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After getting in trouble as a kid and fighting, Wayne 'Mad Dog' Elcock began boxing in 1988 aged fourteen and found a way to channel his energies through the sport.. His parents however were not convinced this was the path their son should be taking and discouraged him at first from taking up the sport.
But a determined young Elcock followed his heart and joined the local boxing club Redwood Kings A.B.C (later to be renamed
Lakeside A.B.C). His parents seeing their boy was serious about boxing gave him the £10 fee needed to pay for his medical to
box. Wayne's father would have preferred him to concentrate on football, he was a useful player and excelled in local teams.
The football eventually took a back seat after Wayne entered the ABA's reaching the semi-finals in his debut season, beating two more experienced favourites on route. After seeing his early
success his father was to then give his full support.
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