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Archive for September, 2007

The Fighter: Brad Pitt Steps in

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on September 21, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Reports today suggest the much discussed Micky Ward film, The Fighter, has had a major cast change. Originally, Mark Wahlberg and Matt Damon were widely expected to fulfil the roles of Ward (Wahlberg) and half brother Dickie Eklund (Damon), sadly scheduling problems with other projects mean Damon – who’s popularity has soared since the Jason [...]

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Hobson’s Choice; Harrison shy but not retiring

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports on September 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Few fighters receive the kind of attention afforded to Audley Harrison, certainly the column inches he has garnered from his stuttering professional career remains wholly disproportionate to his accomplishments in the prize ring thus far. Coverage ranges from the objective, pointing out his defeats and the unsatisfactory manner in which they were collected, to the [...]

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Archive: Jennings Survives British Barnburner

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, TSS.com Archive on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

27th October 2005  Chorley’s Michael Jennings, the Welterweight contender to whom the WBU pay homage as their world champion, returns to the ring on the 28th, headlining a Guild Hall, Preston card on which he stays busy versus sturdy Ukrainian Vladimir Khodovoski; a fighter durable enough to go the distance with classy campaigners like Stevie Johnston and Kendall [...]

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When heavyweights were coffin nails

Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on September 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »

In a time of apathy toward the heavyweight of the modern era, and those geriatric contenders still squatting from the era preceding it, it is easier than ever to wallow in sepia toned nostalgia. To consider the impact even the uncrowned contenders of the 1970′s, Lyle or Quarry would have had among the flawed behemoths of the [...]

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More than the sum of all parts; Golota v McBride

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports on September 17, 2007 | 6 Comments »

Sensible? Interesting? Pragmatic? Desperate? Whatever descriptive you attach to the forthcoming series of matches in the heavyweight division there is unquestionably a degree of common sense at work. From the clash between ageing ramparts Andrew Golota, a fighter ten years removed from a prime he never actually had, and Kevin McBride, famous as the last fighter Mike Tyson quit against, [...]

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Klitschko No Longer Vital

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Giant former champion Vitali Klitschko may well have been the consensus champion when a knee injury forced him into retirement in 2004, shortly after he removed his kitchen sink from Danny Williams’ face, but he wasn’t the modern great many seem to retrospectively believe he was.  His return got a few fans hot and sweaty but [...]

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Is it ever Tua late?

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop on September 11, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Easy to forget just how popular and formidable heavyweight David Tua was a decade ago and how eager fans were for the trunk-like Samoan to tackle the leading fighters in the division; to oust the ageing trinity of Tyson, Holyfield and Lewis. In truth, to replace the menace and thrills Mike Tyson had ceased to [...]

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No More Ugly Duckling: Witter Emerges

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports on September 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In preview I opted for the height, reach and thudding straight right hand of Vivian Harris, in retrospect I should never have found a way to doubt Junior Witter. True, there is little escaping the subdued nature of his victories against Colin Lynes, Andreas Kotelnik and latterly DeMarcus Corley and Arturo Morua, but Witter reengaged [...]

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For the love of the green stuff: Duddy’s Next Step

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , on September 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Kiko Martinez’s stunning knockout defeat of the touted Bernard Dunne placed an unwelcome comma in the previously fluent progression of the popular super-Bantamweight and reminded his more eager supporters of the two dictums by which all careers should be governed. Firstly, hype is no substitute for hard rounds and secondly, one punch is all ‘it’ [...]

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Witter, Woodcock and the world title that never was

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on September 7, 2007 | 3 Comments »

When Junior Witter, the WBC Light-Welterweight champion, dips his sculptured frame and no doubt intricately shaven head between the ropes at the Doncaster Dome tonight he will not be the first ‘World Champion’ to grace a ring in the South Yorkshire town. But it feels like it.

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