The pilgrimage to Omaha had been long in the planning. Irish Warren had been as meticulous as ever and I was happy to follow his lead. But stuck on the tarmac for over three hours on Wednesday morning, the timeless words of Mike Tyson mocked our preparation. Addressing a cocky Hollyfield before a title fight, Iron Mike warned that “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face”. We weren’t cocky and hadn’t been punched in the face, but we were still stuck in Dublin. And yet the compensation for our predicament came quickly. Stuck beside me on…

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