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Ian Bailey, Prizefighter’s cruelest loser, looks to upset Carl Frampton

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Despite his diminutive stature and win some lose some record, 26 year old professional fighter Ian Bailey  is a handy little battler and deserves a degree of good fortune and good will this Friday as he travels to Belfast to tackle touted prospect Carl Frampton on the under card of Paul McCloskey’s attempt to encourage veteran Italian Giuseppe Lauri [...]

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Old? Check. Fat? Check. Unambitious? Check. Brian Nielsen next for Vitaly?

Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Shop, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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, [...]

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David Haye, boxing’s new Barnum, continues to sell

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

If promoting a fight is craft, then David Haye has used every tool in the box to generate interest in this Saturday’s fight with Nicolay Valuev. He is an effervescent self-promoter who has used eye-catching gimmicks, distasteful commentary about Valuev’s personal hygiene, appeared on every talk-show, press event and personal appearance in order to force [...]

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No electricity like Tyson electricity

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

During the dim days of his post Buster Douglas career, I would maintain in the face of often fervent opposition that Mike Tyson was over-rated. That he succeeded in a weak era and through the many attempts to recycle the myth he tip toed around any of the risk-laden contenders of the 1990′s. Fighters like Ray [...]

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Look beyond the smiles; the Haye v Valuev build up begins

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I wrote yesterday of Frankie ‘El Gato’ Figueroa’s unique ability to self-promote through the multitude of outlets the modern world of communication affords a fighter, contemporary David Haye is another advert for the power of a fresh approach to promotion. He was conspicuous in his use of the MySpace platform a year or two ago, [...]

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You know the game is up when you’re dressed as Captain Hook

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I don’t wish to demean Roy Jones Jnr, one of the finest fighters of his, or any, generation, but the publicity shots circulated today showing the once pound for pound king of the sport dressed as Captain Hook, the infamous pirate from the Peter Pan stories made me laugh out loud.  I have to wonder [...]

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The brainwash is almost complete, I’m hooked on Tyson Fury

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

You have to concede it has worked. Firstly, the day in June 1988 when former heavyweight battler John Fury decided his son would be called Tyson, a reflection of Fury senior’s love of the then unbeaten Heavyweight champion Iron Mike, and secondly the day now 6ft 9inch Tyson Fury became Hennessy Sports’ most promising signing. [...]

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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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Tarver granted stay of execution; Dawson injured

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Shop, tagged , , , , , , on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

It would be remiss of me to overlook the timeless performances of Bernard Hopkins and Shane Mosley in recent months before deploring the matchmakers and executives who compiled and approved the Chad Dawson v Antonio Tarver sequel. Perhaps Tarver’s sojourn to the Rocky Balboa film set has infected the romantics among the powerbrokers, who refuse [...]

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EverGel Glove Wraps and me

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Shop, Sports, tagged , , on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

As a 3-month novice in the boxing gym I may not be the most punishing barometer for the EverGel Glove Wraps but nevertheless, the good people at Everlast were eager to know what I thought about them.

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Is it ever Tua late?

Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Shop on September 11, 2007 | 7 Comments »

Easy to forget just how popular and formidable heavyweight David Tua was a decade ago and how eager fans were for the trunk-like Samoan to tackle the leading fighters in the division; to oust the ageing trinity of Tyson, Holyfield and Lewis. In truth, to replace the menace and thrills Mike Tyson had ceased to [...]

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Bottom of the 9th: One Last Swing for Morales

Posted in Boxing, Shop, Sports on August 3, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Saturday’s bout between weary veteran Erik Morales and Lightweight belt-holder David Diaz has failed to cause much of a stir on either side of the pond. Lost in the post fight fog of the Hopkins victory and the hubbub of the Hatton v Mayweather announcement, the fight pitches chunky champion Diaz versus the world’s oldest 30 [...]

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BoxingWriter.co.uk Tribute Wear

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Contender Series, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Begun on an idle whim, the BoxingWriter .co.uk Tribute Wear has proved tremendously popular and exceeded expectation. Sales of t-shirts featuring the likes of Marciano, Hearns and Tapia have been well received and dispatched to satisfied customers within 2-3 days of order receipt and the feedback on quality has been favourable too. Check them out…

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Exclusive: Boxing Writer T-Shirt Shop

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports on June 1, 2007 | 11 Comments »

It may prove to be the most under-used facility since the Baghdad Tourism Office but I’ve developed a range of simple, classic t-shirts featuring the professional win-loss records of a host of boxing legends. Made to order, to high quality specification the shirts present good value with prices starting around £12. Fighters from the recently lost [...]

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Is Zab You Judah?

Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports on May 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

In one of the most bizarre stories I’ve heard in a while and for a sport which, to paraphrase Dennis Norden, doesn’t lack stories you’d have to file under strange but true, a recent conference call held between the media and Welterweight contender Zab Judah proved to be a meaningless and misleading endeavour for the [...]

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Tyson To Work Sultan’s Corner

Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Shop, Sports, tagged , , , on May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Boxingtalk.com report Mike Tyson will be a fully fledged member of Sultan Ibragimov’s corner for his challenge to breathless WBO champion Shannon Briggs this weekend. Hopefully, it represents more than a cheap publicity stunt because a place for Mike Tyson’s knowledge of the sport should really be found. Articulate and a once keen student of the [...]

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