HE lists the three Fs - faith, fitness and friends - as his partners in his fightback for life.
"They were angels in my darkest hours. My mother Joan, my Uncle Joe, they lifted my spirit."And when I talked with him, Leonard, the loyalist of mates, was by his side.Leonard, a courteous man with a deep distinct voice, is his carer and great friend, an old family neighbour with whom he has struck up something of a double-act, trading punchlines as Watson once exchanged punches."Now my life has been transformed, in a miraculous way, by Jesus. I love my new life. I love my new lifestyle. I love the people that surround me. My true friends.Watson lives in north east London in a two-storey terrace squeezed into the end of a cul-de-sac. On his sitting-room wall are some lines from the bible, a photograph of his two teenage daughters, and the world championship belt that Nigel Benn gave him."I used to hang out with street boys, going to discos, pubs and chasing girls," admitted Michael. "I didn't used to be much of a drinker, but I still lived that kind of lifestyle. I knew God, but I didn't openly recognise him.
"They were angels in my darkest hours. My mother Joan, my Uncle Joe, they lifted my spirit."
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