Nigel Benn: ‘He was my hero. Handsome. Powerful. Invincible. I still dream about him’

The former boxer talks about how his eldest brother was a hero to him, how his dad taught him discipline and how his wife suggested he try hypnotismI was a disappointment to my parents before I drew my first breath. After five boys, they had been praying for a girl and were convinced their prayers would be answered. So when Dad rang the hospital from a public phone and heard about my arrival, he started kicking and punching the kiosk. A passing neighbour said, “It’s another boy then,