Sports Journalist · 199 articles
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez aims to add Caleb Plant’s IBF super-middleweight title to his WBA Super, WBC and WBO titles on Saturday night at the MGM Grand is Las Vegas in a rare ‘four-belt’ unification showdown. Canelo is currently – by near unanimous consensus – boxing’s pound-for-pound king and the sport’s premier superstar. The 31-year-old Mexican […]
Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams looks ahead to Saturday’s undisputed super-middleweight clash between WBO, WBA & WBC king Canelo Alvarez and IBF champion Caleb Plant in Las Vegas… Saturday night’s showdown for the undisputed super-middleweight championship of the world between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Caleb Plant simultaneously serves as a symbol of many of boxing’s […]
It was the great Lennox Lewis who popularised the phrase ‘politricks’ to describe the shenanigans and manoeuvrings that all so often characterise boxing. This week Otto Wallin found himself an unfortunate victim of what – to some – seemed a classic case of boxing politricks. With his bags packed and air ticket in his back […]
As his new book about the turbulent life and career of former heavyweight contender Ike Ibeabuchi is published, Luke G. Williams wonders: where is ‘The President’? During the writing process of my new book ‘President of Pandemonium: The Mad World of Ike Ibeabuchi’ I knew exactly where Ike Ibeabuchi was.He was where he’s been pretty […]
Is it possible to assess Tyson Fury’s place in heavyweight history after his epic victory against Deontay Wilder? Probably not, but Luke G. Williams gives it a go anyway… There’s a major problem with assessing a boxer’s place in history when they are still active, or have just retired. Quite simply, it’s impossible to have […]
Voter Luke G. Williams discusses his selection of five modern fighters to join the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in the latest ballot. Having been accepted as a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America at the tail-end of 2020, I now find myself in the position of being able to cast my ballot […]
He may be unpredictable, contradictory and infuriating at times, but there is little doubt that Tyson Fury is among the most compelling and charismatic of heavyweight champions. The 33-year-old from Wythenshawe faces another potential landmark moment tonight when he squares up to Deontay Wilder for the third time in a titanic heavyweight showdown in Las […]
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meet for the third time on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Will it be a case of repeat or revenge? Luke G. Williams previews the action… When Tyson Fury demolished Deontay Wilder on February 22, 2020 by seventh-round TKO a contractually obligated third meeting between the duo held scant appeal. Surely […]
In 2018, Olympic boxing was in chaos and looked in danger of being removed from the Tokyo Games. How did the IOC rescue the sport from the wreckage and deliver arguably the best organised and officiated boxing tournament in Olympic history? Luke G. Williams investigates, in conversation with IOC Sporting Director Kit McConnell… It’s nearly eight weeks since the […]
Oleksandr Usyk produced a boxing masterclass last night to out-think, out-wit, out-box and then out-slug Anthony Joshua in a titanic heavyweight showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Ukrainian southpaw is now the unified WBA Super, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion, having previously ruled as undisputed champion at cruiserweight. Usyk has been a staple of […]
“It has no future,” said then heavyweight champion James Corbett of boxing in 1895. “In a year or two, all there will be left of it will be an occasional encounter in a barn for 1,000 dollars a side. You can’t stand out against public opinion … Pugilism will not last.” One hundred and twenty-six […]
Since her days as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Jean-Claude Van Damme loving teenager, Chantelle Cameron has always dreamed of triumphing on the biggest stages possible. The 30-year-old has withstood plenty of tough times and disappointments throughout her career – from missing out on the 2016 Olympics due to a controversial split decision loss […]