Sports Journalist · 33 articles
10. Roy Jones KO 1 Montell Griffin, Foxwoods, Mashantucket, Connecticut, August 7, 1997. When Louis Del Valle once claimed to have bested Roy in a sparring session, the Pensacola phenomenon countered, “It’s different when I’m mad..’ It certainly seemed the case with this stunning revenge win over Griffin to reclaim the WBC light heavyweight diadem. […]
10. Khaosai Galaxy An all action super flyweight phenomenon with crushing power in either hand, Galaxy made 16 defences of the WBA title during a seven-year reign to cement his status as one of the fight games premiere little men. While Khaosai was a decidedly aggressive fighter of the ‘perpetual motion’ variety he had a […]
We thought that it simply couldn’t happen in the modern era. Nonetheless, Terence Crawford and Julius Indongo will meet next weekend (August 19) in Nebraska for the undisputed light welterweight championship of the world. This highly interesting and attractive match up between two credible, top flight operators in their primes constitutes the first fight for […]
Gennady Golovkin has been a reasonably prohibitive favourite in the vast majority of 17 defences of his eminent claim to world middleweight primacy. But on September 16 in the storied Mecca of Las Vegas, the Kazakh kingpin enters into a fight regarded as a ‘pick em’ affair by the the industry and mainstream alike. Here […]
When it comes to the fight game, I often look for historical parallels in an effort to make sense of the modern world. While the hardcore regard Golovkin – Canelo as THE FIGHT on boxing’s immediate horizon, there is no question that it has and will be commercially upstaged by the Mayweather – McGregor sideshow. […]
It speaks volumes about the modern era of Boxing when a 4 weight ‘world’ champion is widely considered as a disappointment and an under achiever of squandered potential. The rot set in for Adrien Broner back in 2013 when the touted incumbent superstar was on the painful end of a one sided 12 round drubbing […]
1/ Fame: For many fighters it’s a whole lot easier to maintain focus while languishing in obscurity. If he becomes a big celebrity, moving in exclusive circles, then the desire to make continual sacrifices and live the Spartan life can be compromised. Examples – John Conteh, Mike Tyson.
An undefeated British welterweight who recently sparred Conor McGregor at his initial Dublin training camp has said that the Irish MMA idol is not as woefully incompetent within the context of the squared circle as most hard bitten sages on the regular boxing beat have scathingly predicted. The South London based prospect told a friend […]
While Cardiff and Nigeria were mooted as early front runners to stage the highly anticipated Joshua – Klitschko rematch, the fight seems more likely to land in the world Boxing Mecca of Las Vegas according to all available intelligence and covert whispers from those in the know. Declan Taylor of The Independent reported that Eddie […]
There will always be a massive place in my heart for Errol as he was a huge star in my formative boxing years and billed as Britain’s answer to Sugar Ray Leonard. But more importantly, I was lucky enough to know a man for whom nobody had a bad word. I watched him train at […]
1/ Fights are not fixed in the manner of a Guy Ritchie Film Parody, ‘Go down in the 4th or I’ll cut ya’..’ But results are effectively rigged in a variety of less dramatic ways. 2/ It is wrong to assume a fighter is making a King’s ransom just because his fights are on TV. […]
10 Thoughts Regarding Last Night; 1/ Boxing was ultimately a big winner, particularly in the U.K. When the general public switch on and turn up in droves, this is the kind of fight they need to see. 2/ I was utterly convinced that Joshua was done in the 6th. He may still be relatively […]