For some considerable time I have wanted to write a technical appraisal of the magnificent and timeless Jack Johnson. I have refrained from doing so because Jack, the great Lil’ Arthur as he was known, comes with so much historically vital yet distracting baggage. His story – and ye gods, …

Some time back, when the secretive lair was finally penetrated and the crown jewels sparkled in the sudden sunlight, I realised with a sense of wonder that every great thing ever said about Nicolino Locche was true. There he was, moving casually and almost contemptuously around the ring, an imperious …

Ed Levine, president of the IBO, has spoken out on the organisation’s pioneering world ranking system and other issues currently concerning boxing fans. The IBO is the only sanctioning body to offer an unbiased, computerised ranking of fighters, for which it has received much praise. However, critics have pointed to …

Sorting Out The Middleweights Post-Hopkins With Bernard Hopkins insisting that his long-awaited and now largely symbolic return match with Roy Jones Jnr is a done deal for June, the middleweight division that “The Executioner” dominated for so long will embark on the scramble for a new figurehead and a new …

Silent Assassin Can Pick Off Another Target Ali Nuumbembe calls himself “The Silent Assassin” and there are many around the fight beat who have a hunch that the Derbyshire-based Namibian could be a significant player in the lively welterweight division. Ali gets his chance to make a big statement of …

British Champion Jennings must take care take in tricky Mutley defence! After a rude wake-up call from the rejuvenate Bradley Pryce in his last outing, Chorley’s British Welterweight Champion Michael Jennings will need to be fully focused for a potentially dangerous defence against hard hitting prospect Young Mutley in the …

Jack Quarry, patriarch of the fighting Quarry clan, passed away at 4am on Saturday morning. A well known character in the fight game for many years, Jack was instrumental in steering the successful careers of sons Jerry and Mike Quarry in the sixties and seventies. Jerry Quarry established himself as …