In late June and in front of a packed York Hall boxing crowd, Dial-a-Cab’s version of Rocky Balboa - better known as Rob Binding (V49) - entered the ring to a rousing fanfare and enthusiastic shouts of his nickname from his many ardent fans – "go get him boom boom!"
   The charity event was billed as the Summer Punch Show and was aimed at raising funds for the Peacock Amateur Boxing Club, based in Canning Town and which provides support and facilities to young boxers - and indeed the community in general - with the aim of helping to keep young people off the streets and re-directed into sport.
   Although not a seriously combative event, it was obvious from the opening round that Rob’s opponent - Pete ‘The Bookie’ – wasn’t there purely to share a dance, although his nifty footwork had Rob moving briskly around the ring. One particularly hefty uppercut lifted Rob off his feet!
   Rob fought back gamely giving as good as he got and on numerous occasions during the three round contest, Rob had ‘The Bookie’ on the ropes. Rob’s series of combination punches had Pete tied up in a corner for several seconds at a time, leaving him unable to evade Rob’s powerful onslaught. But Pete was a game opponent and every time ‘Boom Boom’ looked to be getting the upper hand, he’d come back with his own one-two combination.
   After three hard fought rounds, the referee declared the match a

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ADRIANS LITTLE BOY GETS WED!

According to Adrian Landau (T14), he has been on Dial-a-Cab for more years than he cares to remember! But the money from those years came in very handy recently when he and wife Benita watched their "little boy" Spencer marry his long-time girlfriend Nicole at Great Portland Street Synagogue with a magnificent bash the following day.
   "Looks like I’ll be working for sometime to come," Adrian told Call Sign, "but it will have been worth every extra minute!"
   From all at Call Sign, congratulations to Spencer, Nicole, Adrian, Benita and Nicole’s mum Val…