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George Foreman and Colin Hart deaths signal end of an era for boxing as high-profile sport

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Colin Hart was a gold mine of information with a near-photographic memory for detail and stories after six decades travelling the globe.

He passed away on March 22 after a short illness, just shy of his 90th birthday he was a friend, colleague and mentor.

The departures of George and Colin seem like the end of an era for boxing as a high-profile sport.

Hart began his journalistic career with the East London News Agency at the age of 17 .

After two years of National Service , in Cyprus in a Royal Air Force Signals Unit in Akrotiri , he returned to journalism in 1958 .

In 1962 , Hart moved into sports reporting, and in 1964 he joined The Sun .

His “Voice of Boxing” column until his passing was always razor sharp.

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