Sports Journalist · 87 articles
Terry Dooley believes Derek Chisora is perfectly entitled to fight on, boosted by that crucial 12-round points win over Kubrat Pulev at the weekend, amid repeated calls for his retirement after some gruelling defeats in the higher echelons of heavyweight boxing. When Derek Chisora beat Danny Williams in two rounds at Upton Park in May 2010 to […]
BEFORE Twitter and Facebook took over, boxing fans could take to the forums that were knocking about to see rare glimpses of fighters knocking a few words out and interacting with fans. People within the trade would interact with each other, usually in a friendly or jovial way, but every so often spats broke out […]
Terry Dooley ponders Sky Sports’ PPV offering between veterans Kell Brook and Amir Khan that still captured the imagination and might just signal the dawn of a new era for British boxing fans. A lot of in-ring questions were answered inside the ring when Kell Brook (40-3, 28 KOs) beat Amir Khan (36-6, 21 stoppages) into submission at the […]
Terry Dooley remembers Brian Hughes, one of Manchester’s finest boxing sons, who passed away earlier this week. Legendary Manchester boxing trainer Brian Hughes MBE passed away in the early hours of Tuesday morning, aged 82. His protégé, Pat Barrett, often referred to him as ‘The Godfather of Manchester Boxing’ due to the influence Hughes asserted over his […]
It may be a time of overindulgence and excess, but the festive period is a wasteland for British boxing addicts. In Belgium, however, there used to be an annual Christmas Day boxing show that had a long, pre-Covid history. The Belgium show wasn’t the only festive card; however, their festive fixture stood the test of […]
Christmas Day boxing shows are an increasingly rare breed, especially in recent decades, but there used to be a plethora of small bills across the globe. Sadly, the not-so-traditional festive punch-ups have slowly ground to a halt. It is a shame, as in days gone by this fixture has thrown up oddities aplenty. Anyone who has […]
Zach Parker (21-0, 15 KOs) will keep a close eye on Saul Alvarez’s WBA Super, WBC, WBO unification fight against IBF holder Caleb Plant on Saturday night as the Derby-based contender is currently the number one challenger for the WBO. Some have questioned whether he deserves this status, yet Parker has argued he has built […]
Published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Matt Bozeat has confirmed that Paige Murney will make her professional debut in Leicester on December 12. Writing for the Leicester Mercury, Bozeat revealed that the 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist will begin her professional career on a Carl Greaves-promoted show […]
Published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Michael and Jamie Conlan have told Robert Jones of the Belfast Telegraph that they intend to not only bring big fights to Belfast, but they also want to use their combined star power to continue to do some good in the city. […]
Published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Dillian Whyte’s status as a promotional free agent has not prevented long-time associate Eddie Hearn stating that Fury-Whyte could take place in the UK, but the reality of the situation is also that Hearn has tried to secure Fury’s […]
My first telephone conversation with Billy “The Preacher” Graham took place in April 2006 and it was an odd one. He was fed-up over the rumours circulating about him online and had heard about an interview in which he was described as ‘Not the type of bloke you’d want to sit next to in the pub’. He […]
Published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Dillian Whyte is moving beyond Otto Wallin and will instead wait on a fight with Tyson Fury. Whyte and Wallin were due to meet at London’s O2 on Saturday, but, as predicted by some sceptics, Whyte pulled out of the fight […]