McCluskey’s Dozen: Thirty Years Of Talent
Talent is an almost indefinable quality. You can spot it in a prodigious young athlete, but at the same time
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Carl Froch
The Super Middleweight Super Six
Since being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight class has produced some classic contests.
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The Fighter Of The Decade, Part One
There are still many months left in 2019 but the discussion and debate is already heating up as to who
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What Now, Mr. Groves?
One of the more negative aspects of boxing in the modern age is the way in which defeated fighters are
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Groves vs Eubank: Showdown In Manchester
There was a time when few people took Chris Eubank Jr seriously, but it’s fair to say that time has
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Fury vs Joshua: It Has To Happen
As of last week, lineal heavyweight champion of the world, Tyson Fury, has been cleared by UK Anti-Doping to fight
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The Appealing Ruthlessness Of Andre Ward
The central premise of this article — that Andre ‘S.O.G’ Ward is a smarter, more obdurate fighter than Sergey ‘Krusher’
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Jean Pascal: The End Of The Road?
Here’s the truth: the Jean Pascal vs Carl Froch fight for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship is an absolute,
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Joshua vs Klitschko: It Could Be Cinematic
The narrative has never been easier. This Saturday, London’s Anthony Joshua will fight Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium for a
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Can Kell Brook Be The Next British Giant-Killer?
The date with destiny is rapidly approaching for Kell Brook, and if he’s to have any hope of toppling fearsome
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Bellew Bidding For Goodison Glory
In boxing, football stadium fights have a certain dizzying appeal. Funnelling an army of 20 000 or more diehard fight
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Lee Wylie On Frampton vs Quigg
While the match is not nearly as momentous on this side of the Atlantic, the fact remains that for serious
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Can Klitschko Come Back?
Okay, there’s been a change of plans. No longer are you to say that Wladimir Klitschko is an all-time great.
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Fight Report: DeGale vs Bute
The Event An intriguing match-up in several respects, DeGale vs Bute pretty much guaranteed an interesting outcome of some kind. This
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Chris Ganescu: “Bute Is Exceptional”
For manager Chris Ganescu, boxing is a passion. Which is not surprising considering his father competed in the squared circle
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Expect The Unexpected
Boxing, it is said, is “the theater of the unexpected,” but this statement naturally applies more to some fights than
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Bute And Di Luisa Face Off
It takes a little time for this writer to identify the peculiar element in the atmosphere at the final press
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Sam Eggington: The Evolution Of ‘The Savage’
Sam Eggington wanted to be a journeyman. The Birmingham welterweight wasn’t looking for anyone to mould him into a contender;
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Lucian Bute: The Return
Lucian Bute is far more comfortable communicating in his native Romanian, or in French, the official language of his adopted
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Will The Cobra Rush In Where Cotto Fears To Tread?
There’s room for all different styles and techniques in boxing. Not everything has to be a blood-stained brawl, or “boxing’s
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The British Heavyweights: THEY’RE ALIVE!
Somewhere online or in print between now and next Monday there will be an article headlined ‘Frampton Comes Alive,’ a 1970s
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Golovkin Too Much For Murray
Gennady Golovkin is, without question, the best middleweight in the world. Miguel Cotto may be the lineal champion, but he
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Riviera Run-Over: Golovkin vs Murray
Monte Carlo, known for its extravagant displays of wealth, will see a different form of pageantry when Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin
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Pray to the Boxing Gods: Our 2015 Dream Fight Wish List
Good riddance to the cesspool of mismatches, robberies, and lack of appealing fights that was 2014! The new year is
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Pepsi Center Card Fizzles
Last night at the Pepsi Center in Quebec City, Showtime put on its last fight card of significance for 2014.
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Gamal Yafai: Pain and Gain
Some boxers can only dream of what it would be like to fight in front of nearly 80,000 people in
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Froch vs Groves II: Brawl for Britain
“By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show,” wrote Samuel Johnson, perhaps during
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Fight Report: Ward vs Dawson
Last night the 8,500 fight fans in attendance at the Oracle Arena of Oakland, California expected a tough, gritty, and
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Fight Report: Froch vs Bute
Even a die-hard fan of fisticuffs must search his memory to recall a blowout as unanticipated and surprising as what
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