Here we go ! The immediate future of the heavyweight division will be determined in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia this coming Saturday (Dec 21). Ring Magazine champion and undoubted number one Oleksandr Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) faces former WBC champion Tyson Fury (34-1-1, 24 KOs) for a second time. The latter will be motivated by the rematch opportunity, having been …
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Ron’s Reflections
Forgotten Facts in South African Boxing Reading through old newspaper reports and magazine articles, one comes across fascinating and long-forgotten facts. For instance: Johnny Squires, who won the SA heavyweight title on 12 August 1922 when he stopped Nick van den Berg in the eleventh round at the Durban City Hall, was the first South …
The Monday LunchBox
On the excellent ‘Magnificent 7’ Queensberry card at Wembley Arena on Saturday (Dec 7) two British fighters took big steps towards world honours. Top of the bill was the British middleweight title fight which saw Battersea, London’s Denzel Bentley take the Lord Lonsdale Belt for a third time with a unanimous, but closely fought victory …
The Mid-Rounds
The big men will soon be back. Only three weeks out from the from the next Riyadh Season show in Saudi Arabia and, with another announced yesterday for February 22 containing big match-ups, the heavyweights are in vogue. But, will we be any closer to confirming the dominant heavyweight of this era ? Each decade …
Ron’s Reflections
Collectors The gloves that Floyd Mayweather wore when he beat Manny Pacquiao are among the most desired collectables in sport. But they are already unaffordable, and will be for many years, to all but a few extremely wealthy collectors. Boxing fanatics all over the world rushed to obtain T-shirts, miniature gloves and other items that …
Ron’s Reflections
A Fistful of Legends A global, inspirational father’s story of ‘Faith and Fight’ which helped his sons overcome many obstacles and write history, earning them a place in the Hall of Fame and transforming the history of a nation. At long last a book has been published on the life of the fighting Toweel’s from Benoni, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. Alida …
The Monday LunchBox
The co-main event of ‘Latino Night’ in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday resulted in two-divisional ‘world’ champion Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez unifying two world title belts in the cruiserweight (200lbs/14st, 4lb) division. It was a gruelling twelve-round fight that showed the toughness of both combatants and forced them to answer many of the questions that the …
The Mid-Rounds
Welcome to a new regular feature to hopefully retain and feed your boxing interest over the quieter mid-weeks. Best action of last weekend was the standout victory by American lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis. The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist registered an emphatic two-round stoppage over up-til then, tough Argentinian Gustavo Lemos. Davis (now 12-0, 8 KOs) …
Respect
The soul-diva Aretha Frankin sang about having “a little”. Three-time and twice lineal world heavyweight champion Lennox Claudius Lewis deserves it, and he definitely commands it. Those who continue to attend his British ‘meet and greet’ tour will listen attentively to his story and achievements and be impressed, as ever, with his class and humility. …
Ron’s Reflections
In a week marking the 50th anniversary of the iconic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ held in former Zaire, Central Africa when ‘The Greatest’ Muhammad Ali captured the World Heavyweight title for, a then record third time, we post another article by esteemed South African boxing writer and historian Ron Jackson. My connection with Muhammad Ali …