Feb 01 2023
Roy Jones Jnr and the post-fight blame game
Jones’ credentials as a coach are now being questioned, just like his status as a true all-time great, writes Jack Hirsch
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News
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Feb 01 2023
Panel: Who should Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde fight next?
This week's panellists were asked to plan the next step in the careers of light-heavyweights Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde
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Feb 01 2023
Bunce Diary: If you want a boxing tag team, look no further than Alexander, Samuels, Brodie and Swain
While perhaps not The Four Kings, Alexander, Samuels, Brodie and Swain were all fit to wear the crown, says Steve Bunce
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Feb 01 2023
No Suicide: Revisiting the death of Randolph Turpin
British legend Randolph Turpin’s cause of death is again called into question, writes Mike Lockley
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Dec 09 2022
The Reluctant Boxer: Heavyweight Jared Anderson boxes because he is “stuck with it”
Heavyweight hope Jared Anderson does not want to be famous but realises that is a necessity if he’s to realise his dreams – for both himself and his brother
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Nov 30 2022
The Outsider: Opportunity knocks for Kevin Lerena
Kevin Lerena explains to Thomas Gerbasi how a call from Frank Warren convinced him to pack his bags
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Nov 24 2022
Unfinished Business: Dillian Whyte says he is far from finished as a heavyweight force
Dillian Whyte is coming off the most convincing defeat of his career and tragedy in his personal life. But he insists the best of him is still to come, writes Declan Taylor
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Opinion
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Jan 27 2023
The Beltline: Just as boxers must do better, we must know not to expect perfection
Although an exchange during Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jnr's fight week press conference was disappointing, the fallout from it was blown out of proportion, writes Elliot Worsell
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Jan 10 2023
Media Review: What constitutes pay-per-view in 2023?
KSI, apparently…
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Dec 23 2022
The Beltline: Can a fighter be crowned “Fighter of the Year” despite not officially winning a fight this year?
Jack Catterall didn't officially win a fight this year, yet no performance in the UK was better than the one he produced against Josh Taylor, writes Elliot Worsell
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History
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Jan 24 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Among London’s small hall venues, Dagenham’s Roundhouse always hit the right note
Before it hosted Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Queen, the Dagenham Roundhouse was a small hall boxing venue with great promise, writes Miles Templeton
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Jan 17 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A brief history of fierce boxing rivalries
Though bad-tempered rivalries are a current trend, they’re nothing new, writes Miles Templeton
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Dec 16 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The great tradition of Scottish stadium fights
The story of great venues, champions and crowds, by Miles Templeton
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Dec 06 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Demise of the Boxing Booth
How a rule from back in 1947 marked the beginning of the end
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Nov 21 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: From Area Champion to Third Man
The story of Mark Hart, a former British title challenger who made the switch to refereeing
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Jul 27 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The McGrail Family Tree
The fighting ancestors of Joe and Peter
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May 04 2022
Editor’s Pick: The story of Jack Johnson, Stanley Ketchel and the pantomime that went wrong
Stanely Ketchel either agreed to an authentic finish or betrayed Jack Johnson halfway through their swindle. Carlos Acevedo tells the story
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May 03 2022
Sugar Ray Robinson: There will never be another
He is Walker Smith, who boxed under the ring name of Sugar Ray Robinson and lit up the Forties and Fifties with a dazzling array of skill, power, good looks and, when he had to,…
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Apr 21 2022
The (brief) history of two Britons fighting for world heavyweight belts
Ahead of Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte boxing for the WBC's heavyweight belt, Matt Bozeat chronicles the short history of two Brits fighting for a major heavyweight belt
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Apr 03 2022
Gunner Moir – The fascinating story of a fight from a forgotten era
Gunner Moir was the heavyweight champion of his country when he became the first Briton to challenge for the world crown under modern rules against Tommy Burns in 1907. Simon Euan-Smith tells the fascinating story…
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Jan 17 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: A brief history of fierce boxing rivalries
Though bad-tempered rivalries are a current trend, they’re nothing new, writes Miles Templeton
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Dec 16 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The great tradition of Scottish stadium fights
The story of great venues, champions and crowds, by Miles Templeton
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Dec 06 2022
Yesterday’s Heroes: The Demise of the Boxing Booth
How a rule from back in 1947 marked the beginning of the end
Amateur
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May 30 2022
GB boxers win eight medals at the European championships
A major medal haul for Great Britain at the men's European championships in Armenia
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May 26 2022
The first Angel of the North Box Cup starts this weekend
The first Angel of the North Box Cup takes place at the Rainton Arena this weekend (Saturday May 28 to Sunday May 29), writes John Dennen
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May 18 2022
Boxing’s Olympic crisis rolls on
The furore over the election of the IBA president is a grave warning that boxing will fail to be restored to the LA Olympics, writes John Dennen
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May 17 2022
Ireland’s Lisa O’Rourke and Amy Broadhurst secure World championship medals
GB hopes miss out in the World championship quarter-finals, while two Irish boxers are in the medals
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May 13 2022
Cindy Ngamba: ‘Once I believe in myself. I know I can do anything’
Cindy Ngamba is fighting for even more than medals, writes John Dennen
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May 12 2022
Shona Whitwell came back from a career-threatening injury to represent GB at the World championships
'Now is definitely my time,' Shona Whitwell tells John Dennen
Fitness
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Feb 17 2022
How to fight like Vasiliy Lomachenko
Lee Wylie examined what makes Vasyl Lomachenko the best boxer on the planet today
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Nov 06 2021
How Canelo Alvarez engineers his knockouts
It's misdirection, anticipation and forward thinking that Canelo Alvarez uses to set up his knockouts. And Tony Jeffries believes he would have beaten some of the all-time greats
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Nov 04 2021
What the world’s greatest boxers all have in common
Tony Jeffries demonstrates what sets the world's best boxers apart from the rest
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Aug 23 2021
Juan Manuel Marquez explains his success
In his own words, Juan Manuel Marquez told Fighting Fit how he became so good
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Jun 30 2021
Tony Jeffries looks into Logan Paul and the matter of Youtubers in boxing
Olympic medallist Tony Jeffries speaks to the man who turned Logan Paul into a boxer, Milton Supreme
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Apr 06 2021
Sparring with Sugar Ray Leonard
Tony Jeffries on his virtual spar with Sugar Ray Leonard
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Feb 01 2023
Panel: Who should Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde fight next?
This week's panellists were asked to plan the next step in the careers of light-heavyweights Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde
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Feb 01 2023
Bunce Diary: If you want a boxing tag team, look no further than Alexander, Samuels, Brodie and Swain
While perhaps not The Four Kings, Alexander, Samuels, Brodie and Swain were all fit to wear the crown, says Steve Bunce
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Feb 01 2023
“There is constant paranoia,” says WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman
One of the most influential figures in the sport, the WBC’s Mauricio Sulaiman, discusses what’s next for Beterbiev, that 270-page document from Conor Benn and his hopes for a harmonious relationship with rival organisations
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Jan 31 2023
Panel: How impressed were you by Anthony Yarde’s performance against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday?
This week's panellists were asked to rate Anthony Yarde's gallant losing effort against Artur Beterbiev on Saturday
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Jan 31 2023
10 takeaways from Artur Beterbiev’s thrilling eighth-round stoppage of Anthony Yarde
10 things we learned from Artur Beterbiev’s light-heavyweight classic against Anthony Yarde, the best fight of 2023 so far…
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Jan 31 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Alan Minter at the Olympics
The crushing and contentious decision that galvanized a future world champion
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