Sports Journalist · 34 articles
Faded legend, Roy Jones Jr, ended his boxing career tonight as he began it – scoring a victory at the Pensacola Bay Centre, Florida, against a cherry-picked journeyman. Two decades ago, the partisan crowd prickled with excitement as their hometown hero mopped the floor with Ricky Randall. At the same venue on Thursday evening, a ghost of the all-time […]
In the 1990’s, Roy Jones Jr transfixed world class fighters with sharp reflexes and blistering hand speed. At his dazzling peak he was untouchable; an unrivalled pound for pound king that cleaned out multiple weight classes in a career punctuated by controversy. Here are five fights that defined his career as one of the greatest […]
Tony Bellew is heralding 4-0 prospect Joshua Buatsi as a cross between Hall of Famer Evander Holyfield and retired pound-for-pound king Andre Ward – arguably the best cruiserweight and light heavyweight to grace their respective divisions. Said this last night.. he’s like a cross between Holyfield and Ward.. I’m going to enjoy this young man’s […]
Tony Bellew admits his dream of winning a world heavyweight title is over and will instead focus on claiming all the marbles at cruiserweight after the David Haye rematch. Bellew stepped up in weight last March to knockout Haye in the 11th round after the Londoner ruptured his Achilles midway through the fight. The injury-prone […]
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder believes Anthony Joshua is “terrified” of getting in the ring with him. Via a Boxnation Podcast, the American tore into British boxing’s poster boy. Take what you want from this picture, but I rather show you than tell you.Coming soon…#BombZquad #Promise pic.twitter.com/mCCytprelD — Deontay Wilder (@BronzeBomber) January 26, 2018 “I […]
Promoter Eddie Hearn is set to give Liverpool heavyweight David Price a chance to become Anthony Joshua’s mandatory challenger. The man standing in Price’s way is the former heavyweight champion, Alexander Povetkin. The surprise match-up will feature on the undercard of Joshua-Parker on March 31. IT'S ON!!! Two giants collide when WBA and WBO number 1 Alexander […]
Chris Eubank Jr fired shots at World Boxing Super Series semi-final opponent George Groves ahead of their hotly anticipated clash. The Brighton man concussively stopped Avni Yildirim in the quarterfinals of the eight-man elimination tournament and tweeted Groves the brutal footage. Eubank added: “Less than 3 weeks to go until @StGeorgeGroves gets a big taste of […]
10. David Haye – Derek Chisora Derek Chisora’s post-fight brawl with David Haye overshadowed his gallant – but failed – attempt to alleviate the WBC crown from Vitali Klitschko. Fists, bottles and tripods raged for a mad five minutes in Munich. The pair eventually met at a wet and windy Upton Park to settle the […]
Andre Ward has tantalised followers on Twitter by hinting his retirement – which he announced just four months ago – could be short lived. Ward sent speculation about his future into overdrive by tweeting: “Weighed in last night at 199 lbs. All muscle I promise!! I been working.” Weighed in last night at 199 lbs. […]
Light heavyweight prospect Pawel Augustynik claimed English, British and International honours as an amateur, and has cruised to 5-0 in the professional ranks without conceding a round – not bad given he only took up boxing to stay out of mischief. Augustynik’s rise from troubled teen to amateur champion is a familiar one; dragged to […]