As dust kicks up from the searing hot tarmac, gamblers and drinkers soak in the ‘City of Second Chances’. It’s a haven of regret and gorging vices, but often Las Vegas is dismissed as ‘home’. Raising children, going to school or working a regular job in Vegas all seemed a far cry from loosely throwing […]
Kash Ali facing David Price isn’t a fight we should care about, is it? We would tune in, hoping for some of that Pricey magic. Kill-or-be-killed as he swings wrecklessly like a vulnerable, heavyweight wrecking ball. But if we missed it whilst queueing for a drink or making the kids their dinner, we’d survive. That bout, […]
It’s a familiar story with a different lilt. Street fighting in South London has led many aspiring boxers to local gyms, dissuading them from a life of mischief or criminality. Areas like Brixton, Battersea or Camberwell have been slapped with the reputation of troubled youths and knife crime, however not everyone subscribes to that narrative. […]
It’s March. We’re approaching another weekend of boxing cards up and down the country, with one in particular being shown on Sky Sports and another on BT Sports. We are consistently told that boxing is in a good place, here in the UK. Recent events have me questioning the accuracy of that assessment. Are we […]
Featured image by: Colin Poultney As one eye slowly peels itself open in an attempt to face the day, the other questions its motives. Those gangly limbs that used to dance and haul you from exciting ventures, now seem heavy and uninterested. It’s a ten-count of its own, depression. Every morning, the desire to stay […]
The name Jigoro Kano won’t ring many bells amongst our boxing fellowship. The small, weak, affluent Japanese primary school teacher went on to become immortalised after founding Judo – the first martial art from the country to be accepted into the Olympics. Kano is also attributed with creating the ‘black belt’ system often seen in […]
The very concept of fate seemed redundant, for a fighter. Train until your muscles ache, bleed for your money and suffer at the paying pleasure of thousands – yet the results were pre-determined? Surely not. Wandering the streets of Hackney, temptation was spat on every edgy, suburban street corner. Of course, occasionally, a glimpse of […]
Have you heard the one about the fifty fight veteran deciding to take up the guitar? Defying logic and repeating chords with his trusted, yet tired and inevitably damaged hands, the instrument’s enthusiast served us a further reminder of his ardent determination. Tucked away, hundreds of miles from his family once again, Scotland’s three-weight world […]
Living in the shadows of the snow-capped mountains, encased in the set of what could be confused as a family sitcom, Portland didn’t seem like a boxing city. Its pleasant scenery and various parks offered a tranquil alternative to the sweat, blood and tears shed by fighters, unannounced on the world stage. One of those […]
One prominent by-product of mixing in boxing’s circles and writing alongside fighters is a loose familiarity with certain names, sent hurtling past you in the flash of an often-ignored friend request. In the spirit of honesty, I’m frequently the guilty party when launching those hit-and-hope assaults on the sport’s social media faction. Team Sauerland matchmaker […]
Armenian professional boxer and former world title challenger, Vanes Martirosyan (36-4, 21KOs), has been extremely vocal on social media regarding his promotional issues with Don King, following inactivity and accusations of contractual breaches. Vanes spoke openly about his issues with infamous personality, King, this evening, revealing some explosive examples of mistreatment, which he discussed during our exclusive […]
I’m fed up… In a world of fascinating characters, overwhelmingly inspirational stories and powerful athletes, it seems unfathomable to be sitting awake past-midnight attempting to breakdown the dynamics of a financial split between two fighters. It’s crazy to be undertaking such fictional activities because, primarily, I’m neither a boxing promoter or a fighter’s manager. What […]