Hot on the heels of Bobby Gunn’s challenge to Enzo Maccarinelli and his unfathomable arrival at WBO #15 WBO in the weeks preceding the bout, the WBO may well have surpassed themselves by sanctioning a bout between their unbeaten Light-Heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei versus the wonderfully named George Blades. Now Erdei isn’t Bob Foster, but he is an accomplished [...]
Archive for June, 2007
WBO and their house of sham(e)
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Archive: The Dragon That Cried Wolf
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, TSS.com Archive on June 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »
25/04/2005 The on-going ‘will they, wont they’ soap opera between the camps of Mikkel Kessler and Joe Calzaghe is not a new phenomenon. Debate on the relative merit of Calzaghe’s career and whether the veteran Welshman will ever have opportunity to deliver on his immense ability in signature bouts has been running ever since he [...]
Pocket Rocket Comeback Halted
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
According to the Irish Evening Echo, former World-Champion Wayne McCullough has been forced to postpone his latest comeback because proposed opponent Francisco Mateos has been unable to secure the paperwork required to travel – details not clear to what these papers relate to. With only 8 days to go until the bout, McCullough clearly doesn’t [...]
Palle Agrees to Warren Terms; Well Almost
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 15, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Mogens Palle is reported to have accepted Frank Warren’s terms for the proposed clash between Super-Middleweight king Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler but with the small, and potentially fatal caveat, that the bout takes place in November rather than proposed September. The reason, Palle wants to celebrate 50 years as a promoter with a signature [...]
Rahman Looking to Stars After Taurus Win
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 15, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Former heavyweight champion, and he was a proper one not just a belt holder, Hasim Rahman got back on track with a perfunctory points victory over peripheral contender Taurus Sykes. Weighing a beefy 261 pounds Rahman eventually won a comfortable points decision but it was only in the penultimate round Sykes was docked a point and [...]
Dark-Horse Molitor to Face Ndlovu
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Canadian Super-Bantamweight Steve Molitor is one of my favourite fighters. Ever since he arrived in England and schooled Jason Booth I’ve been a keen follower of his progress. The ease with which he dispatched Hartlepool’s game brawler Michael Hunter was of little surprise to me and the IBF 122lb belt secured cemented his position as a gem only [...]
The Smoking Gunn
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I appreciate I’m risking turning this site into a publicity forum for Bobby Gunn’s career, but I feel compelled to keep readers up to date with developments, the latest being a visit from Bobby Gunn’s father Robert Gunn Sr., who is also Gunn’s manager. And Mr Gunn Sr, isn’t too impressed with my willingness to [...]
Danny Green Tackles Reality Star Griffin
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Sports on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Forgotten in the wake of The Contender’s global success as a boxing reality show, Next Great Champ – the show fronted by Oscar DeLaHoya - produced its own victor a year or two back when Otis Griffin secured the $500,000 prize. It seems the kudos associated with that triumph is now set to start delivering for him. [...]
PR: Hayemaker Hits Back at Maccarinelli and Warren
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s difficult not to like David Haye, the big-punching, charismatic 26 year old constantly entertains, Ismael Abdoul aside, and though more shrewd than he would admit, take risks in the selection of his opponents. Always quotable and entertaining, Haye increasingly carries the torch for British fight fans hoping for a resurrection of interest in their [...]
Minter Pulled Out of ‘World’ title fight
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
British welterweight, Ross Minter – an improving professional – has been forced to pull out of his clash with Michael Jennings next month with a rib injury. Disappointingly, the Crawley Observer are referring to his clash with the Mancunian puncher as being a world title fight. Is there any wonder casual fans simply don’t understand or connect [...]
PR: Murray Misses Out on Showtime Slot
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of Britain’s best young prospects, John Murray has unfortunatley been forced to withdraw from his headline clash with Noel Rodriguez in Montreal. A head injury sustained falling from his bike has ultimatley caused the whole show to be postponed, everyone connected with Murray will hope the Showtime slot he had for the bout can be reclaimed [...]
Toney Shamed By Steroids Slur
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m not sure whether I’m surprised about today’s story that 38 year old James Toney failed the drugs test conducted around his May 24th clash with Danny Batchelder. Both boldenone and stanazolol were found in Toney’s blood stream and an automatic one year suspension is applied pending appeal. A break that would, surely, end the [...]
“You were laying on the canvas in a pool of blood”
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on June 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
OK, so it isn’t Ali v Frazier. But the war of words between Bobby Gunn, the former bare-knuckle brawler somehow plucked from obscurity to face Enzo Maccarinelli recently, and the rest of the world continues to entertain this writer. First, it was his former manager Joe Mack, then former foe Jeff Holcomb dropped by to [...]
Hasim Rahman Back For More
Posted in Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Reports, Sports on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Former World-Champion Hasim Rahman returns on Thursday against peripheral American contender Taurus Sykes in a minor title bout. Rahman is confident victory over Sykes will pave the way for what feels like his 17th shot at the title. Obviously, that isn’t the case but he has undoubtedly failed to live up to the potential he showed [...]
“I’m coming back because I miss the glory.” Michael Grant
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Precious few fighters are born with the physical gifts Michael Grant has been blessed with. 6ft 7inches, 250 pounds of lean, athletic muscle and a talented sportsman in a number of fields. Grant is undeniably a tremendous heavyweight in 2d. Further to this, he can punch too. However, for all the genetic blessings, Grant has suffered [...]
Castillo Dispenses With the Niceties
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports on June 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So far the promotion of the Ricky Hatton – Jose Luis Castillo bout on the 23rd has been a well-mannered, even tempered, respectful love-in as the two fighters seek to demonstrate their respect for each other. Both are blue-collar professionals with humility and class so in truth, cheap smack talk would be a surprise. However, Castillo today [...]
Holcomb Hunting Bobby Gunn
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 11, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I seem to attract fighters from the club circuits, in a purely platonic way you understand, but ever since I flippantly criticised Crawford Grimsley and was swiftly brought to task by Mrs Grimsley they’ve been congragating at my ‘virtual’ front door. My recent commentary on Bobby Gunn has attracted attention from past opponents, fans and [...]
Archive: Frank Warren, A Boxing Survivor
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, TSS.com Archive on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
08/09/2005 Close to two years have passed since the first widely whispered rumours of a split between Ricky Hatton and Frank Warren were heard, on the cusp of signing a new ITV contract the timing couldn’t have been worse for Warren who must have relied heavily on Hatton’s star to entice the terrestrial broadcaster. I [...]
Cotto Shuts Judah Up (For Now)
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t mind admitting it, I take great pleasure in getting this bout spot on. True, I wasn’t alone in believing Cotto’s precision, rediscovered stamina at 147 and heavier hands would wear down the erratic Judah late in the fight but I still take great joy from being right. Well wouldn’t you after some high-profile [...]
Morrison Wins in ‘MMA’ debut
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on June 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Statistics for this site/blog for the past week suggest my small piece on Tommy Morrison’s debut in Mixed Martial Arts proved the most read over that seven day period. The MMA phenomenon knows no bounds. There is certainly fuel in the MMA train. For the record Morrison did as he predicted he would, hit the [...]
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