Is unification a mirage ? Will we ever see an undisputed world heavyweight champion ? Does it really matter ? Last week WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took to social media to announce a deal had been reached for a two fight series with WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. Should it happen it will …
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The Monday LockDown
Mental Health Awareness Hello readers, you will note that the regular Monday LunchBox has been temporarily retitled the ‘LockDown’ given the unfamiliar and difficult times we continue to find ourselves in. We are all largely aware of the impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives, those sadly affected directly by losses in their families, and …
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The Four Hombres In recent weeks the focus has rightly been on the ‘Four Kings’ of Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran and the fortieth anniversary of their intertwined bouts which dominated the 1980’s. However, at the beginning of the decade four boxing legends from the Hispanic community were operating …
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The Latino Legends The sport of boxing has been blessed with great fighters from almost all continents of the world, from Manny Pacquiao (Asia) to Jeff Fenech (Australasia) and onto Azumah Nelson (Africa). Great fighters, but also national icons of that continents sporting history. However, no continent has provided more great champions than the …
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Boxing is a sport that is dominated by bar room talking points; comparisons between great fighters and the best and worst of eras. Are we in a boom now ? or, is the current crop just the best of a bad bunch ? Fight fans and the media regularly look back; sometimes through rose tinted …
The SuperFight
Tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada it is the thirty-third anniversary of ‘The SuperFight’ between ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler and ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard. The encounter marked my entry into covering big time boxing as a young freelancer and also the zenith of what George Kimball on the cover of his definitive 2008 bestseller Four Kings rightly referred …
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Bob Jackson RIP It is with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of legendary Gleason’s Gym trainer Bob Jackson, aged 82. Bob was a man with utmost integrity and experience who mentored and trained many world title contenders and other fighters to come out of the world famous stateside Brooklyn, NY …
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Back in 2017 premier and oldest British fight publication Boxing News produced a special edition magazine titled ‘100 Greatest British Boxers’. Being the professionals they are, the staff of the paper deliberated long and hard over their election of the top hundred and then opened it up to wider scrutiny and challenge. This is an …
The Monday LunchBox
With life as we know it temporarily on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a suspension of all mass sporting activities this may be one of the few times in life where you have time on your hands (family permitting) and an opportunity to reflect. For those of us who love the sport of …
The Friday Faceup
On a day of unprecedented sporting cancellations in light of the Coronavirus outbreak it was refreshing to look ahead to when times will hopefully be safer and more certain. In a respectful press conference in Central London lunchtime today Matchroom Boxing and K2 Promotions announced the contest between top five ‘pound for pounder’ Olexandr Usyk …
The Undisputed 