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| Ken Buchanan was arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer ever to come out of Britain, according to some sporting commentators, and a new film is the subject of his career. The feature-length documentary, titled The Boxer from Somewhere Else, was made by an independent film-maker named Jamie Steedman. | Ken Buchanan was arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer ever to come out of Britain, according to some sporting commentators, and a new film is the subject of his career. The feature-length documentary, titled The Boxer from Somewhere Else, was made by an independent film-maker named Jamie Steedman. |
| Buchanan and Lennox Lewis are the only living British fighters to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and in 1978 Buchanan was voted the greatest ever British boxer in a poll organised by Boxing News, the sport's trade newspaper. | |
| He fought 69 professional fights during his career. Of those bouts, 64 took place out with Scotland - an extraordinary feat for a boxer. Today, at 67 years old, Buchanan is a pensioner but the former world lightweight boxing champion still spars and trains three times a week at Lochend Amateur Boxing Club in Edinburgh. | He fought 69 professional fights during his career. Of those bouts, 64 took place out with Scotland - an extraordinary feat for a boxer. Today, at 67 years old, Buchanan is a pensioner but the former world lightweight boxing champion still spars and trains three times a week at Lochend Amateur Boxing Club in Edinburgh. |
| He enjoyed some legendary duels including a fight he famously lost - the 1972 battle with the legendary Roberto Duran in Madison Square Garden in New York. | He enjoyed some legendary duels including a fight he famously lost - the 1972 battle with the legendary Roberto Duran in Madison Square Garden in New York. |
| "I can't believe that was 40 years ago. I'm now friends with Roberto and pals with the likes of Mike Tyson. I still love to box and really looking forward to seeing the film," said Buchanan. | "I can't believe that was 40 years ago. I'm now friends with Roberto and pals with the likes of Mike Tyson. I still love to box and really looking forward to seeing the film," said Buchanan. |
| Steedman is a Scot based in London who studied at Stirling University and the New York Film Academy. He said: "Ken was a fantastic guy to work with." | Steedman is a Scot based in London who studied at Stirling University and the New York Film Academy. He said: "Ken was a fantastic guy to work with." |
| The film is being screened at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh on 27 March. /> />Correction, 29 February: This article originally said that Ken Buchanan was the only living British fighter to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Lennox Lewis has also been inducted. This has now been corrected. Apologies. |