Mr Romero is unstinting in his praise of his own doctor, who works 15-hour shifts sustained only by glasses of sugared water.

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Word on the Water is a floating second-hand bookshop owned by three men who call themselves "The Doctor", "The Professor" and "The Captain".

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But Irvine-born Robb, who works as a water bailiff and sometimes gamekeeper, is keen to pick up the pieces of his career after being assured by a doctor specialising in the condition and his family GP that he is fit to resume boxing.

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