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- ↑ Ali, Arif (1979) Westindians in Britain: a Caribbean impact on the United Kingdom, Hansib Publications, ISBN 978-0950666402, p. 44
- 1 2 Mee, Bob (1999) "A genuine Jack of all boxing's trades", The Independent , 28 November 1999. Retrieved 7 October 2015
- ↑ "Green the Boy to Knock Rhiney Hopes", Glasgow Herald , 23 January 1979, p. 22. Retrieved 7 October 2015 via Google Newspapers