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Archive for November, 2007

Archive: Is the Rocky road boxing’s only path to redemption?

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Ricky Hatton, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged , , , , , , on November 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Archive: 20/10/2006  The recent renaissance of interest in boxing has been palpable. Stirred by the success of Joe Calzaghe, David Haye and the impending super fight between Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather the recently beleaguered and oft discarded sport of boxing is back on the sports pages, back on the television and back in the consciousness [...]

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The three ages of boxing romance

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 15, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Remember, remember. John Gotti was found guilty of murder, Canary Wharf was bombed, Dolly the clone sheep was born and Bill Clinton re-entered the White House. It was also the last time a fight between Dariusz Michalczewski and Graciano Rocchigiani meant something. The year? 1996. It didn’t stop them staging a 2000 rematch and it [...]

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Taylor guilty of assault

Posted in Boxing, Sports, tagged on November 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Ok, it was cheap not to put Shannon ahead of Taylor in the title. The quiet retiring Jermaine is very unlikely to ever be found guilty of assaulting a bar-owner who expressed discontent with the fighter groping his wife. He just doesn’t seem the type. The Aussie Shannon ‘The Blaster’ Taylor, is a far more likely [...]

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Magri, Winstone and Benn make WBC shortlist

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on November 13, 2007 | 5 Comments »

Strikes me boxing is acquiring Halls of Fame faster than sanctioning bodies, but I’m never one to ignore faithful recognition of the fighters and fight figures who contribute blood, sweat and tears to the sport. In a press release from the WBC today, a short-list of nominees for potential induction into their version of boxing’s hall of [...]

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Contender, controversial and clap trap

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the premise and execution of the Contender series. Pitching together undiscovered gems, gutsy veterans and nearly men tapped into a global love of the underdog and reintroduced many mainstream and casual fans to the bitter reality of boxing. It told stories, and a fighter story is as compelling a reason for following [...]

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Low lefts, heavyweights and David Haye

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

David Haye’s recent victory over Frenchman Jean Marc-Mormeck will likely prove the Londoner’s last at the 200lb Cruiserweight limit. Much though it will irritate him not to flatten Enzo Maccarinelli, the WBO belt holder, to further confirm his dominance in the division, it is clearly no longer possible for him to squeeze his muscular frame [...]

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Karim Mayfield Sparring Hatton

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , on November 12, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Young American professional Karim Mayfield, presumably imported to provide a useful facsimile of Floyd Mayweather Jnr. ahead of Ricky Hatton’s seminal Welterweight clash with the pound for pound motormouth, is in Manchester sparring with the Hitman. Like, it would seem, everyone who attends the affable but dedicated Phoenix gym Mayfield is speaking highly of the 10 stone king and [...]

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Ruddy cheeked and ready

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

How fickle the fortunes of British boxing, and boxing in general in fact. A year or less ago, every article spoke of the terminal outlook of boxing’s various ills. Naysayers pointed to the rise of Mixed Martial Arts and its most notable body, the UFC. David Haye’s weekend capture of the World Cruiserweight title and [...]

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Haye Delivers On Promise

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , on November 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Tonight, amid a partisan French crowd, London’s David Haye delivered one of the most thrilling performances by a British fighter in a foreign ring since the glorious nights of John H. Stracey and Lloyd Honeyghan. By depositing Cruiserweight champion Jean Marc-Mormeck on the canvas in the seventh round with a thunderous right uppercut and swinging right cross [...]

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Standing room only; the Calzaghe bandwagon

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The only thing quicker than Joe Calzaghe’s fists on Saturday night, aside from how quickly one could predict the outcome of the entire under card, was the alacrity post-fight pundits demonstrated hoisting the Welshmen from ‘over-protected’, ‘unfulfilled veteran’ to ‘all-time great’. I cannot extract myself entirely from the criticism of such unsavoury haste having maligned [...]

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Calzaghe Hungrier Than Ever

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Doubts about Calzaghe’s hunger for competition as he approaches his 36th birthday were at least partially dispelled today as he weighed in over a pound under the 168 pound limit. A limit the WBO and Ring champion has spent seven years complaining is very hard for him to squeeze his six foot frame into. Kessler, [...]

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Maccarinelli faces…erm..someone

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Big WBO Cruiserweight belt holder Enzo Maccarinelli is presumably a realist. In interview, he strikes me as a level-headed fighter who understands the sport’s political intricacies enough to realise facing top-line contenders in every bout isn’t possible, he’ll also digest the fact tomorrow night is all about Joe Calzaghe v Mikkel Kessler. But despite that presumed [...]

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Duddy may pay for bravery

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2007 | 3 Comments »

Funny how quickly a fighter’s matchmaker can become emboldened. With the mouthwatering prospect of a world title fight against Kelly Pavlik on the horizon, few would imagine John Duddy’s handlers would be eager to sign up veteran middleweight Howard Eastman to a December date for the Derry born contender.

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Slowly, slowly catchy monkey; Froch still wants Calzaghe

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , on November 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

It would be hard to conjure an argument against Carl Froch’s merits as a fighter. Hard-hitting, good selection of shots, fit, brave with quick hands. On the evidence this far, he’s a rounded contender and a stand-out challenger for the winner of Joe Calzaghe and Mikkel Kessler’s clash tomorrow night. But I can’t help thinking [...]

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Final Step For Calzaghe?

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on November 2, 2007 | 2 Comments »

One of the finest fighters of his generation and certainly, one of the most unflinchingly dedicated professionals boxing has ever produced, Joe Calzaghe enters the ring on Saturday to complete the final step in his decade long journey to unify the Super-Middleweight division. It has been a long time coming for the 35 year old.

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