IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s intriguing 130lbs encounter between WBA Interim champion Chris Colbert and Mongolian marauder Tugstsogt Nyambayar in California, as well as the WBA lightweight title eliminator between Michel Rivera and Jon Fernandez on the undercard. After two weekends jam-packed with activity there’s just one […]
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston remembers former world title challenger Brian London, part of Britain’s ‘Big Four’ heavyweights of the 1950s and 1960s, who passed away last week. Brian London, who passed away last week at the age of 87, was the last surviving member of Britain’s Big Four heavyweights of the 1950s and 1960s. Henry […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up Saturday night’s intriguing 140lbs showdown between Gervonta Davis and Mario Barrios as well as Vasiliy Lomachenko’s comeback bout against Japanese contender Masayoshi Nakatani. Gervonta “Tank” Davis opened as the favourite to beat Mario Barrios in tonight’s 140lbs title fight in Atlanta and the odds have […]
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at the stars illuminating a rejuvenated Australian boxing scene including Tim Tszyu, George Kambosos and Justis Huni. When we think of countries that produce good fighters, and ones who are exciting to watch, maybe we don’t always think of Australia. But we should. The Aussie boxing scene is more vibrant […]
IBHOF inductee and gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in a packed weekend of boxing where several undercard fights catch the eye including Adam Lopez vs Isaac Dogboe and Ibeth Zamora vs Marlen Esparza. It’s a crazy Saturday night/Sunday morning for boxing. There are major promotions in Hamburg, El Paso, Las Vegas and […]
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks at the surprising number of undefeated fighters who have been derailed this year. It’s not just my imagination. Unbeaten fighters have been losing their “O” with astonishing frequency in 2021. Sometimes this happened in contests in which two unbeaten boxers faced each other, and there have been quite a few […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston looks for value in Saturday night’s main fight action including Lewis Ritson’s test against the unbeaten Jeremias Ponce and Shakur Stevenson’s clash with Namibian contender Jeremiah Nakathila. While he’s the favourite, Lewis Ritson looks in for a real fight against Argentina’s Jeremias Ponce in their IBF 140lbs […]
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston looks back at the vibrant fight scene in June 1994 with memories of Marco Antonio Barrera, Arturo Gatti, Wayne McCullough, Vinny Pazienza and a veteran Roberto Duran. Fight fans of a certain age — and purists of all ages — no doubt lamented last weekend’s exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Logan […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston seeks the betting value in tonight’s heavyweight encounter between Daniel Dubois and Bogdan Dinu and Sunday’s high-profile exhibition featuring Floyd Mayweather against Logan Paul. Daniel Dubois’ return to the ring against Bogdan Dinu in the UK today is the big fight of the week while for many […]
IBHOF inductee Graham Houston pays tribute to Filipino great Nonito Donaire following his historic victory at the weekend and recalls other elite fighters who were written off too soon. Nonito Donaire’s sensational knockout win over Nordine Oubaali served as a reminder that an elite-level fighter should never be written off. Even though 38 years old, […]
IBHOF inductee and boxing gambling expert Graham Houston weighs up Saturday night’s 135lbs showdown between WBC title holder Devin Haney and three-weight champion Jorge Linares in Las Vegas. With Devin Haney a firm favourite to defeat Jorge Linares in Saturday’s lightweight title bout in Las Vegas (Sunday morning in Britain and Ireland), a bettor is […]
Following his fine victory over Jose Ramirez at the weekend, IBHOF inductee Graham Houston assesses Josh Taylor’s standing among the Top 12 legends of Scottish boxing. Within hours of Josh Taylor defeating Jose Ramirez the debate began on social media platforms as to the Tartan Tornado’s ranking among Scotland’s greatest fighters. It’s always risky placing […]