Captain Haddock home, Marlinspike Hall (or "Moulinsart" in the original French). Harry Thompson, author of "Tintin: Hergé and his creation", writes that the introduction of this large and luxurious country house was "to provide a suitable ancestral home for Tintin and himself to move into." To achieve this in terms of the plot, Hergé also details Haddock's ancestry, something Thompson regards as distinctive: "Haddock is the only regular character whose relatives turn up in the Tintin stories at all (if one discounts Jolyon Wagg and his dreadful family)." As Haddock's role grew, Hergé expanded his character, basing him upon aspects of friends,
Neil Haddock technical knockout in the third. His next fight was a re-match with Robinson, for the vacant Wales area super-lightweight title. Held at the Bull Centre in Haddock's home town of Llanelli, the ten-round fight went the distance with Haddock winning the match on points, giving Haddock his first professional title. The win entitled Haddock to challenge for the British title, held by Michael Armstrong. The fight was given top billing, and was held at Bury on 13 October 1992. The 12-round match only lasted until the sixth when Haddock stopped his opponent via a technical knockout, giving him the British