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So, Who Will It Be For Calzaghe?

There was a time when one despaired over whom super middleweight king Joe Calzaghe would face next. After a breathtaking 2003 win over the dangerous American Byron Mitchell – whom the Welshman stopped with an unanswered 50-punch volley after being dr...

A Couple Of Sore Left Sides

Following a couple of compelling battles, it’s become clear that the heavyweight division, as maligned as it has been, can be a pretty watchable. Despite lacking a dominant champion with all the tools, the like of which we’ve not seen since Lennox Le...

Haye, Don't Fret

David Haye is one of the most exciting fighters in British boxing, but the powerful cruiserweight boxed well within himself to dismantle Denmark’s Lasse Johansen at the sold out York Hall in Bethnal Green last Friday, to win in eight rounds. The win...

Lacy Down, Kessler Next For Calzaghe?

Many ‘experts’ have been eager to find a reason for Jeff Lacy’s comprehensive defeat by a brilliant Joe Calzaghe, the main stateside one being that the Tampa slugger wasn’t all that he was talked up to being. That doesn’t wash particularly well with...

Calzaghe and Lacy Have it All To Prove

If last year’s British-set superfight, between Ricky Hatton and Kostya Tszyu, was a good omen for UK boxing, this Saturday’s matchup between Joe Calzaghe and Jeff Lacy will do justice to the buzz that has been preceding it.

Expanding Men and Fracturing Titles

Today’s fractured times seem at odds with a sport whose core idea is to provide matchups that determine the best – between the ropes and within a given weight class. While several men in any division lay claim to being a champion, it’s harder to dete...

Back in Action - Virgil Hill

That’s an odd question to ask of a 42-year-old veteran. Especially one who’s just emerged from a 20-month retirement, whose body has accrued the mileage of a 20-5 record in world title fights. But Virgil’s winning effort over Russian puncher Valery B...

The Next Great, 4-Weight Champ?

It’s always a mistake for a fighter to show weakness – especially when the opponent is a crackling ball of energy. That’s what Erik Morales did against Manny Pacquiao at the end of their lively scrap under a year ago. Ahead and in control, Erik opted...

Second, Third & Fourth Chances

Even though he was relieved of his WBA and WBC cruiserweight titles two weeks ago, Jean Marc Mormeck ensured he won’t disappear from the memory banks of fights fans – due the mixture of artillery, bravery and class he showed against new undisputed ch...