The astonishing performances of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the consciousness of almost the entire population of the world this week. Only the Olympics and perhaps the football World Cup offer such global exposure [alas the heavyweight championship has long lost this broad appeal], and though I doubt he could run backwards as fast as his contemporaries in the Olympic boxing ring, the question of his place amongst the greats of the track is unquestionable. The clock doesn’t lie. Bolt is faster than anyone who ever lived. Such cross generation comparison in boxing, provides no such clarity.
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Boxing: Usain Bolt, Muhammad Ali and the impossible comparison
In Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on August 22, 2008 at 1:38 pmGuest Article: A score needs settling in the Olympic ring
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Olympic Boxing, Sports on August 18, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Guest writer Andrew Mullinder gets hot under the collar about the peculiarities and weaknesses of scoring in Amateur boxing, suggesting the quest to eradicate the blatant favouritism displayed in Seoul 88 has actually diluted the sport to such an extent it has become little more than a be-gloved version of fencing. As always, Andrew thinks its time somebody did something about it.
Guest Article: Mayweather Retirement a Pretty Pass
In Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports on August 7, 2008 at 9:58 am
Guest writer Andrew Mullinder muses on Floyd Mayweather’s potentially misleading pristine professional record and the less public statistics that strongly suggest he truly is, the once in a lifetime fighter he proclaims to be. Either way, Andrew suggests, his recent retirement is both frustrating and deserved.
