FRANK Bruno packed a punch in the Advertiser in 1989 and brought flower power to West Lancashire.
Frank was in the area in time to open Southport flower show and the heavyweight boxer was such a hit with the crowds that the opening ceremony was delayed.
He even had a carnation named after him and asked whether he was a keen gardener, he joked: "I'm a darker version of Percy Thrower."
Frank wasn't giving too much away about his boxing though.
"I'm ducking and diving at the moment like Arthur Daly, doing a bit here and a bit there, you know I mean."
Another sporty star making a splash was Nicola Craven, a 17-year-old, water skier who took part in the European junior championships in Greece.
The West Lancashire skiing protege already scooped four gold medals earlier in 1989 at the British junior championship in slalom, trick, jump and the overall championship and broke the British trick record with a total of 3210 points.
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