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Archive for July 23rd, 2007

Is Hopkins The Greatest Athlete to Ever Box?

Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports on July 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Is Bernard Hopkins the greatest athlete to ever lace on a pair of gloves? To even pose the question will doubtless invite a deluge of abusive emails from fans mocking the suggestion. But for all Mayweather’s speed, Tyson’s natural firepower and the unflinching stamina of eye-catching fighters like Joe Calzaghe – to consider just three [...]

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Joe McEwan and the turning worm

Posted in Boxing, Sports on July 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »

I enjoy being a vehicle for the Joe McEwan-Bobby Gunn fall out. It’s been entertaining throughout and you wouldn’t believe just how many people have contacted me about the story, whether connected or simply as interested observers. It started with Joe McEwan, Bobby Gunn’s former promoter, who called Gunn “a liar, a thief and a [...]

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“Tonight Matthew, I’m Going to be Light-Welterweight champion of the World”

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports on July 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Incredulity, is the only word I could find to describe my reaction to Gavin Rees‘ capture of the WBA Light-Welterweight belt on Saturday night from seasoned champion Souleymane M’Baye. Lucky to get the shot he may have been, lucky to win he certainly wasn’t. Rees outworked, out thought and outmanoeuvred M’Baye from start to finish.

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