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FRESH Boxing

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Roberto Duran And Me

He started out punching horses and ended up as a boxing champion of the world. Nicknamed 'Hands of Stone', Roberto Duran was still fighting and winning at 49. I spent a week with him in the UK. More gold from the Jack archive.

4 Comments Mark Collings

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This Bloody Mary Is The Last Thing I Own: 200 Pages Of Heavyweight Brilliance

Boxing can be full of Bullshit, but Jonathan Rendall's 'This Bloody Mary' is a gonzo treasure that should be on the national syllabus...

1 Comment Owen Blackhurst

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Adonis Stevenson: Boxing's Best Kept Secret Proves He's Ready For Froch & Ward

His wild reaction after poleaxing Chad Dawson showed that he knows he can be ducked no longer...

13 Bradley Pearson

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Floyd Mayweather v Saul Alvarez: Can Canelo's Size Take Money's Zero?

Will the heavy punching Canelo finally put a dent in the perfect career of the flashy American, or will Mayweather continue to sit pretty upon his throne at the very pinnacle of the sport?

15 Bradley Pearson

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Mickey Rourke on Boxing

You'll know him as The Wrestler, but Mickey Rourke was once three fights from a boxing title. Here he talks about missing the ring, the current fighters on the scene and what it's like to kick the crap out of someone.

16 Owen Blackhurst

RECENT Boxing

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Black and Blues Brothers: The Tragedy of Tyson and Liston

Mike Tyson and Sonny Liston had it all. Money, success and glory came easy, as did violent crime, rape and self-destruction. From the Jack archiv...

13 Kevin Mitchell

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Fashion & Style

How To Dress Like Your Sporting Heroes: Borg, Beckenbauer, Ballesteros and Ali

Mimicking sportsmen's dress sense is dangerous territory, learn from the masters and avoid strolling into the pub looking like Dwight Yorke or Da...

1 Daniel Sandison

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Corruption In The Kenyan Boxing League

In the Kenyan slums incredibly disciplined boxers are training to fight their way out of poverty, but the ringmasters and event organisers are d...

Mitch Swenson

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Andy Kershaw: The Night I Had To Rescue Mike Tyson

Hauled in to present some boxing prizes at Hoxton Boys’ Club I soon found myself face to face with the baddest man on the planet, Iron Mike Tys...

Andy Kershaw

Fight Club: A Guide to Global Violence

Norweigan Stav anyone? Bit of Peruvian Rumi Maki? Here at ST we're more lovers than fighters, but if you fancy yourself as a bit of a street fighting man then this little lot will sort out the men from the boys.

2 Comments GFExplorer

The Don Valley Stadium: Memories Of A White Elephant

With the news that the stadium in which Jessica Ennis is about to be demolished, we looked back at Sheffield's love...

3 Comments Mick Bower

Burns Vs Vazquez And British Boxing’s March Fight Calendar

Here's the fights that British boxing fans should be keeping an eye on month...

Matthew Fogg

Muhammed Ali, Antoni Inoki & The Birth Of Modern MMA

It's a forgotten footnote in Ali's career, but when he fought Japan's best wrestler not only did he nearly lose a l...

1 Comment Roger Domeneghetti

The Adrien Broner Hypocrisy: Welcome To Boxing's Moral Soapbox

Broner has said and done some ridiculous things but to demonise him for incidents that are piddling in comparison t...

2 Comments George Ogier

MORE Boxing

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Michael Jordan At 50: Five Reasons He's Better Than Muhammad Ali

Whether it’s basketball, football, cycling, golf or boxing some sportsmen transcend their chosen discipline and cross over into global culture....

46 Brodie Smithers

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Brook v Alexander & British Boxing's February Fight Calendar

Here's the fights that British boxing fans should be keeping an eye on month...

Matthew Fogg

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Scott Harrison: Ten Verbal Rounds With The Troubled Fighter

As one of Scotland's all-time boxing greats, Scott Harrison has has a chequered career with prison spells and the loss of his boxing license. I h...

2 Brodie Smithers

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Pac-Man Of The People: A Tribute to Manny Pacquiao

With news that Manny Pacquiao will Fight Juan Manuel Marquez regardless of health problem, we pay tribute to the boxing legend, devote Christian...

