Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora will go toe to toe in a heavyweight bout on Saturday 26th July at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester. This will be the second occasion on which the two fighters have met following their match in the summer of 2011. Following twelve rounds of gruelling action, Tyson Fury was victorious by a unanimous decision and the Irish brawler has remained … [Read more...]
Heavyweight Madness As Shannon Briggs and Tyson Fury Flip Out
by Johnny Walker Boxing fans who have been whining about there not being enough "drama" in the heavyweight division can shut their yaps this week as plenty of dramatics were provided by a couple of the big boys, one of them still a viable contender of some sort, the other a washed-up ex-champion looking for some headlines. First off, we had Anglo-Irish contender Tyson … [Read more...]
Wild America: US Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Malik Scott Look To Impress in Puerto Rico
by Johnny Walker It's not even fun anymore for the rest of us, watching American boxing fans squirm, make excuses for and even downright give up on what used to be called the sport's "glamor division." While many American boxing fans (and/or fans of American boxers) blame the Klitschko brothers for taking away what used to belong almost exclusively to them, the problem … [Read more...]
UK Heavyweights The Furys and Dereck Chisora Roll On In London Victories
By Johnny Walker It was a successful enough, if not particularly exciting, afternoon for top UK heavyweights today as both Hughie Fury and his cousin Tyson emerged with fairly easy wins, while Dereck "Del Boy" Chisora dominated a laconic, disinterested Kevin Johnson for twelve rounds to chalk up another victory for the UK side of the division. In a card held at the Copper … [Read more...]
Dereck Chisora, Tyson Fury and . . . David Haye? It’s Heavyweight Fight Weekend in the UK!
By Johnny Walker Let's face it, without the UK heavyweights over the last couple of years, there often wouldn't have been much for fans of heavyweight boxing to talk about. With WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko mostly out of action both due to injury and his new career in politics, and brother Wlad, who owns the rest of the major belts, not producing the … [Read more...]