Wilder v Fury
By Aiden McLaughlin Don’t you just love boxing nicknames? Deontay Wilder v Tyson Fury AKA ‘The Bronze Bomber’ v ‘The Gypsy King’ is almost upon us. For once, it’s a high[…]
Tagged: Boxing
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 5 October
Ryder Cup week is a good time for Sporting Pictures of the Week. Here the Europe team gets together for a post-match team photo without a hint of the pretentiousness[…]
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Álvarez vs. Golovkin
By Aiden McLaughlin If you think about it, it’s actually quite rare for a high profile boxing match to live up to the hype and expectation that precedes it. For[…]
Joshua :- Parker
The fight of the year has been labelled “the most meaningful heavyweight fight in a long time” and there’s no shortage of opinions on picking a winner. With two unbeaten[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 29 September
The Sheffield Derby. And the mascot is the one who is focussed, which is what we have come to expect from a mascot. Spartak Moscow’s tifo for their Champions League[…]
Duco – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
By Keith Miller Now that the dust has settled, the performance of David Higgins at last night’s press conference for the Fury v Parker fight can be viewed as both[…]
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Will Manny be stung by the Hornet?
It’s the fight that undefeated Australian welterweight Jeff Horn has been dreaming of. The contracts are nearly ready and on Sunday, July 2, the 29-year-old challenges the legendary Manny Pacquaio for[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 5 May
The return of heavyweight boxing to the realms of credibility. Occurred in London last weekend. And Klitschko turned into a giraffe. A day at Headingley watching cricket. It’s pretty hard[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 4 Feb
Some people get irritated by Rafa Nadal’s little routines. Off the court there is an element of dress up. Exhibit A: Justin Marshall. Exhibit B: Richie McCaw dressed as a[…]
The Piece of Work
By The Spotter Well, well. So someone with real pedigree in boxing who was right there at ringside and not making a judgment on the outcome like us great unwashed viewing from[…]
