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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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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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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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Quo Vadis Floyd Mayweather?

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , on September 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Regular contributor Andrew Mullinder, from the sanctuary of the Russian front, cast his eye across the tabloid reports of Floyd Mayweather’s fiscal misfortunes. From stolen jewels to counterfeit Lincoln’s the retired superstar could be finding the chill wind of recession blows a little colder without twice-yearly deposits from HBO. Mullinder wonders whether his retirement may [...]

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Resizing the big men; Jack Johnson the 240lb killer?

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Now the spectre of a new debate about the potential outcome of clashes between the modern day heavyweight and his predecessors will fail to entice those for whom the discussion is a tired exchange of old arguments. However, Andrew Mullinder has found a new mathematical angle which proves far more thought provoking than you might presume. [...]

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Spitting blood; the forgotten victims of cancelled fights

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

At a time when Vitali Klitschko is trying to lash his crumbling ligaments together for one last hurrah, Jamie Moore’s is frustrated in his wait for a European shot and Nicky Cook, twice jilted by a troubled Scott Harrison, finally wins a version of the world-title Andrew Mullinder delves into topical subject of fight pull-outs. Away from the spotlight, [...]

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Oliver Harrison, Amir Khan and the final word; blame

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I’m struggling to summon a fight in recent memory to which more attention has been paid. Certainly, the column inches afforded to Amir Khan’s humbling defeat is entirely disproportionate to the superficial importance of the Inter-Continental bauble he and Breidis Prescott scuffled over on Saturday night. Of course, Amir Khan is not merely ’just another’ fighter, Andrew [...]

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There is no such thing as a free punch; the PPV debate

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , on August 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Guest writer Andrew Mullinder comments on the furore surrounding the announcement Amir Khan’s next bout is to cost  SKY subscribers an additional £14.99 to watch, despite featuring an unknown Colombian and lacking the global significance typically found at the core of most pay-per view contests. An astonishing step, and one Frank Warren appeared aware, looks opportunisitic and premature. Mullinder [...]

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Guest Article: A score needs settling in the Olympic ring

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Olympic Boxing, Sports, tagged , , , , , on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

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Guest Article: Mayweather Retirement a Pretty Pass

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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.  

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Guest: From boos to boohoo

Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on December 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »

Regulars will notice this site has become dormant of late, a case of poor timing given the buoyancy of the sport. In a bid to maintain currency and to showcase a broader range of opinion pieces I invited submissions from those contemporaries for whom I have respect and who I believed would provide entertaining and challenging [...]

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