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A Muscovite’s view of the Executioner’s song

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

It doesn’t matter where you sit. It doesn’t matter from where you viewed Saturday’s spectacle, Bernard Hopkins victory over Kelly Pavlik is arguably one of the most complete boxing clinics since, Barrera schooled Naseem Hamed perhaps? Andrew Mullinder captures the major emerging points from the fight in his regular summary from the chilly confines of [...]

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Some other mountain; Oscar continues his PPV voyage

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Amidst a global credit crunch it could prove harder than ever to defend the choices of a multi-millionaire like Oscar DeLaHoya and harder still if he is to assume the role of the big guy in his David and Goliath showdown with Manny Pacquiao. However, for all the criticism his selection of the Filipino piranha, [...]

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Zab Judah to face Theophane?

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged , , , on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As the first fighter to purchase attire from the BoxingWriter Tribute Wear store, Ashley Theophane is always keen to demonstrate his astute judgement. News on his social website profile suggests he’s moved from first being offered the chance to fight former Super-Featherweight champion Derek Gainer to the entirely more valuable opportunity to tackle Zab Judah, [...]

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The Great Guzman and the WBA’s weight of responsibility

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It might be the stiff wind from the Urals which makes guest writer Andrew Mullinder such a cantankerous observer of the noble art. Mullinder is not implored to write by the science or the beauty of boxing, only the muck, the politics and the fractious infrastructure of the sport evoke his withering invective. His latest [...]

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Nowhere to Hide, not that old chestnut

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m sure the revelation Delia Smith, who famously coined the phrase “lets be having you” during an impromptu half-time plea to the insipid Norwich City football crowd, is looking to sell her stake in the club has nothing to do with the impending return of boxing maverick Herbie Hide to the region, but Hennessey Sports’ [...]

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BoxingWriter.co.uk Fighter of the Month; September

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Thus far the BoxingWriter.co.uk Fighter of the Month award has been won by Monte Barrett for his destruction of Tye Fields’ flimsy standing as a heavyweight contender, Antonio Margarito’s thrilling suffocation of Miguel Cotto’s resistance and latterly Cedric Boswell’s destruction of pampered prospect Roman Greenberg. I found the stand out performance in September was much [...]

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