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Give OntheGrindRadio.com a whirl; James Toney live on the show this Sunday

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , on March 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I’m not usually one to advocate these fan-led Radio shows, too often they’re so poorly conceived, so uncomfortably amateurish that any meaningful content is lost amongst the cringing I’m doing. However, while still a little rough around the edges, the OntheGrindRadio.com crew are smoothing out the wrinkles and in their weekly show have attracted some [...]

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Can the heavyweight contender list be clarified this month?

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Those desperate to rekindle interest in the talent bereaved heavyweight division will hope the next three weekends herald the emergence of a new consensus contender for the division’s sibling kings. Since the departure of Lennox Lewis, and the three year retirement of the more rugged Klitschko, the division has waited for either a charismatic young puncher [...]

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Maloney starts the Dunne-Munroe bidding at £150,000

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I’ve written some pieces for Frank Maloney’s website in the past, and hope to again in the not to distant future, so I have a small history with the wily promoter. But I defy anyone to not to appreciate his tone and attitude in conversation with Steve Bunce on Steve’s weekly show on Setanta. The [...]

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Guest: Wladimir doth protest too much; Dr Steel Hammer indeed

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Regular visitors will be accustomed to the acerbic analysis of Andrew Mullinder, our resident correspondent in Moscow. I’m sure Andrew has all the usual creature comforts we enjoy in the West but I prefer to adapt the usual visual triggers employed by third rate cold war thrillers to conjure an image of Andrew huddled over an ageing [...]

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Tyson Fury; treading a fine line with fans

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Like many who have witnessed his open three engagements, I’ve warmed to Tyson Fury – he’s seemed confident but sincere, ambitious but eager to learn. Hennessy Sports matchmaking has been encouraging and his name and story help garner him a disproportionate amount of exposure. However, like Audley, Amir and Eubank before him it is easy [...]

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Boxing relies on Don King and Terry Dooley for sense and integrity!

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For a man accused of every sin possible within the parameters of boxing, a man capable of bamboozling writers with quotes and sentiments drawn from Twain to Churchill it says a lot about the sport, that veteran promoter Don King is the sole voice of reason in the aftermath of the Khan v Barrera contest. [...]

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Old man or big threat; McCullough responds

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, tagged , , on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Now the preceding release from Brian Peters, which strongly stated Wayne McCullough would need to earn a clash with new WBA Super-Bantamweight title by winning fights was largely dismissed by yours truly. After all McCullough v Dunne made massive commercial sense and that would be the primary motivator in Dunne’s first fight wouldn’t it? McCullough [...]

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Brian Peters cools talk of McCullough; but I don’t believe him

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I know precious little of Brian Peters, he is a new name on the promotional front, so commentating too much on his latest release is not grounded in much experience of the man or his methods. However, despite that lack of history, I still think the prospect of Bernard Dunne accepting either a non-title fight [...]

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Most avoided fighter of the past 10 years? Poll

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The forthcoming middleweight clash between veteran southpaw Winky Wright and Paul Williams, the former Welterweight champion stirred me to contemplate which fighter of the past decade had been the most avoided. Winky Wright makes a strong claim for this unwanted acknowledgement, particularly given his recent enforced inactivity, but ultimately he has secured bouts with Shane [...]

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Archive: Old Man Thompson Stops Unbeaten Haye in 5

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »

ARCHIVE: 10/09/04 David Haye is the toast of the boxing media presently thanks to his shrewdly selected but nevertheless impressive debut at heavyweight, sinking Tomasz Bonin in a round, title triumphs at Cruiserweight and latterly his destruction of the seasoned Monte Barrett. He has subsequently emerged  as a loquacious rival for Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko to [...]

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Wayne McCullough far from Dunne

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It is beyond the remit of any writer, no matter how well intentioned to implore a man to retire. A fighter, regardless of the date on his birth certificate, should not be prevented from earning a living if they are physically able to do so. Wayne McCullough, that most dedicated of professionals is one such example. Despite [...]

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Inevitable Mayweather comeback growing closer; July 11th or sooner

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Still too early to suggest Joe Calzaghe will stay retired but instinctively I believe he will, but contemporary Floyd Mayweather Jnr was never likely to remain retired irrespective of the wealth he has accumulated, throwing hundred dollar bills from nightclub balconies has a way of dwindling the coffers. It has to be enforced doesn’t it? [...]

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“Deep water and hope he can swim”. Yada, yada, yada; Jermain Taylor leans on cliche

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m excited about the WBC Super-Middleweight contest between Nottingham’s Carl Froch and Arkansas’ Jermain Taylor,  it pitches two fighters together who are in their respective primes. It doesn’t rely on nostalgia, nor does it feature a network favourite and a cherry picked opponent. It isn’t quite the choice Froch has framed it to be, pursuing [...]

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Silent Assassin Nuumbembe back on track

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Namibian Welterweight Ali Nuumbembe became something of an iconic figure during his six years in the hilltops of Derbyshire. His wandering life story, from war torn Africa to sleepy Glossop warmed the hearts of the entire town and all those who met him. His return to Namibia didn’t bring to an end his fighting career [...]

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Lamon Brewster wants Marty Rogan next!

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Now I’m not a regular over at Eastside Boxing, but young James Slater is a dedicated servant to the site and now and then puts together some interesting thoughts. A recent interview with Lamon Brewster - another of my favoured fighters – provided further evidence of just how far the big Irishman has come. The former [...]

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Guest: Barrera’s bloody mess obscures the true worth of Khan’s victory

Posted in Ben Carey, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Having clung tight to my £14.95 last weekend, Amir Khan is not presently a pay-per-view attraction regardless of the affection with which I hold his opponent – in this case Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera, I’m delighted to provide a forum for guest writer Ben Carey’s view of the contentious clash between the aspiring Khan [...]

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Irish eyes are smiling; McCullough fights on

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Olympic Boxing, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Precious few combatants evoke the same swell of good will that will greet Wayne McCullough when he strides to the ring for the 35th time in a fortnight’s time. The former Super-Bantamweight world title-holder has had a frustrating Autumn to his career, with the shadow of an overturned suspension for irregular brain scans thwarting his [...]

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