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Wrestling with fog, Golden Boy seeks to tame Guzman

Posted in British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged , , , , , 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 [...]

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Setanta, Skywalker and Bunce; Boxing’s New Hope

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

Watching Steve Bunce’s Boxing Hour last night on Setanta Sports 2 I was struck by a number of things. Firstly, how good it is to see a magazine show for the sport where debate, discussion are preeminent over the gloss Sky once applied to their weekly Ringside presentation. True, big Buncey isn’t to everyone’s taste and [...]

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Monday digest: Khan, Diaz and all that

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

An amazing weekend of action, nothing like a good upset to stir boxing fan’s interest. Pampered protege Amir Khan was unceremoniously exposed as a chinny, naive pretender, while there were good wins for Nicky Cook, American heavyweight Kevin Johnson and Juan Diaz among others.

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Harsh home truths for Alex Arthur

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Until Alex Arthur starts beating world-class fighters instead of simply being trained by them his tenure as WBO Super-Featherweight champion will never be widely regarded as anything other than opportunistic. It isn’t that Arthur is without ability, nor I suspect, is it because the Edinburgh man fears the division’s elite contenders, but with the long-shadows of [...]

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PPV featuring Amir Khan, Alex Arthur and erm…

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged , , , , on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bad luck is just that. Bad luck. Contingencies can be prepared up to a point, but the misfortune befalling Frank Warren’s compilation of a value for money PPV card this weekend is going beyond what any matchmaker could allow for. First, Paul Smith’s revenge mission with Steve Bendall fell by the wayside, then Martin Rogan [...]

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Video of Amir Khan foe Breidis Prescott in action

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , on August 28, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I’ll not be indulging SKY next month, there is no hope what so ever of the satellite broadcaster’s flashy advertising campaigns convincing me that Amir Khan is a PPV attraction. Nor will I succumb to the overt and subliminal suggestion his opponent, Colombian Breidis Prescott, is a foe of such brilliance that to miss the PPV [...]

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Limond a “worthy” foe for Salita

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged , , , , , on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Scottish lightweight Willie Limond, a capable, diligent but oft undervalued performer, will have to wait a little longer for his moment in the spotlight versus Dmitriy Salita at Madison Square Gardens, as the repercussions of Joe Calzaghe’s wrist injury domino through the postponed September fight-card.

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“World title belts, get ya belts ‘ere, fiver a pair!”

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged , , , , on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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“Is that you Arthur?”, Arthur and Guzman await purse decision

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

Life in the world run by the World Boxing Organisation must be a curious experience. Most of us operate only on the periphery, interested and bemused bystanders to the WBO’s alternative and parallel universe. For those dependent on the Puerto Rican sanctioning body for clarity, objectivity and consistency it must be an entirely frustrating and perplexing existence. [...]

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Alex Arthur’s Revolving Door

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, tagged , , , on October 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

It may be unfair, it may be unjust but the constant changing of trainers by Scottish Super-Featherweight contender Alex Arthur continues to bemuse most observers. For such an affable character on the cusp of genuine world title opportunities, it once again appears a peculiar time to change a such a crucial aspect of his camp.

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The Michael Gomez Story: The Movie

Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Sports, tagged , , , , on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Every fighter has a story. A few take on mythological proportions, from Sonny Liston’s rise and fall to Johnny Tapia’s regular dance with death. British fighter Michael Gomez’s own story may lack the brevity attracted by the former’s professional success but it has a similar sprinkling of pain and misfortune. Of course, Gomez isn’t finished yet, [...]

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