Posted on September 1, 2008 by David Payne
Bad luck is just that. Bad luck. Contingencies can be prepared up to a point, but the misfortune befalling Frank Warren’s compilation of a value for money PPV card this weekend is going beyond what any matchmaker could allow for. First, Paul Smith’s revenge mission with Steve Bendall fell by the wayside, then Martin Rogan [...]
Filed under: Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports | Tagged: Alex Arthur, Amir Khan, Femi Fehintola, frank warren, paul smith | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 1, 2008 by David Payne
It isn’t Audley Harrison’s fault Martin Rogan has been forced to withdraw at the eleventh hour but there is an air of inevitability about the doom and gloom surrounding Harrison’s attempt at a comeback. Harrison cannot complain of his misfortune too much, he’s a wealthy man who has lost every fight of meaning in his professional [...]
Filed under: Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports | Tagged: audley harrison, Cliff Couser, danny williams, frank warren, heavyweight, Martin Rogan, Michael Sprott, Sydney Olympics | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 1, 2008 by David Payne
Does the signing of Marco Antonio Barrera by Don King show just how far the once mighty promoter has fallen or represent a spring board for his renewal as the sport’s premier figure?
Filed under: Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports | Tagged: Don King, George Foreman, Golden Boy Promotions, HBO, Marco Antonio Barrera, muhammad ali, Oscar DeLaHoya, PPV | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 1, 2008 by David Payne
It may appear a theme or pattern is being established in the selection of the BoxingWriter.co.uk fighter of the month, the first winner Monte Barrett was selected for extinguishing the flicker of respect Tye Fields had ignited by rubbing the two sticks of his talent together and last month Antonio Margarito triumphed having snapped the unbeaten [...]
Filed under: Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports | Tagged: Cedric Boswell, Fighter of the Month, heavyweight, Roman Greenberg | 5 Comments »