The truth has always been an elusive quarry in the world of boxing. A paradox given the earthy honesty which surges through those who lace up the gloves. Their virtue has always attracted the righteous wordsmith and the devious chancer.
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The Truth? You can’t handle the truth: WBC, Hatton and Alvarez
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Matthew Hatton on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Entertainer – Bradley Pryce back at Welterweight against Bami
Posted in British Boxing, Fight Previews, Prizefighter, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Bradley Pryce, frank warren, Joe Calzaghe, Ted Bami, Welterweight on June 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bradley Pryce is arguably the United Kingdom’s best value for money fighter, a telling attribute in these austere times and he will next month return to something approaching his most productive weight class when it is reported he will tackle veteran former European champion Ted Bami at the classic 147 pound limit. Despite his less than pristine personal life [...]
Exclusive: Tyson will not fight Holyfield says David Payne
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged evander holyfield, heavyweight, Joe Calzaghe, Mike Tyson, Prince Naseem Hamed on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve consulted with my much ignored common sense, accessed with the help of a strong mug of Yorkshire tea and low-lighting, and I can confirm that this fight is not going to happen, I’d encourage you all to breathe, take stock and have a similar internal conversation. It will save you time and energy for other more [...]
McCloskey smashes Lauri to the canvas in the 11th
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Amir Khan, EBU, Guiseppe Lauri, Light-Welterweight, Paul McCloskey on June 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Mayweather, the showmen who leaves them wanting more
Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, henry armstrong, Manny Pacquaio, muhammad ali, Shane Mosley, Sugar Ray Leonard on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Presently, there is no hotter commodity in boxing than Floyd Mayweather. Fresh off a crushing victory over Shane Mosley I can no longer summon an obstacle which bears scrutiny to the now overwhelming argument that Floyd Mayweather deserves to take a place among the sport’s all time greats. Mayweather’s name can sit snugly among the [...]
Ricky Hatton, Danny Williams and the search for common sense
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Amir Khan, danny williams, Floyd Mayweather, heavyweight, Light-Welterweight, Michael Katsidis, Ricky Hatton on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Contrasting stories surround two of British boxing’s favourite sons this week. Firstly, and most satisfactorily, is Ian McNeily’s piece at BoxRec News dutifully reporting Ricky Hatton difficulty in summoning the will to commence training while the same site also records a summer fixture for Danny Williams on the other side of the world. News of this proposed [...]
Manny from Heaven set for fair-weather Floyd
Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Fight Reports, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Joe Frazier, Manny Pacquiao, muhammad ali, Oscar DeLaHoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hauser, Thomas Hearns, Top Rank, Welterweight on November 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
Insatiable Figueroa rocks IT!
Posted in Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged El Gato, Light-Welterweight, Miguel Cotto on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those who have succumbed to the phenomenon of Facebook or its instant contemporary Twitter and opted to ask Francisco “El Gato” Figueroa for friendship the Light-Welterweight is a constant companion. Such is his thirst for improvement his march toward world-championship fights has its own tag-line “Can’t Stop, Wont Stop” and should further assurance that [...]
Moore and Rhodes step out of the shadows
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged EBU, Frank Maloney, Jamie Moore, Julio Cesar Chavez Junior, Light-Middleweight, Prince Naseem Hamed, Ryan Rhodes, Sky Sports, wbc on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Two of British boxing’s longest serving fighters will clash tonight for the European Light-Middleweight title, a bout which doubles as an eliminator for the WBC world title belt, or at worst a qualifier to face Julio Cesar Chavez Junior in a final eliminator for a crown held by slippery Sergio Martinez. It will also offer an opportunity for both fighters [...]
Exclusive: Witter v Alexander not for the title? WBC withdraw sanction!
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Devon Alexander, Don King, Junior Witter, Junior-Welterweight, Richie Davies, wbc on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In disturbing news, I’ve learned the WBC looks likely to withdraw sanction for the clash between Junior Witter and Devon Alexander due to a row over the assignment of officials. This weekend’s clash was to include Britain’s premier official, Richie Davies, as one of three ringside judges all assigned to the fight by the World Boxing Council. [...]
Wrestling with fog, Golden Boy seeks to tame Guzman
Posted in British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged Alex Arthur, Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather, Joan Guzman, Nate Campbell, Scott Harrison on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now aged 33, the career of Joan Guzman is a curious one. An unfulfilled one. Despite being a decorated Amateur and world-championship belts in two divisions, the Dominican has failed to deliver on his unquestionable talent and has frozen himself out of the title pictures from 126 to 140 pounds. Oscar De La Hoya will [...]
Run Yasmine, run; how boxing would love an 80′s remake.
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Baywatch, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, Herol Graham, Jordan, Julian Jackson, Katie Price, Middleweight, roberto duran, Thomas Hearns on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nostalgia is a big seller. And its vendors seem to know just when to pique our interest in some bygone phenomenon. Whether it be the Mamma Mia film reaching out to women over 35 to relive their days as Dancing Queens – and some men come to think of it - or other film franchises like Charlie’s [...]
The life of the Human Highlight Reel, Arturo Gatti, ends in tragedy
Posted in Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Ivan Robinson, Joey Gamache, Micky Ward, Oscar DeLaHoya on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thousands of words have already been written about the demise of Arturo Gatti and still more about the life in boxing that preceded it. News of his death, aged just 37, has shocked a legion of fans for whom Gatti is synonymous with courage, exhilaration and entertainment. Recently betrothed, Arturo Gatti leaves behind a young [...]
Save the boxing martyrs; BringBackBunce.net
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Amir Khan, BringBackBunce, ESPN, ITV, Setanta, Sky Sports, Steve Bunce on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“God is our guide! from field, from wave, From plough, from anvil, and from loom; We come, our country’s rights to save, And speak a tyrant faction’s doom: We raise the watch-word liberty; We will, we will, we will be free!” wrote George Loveless in 1834, ahead of his transportation to Australia as one of [...]
Inevitable Mayweather comeback growing closer; July 11th or sooner
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Floyd Mayweather, HBO. Light-Welterweight, Joe Calzaghe, Oscar DeLaHoya, rocky marciano, Welterweight 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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