In 1980, having been four times Scottish light-heavyweight boxing champion, I left Scotland and emigrated to Canada, where I became subject to the rules contained in the book "Articles and Rules, with Medical Rules, Governing Amateur Boxing in Canada 1981-1983".In Canada, it was deemed that I was not medically fit enough to participate in the sport because of myopia, or short-sightedness. To date, Scotland has no book of that calibre for amateur boxing.