Tina Rupprecht: "We're Doing This All On Our Own." By Chris Akers While becoming a world champion in professional boxing can bring prestige within the division a boxer competes in, that prestige does not always translate to financial success. Some weight classes are traditionally more lucrative and more fan-friendly than others. This is especially true … Continue reading Tina Rupprecht: “We’re Doing This All On Our Own.”
DENNIS HOBSON: ‘WE’LL GET TOMMY FRANK BACK ON TRACK’ There was disappointment for Dennis Hobson and Steve Crump’s Fight Academy on June 18 with local favourite Tommy Frank going down to a points defeat to Hugo Guarneros at Sheffield’s Fightzone Arena. Frank and the Mexican visitor went at it for 12 rounds for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental Flyweight strap – the same title … Continue reading DENNIS HOBSON: ‘WE’LL GET TOMMY FRANK BACK ON TRACK’
Jordan Reynolds: My Amateur PedigreeGets Me The Win Against Jan Ardon Jordan Reynolds is ready to jump in at the deep end with another tough test early in his career - and he feels his amateur pedigree will make all the difference when he faces Jan Ardon on tomorrow's stacked #MTKFightNight. The must-see card takes … Continue reading Jordan Reynolds: My Amateur Pedigree Gets Me The Win Against Jan Ardon
Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond Boxing has saved many souls, lives drifting away to nothing, or much worse. Mikaela Mayer is one such soul. The teenage rebel with no cause needed an outlet, boxing was that outlet. Almost certainly another soul the sport saved. Mayer has come a long way since those wayward character-building … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond
A Boxing Memory: John Conteh John Conteh could have gone to the 1972 Olympics. He didn’t. He could have reigned as the light-heavyweight champion of the world for longer. He didn’t. Too many times, he made the wrong decision, usually with money being the temptation to go down a different route. The usual rows over … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: John Conteh
Kirkland Laing: Remembering The Gifted One The news of the passing of Kirkland Laing had, an even more, sadder ring to it. Like many fighters from yesteryear, they are too easily forgotten once their sell-by date has long since expired. Boxers have a shelf life, a time when they are useful to the money men … Continue reading Kirkland Laing: Remembering The Gifted One
Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight In 1991, the brilliant career of Sugar Ray Leonard appeared to have finally come to an end. Terry Norris battered Leonard all around the ring in Madison Square Garden on his way to a one-sided decision that convinced Leonard his day in the sun had ended. Picking himself off … Continue reading Sugar Ray Leonard: The Final Fight
Mayweather & Logan Goes The Distance All-time boxing great Floyd “Money” Mayweather and social media sensation Logan “The Maverick” Paul fought to the distance in their eight-round special exhibition bout Sunday night that headlined a SHOWTIME PPV from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. "He was strong, tough and better than I thought he was,” … Continue reading Mayweather & Logan Goes The Distance
A Boxing Memory: Howard Davis Jr The 1976 American Olympic boxing team was arguably their greatest ever selection of talent they chose for any Olympic games. It was so good that the likes of Aaron Pryor and Thomas Hearns didn't make the cut. The American team of gold consisted of Louis Curtis, Leo Randolph, Charles … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Howard Davis Jr
A Boxing Memory: Esteban De Jesus By Lea Worrall Born in Puerto Rico on 2nd August 1951, Esteban De Jesus was a skilful boxer with a fast array of sharp punches. He turned professional in February 1969, aged eighteen, defeating fellow debutant El Tarita. De Jesus won by a second round knockout and Tarita never boxed … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Esteban De Jesus
