PHENOM: Caldwell steps into the ring during a training session
SIXTY years ago the world stood on the precipice of some truly ground-breaking developments – counterculture and the social revolution, the moon landing, the civil rights movement, risqué new fashions and music unlike anything heard before. Norms of all kinds were about to be remodelled, but boxing would survive the decade largely unchanged. So, what was happening in British boxing this week in 1960? Red-hot unbeaten flyweight prospect John Caldwell got off to a flying start to the new decade by knocking out Spaniard Young Martin, a former European champ, inside three rounds at Streatham Ice Rink. It was the 21-yearold Belfast man’s first pro appearance in England and his 15th paid outing. Before the knockout, Martin had been ranked as number-one contender for his former crown by the EBU.