Captain Haddock Captain Haddock as a permanent addition to the cast. Hergé introduced Captain Haddock in "The Crab with the Golden Claws" as the rum-loving captain of the "Karaboudjan", a merchant vessel used— without Haddock's knowledge— by his first mate Allan for smuggling drugs inside crab tins. Because of his alcoholism and temperamental nature, his character was weak and unstable, at times posing as great a hazard to Tintin as the villains of the piece. He was also short-tempered, given to emotional expletive-ridden outbursts, and capable of infuriating behaviour; at one point he even attacks Tintin when, while traversing the Moroccan desert,
Neil Haddock from boxing, Haddock had dropped in weight, and was now fighting at super-featherweight. The new weight suited Haddock, which saw him enter the most successful period of his professional career. Haddock's first two opponents at his new weight were Barrie Kelley and Andy DeAbreu, both of whom would hold the Wales super-featherweight title during their careers. Haddock defeated Kelley in a six-round bout by points, exactly a year and a day after his loss to Robinson at the same venue, the Star Leisure Centre in Cardiff. A month later, 17 December 1991, he faced DeAbreu and stopped his opponent via