Guardian of the Streets: James Cook MBE, My Story

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James Cook MBE, the former British and European super middleweight champion, has recently been drafted into the camp to work with Yarde and his trainer Tunde Ajayi, to provide wise counsel and be an experienced eye on the team who work out of the Box Up Crime gym in the heart of Ilford, east London. Still, boxing is at the heart of Pedro and many young people come to train with James and speak to him about their lives. He said: "I have lived in Tile Hill most of my life and when I was growing up boxing played a big part in the community here. Last weekend Yarde turned in a career-best performance to comprehensively turn the tables on Arthur in their Commonwealth title rematch, stopping the Mancunian in four rounds.

James Cook has left a permanent imprint on the consciousness of New Zealanders. Districts, suburbs, schools, hotels, motels and consumer products bear his name and likeness. Of more enduring importance, he named more coastal landmarks than any other person, and his name is attached to two of the country’s most significant geographical features (Aoraki/Mt Cook and Cook Strait), as well as many minor ones. Anthony has lost four people in his family during the pandemic but boxing has given him a steady head. He could easily have gone off the rails but he’s doing the right thing. That’s why boxing is so important, you learn discipline and good manners.” He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children. FamilyThe following morning when Cook strolled casually through the door of the London Ex Boxers’ Association meeting, the sincere congratulations soon gave way to jovial suggestions that the highly popular former British and European super-middleweight champion should now be known as James ‘The Difference’ Cook, which rapidly became abbreviated to simply ‘The Difference’ – for example, “Hey, ‘The Difference’, do you fancy another pint of Guiness?” When quizzed as to how he felt about his newfound status, Jamaican-born Cook cheerfully replied, “So long as they’re gonna buy me a pint of Guiness, they can call me whatever they want!”

One the main reasons Cook is willing to work with Yarde is his positive view of ‘The Beast’s personality.The former European and British super middleweight champion says fitness is important in life. Picture: Razvan Pestean (Image: Razvan Pestean) He suffered an unstable cervical fracture causing damage to his spinal cord and was taken to the Victoria Infirmary Hospital in Newcastle.