Archive for the ‘Fight Reports’ Category
Anthony Crolla, Derry Mathews, Gallaghers Gym, Lightweight, Lonsdale Belt, Uppercut
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on April 21, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Derry Mathews won the famous British Lightweight title tonight, stopping Anthony Crolla with just 4 seconds of the 6th round remaining. Referee John Keane jumping to the champion’s aide. Crolla felt the stoppage premature and with so little time until the round end and in the context of a championship fight I have some sympathy, but Mathews twice had his foe in trouble and on the canvas once too. I for one, would relish the prospect of watching a rematch. You will find hastily typed round by round coverage below.
Live, round by round coverage of the classic Lightweight clash between British champion Anthony Crolla and challenger Derry Matthews. Keep clicking refresh for round updates. Read the rest of this entry »
Anthony Crolla, Boxing, cruiserweight, Derry Mathews, Frank Maloney, John-Lewis Dickinson, Ricky Hatton
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Prizefighter, Sports on April 21, 2012 at 9:22 pm
John-Lewis Dickinson fulfilled the suspicions of those cute judges who felt he may have the qualities required to upset Matty Askin for the English Cruiserweight title tonight, defeating the champion by unanimous decision. The bout provided chief support to Anthony Crolla’s British Lightweight clash with Derry Mathews. Read the rest of this entry »
david haye, Dereck Chisora, Jean Marc-Mormeck, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on March 5, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Fifty-five thousand people gathered at the weekend to watch Wladimir Klitschko render the once proud Cruiserweight Champion of the World, Jean Marc-Mormeck, even more ineffective than those with some foresight believed he’d prove when the fight was signed. Size is not the only currency in the heavyweight division, it is important to remember Jess Willard, at 6ft 6 inches and 235 pounds, was pounded to defeat by Jack Dempsey and later Primo Carnera who weighed 270 pounds and was of comparably lofty perspective when Max Baer inflicted a similar drubbing. At nearly 40 years of age, inactive for 15 months and struggling to stretch the tape even to six feet, Mormeck was however, spectacularly unqualified for the adventure he signed up for. Read the rest of this entry »
Bernard Hopkins, Boxing, Chad Dawson, Dawson, HBO, Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones
In Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports on October 17, 2011 at 9:02 am
It was sad to see Bernard Hopkins, a fighter who has battled the boxing establishment, its promotional and managerial cartels and the perceived wisdom that tried to dictate to him for twenty years finished by one of the sports unshakeable truths; nobody leaves the sport on their own terms. Bernard has spent the past decade and specifically, the last 5 years selling his resistance to the ageing process. Alas, a cruel injury may snatch the crescendo he still pursued from this curious if inexplosive tale. Read the rest of this entry »
Frank Maloney, Kevin Mitchell, paul smith, Super-Middlweight, Tony Jeffries
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Olympic Boxing, Sports on July 27, 2010 at 3:33 pm
I met British Super-Middleweight champion Paul Smith at the weekend, Paul and I have exchanged opinions, messages via various internet methods for a year or two but there is no facsimile for meeting someone in person. True, Paul proved as generous and humble with his time as the virtual discourse had suggested he would but putting the flesh to the on-screen skeleton of that connection reminded me of two things. Read the rest of this entry »
Bruce Seldon, Frank Bruno, Frank Maloney, heavyweight, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, muhammad ali, Oleg Maskaev, Oliver McCall, Tony Tucker, wbc
In Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports on June 16, 2010 at 3:12 pm
Anyone with a passing interest in heavyweight boxing over the past twenty years will hold a mental image of one sort or another of heavy punching former champion Oliver McCall. Whether it be the crunching right-hand which felled Lennox Lewis, his emotional implosion in the rematch or the various drug fuelled episodes which have blighted his attempts to construct another run at the championship he lost to a grateful Frank Bruno in 1995. Last night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel he dropped a clear decision to peripheral contender Timur Ibragimov spelling the end of any residual potential the now 45-year-old could claim.
