Boxing Articles

By Simon Jackson Entering Frank Maloney’s Fight Factory in the early evening is an experience in itself. FTM Sports Management and Frank Maloney Boxing Promotions are situated above the Lord Clyde pub in South East London where access is gained via the bar area. The first door I come to …

Joe Calzaghe ladies and gentlemen, let’s give him a hand! 9 years undefeated, 19 successful title defenses, and more criticism than ten men could handle. For those that do not choose to applaud the distinguished Welshman, for those that want to discredit him, this writer protests and also agrees with …

As U.K fight fans will more than likely be aware, the boxing biopic of “The Greatest” was aired at the weekend. Though I had seen the movie before, I tuned in for another viewing. I’m sorry to say, however, that my opinion of the film was not changed as a …

When I was a kid, the person in my life that I most looked up to, besides my father, was a boxer. My father was the greatest person walking the face of the earth in my eyes, something he remained to be until the day he died, but I am …

Last month Ring Magazine’s Light Welterweight Champion, Ricky Hatton, came a hair’s breath from signing to face WBC Light Middleweight Champion Oscar De La Hoya at 147 lbs before the “Golden Boy” chose to pull the trigger on the much anticipated showdown with Floyd Mayweather instead. This was confirmed to …

A year on from Audley Harrison’s first professional defeat against Danny Williams, the 2000 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medallist returns to London’s Excel Arena to battle toughman Matt Skelton for the Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship. Many people, myself included, are surprised that this matchup is taking place. On December 10, 2005 …

No doubt Calvin Brock needs to put the pieces back together. He lost to Wladimir Klitschko but he has finally made it to the mountaintop. What’s next for him? What fighters make sense for him to face now? It’s important for Brock to rebuild his confidence before stepping into top …

I thought the first four rounds of the Klitschko-Brock match a couple of weeks ago would be interesting but the rest of the fight a bore. I thought there would be a “silent contract” and both would cruise on to Klitschko gaining another spit shine on his record. But Brock …

Against Brian Minto, Axel Schulz and all German parties involved in Saturday’s proposed fight. According to promoter Dino Duva of Duva Boxing, the fight proposed for Saturday at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, Germany, between former heavyweight champion Axel Schulz and Brian “The Beast” Minto, as currently planned, would …

A Tinsel Town Affair It has all the intrigues of a Hollywood movie. The young, cocky and talented up and comer looking to make an impression on the world audience and in the other corner, the old, humble, clean cut, golden boy fighting in his last bout, hoping to notch …

State of the Weight Diego Corrales? Finished. Jose Luis Castillo? Gone. Floyd Mayweather Jr? A distant memory, in the lightweight division at least. Depending on how you’re looking at it, the lightweight division is either in a molting phase, shucking off its most popular current names, or it’s making way …

As I sat down to watch the concluding chapter of the Erik Morales – Manny Pacquiao saga, a palpable feeling of agitation literally swept over me. Had I been so inclined, I could have polished off half a pack of Benson & Hedges before Larry Merchant had even concluded his …