on community.timesonline.co.uk