Former England all - rounder makes his debut in the boxing ring against American Richard Dawson . Flintoff recovered from being knocked down in the second round to win on points in ten - round action . The 34-year - old 's entry into boxing has been controversial , one promoter calling it ` ` dangerous nonsense '' British boxing promoter Frank Warren , whose BoxNation channel showed the fight , said in September that it would be `` car-crash television , '' while Frank Maloney , who managed former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis , described the bout as `` dangerous nonsense . '' Former teammate Steve Harmison tweets : ` ` Great win @ flintoff11 ! ! ! But please do n't do it again mate ! ! ! ''
Former England all - rounder makes his debut in the boxing ring against American Richard Dawson . Flintoff recovered from being knocked down in the second round to win on points in ten - round action . The 34-year - old 's entry into boxing has been controversial , one promoter calling it ` ` dangerous nonsense '' Former teammate Steve Harmison tweets : ` ` Great win @ flintoff11 ! ! ! But please do n't do it again mate ! ! ! ''