only imagine itís because they havenít seen that style performed live before. It was just amazing to me."

Born in Failsworth in Manchester in 1942, Saint started off his athletic life in track and field, but also in amateur boxing. Never really interested in academics, he threw himself into the sports that he had a more natural ability for, and it was during his boxing training that he first discovered the art of wrestling, much of it taught to him by the notorious catch wrestler, Billy Robinson.

"I had never seen wrestling, and I had never been to a live event until I met Billy," noted Saint. "I was always an amateur boxer. When I met Billy, both his dad and his uncle were professional boxers, and when the familysort of took to it -- I was adaptable. The thing was also that they were far more wrestlers in the gymnasium and there were boxers, so it was easier to find someone to wrestle with than it was to find someone to spar with."

Saint -- who was born John Miller, and eventually took the surname from the popular Roger Moore TV show The Saint -- continued to train in much the same manner for the next two years, a regime that was only changed when he was told, much to his surprise, that he would be training at a different venue one evening. It was there that he was introduced to the world of professional wrestling, although Robinson wasnít exactly forthcoming with all of the important details.

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