Witness to Watson robbery thought boxing champ was dead

A driver said she feared former boxing champ Michael Watson was ‘dead’ after he was attacked by ammonia wielding carjackers. Mr Watson, 53, was caught in his passenger side seatbelt as two men tried to steal his car near his home in Chingford, east London on 16 February last year. He was left partially-disabled after suffering a near-fatal brain injury in his infamous fight with Chris Eubank in 1991. The boxing hero, known in his heyday as ‘The People’s Champion’,…