Herbert Anslow

Anslow boxed as Quickstep and was most comfortable at the edge of range. His training notes repeat a reminder to leave room behind the back foot. A narrow passage beside the North Quay dressing room may explain the emphasis. He liked to keep a second route available, making the choice between retreat and an angled step late in the exchange. The habit was harder to maintain against a longer lead. His accounts are attentive to the edges of the room because those edges determined whether the second route remained a practical possibility. His preparation consequently treated the room as a practical limit, not an incidental setting.

Recorded style: Out-fighter.