By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena Tyson Fury continues his progress up the heavyweight ranks when he takes on Irishman Martin Rogan over twelve rounds. At the time of writing the fight will decide the All-Ireland heavyweight championship, but there appears to be some confusion over whether the Irish boxing authorities will sanction the contest … [Read more...]
Tyson Fury – Young Man of the Moment
By Geoff Poundes In the topsy-turvy world of heavyweight boxing, pressure can be brought to bear in many different forms. It could be said that Englishman Tyson Fury was burdened the moment he came into existence, when his father saw fit to saddle him with the same name as the Baddest Man On The Planet. On the day Fury Jnr came blinkingly into the world, Iron Mike Tyson was … [Read more...]