16 Alex Ritman

Why Froch v Kessler II Will Be The Fight Of The Year

The Froch v Kessler re-match will be a barnstorming, balls-out, old-fashioned tear up of the highest order. Expect both men to stick their chins out, throw some slugs and see who’s left at the end...

2 Comments Brodie Smithers

From Football To Tennis: Sport's Greatest Cryers

The world of sport is a passionate one and it's no surprise a few tears are shed here and there in victory or defea...

John Silk

Who's Fighting Floyd? Alverez, Khan & More Candidates For Mayweather's Next Bout

The date of "Pretty Boy Floyd's" next fight has been confirmed - but who will be joining Mayweather in the ring? He...

Macho El Grande

Fashion & Style

The 10 Most Stylish Boxers Of All Time

Still reeling from THAT punch in the Marquez vs. Pacquiao fight? Relax and enjoy our top 10 of the most stylish box...

4 Comments Topman Generation

Boxing: Flintoff's Got Heart, And It's Time For Pricey To Prove Himself Against The Elite

It was a successful night for British boxing, with Freddie's victory on his professional debut and Price's win that...

Mick Bower

MORE Boxing

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Ricky Hatton: The Boxer Loved Like No Other Is Anything But A Failure

The Hitman's first fight in three-and-a-half years against Senchenko unsurprisingly ended in defeat, but Hatton can retire safe in the knowledge ...

6 Mick Bower

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Sheffield Boxing Centre: Leave Your Excuses At The Door

Ex-pro Glyn Rhodes on his attempt to learn from his mistakes, and help others do the same, at the gym that has become his pride and joy.

Paul Towns

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Frankie Gavin Proves He's Finally Ready To Go After Khan And Brook

Many fight fans have given up on the Brummie after several lame efforts. But now, the most talented British fighter in his weight class might hav...

Mick Bower

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World Class Ricky Burns Comes Of Age

Ricky Burns' talent and potential was fully realised last night in a devastating display to destroy Kevin Mitchell

1 Brodie Smithers

Battle Of Britain Preview: Mitchell's Got The Tools, But Burns Will Win On Points

For all the money that pseudo-death matches bring to the likes of Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, there are a dozen g...

1 Comment Brodie Smithers

London Olympics 2012: Women's Boxing Quarter-Finals As They Happened

Tasha Jonas fought brilliantly in defeat against the fearsome Irish fighter Katie Taylor and Nicola Adams is throug...

1 Comment Mick Bower

London Olympics 2012: Women's Boxing As It Happened!

Tash Jonas beat Queen Underwood and the women showed Amir Khan and Frank Warren that they deserve to be here...

1 Comment Mick Bower

David Price To Finish Audley And Get A PR Lesson

On paper it looks a mismatch, with the Liverpool giant miles ahead of the fading fraudster. But for Price this figh...

4 Comments Owen Blackhurst

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Amir Khan: Ditch The Wild Card & Hire Manny Steward To Save Your Career

On Saturday Khan looked like a fighter who is still unaware that his strengths are speed rather than slugging. At 25, he's at a vital crossroads and if he makes the wrong decisions his career, and health, are on the line...

10 Macho El Grande

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Haye v Chisora: Danny Dyer Finally Disappears Up His Own Arse In This Advert

This advert for the upcoming Haye vs Chisora fight is hosted by Danny Dyer who seems to become a caricature of himself. Fowty faaaasaaand fans!

6 Sabotage

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Manny Pacquiao v Tim Bradley And Other Contoversial Decisions That Dragged Boxing Into The Gutter

Nobody with even a passing interest in the sport gave the fight to Bradley, except the rightly maligned Las Vegas judges. Much of this and you can turn out the lights...

12 John Wharton

Carl Froch: Five Fights
To Make The Cobra King

'The Cobra' beat down Lucien Bute and also his critics last weekend, just reward for a boxer who has never taken th...

7 Comments Brodie Smithers

Mi Vida Loca: Farewell Johnny Tapia

If anyone deserves to rest in peace it's the former five-time world champ who was found dead this morning. Yet amon...

6 Comments John Wharton

Tony Bellew's Control And Power Slays McIntosh And Proves He's World Class

A punch perfect performance from the garrulous scouser showed that he is ready to step up...

1 Comment Owen Blackhurst

Rocky 4 - 0 Radcliffe: When Stallone Conquered My Village

Rocky 4 was only the latest in a long (long) line in the franchise, but it's influence on attitudes and fashion wen...

5 Comments Austin Collings