Kevin Johnson joined the ranks of failed and dismal challengers to the shared Klitschko throne this evening in Switzerland, in one of the poorest fights I’ve bothered to watch in a long time (and I sat through Lee Haskins v Don Broadhurst last night).
Johnson had been pulling his poor man’s ‘Louisville Lip’ routine all [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Kingpin gets Munsened in Berne
Posted in kevin johnson, vitali klitschko on December 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Respect, Revenge, Repeat & Redemption
Posted in Uncategorized on December 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fight fans are riding high on the crest of a wave right now and the fun’s not quite over yet. This weekend’s schedule is packed to the gunnels, featuring four of the top light welterweights in the world, two of the best light heavies, arguably the finest big man and two big hitters returning from [...]
October Fest: Notes from the Cheap Seats
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Martin Rogan started it.
The unbridled passion displayed by Belfast’s popular heavyweight during a summer press conference with Sam Sexton brimming with froideur, had me convinced that ringside tickets were essential. Discussions with friends over the prospect of a boxing jaunt returned a mixed response, many grumbling at having to board a plane when there were [...]
Pierre Benoist Punishes Sergio Martinez After Classic Scrap
Posted in alex arthur, alexander povetkin, carlos quintana, chris arreola, frankie gavin, james degale, jesse feliciano, marco huck, matthew macklin, ola afolabi, paul williams, sergio martinez, tony bellew on December 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Paul ‘The Punisher’ Williams and Sergio Martinez posted up a late candidate for fight of the year last night, thrilling fans through twelve classic rounds of boxing in Atlantic City.
After both men hit the deck in the opener, they proceeded to tear into each other for the remainder of the contest, battering one another remorselessly throughout.
It [...]
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet……….
Posted in amir kahn, dmitriy salita, juan manuel marquez, kevin mitchell, ricky hatton on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Seconds.
They’re beginning to define the first chapter of Amir Khans’s professional life. It took just 54 of them to derail the Olympic wonderkid’s fledgling career in September of last year.
It was master trainer Freddie Roach’s appointment as chief of them which began the young man from Bolton’s rehabilitation.
Tonight in front of a partisan North East crowd, [...]
Khan-Toon Violence
Posted in amir kahn, andriy kotelnik, breidis prescott, dmitriy salita, kevin mitchell on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Well, now that there’s next to no chance of grabbing a ticket for tomorrow evening’s Amir Khan-Dmitriy Salita light welterweight title match in Newcastle, I’m rather predictably desperate to attend. Is the grass really always greener? I’m actually tempted to travel the 15 minutes from my house to the venue, Newcastle’s Metro Arena (just yon [...]
Golden Oldies
Posted in Uncategorized on December 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Tomorrow evening sees an odd mid-week double header featuring prospective opponents and future hall of famers Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr.
Hopkins faces Mexican Enrique Ornelas 29-5 (19) on home turf in Philadelphia at 175 lbs, whilst his old rival Jones meanwhile, tackles Danny Green 27-3 (24) up at cruiserweight in Sydney, Australia of [...]
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