Taylor vs Serrano Press Conference Quotes Katie Taylor The amount of media we have had to do all week was huge. I’m sick of talking about myself but it’s been an amazing week so far. This is definitely very different than how I started boxing when I was eight or nine years old. Like Eddie said, … Continue reading Taylor vs Serrano Press Conference Quotes
Skye Nicolson Press Conference Quotes Skye Nicolson I heard yesterday that this is my third fight in 57 or 59 days, so I am very active and want to show what I’ve got. Katie and Amanda have been trailblazers for women’s boxing. They have paved the way for my generation, and I hope I can … Continue reading Taylor/Serrano: Skye Nicolson Press Conference Quotes
THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION WHO SHUNNED CELEBRATIONS TO COACH YOUNG AMATEUR BOXERSPaul Butler had been a two-time world bantamweight champion for less than two days before he returned to his other role in boxing – as an amateur coach with his boyhood club. Butler defeated Jonas Sultan at Probellum Liverpool last Friday night with a career-best performance … Continue reading THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION WHO SHUNNED CELEBRATIONS TO COACH YOUNG AMATEUR BOXERS
Skye Nicolson: Empire State of Mind Saturday night is a pivotal night in women’s boxing history, in truth, in boxing full stop. A fight that breaks many barriers headlines in the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York. Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will dance for everything undisputed at lightweight. Even historic probably doesn't cover … Continue reading Skye Nicolson: Empire State of Mind
Taylor vs Serrano: Who Wins? The biggest fight in women’s boxing history takes place this weekend at Madison Square Garden. Eddie Hearn even claims it is one of the biggest fights he has ever been involved in. Taylor (20-0) and Serrano (42-1-1) fight for the undisputed lightweight championship of the world and so much more. … Continue reading Taylor vs Serrano: Who Wins?
The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison by Carlos Acevedo By Brendan CrowleyBoxing, with its cruel, brutal, beautiful nature, lends itself to great writing. The sport itself, with stakes so much higher than any ball game, with death and serious illness an ever present shadow, seems to call out to the very best … Continue reading The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison by Carlos Acevedo
TAYLOR AND SERRANO LIGHT UP NEW YORK Fight week kicks off with pound-for-pound starts illuminating the Empire State Building Fight week for the historic clash between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano began in style as the pound-for-pound greats visited the Empire State Building – which will be lit in their honor on Saturday night as they clash at Madison Square … Continue reading TAYLOR AND SERRANO LIGHT UP NEW YORK
A Boxing Memory: Colin Jones Herol Graham, Kirkland Laing, Alan Rudkin and a few other illustrious names are often thrown around in the mythical game of who is the greatest ever British fighter never to win a world title. A big punching Welsh welterweight is often a forgotten addition to any such discussions on websites, … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Colin Jones
SMITH: I STILL HAVE THE FIRE IN ME ‘Beefy’ aims to send Vargas into politics with defeat in New YorkLiam Smith is aiming to prove he can become a two-time World champion and send Jessie Vargas into a new career in politics with a career-ending defeat when they clash at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday … Continue reading SMITH: I STILL HAVE THE FIRE IN ME
Liston vs Patterson: Two Fights, Two Rounds By Paul Gallender No one who followed boxing should have been surprised when Sonny Liston needed just 126 seconds to take the heavyweight title from Floyd Patterson in September 1962. Yet, fifty-one of 80 sportswriters polled by Time prior to that match didn’t see it coming. They should … Continue reading Liston vs Patterson: Two Fights, Two Rounds
