Browsing Tag David Haye

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  The Contrasting Legacies Of Roy & Floyd

  When James J. Jeffries, heavyweight champion of the world, retired undefeated in 1905, few were in any doubt that they had just seen the greatest heavyweight fighter of ...

  On February 13, 2020 / By Laurence Thompson
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  2017: The Nominees

  One thing we know for certain: 2017 was, in many ways, a very good year for professional boxing. Compared to recent years when significant matches were few and ...

  On January 3, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Klitschko vs Joshua: A Fascinating Duel

  Abnormally tall, muscular and dangerous, it can be argued that Anthony Joshua is the upgraded version of the man he must face on Saturday night, Wladimir Klitschko. But ...

  On April 26, 2017 / By Gary Elbert
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  Five Big Fights For The Big Men

  At the time Tyson Fury dethroned Wladimir Klitschko in November of 2015, there was just one match needed to determine the undisputed, number one heavyweight on the planet: ...

  On February 4, 2017 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  The Fight City’s Holiday Wish List

  So today is Christmas Day and while not all of us celebrate it or sing praises to the babe in the manger, we can all get in the ...

  On December 25, 2016 / By Robert Portis
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  Another Mismatch Superfight?

  An unsettling trend which has emerged in the world of boxing in 2016 is the mismatch superfight, and with news that WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew will move up ...

  On December 1, 2016 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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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 fans into an open-air stadium creates an electrifying ...

  On May 27, 2016 / By Ronnie McCluskey
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  Not A Lie If You Believe It

  In September Tyson Fury showed up late to a press conference with Wladimir Klitschko dressed as Batman. After circling the room to awkward laughs, he then scuffled with someone ...

  On November 26, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Coming (Back) To America: Klitschko vs Jennings Preview

  Wladimir Klitschko’s mission to re-conquer America begins Saturday at Madison Square Garden. He will fight Bryant “By-By” Jennings of Philadelphia, a fine cosmetic representative of the heavyweight division, in ...

  On April 24, 2015 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Time For The Hayemaker, Part IV?

  David Haye, David Haye, David Haye… say his name often enough and he reappears like Beetlejuice. Whether you liken him to a bad smell that won’t go away ...

  On March 31, 2015 / By Shaun Brown
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  Sound and Fury: On Tyson

  In London’s Docklands area, on the north shore of the Thames, the next act in British heavyweight boxing history plays out this Saturday. It is the second iteration ...

  On November 27, 2014 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Heavyweight-Sized Hype For Anthony Joshua

  British promoter Eddie Hearn thinks Anthony Joshua (8-0) is farther along in his career than Mike Tyson was at the same age. Joshua has only fought fourteen rounds ...

  On October 10, 2014 / By Eliott McCormick