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Amir Khan, EBU, Guiseppe Lauri, Light-Welterweight, Paul McCloskey
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on June 11, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Irishman Paul McCloskey plucked a world-class right hook to knockout veteran Italian Giuseppe Lauri in dramatic fashion to retain his European title and preserve his aspirations of securing a world-title shot in the near future. Just moments before there had been concerns about his swollen right eye between rounds and he’d had a point deducted for persistent use of his head. It had served to nudge the partisan Kings Hall crowd to the edge of their seats as the points verdict looked likely to be close. Then, with Lauri lowering his guard momentarily, McCloskey stepped forward and thudded his pet right hook on to his chin and the famous old Hall erupted in delight. Read the rest of this entry »
Albert Sosnowski, david haye, heavyweight, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, muhammad ali, Sonny Liston, Vitaly Klitschko, wbc
In Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Shop on June 1, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Did you hear the one about Vitaly Klitschko and the hungry, young contender? No, nor did I. Admittedly, Vitaly Klitschko hasn’t fought during a particularly glowing period for heavyweights. His tenure, interrupted by a now mysteriously cured knee problem, as the leading heavyweight began when Lennox Lewis retired and has continued through soporific contests with Danny Williams, Kirk Johnson, Corrie Sanders, Sam Peter, Juan Carlos Gomez, Chris Arreola and latterly Albert Sosnowski. So maybe, the revelation Danish pastry Brian Nielsen is making a comeback aged 45 will be welcome news in the Klitschko castle if nowhere else. Read the rest of this entry »
danny williams, david haye, heavyweight, Lennox Lewis, Nostalgia, Paulo Vidoz, Sergio Martinez, Vitali Klitschko, wbc, York Hall
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports on May 25, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I’ve always found an attic or loft to be a fascinating place. It probably originates from the joyous isolation it provided me as a child, resplendent with snooker table, dart board, train set and Subbuteo it was a place of dreams, solace and make-believe. On the baize I was Davis AND Higgins, on the Astropitch I was everyone from Peru to Peterborough and with darts in hand I was toothless Jocky Wilson and the Crafty Cockney.
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Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao, muhammad ali, Oscar DeLaHoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hauser, Thomas Hearns, Top Rank, Welterweight
In Boxing, Fight Previews, Fight Reports, Sports on November 18, 2009 at 11:41 am
So the scene is set. Boxing has risen from the canvas to offer the viewing public a fight of such dramatic potential it already draws comparison with the magnetic contests boxing was once able to supply from a position of long forgotten significance on an annual basis.
Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino with the smile and an entire people in his corner, neutralised Miguel Cotto with such aplomb last weekend he is now widely projected as the sport’s pound for pound number one. That most unhelpful of yardsticks. And in Floyd Mayweather, he has an opponent of equal brilliance and renown against whom to push his abilities to their limit and in doing so, just maybe, entice and ignite a whole new generation of prize fight followers.
