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Archive for June 5th, 2007

Klitschko Offers McCline Jameel Ticket

Posted in Boxing, Sports on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Nothing confirmed yet but ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports a deal is close for hulking American Jameel McCline to provide the opposition for Vitaly Klitschko’s September return. Co-incidentally, both fighters will be fighting for the first time since major knee surgery. McCline looked his most competitive and incisive before injury curtailed his challenge to Nicolay Valuev in [...]

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The Michael Gomez Story: The Movie

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Every fighter has a story. A few take on mythological proportions, from Sonny Liston’s rise and fall to Johnny Tapia’s regular dance with death. British fighter Michael Gomez’s own story may lack the brevity attracted by the former’s professional success but it has a similar sprinkling of pain and misfortune. Of course, Gomez isn’t finished yet, [...]

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Archive: Big Fight Live – Boxing Returns to ITV

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

15/07/2005 As the first contract between British broadcaster ITV and promoter Frank Warren draws to a close, negotiations on a new contract continue, it seemed relevant to pause and remember how the news ITV wanted to return to professional boxing was greeted. In an article for thesweetscience.com, I took an optimistic view of the partnership’s [...]

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A Tsyzu Return is Gonna Kostya

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Former Light-Welterweight king, should that be tsar, is certainly not a fighter to be rushed into a comeback despite his 37 years and long sabbatical from action following the seminal defeat to Ricky Hatton in 2005. Of course, he may not come back at all – rather like Lennox Lewis does from time to time [...]

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Bobby Gunn Reloads

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 5, 2007 | 8 Comments »

The criticism and hearty guffaws accompanying Bobby Gunn’s unexpected and patently unsubstantiated elevation to world-title class earlier this year were hard on the squat, pugnacious scrapper. After all, he didn’t ask to be plucked from the tank town circuit and projected as a legitimate Cruiserweight contender by Sports Network and the World Boxing Organisation (WBO).

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