Police said they believed Hide was not home at the time of the killing.[17][21]. Following a two-week trial at the Old Bailey, a jury found the 53-year-old “King of the Sting” and his driver Alan Smith, 67, guilty of plotting to pervert the course of justice. Click the link in the orange box above for details. [16][17][18][19][20], On 18 March 2012, a man in his 20s was fatally stabbed at Hide's home in Bawburgh. “He was something else – he was brilliant, a ridiculously heavy puncher. And I think he is a lot more appreciated now compared to how he used to be. Hide never featured as a main contender at heavyweight again, his only mildly notable wins coming against Joseph Chingangu (who also knocked Hide out in one of Hide's many comebacks), and Alexander Vasiliev. “He must have listened because he was very successful. Mr Hide, from Bawburgh, says getting back into the ring will give him something positive to focus on following a turbulent time in his life which saw him end up in prison. In 2006, Hide moved down a weight division to a more natural weight division at cruiserweight. Gordon Holmes, bless him, tried for years and years and did everything he could, but there was nobody like Herbie Hide and all of a sudden we have a genuine world class heavyweight and it was a completely different level.”. But he is now looking to clear his name completely after Mahmood was himself jailed for tampering with evidence in the collapsed drugs trial of pop star Tulisa Contostavlos. If you value what this story gives you, please consider supporting the Norwich Evening News. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. He was going to out-box him but he out-punched him. To send a link to this page you must be logged in. A quarter of a century ago today, The Dancing Destroyer was celebrating arguably his finest moment as he lifted the world heavyweight title. Judge Gerald Gordon jailed Mahmood, of Purley, south London, for 15 months. After an initial refusal, Hide relented, and agreed to contact a drug dealer of his acquaintance to procure the drug. Hide was born in Amauzari, Nigeria,[3] and moved to England as a youngster, basing himself near Norwich in Norfolk. Herbie Hide (born Herbert Okechukwu Maduagwu; 27 August 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2010. A suspect was arrested for murder in connection with the incident. Hide knocked out the overweight Tucker in two rounds. “And he was little - today, at 14st 4lb, he would have been a cruiserweight; that is what he was, and he would have reigned supreme for a good long time. Everett says Norwich should be proud of Hide – even though the juxtaposition of brash world boxing champion and ‘sleepy’ rural city was not always a comfortable relationship. He worked with Freddie King, Jimmy Mac, Brendan Ingle and then later with Eddie Mustafa ... he had some great trainers, really good trainers, and they all had an input into his career, but he was an individual. I was part of his team in later years when I went professional. “I think the decision then was made by his promotional company, which was Matchroom and Barry Hearn, who got him among the big boys because he had so much confidence in him and cruiserweight was not a fashionable division at the time, not at all.”. Herbie Hide V Aleksejes Kosobokovs When he delivered the drug to the undercover reporter he was arrested and charged. One man who saw the development of a world champion at first hand was Norwich trainer Graham Everett. Hide impressed with his courage, repeatedly picking himself off the canvas, before he was knocked out in the sixth round.