Many regard Mike Tyson as one of the biggest punchers of all-time. Deontay Wilder, George Foreman and Joe Louis also get mentioned frequently. Punching power can’t be taught but certainly there are schools of thought that suggest correct technique and speed assist. Not many ever talk about accuracy however. Precision. Tyson on his podcast when […]

Patience is running thin among boxing fans at the moment looking forward to hopefully seeing an undisputed heavyweight championship showdown between Joshua and Fury. It is taking too long and people are really starting to lose the plot now. Hurry the **** up about it for **** sake. What a fight and look, the bloody

Happy Ramadan to all our Muslim readers today. We’re in the very heart of one of the most Muslim districts at the moment in Istanbul and very good to observe this in person for the first time. Epic. Heck of a tradition. Big respect. Forgot to mention also a happy Passover that ended recently to

Beaten but not down and out Ebanie Bridges it is safe to say won the hearts of possibly hundreds of thousands of new boxing fans around the world this past month or so. Her shoot to stardom was unlike that seen of its kind, certainly in women’s boxing in recent memory. Despite losing her first

Son of former world champion Nigel Benn, Conor Benn, impressed once again at the weekend with a devastating first round stoppage win. Benn has shown tremendous promise and improvement in his short blazing career thus far. After the fight at the weekend, almost visibly still in fight mode, he was aggressive in wanting a piece

Women’s boxing’s profile dramatically increased the past weekend in a fight that lived up to all the hype between new World Champion Shannon Courtenay and Ebanie Bridges. Although Bridges lost the fight, she won in other ways. Somehow, single-handedly, she increased the profile of an entire sport through her personality, heart and superb fight ability.

Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr seems to have invoked a new trend of boxing legends making comebacks in recent times. Here’s the thing. That’s all well and good until one of these boxers gets injured. If they are exhibitions and done in the right spirit that’s great. Fair play. Tyson vs Jones turned out