Southpaws leave their mark by Ron Jackson. The number of top-class left-handed boxers seems to have increased notably in recent years. Spectators and television viewers are often astounded when they see how many southpaws are fighting in tournaments; sometimes four, five or more. No comparative statistics are available, but long-time observers agree that there are …
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The PressBox
Today, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Ron Jackson, the esteemed and talented South African boxing writer, to The Undisputed website. Ron is a personal friend and has a wealth of experience having written over the many years of boxing history both as a fight fan and aficionado. He regularly contributed to The …
The Friday Faceup
We should savour multi-weight world champion Terence Crawford whilst we can. For many, he is the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world. Despite the proven quality and achievements of Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk and Japan’s Naoya Inoue, it’s hard to argue against Omaha, Nebraska’s ‘Bud’ Crawford being P4P king, to most observers. Tomorrow night in Los …
The Monday LunchBox
Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma (10-0, 8 KOs) further ‘arrived’ in the O2 Arena, North Greenwich, London on Saturday night (July 27). The nineteen year old southpaw scored an impressive 2nd round knockout of Poland’s aging double ‘world’ title contender Mariusz Wach on the big Joe Joyce-Derek Chisora heavyweight show. Despite Wach’s questionable condition and desire …
The Monday LunchBox
On Friday night (July 26) the flame will be lit in Paris for the 33rd Olympic Games. This, the second time in the last 100 years that the ‘City of Light’ will host the modern Games. It also held them in 1900. Amongst the plethora of sports (some new), boxing can hold its own. Despite …
For the Art of Boxing
The art world, at times, can be a selective and fickle thing. I hesitate to use the word ‘snobbish’, but there it is. Boxing is not one of its friends or normal go-to’s. This, despite us fondly referring to our sport as the ‘Noble Art’. However, as they say “Beauty is in the eye …
The Monday LunchBox
Bournemouth, England’s Chris Billam-Smith even exceeded our expectations with a comfortable unanimous points victory against London’s Richard Riakporhe at Crystal Palace association football stadium on Saturday (June 15). Through an excellent display of ring generalship, pressure and shot selection he kept the previously undefeated puncher Riakporhe from detonating his heavy shots, which in recent contests …
The Friday Faceup
Crystal Palace’s association football stadium in south west London is the scene for this weekend’s big ‘world’ title fight on Saturday night (15 June). It pits Britain’s WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith against top 14st, 4lb/200lbs contender Richard Riakporhe, who’s effectively the ‘home fighter’ as a proclaimed Crystal Palace FC supporter. Billam-Smith conversely, is a …
The PressBox
On an unforgettable day like today when thoughts across Europe and in Allied countries are on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the Normandy coast of France, starting the “beginning of the end” of World War II, let us consider boxing’s role in the bigger conflict. In particular that of the boxers who …
The Monday LunchBox
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hosted another fantastic night of boxing from Riyadh on Saturday. There were potential fights of the year, heavy knockdowns, new world champions and young stars in the making. In the much hyped and promoted 5 versus 5 between rival British promoters Queensberry and Matchroom Boxing, the victory of the …
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