Contrary to some curious commentary from Col Bob Sheridan, who tried hard to make the fight more competitive than it was, Timothy Bradley delivered another complete, considered and positive performance to repel the challenge of Edner Cherry this weekend. In defending his WBC 140lb strap Bradley showed development from his victory over Junior Witter and emerged, in my eyes at least, as a world-class performer of real merit. Read the rest of this entry »
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Every cloud; Timothy Bradley arrives as a major player
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 2:54 pmBoxing: Nate Campbell deserved better than Guzman, an unreliable commodity
In Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 10:29 am
I feel vindicated in picking Nate Campbell to prevail in this encounter despite flying in the face of popular opinion and more crucially, that the fight didn’t actually take place. However, I did comment that Guzman was not a safe pick. Despite his unbeaten record, he had a patchy level of activity and often jumped from championship bouts to magically appear a division higher. Read the rest of this entry »
Sexton wins Prizefighter 2; is it really drawing new fans?
In Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Reports, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 10:06 am
Always enlightening to watch an event like this with those not keenly interested in the sport. Spend too much time on Internet forums and it is entirely possible to succumb to the assumption EVERYONE is interested in boxing. Of course they are not. An evening at my old local, The Windmill in the former coal-mining town of Thorne near Doncaster, reintroduced me to this harsh reality, it left me wondering whether this supposedly fan-friendly concept really could attract new fans? Read the rest of this entry »
Boxing: Frank Maloney’s cold-shower for Belshaw’s prospects
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 9:44 am
Every press release I’ve read about big Scott Belshaw has been doused heavily in salt. Frank Maloney is a wise old hand at generating attention for his fighters and he’s used every reference possible to project Belshaw as a raw puncher with a big future. Last week Belshaw was calling out Audley Harrison, who for all his vulnerability and idiosyncrasies, would walk through Belshaw in less than a minute. Yes, that Audley. Read the rest of this entry »
Boxing: Natural order is restored – Forrest dominates Mora
In Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Reports, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 9:31 am
The Contender series wasn’t a reality show in the popular sense of the word. I’m always disgusted when mainstream reporters refer to its contestants, when partaking in significant out-of-show bouts, as “reality show winners”. It misleads the uninitiated, implying those who featured were not ‘real’ boxers but talented wannabees, celebrities even. Fighters like Steve Forbes, Peter Manfredo and Alfonso Gomez were professional fighters long-before their participation in the ground-breaking series.
Oscar Suarez, trainer to Freitas, Hamed dies aged 47
In Boxing, British Boxing, Sports on September 15, 2008 at 7:58 am
Boxing lost a loyal servant this weekend with the unexpected death of Oscar Suarez, the trainer most widely known for shaping Brazilian Acelino Freitas. Later he would take over the most high profile job in boxing, training Prince Naseem Hamed, and though maligned for his lack of impact on the Sheffield-man his death is reason for all of us to pause and take stock. Suarez was believed to have been diagnosed with terminal cancer just over a month ago and leaves behind a wife, Marie, and children. He was just 47.
All posted comments will be directed to the Suarez family at the end of the week.
