When a fighter just knows.. On Saturday night in Manchester, England former WBA world super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg just knew. He knew from the fourth round onwards, like Barry McGuigan knew against Jim McDonnell, like Lloyd Honeyghan knew when being pushed around the ring by a young brash Adrian Dodson and like Ricky Hatton knew …
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The Monday LunchBox
‘Chocolatito’ back on top A virtuoso performance from Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez ripped the WBA world super-flyweight title from Britain’s Khalid Yafai in Frisco, Texas at the weekend. The Nicaraguan three-weight world champion and future ‘hall of famer’ dominated from the opening bell and eventually stopped the brave champion with a stunning right hook 29 secs …
The Friday Faceup
After all the hype and drama of the heavyweights in the last week and the wait for how and when the title will be unified, this weekend in Frisco, Texas, it’s the turn of the ‘little guys’. British-born WBA world super-flyweight champion (115lbs/8st 3lbs) Khalid Yafai puts his title on the line against Nicaragua’s future …
The Monday LunchBox
When all came to pass it wasn’t even close. Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury simply destroyed Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder in Las Vegas on Saturday. It was left to Wilder’s corner to throw in the towel and referee Kenny Bayless to rescue the former WBC champion at 1:39 of the seventh round. Over the course of …
Return of the King
Las Vegas, Nevada – 05:45 GMT “The King has returned to the top of the throne”. The post-fight words of Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury who won every minute of every round in stopping Deontay Wilder on a technical knockout at 1:39 of the 7th round to gain the WBC world heavyweight title tonight. Taking control …
Let’s fight !
As ex-referee and district attorney Mills Lane used to say “Let’s get it on !”. The training is done, the hype is almost history and the weights are in. At the MGM Grand Garden, Las Vegas last night the ‘lineal’ heavyweight champion of the world Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury weighed in at a massive 273lbs …
Can the Gypsy King back it up ?
Well, two days to go and the most anticipated heavyweight fight in many a year is almost upon us. The predictions and pre-fight shenanigans are racking up as we approach the Wilder-Fury date with destiny. The ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury has certainly been raising the bar with the pre-fight predictions and his supreme confidence he’s …
The Monday LunchBox
Welcome to fight week ! The long awaited rematch is only five days away between WBC world heavyweight champion Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and Tyson ‘Gypsy King’ Fury, in Las Vegas. Both undefeated, both with a claim to the heavyweight championship, the latter being the ‘Lineal’ champion (i.e. the Man who beat the Man who …
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Brook back in business Britain’s former IBF world welterweight champion Kell ‘Special’ Brook showed how special he can still be with an emphatic knockout of tough ex-American marine Mark DeLuca in Sheffield on Saturday. The fight was at the higher 11 stone (154lb) super-welterweight poundage and the Sheffield southpaw showed he still has the pop …
The Friday Faceup
Can Kell be special again ? Throughout boxing history the welterweight (10st 7lb) division has been a ‘special’ division. None more so than today with a top ten stacked with champions, future hall of famers and elite ex-champions. Think Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter. Add to that mix …
The Undisputed 