The 54-year-old Mike Tyson returned with an exhibition bout against 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr, with two of the sports best taking each other on. This was a fight that was looking to be made a long time ago but did not materialise, as both are two of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. Tyson has long been regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights and most talked … [Read more...]
The State of Boxing (Short Version)
by Ted Sares Vitali retires and governs Wlad dominates Pulev lurks Stiverne heals Wilder waits Joshua rises Fury sings Solis eats Thompson breaks hips Chisora behaves Lomachenko astounds; Zou Shiming does not Mayweather and Froch count cash Manny wins tax reprieve Algieri imitates Rocky Broner induces bile Matthysse and Maidana mug Thurman thumps Molina, … [Read more...]
Tor Hamer Defeats Kevin Johnson En Route To Prizefighter Trophy in London, UK
By Geoff Poundes Tor Hamer thwarted all expectations tonight when he captured the Heavyweight International Prizefighter trophy at London’s York Hall. Hamer traveled over from the States together with fellow Americans Kevin Johnson and Maurice Harris, Brazilian Marcelo Luiz Nascimento, Moroccan Noureddine Meddoune, Pole Albert Sosnowski and Brits Tom Dallas and Tom Little … [Read more...]
Kevin Johnson Favourite To Take Prizefighter Title Wednesday Night in London, UK
By Geoff Poundes The UK and London’s most venerable boxing venue, The York Hall, Bethnal Green, plays host this Wednesday night to the latest edition of Prizefighter – The Heavyweights. For the second time top British promoter Matchroom, headed by the Hearn family, have gathered together a group of eight big men from all over the globe to contest the £32,000 winners prize – … [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...]