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david haye, heavyweight, Martin Rogan, Prizefighter, Sam Sexton
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports on November 9, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Poor old Sam Sexton, not enough that he derailed the Cinderella Man story of Belfast hard man Martin Rogan once, controversially of course, but last weekend he returned to the white hot atmosphere of the Odyssey Arena to thoroughly dismantle the Rogan again. And within 24 hours his considerable achievement was completely outshone by some David v Goliath showdown. Read the rest of this entry »
Chris Aston, Dale Robinson, enzo maccarinelli, James Hare, Light-Welterweight, Mark Hobson, Tyrone Nurse
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on November 3, 2009 at 10:27 am
For those among the readership who frequent the virtual watering holes of boxrec.com, Eastsideboxing.com or the pop-up ridden DogHouseboxing.com then the name of Huddersfield trainer Chris Aston is a familiar one. Once a gutsy circuit pro, the flame-haired trainer enjoyed a golden period at the start of the decade as he provided stewardship to the notable careers of Mark Hobson, James Hare and Dale Robinson. Of late, Chris has been in the corner on the right hand side of the bill with under card tricksters like Youssef El Hamidi but I was delighted to read in the Huddersfield Daily Examiner that his newest batch of young fighters are now emerging. Read the rest of this entry »
frank warren, Liverpool boxing, Lonsdale Belt, paul smith, Super-Middleweight, Tony Quigley
In Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Reports, Sports on October 30, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Genuine electricity in the air as fellow Liverpudlians clash for the British Super Middleweight title, thankfully officiated by Richie Davies – the most respected referee in the country. Each time these two have met in the build up to this fight, sparks have flown. It could be about who holds their composure in the red-hot arena of the Echo arena. If it does, Smith holds the greater experience. Read the rest of this entry »
Ally Morrison, James Degale, Round by Round
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Olympic Boxing, Sports on October 30, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Unbeaten novice Ally Morrison, with old favourite Chris Aston in the corner, took on James DeGale tonight – the 2008 Olympic Gold medalist to whom the British public is slowly warming to. Very slowly. Read the rest of this entry »
Amir Khan, irish boxing, Lightweight, Oisin Fagan, Paul Spadafora
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on October 25, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Strange how fighters flicker in and out of boxing’s VIP lounge. Irishman Oisin Fagan has twice dipped beneath the ropes dividing the obscure and the revered, first in a razor tight defeat to Mum’s favourite Paul Spadafora and then more recently by knockout to Lightweight star Amir Khan – a defeat tinged with melancholy as Oisin broke an ankle on the way to the canvas. On Saturday night, he continued his attempt to build toward a third chance.
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Frank Maloney, Jason Booth, Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto, ruslan chagaev, Steve Bunce, Wladimir Klitschko
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on July 10, 2009 at 12:18 pm
This award, which has laid dormant since Shane Mosley’s richly earned January residence as the BoxingWriter.co.uk fighter of the month, is the one fighters really clamour – forget Ring championships or PPV figures, the award they’re all looking for is this one. Selected unscientifically by a panel of one, the award seeks to recognise the eye-catching result or performance of the month. There is usually a splash of non-conformity about the choice and a sprinkling of sentiment over the significance of the bout or bouts the winner has participated in. Read the rest of this entry »
Boxing Radio, James Toney, Shannon Briggs
In Boxing, Fight Previews, Fight Reports, Sports on March 27, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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 interesting voices, Shannon Briggs last week, James Toney this week. Tune in and try it. Read the rest of this entry »
Amir Khan, Boxing, Don King, frank warren, Lightweight, Marco Antonio Barrera, WBO
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on March 26, 2009 at 10:23 am
For a man accused of just about every sin possible within the parameters of boxing and capable of bamboozling writers with quotes and sentiments drawn from Twain to Churchill it says a lot about the sport he inhabits, that veteran promoter Don King is the sole voice of reason in the aftermath of the Khan v Barrera contest. Well, alongside Terry Dooley at BritishBoxing.net at least. Dooley is a fearless, if slightly dishevelled, writer who can always see through the mist, and is unafraid of running against the grain. Dooley titled his review of the fight; “Say what you like but Khan should never have won”. Read the rest of this entry »
Carl Thompson, cruiserweight, david haye, HBO, heavyweight, Monte Barrett, Setanta, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, TSS.com Archive on March 25, 2009 at 11:40 am
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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 embrace or avoid – depending on the prevalent press release at the time of reading.
However, there was a time when his confidence took him into territory from which his right hand couldn’t provide escape. He took on Carl ‘The Cat’ Thompson in 2004 before he was ready and came unstuck. It was one of the most enthralling, absorbing and punishing contests I’ve had the privilege to cover from ringside.
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Ali Nuumbembe, Namibia, Namibian Boxing, WBF, WBO, Welterweight
In Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports on March 23, 2009 at 4:15 pm
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 and I’m pleased to report Ali added his 21st victory to his professional slate over the weekend. Read the rest of this entry »
