A Boxing Memory: Noel Quarless Noel Quarless had thirty-one fights. He barely had a winning record. Twelve defeats littered his record. Many of those reversals came by way of stoppage. It is on the surface, an unassuming resume. The look of a journeyman. An ordinary record of an ordinary fighter. But in many ways, Quarless … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Noel Quarless
A Boxing Memory: Jerry Quarry By Garry White What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies,” shrugs John Garfield in his role as boxer Charlie Davis in the noir classic, Body and Soul. Moments earlier, Davis’s professional honour had ensured that he won the fight and at the same time double-crossed the hoodlums that waited at his … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Jerry Quarry
A Boxing Memory: Howard Rainey By Garry White Jonathan Rendall may have intended his much-admired ‘This Bloody Mary Is the Last Thing I Own’ to be a missive on getting out of boxing, but for me, it was quite the opposite. Rather than get me out, instead his artful narrative, revisited after a long estrangement … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Howard Rainey
The Greatest Fight Hardly Anybody Saw [Darren Gibbons vs. Aaron Green] By Garry White It would be tempting to term it the ‘Greatest Fight You Never Saw’. But to do so would be to engage in pure hyperbole. Boxing has enough of that already without me adding further to the already pungent cocktail of bullshit. … Continue reading The Greatest Fight Hardly Anybody Saw [Darren Gibbons vs. Aaron Green]
A Boxing Memory: Ricky Hatton: By Garry White If you are from my generation and maintain even the most casual interest in boxing, then there is only a finite volume of British names that you are likely to immediately recall. If you don’t want to tax the grey matter too much, then Tyson Fury or … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Ricky Hatton
A Boxing Memory: Enzo Maccarinelli There was once a dream of one last dance. Most fighters share that hope that they have one more fight left in them. Enzo Maccarinelli had those thoughts not so long ago. But now the former world cruiserweight champion seems content in retirement. He has his own gym, a stable … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Enzo Maccarinelli
A Boxing Memory: Amir Khan The end was typical of many a great fighter. Fighting more for the money rather than legacy. Amir Khan was no different from plenty who came before him. His story is sadly not that unique. Even that final ring walk that was followed by a painful defeat to an old … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Amir Khan
Michael Spinks: The Heavyweight YearsWhat started with a historic victory in 1985 ended in just 91 seconds three years later. From the stunning upset over Larry Holmes to the night, his entire career ended at the hands of the marauding rampaging Mike Tyson. Michael Spinks was the 6-1 underdog when he did what so many … Continue reading Michael Spinks: The Heavyweight Years
A Boxing Memory: Marco Antonio Barrera It was a night of nostalgia in Manchester as 2022 was winding down to its inevitable conclusion. The Ricky Hatton faithful were out in force one last time as their hero extinguished his final demons. Marco Antonio Barrera was a willing dance partner for their eight-round exhibition. The Hatton … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Marco Antonio Barrera
A Boxing Memory: Tony Sibson It was in many ways the way his career was always seemingly destined to end. A love-hate relationship with boxing did seem to indicate the end would come when the body and mind would finally give in to the inevitable. Tony Sibson was still in his twenties when the final … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Tony Sibson
