FRAMPTON DREAM TO BE LEGEND
CARL FRAMPTON claims he wants to be remembered decades after he finally hangs up his gloves.
The two-weight world champion remembers as a kid the awe his dad felt meeting legendary Ulster fighter Freddie Gilroy and wants to be just as revered when he retires.
Frampton continues his quest for another world title against Nonito Donaire tonight at the SSE Arena in his native Belfast and said: “I’d like to be remembered as a great fighter.
“I don’t want to be forgotten in 10 years or whatever. I want to be able to go into a pub in 30 years’ time and be remembered.
“I remember meeting Freddie Gilroy as a kid, who was a great fighter from back home.
“Freddie was probably 70 when I met him and my dad made me get a photograph with him because he was Freddie Gilroy, the champion.
“I would love that myself to be remembered as a great fighter and that I could be in that position where some dad puts his son on my lap for a photograph. That would make me proud.”