It started with a voice in the crowd. Deafening, confident, intrusive, undesirable. Hearing this voice, every member of the gathered crowd turned, wondering first whether the...
LIKE many children, every decision and turn Xander Zayas made in his early years was born out of necessity, not the luxury of choice. For example,...
In 2013, Deontay Wilder told me that he was composed only of muscles, bones and skin. He then showed me the tip of his whip. Less...
TWICE now the ringside officials have ruined Jack Catterall’s evening, albeit in two very different ways. The first time around they somehow managed to make him...
We were told that it takes a special kind of character to become a professional boxer. You would certainly be an even rarer breed if you...
FOR a boxer, the ideal opponent is rarely someone you either love or hate. Instead, the ideal opponent tends to fall somewhere between these two extremes...
CRUISERWEIGHT Jack Massey would have been joyful to be given the date, place and name of his opponent, but only last week he got all that...
It was said that TYSON FURY was unrecognizable. He was unrecognizable as he watched Francis Ngannou get knocked down by the debutant in the third round,...
FOR most of us, the prospect of looking in the mirror and seeing a distorted version of ourselves would be reason enough to look away, cry,...
SOMETIMES, when watching Vasily Lomachenko in action, you can’t lend a hand but wonder if, in the end, it’s just his ambition and pressure to meet...
Karriss Artingstall (featherweight) In a rematch I would choose Frazer. They will both get something out of this fight. It was the first time they both...
Karriss Artingstall (Featherweight) I have boxed all over the world, but I think this is where I can attract the most fans. When I was boxing...
PERHAPS THE most crucial element in a boxer’s life is the ability to listen. It’s like a secret element. Listening can be the difference between victory...
There comes a time in every boy’s life when an older man – usually a father, uncle or brother – puts his hand on the top...
OFTEN, when you watch boxers trying to beat Naoya Inoue, or in most cases survive, in Japan, you don’t feel all the punches being thrown, but...
SIX years ago, a cover dominated by a topless photo of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez accompanied by the note “Lawless” essentially announced an in-depth investigation into the...
BN: Before your victory over Regis Prograis in December, people were still saying that you didn’t deserve the decision to beat Vasyl Lomachenko. Before Saturday’s fight,...
OFTEN in boxing, the pride that drives much of what happens in the sport can get in the way of integrity and ultimately do more harm...
