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The calls for Derek Chisora to retire or be forced to have rung loudly for many years. Despite his resiliance and competitiveness in bouts he has accumulated an enormous number of rounds by modern standards, often with punches bouncing off his head for prolonged periods. Does he really need Gassiev to add more?
A weekend or two have passed since I conjured the headline. The braggart with the fast smile and quicksilver punches, Ryan Garcia had doused Conor Benn in lashings of humility so copious in quantity even Benn’s disproportionate purse would be inadequate compensation for a man with too much pride in too little qualification for such... Continue Reading →
Perhaps there is innocence still trapped, unspoken, like the haunting outline of a desperate face beneath the ice, present in the Englishman’s story? Maybe, Conor Benn believes everything he has said with sufficient vigour that to him, and those closest, it is a truth forced into existence. A Frankenstein world in which everything continues, careers... Continue Reading →
I don’t get to the fights like I used to. Understanding a fight fully, by relating to it on a sensory level, as a lived experience, is lost as a result. The atmosphere is a vital part of the story. Whether rousing a fallen hero or setting the tone as a villain walks to the... Continue Reading →
On Labor Day 1906, in Goldfield, Nevada, Joe Gans and Battling Nelson met for the World Lightweight title. In a punishing bout that lasted 42 rounds, Gans secured the win via a contentious disqualification. It was fight of huge social significance.
Conquer we shall, but first we must contend, Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end The End by Robert Herrick, poet (1591-1674) Felipe Hrgovic’s victory over Moses Itauma in the 9th round of their IBF World Heavyweight title fight owed much to a stubbornness he is not famed for, conditioning he had... Continue Reading →
How hard it is not to be strong, how hard it is to be alone, and to be old, yet to be young! Daily Lament by Tin Ujevic, Croatian poet. 1891-1955 It is unlikely Croatian Felipe Hrgovic shares my view of his IBF Heavyweight title fight with the 21-year-old Moses Itauma this Saturday. He will... Continue Reading →
Article first appeared at Roundtable Boxing There are moments as a fan, writer and, I guess, participant in boxing when the sport’s inherent appeal becomes submerged in the deep waters of the damage and debilitation fighters accrue. On Saturday night, as Fabio Wardley stumbled forward, his face butchered, his senses numbed, boxing won and lost.... Continue Reading →
