Quote Originally Posted by Jonny London View Post
Some story that. I remember the fight with Lupe Pintor, and heard about him being stretchered off on the radio the following morning. The radio announcer was very sombre. Obviously a very serious matter. And so it proved. Very sad.

RIP The Matchstick Man
We didn’t have a phone in those days. My grandsha came up to our house to let my dad know. One of few times I seen him cry.

Pinto come to Merthyr about 10 years ago to unveil the Jonny Owen statue and was given a huge welcome by the Owen family and the Merthyr boxing family. Tragic but the family never blamed him.