Most writers will confess to soft spots for certain fighters. I pointed out my own affection to John Ruiz, the most unloved of heavyweights, only this week but the reasoning or events that form and fuel these affiliations are often curious and minuscule. It doesn’t stop at boxing, I always urged old Rex Williams on [...]
Archive for May 16th, 2008
Behind enemy Lynes against bucking, ducking Branco
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged Colin Lynes, Italian boxing, Light-Welterweight, Miguel Cotto, wbc on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A life in reverse – Chris Byrd
Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged Chris Byrd, heavyweight, Joe Calzaghe, Klitschko, Light Heavyweight, Roy Jones Jnr. on May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I doubt a weight class has ever been as utterly descriptive of a fighter’s physique than Light-Heavyweight will prove for the former two time heavyweight belt holder Chris Byrd tonight. In a bid to reinvent himself in the division, Byrd has lost in excess of 40 pounds at the age of 37. Byrd really is a Light, [...]
“World title belts, get ya belts ‘ere, fiver a pair!”
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Alex Arthur, Joan Guzman, Lightweight, Super Featherweight, WBO on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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