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 [...]
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Boxing: Nobody gets out on their own terms, not even Hopkins
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged Bernard Hopkins, Boxing, Chad Dawson, Dawson, HBO, Hopkins, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Boxing: Sakio Bika, a ghost from Calzaghe’s past returns to the fore
Posted in Boxing, Contender Series, Fight Previews, Sports, tagged Bernard Hopkins, HBO, Joe Calzaghe, Sakio Bika, Super-Middleweight on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Debate about the substance of Joe Calzaghe’s career will enthrall boxing fans for decades to come, his standing will ebb and flow with the passage of time and in all likelihood forever divide opinion thus – he was an all-time great who dominated his division for 10 years or, alternatively, he was a great fighter [...]
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 [...]
The view from portside; will Klitschko really pick a southpaw?
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged Cedric Boswell, david haye, HBO, heavyweight, IBF, IBO, Lennox Lewis, Nicolay Valuev, ruslan chagaev, Setanta, The Ring, WBA, wbc, Wladimir Klitschko on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since the disappointment of David Haye’s withdrawal from this year’s biggest heavyweight title fight and a potential record breaking event to boot it has been widely assumed Ruslan Chagaev would prove to be the natural replacement for the former Cruiserweight king. Similarly shorter than Wladimir, with a reliance on speed and movement the WBA champion [...]
You’re never more than 8ft from a rat: Haye pulls
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged Cedric Boswell, david haye, ESPN, HBO, ruslan chagaev, Setanta, Steve Bunce, Wladimir Klitschko on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure of the exact wording of the urban myth, the one which declares you are never more than a few feet from a rat, whether it be London, New York or the sport of boxing, like most of these myths there is, somewhere, an origin in fact. David Haye’s withdrawal from the biggest [...]
Tarver granted stay of execution; Dawson injured
Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Shop, tagged Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson, Glen Johnson, HBO, Joe Calzaghe, Light Heavyweight, Roy Jones Jnr. 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 [...]
Quo Vadis Floyd Mayweather?
Posted in Andrew Mullinder, Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Oscar DeLaHoya 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 [...]
Kellerman breaks from the pack
Posted in Boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, tagged HBO, Juan Diaz, Lightweight, Max Kellerman on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is a cliche to recognise the judgement of a fight is a subjective undertaking. But like all cliches, it is forged in fact. True, two observers can arrive at different results from different sides of the ring and no matter how self-disciplined, it is close to impossible to be truly impartial. Certainly as fans, [...]
Is Mayweather Snr. the right trainer for Hatton or HBO?
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Billy Graham, Floyd Mayweather, HBO, Ricky Hatton on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I doubt I’m alone in being mystified by the appointment of Floyd Mayweather Snr. to training duties for Ricky Hatton’s Light-Welterweight outing against feather-fisted Paulie Malignaggi in November. He is far removed stylistically and geographically from the Mancunian ticket-seller and quite how his bombastic personality will fit with Hatton’s fiercely preserved ‘man of the people’ demeanour [...]
Haye searching for a tree to fell in division of deadwood
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, tagged Andrew Golota, david haye, Hasim Rahman, HBO, heavyweight, James Toney, Setanta on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chinese proverb say “don’t try to be lumberjack in desert”. Okay, to my knowledge there is no such proverb but it would apply neatly to David Haye’s current quest to find a big, tall meaningful opponent for his next heavyweight fight. Today’s press conference, to announce the date, venue and opponent for his long awaited [...]
Archive: Holyfield ignores the lessons of King Canute
Posted in Boxing, Mike Tyson, Sports, TSS.com Archive, tagged cruiserweight, evander holyfield, HBO, heavyweight, Mike Tyson, Roy Jones, TheSweetScience on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
August 23rd 2005 Three years on from the first publication of this article on thesweetscience.com, its hard to comprehend that the career of Evander Holyfield should still be an active topic. He had been consigned to the scrap heap innumerable times already by 2005 and yet still steadfastly refused to yield to the dieing of the [...]
Guest: In Thailand, there is no PPV
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Oliver Fennell, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Amir Khan, HBO, Lennox Lewis, PPV, Prince Naseem Hamed, Sky Sports, Thailand on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“There is no such thing as bad publicity, except your own obituary.” Irish author Brendan Behan once wrote and despite his celtic roots suggesting a pre-disposition to the noble art, I’ve no idea where he stood on the great PPV debate. However, the announcement Amir Khan is to feature on the premium format has so enraged boxing’s keenest observers one [...]
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 Amir Khan, frank warren, HBO, PPV, Sky Sports 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 [...]
The Odd Couple: Oscar and Pacquaio meet Dec 6th
Posted in Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Golden Boy, HBO, Manny Pacquaio, Oscar De La Hoya, Paul Williams, Welterweight, Winky Wright on August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
According to a number of reports this evening, tomorrow will bring the announcement Oscar De La Hoya is to spurn the physically bigger tests of Paul Williams, Sergio Mora and Antonio Margarito to face Filipino shark Manny Pacquiao on December 6th in his farewell fight. Mooted for several days, the clash had divided fans. The [...]
I’ve tried, Oscar, but Paul Williams doesn’t excite me
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Fight Previews, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged Antonio Margarito, contender, Felix Trinidad, Floyd Mayweahter, HBO, Manny Pacqauio, Miguel Cotto, Oscar DeLaHoya, Sergio Mora, Shane Mosley, The Ring Magazine on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Much though there is to admire in Oscar De LaHoya’s glistening career and despite the perfect role model he represents for any aspiring pugilist his status as boxing’s Golden Boy, and the enormous cheques his crossover appeal allows him to accept and write, is beginning to leave me a little nauseous. Oscar isn’t the Light-Middleweight champion, [...]
“Verbal contracts aren’t worth the paper they’re written on”
Posted in Boxing, British Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Sports, tagged frank warren, HBO, Joe Calzaghe, Light Heavyweight, Roy Jones Jnr., Setanta, Sports Network, Super-Middleweight on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Voicing an opinion without concrete foundation on a legal case involving Frank Warren is rather like smothering your tongue in honey, sticking your head in a bees nest and trying to sing “Are you lonesome tonight”, bottom line is, you’re going to get stung. With that reality in mind, I’ll tip-toe through the news he [...]
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