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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
