Josh Warrington’s European Title fight against Davide Dieli was a big day for sport in Leeds.
United took on Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on Saturday lunchtime, and then on Saturday night at Leeds First Direct Arena The Leeds Warrior went into the ring for the big fight.
As part of the build up, The City Talking brought Josh together at Oulton Hall with two men who have seen and done it all at Leeds United – Simon Grayson and David Batty – we posted part one last week here.
In part two of our exclusive video interview, the guys discuss the power of the Leeds support – which is demanding, encouraging, and enough to make a difference.
The talk of football turns to Simon Grayson’s time as manager, and he talks about the opportunities that were missed when Leeds were flying high and instead of building on success, successful players were sold off.
Some of Simon’s best memories as Leeds manager were of late finishes, against Bristol Rovers of course, but also away at West Ham, something Batty says doesn’t come about by accident – “It’s not coincidence always is it? It’s keeping going” – and Josh knows is important.
Keeping going, and keeping on the ball, and keeping fighting right to the end, is inherent to Leeds sport, and with the crowd behind him , there’s no doubt it’s something Josh Warrington will always deliver at the Arena.