It was 1987, October the 30th to be precise, only some several hours earlier Thomas ‘hit man’ Hearns had smashed ‘the hammer’ Juan Domingo Roldan to the canvas four times in four rounds to win an unprecedented fourth World title in as many weight divisions, no man before him had done so, so history belonged [...]

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December 2002 saw the BBC profile boxer Carl Froch as one of their new faces for 2003, giving him a potential star rating of four out of five. The future seemed bright for the Nottingham native with then promoter Panos Eliades describing Carl as being “in the top three natural talents I’ve ever been involved [...]

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Boxer’s has a rule have always been known as having rather ugly faces, for example the boxers nose, the cauliflower ear, scar tissue, the high cheek bones, are what are usually remarked about of the boxers face. However contrary to popular belief there comes along the pretty boy or better known as the golden boy [...]

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Wladimir Klitschko has withdrawn from his IBF/WBO/IBO title defence against London’s Dereck Chisora with a back injury. The fight was due to take place in Mannheim, Germany this Saturday but a torn muscle in the champion’s back has seen the fight postponed. Golden Boy Promotion’s Richard Schaefer said, “He tore a muscle in his back [...]

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So it was on October 23rd I got to visit the annual boxing memorabilia fair in Euston in London’s West End. Getting there I was given an hero’s welcome, {me an hero? never} as organiser Chas Taylor and wife Kymberly gave me a hug and a kiss, Kymberly did the latter and not Chas for [...]

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That weekend in June when the boxing world turns out in force to celebrate the sport we love is set to be that bit more interesting when the new inductees for the International Boxing Hall of Fame were announced yesterday. Thousands of people will converge on Canastota in New York to see 12 new members [...]

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