I finally got around to checking out Pete McCormack’s boxing documentary ‘Facing Ali’ this weekend and despite approaching it rather pensively after incorrectly assuming that I’d probably seen everything ever committed to celluloid on ‘The Greatest’, I was left captivated, enthralled and thoroughly entertained. Rather than being what I’d feared it would [...]
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Facing Ali Review
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Pacquiao Clottey Face Off
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Live Prize Fighter Blog
Posted in Uncategorized on February 26, 2010 | 6 Comments »
With treacherous weather outside and a night indoors on the cards, I’m gonna try a spot of live blogging on tonight’s Prize Fighter tournament (live internet feed permitting).
Here’s the deal: I’m gonna start the evening off with £10 on my online betting account (hey big spenderrrrrr) and using the most strategic choices seen since [...]
Prize Fighter Ten Preview
Posted in Uncategorized on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Well, as nothing of note is happening this weekend, it’s time I took a gander at one of these Prize Fighter tournaments, Barry Hearn’s creative attempt to put some fun back into the sport.
For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Hearn’s Matchroom outfit began staging eight man elimination tournaments (which start and finish on [...]
The Underappreciation of Carl Froch
Posted in Uncategorized on February 21, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Jack Trickett once lamented that if his protégé Michael Brodie, “fell into a barrel full of tits, he’d come out sucking his thumb”.
That wonderful description of the former European super bantamweight boss, a hard luck story if ever there was one, came to mind recently after details broke on the long awaited Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler [...]
Night of the Champions Results from London
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Nathan Cleverly powered his way to European light heavyweight honours in London this evening with a dominating victory over Italian veteran Antonio Brancalion. The Welshman, who moves to 19-0 (9), stalked his man from the off, applying intelligent pressure backed up with solid hitting (this was Cleverly’s sixth consecutive knockout win).
Brancalion came to fight [...]
A Peak Back Through HBO’s Video Vaults
Posted in Uncategorized on February 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s pretty lean on the big fight front right now so I took the liberty of pillaging HBO’s highlight library for fans who may not have managed to grab footage of recent goings on which have featured on the blog (especially in the UK where big fight footage is like gold dust). I’ve thrown in [...]
Enter Stage Right
Posted in carl baker, derek chisora, frank warren, frankie gavin, james degale, kell brook, kevin mitchell, nathan cleverley on February 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Nathan Cleverly and Kevin Mitchell aim to snatch a lead role and star billing in the future productions of Frank Warren this weekend, emerging from stage right and out from Amir Khan’s shadow, no longer talented understudies to the departed headliner.
On a rammed bill at Wembley Arena, Cleverly, 18-0 (8), faces Italian veteran Antonio [...]
And Now For Something Completely Different……
Posted in Uncategorized on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Edwin Valero’s recent exploits have proven once again that nothing thrills in boxing quite like a power puncher, but what about the other guys, the fellas who can’t punch like a mule kicks? They are the modern day ‘Slapsie’ Maxie Rosenblooms, fighters who either by choice or by necessity rely on skill, speed, workrate and movement [...]
Valero Adds A Few New Brush Strokes To His Role As Knockout Artist
Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Knock out artist Edwin Valero showed that there’s more to him than meets the eye with an impressive victory over Antonio DeMarco last night. A pro DeMarco crowd in Monterrey, Mexico stood witness as Valero extended his amazing knockout streak to 27 stoppages from his 27 outings, however this was only half the story.
The big [...]
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