A Boxing Memory: Barkley vs Duran By Steve Hunt It is not just boxers themselves that used to be better a few generations ago. Fighters’ nicknames used to be better too. An example that illustrates both these points is the legendary Manos de Piedra, or Hands of Stone, the moniker of the one and only … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Barkley vs Duran
A Boxing Memory: Earnie Shavers The final bell chimed for Earnie Shavers on Thursday 1st September 2022, the day after his 78th birthday. Shavers had that rare gift, one that could change any fight trajectory in a split second. Even fighters who beat him, knew what they had overcome. “Nobody hits like Shavers. If anybody … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Earnie Shavers
A Boxing Memory: Michael Nunn The induction to the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022 was a timely reminder of the talents of Michael Nunn. At one time, Nunn was the hottest fighter on the planet. The heir apparent to Sugar Ray Leonard, he might even have fought him, sadly neither the fight with … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Michael Nunn
A Boxing Memory: Frank Bruno If ever a fighter's story is one of perseverance, it is Frank Bruno's. Bruno was written off many times in his career. Three times he failed in his attempt to be crowned the heavyweight champion of the world. So many times, he looked as though he was finished with nowhere … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Frank Bruno
A Boxing Memory: Joe Bugner In an interview for The Chronicle, Joe Bugner said of his fight with Henry Cooper: “I wish I’d never ruddy fought Henry Cooper,” he told me, his eyes clouding over. “I won, but I lost everything. I was hated for it, never allowed to forget it, and was hounded out … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Joe Bugner
A Boxing Memory: James Shuler Within a matter of days, James Shuler lost his unbeaten record and his life. In 1986, Shuler was 22-0 heading into his breakthrough fight with Thomas Hearns. He lasted just over a minute. Just one week later he would lose his life. Shuler spent part of the wage from the … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: James Shuler
A Boxing Memory: Thomas Hearns If ever a fighter is defined by the fights he didn't win, it is Thomas Hearns. Hearns had a truly incredible resume in his own right, but the fights with Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard seem to cruelly overshadow everything else. A losing competitor in two of the … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Thomas Hearns
Benn vs Eubank: Where It All Began By Steve Hunt For fans of a certain age, the names Benn and Eubank conjure up magical memories of an intense rivalry going back over thirty years. Great sportsmen and women need great opponents as it is sporting rivalries that burn into our consciousness forever. Borg-McEnroe, Prost-Senna, Palmer-Nicklaus … Continue reading Benn vs Eubank: Where It All Began
Manuel Medina: A Gamblers Nightmare By Dean Berks In most sports betting a gambler will assess several things before parting with their well-earned money: Form, placing and activity are key in this process. But in boxing, things become a little cloudier. Styles, for example, tend to make predicting things more difficult. The rule of A … Continue reading Manuel Medina: A Gamblers Nightmare
A Boxing Memory: Greg Page The boxing wastelands take many victims. Old champions go there as their careers suffer that irreversible decline. Sadly, some, go there and life effectively ends. Greg Page, the former heavyweight champion of the world and the once heir apparent to Muhammad Ali paid a heavy for the continued search for … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Greg Page
