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Opinion Lawrence Lustig What did you make of Chris Eubank Jr’s performance against Liam Williams in Saturday? Matt MacklinFormer European championIn patches he looked top class. He looked strong. It was an inconsistent performance. Other patches he completely switched off, coasted, showboated and didn’t do anything. It was a mixed performance. It was a strange
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Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Topical Press Agency/Getty Images Steve Bunce remembers how the brilliant Tiger Flowers who spawned numerous tribute acts IT was the like good old days with a boxer called Steve Robinson fighting in front of a packed house in Cardiff. Same fans, same beer, same cheer and obviously, it’s a
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Opinion The self-proclaimed ‘Greatest Woman of All Time’ Claressa Shields may only have 11 pro fights to her name but she has already achieved plenty. Here are her best wins 1. Christina HammerHammer, a world middleweight belt-holder since 2010, met Shields in a 2019 blockbuster, with a whole host of titles on the line, but
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History • Issue • Premium Keystone/Getty Images Alex Daley explains why Tommy Milligan was misjudged “I LIKED the look of Tommy Milligan from the first time I saw him – his confident aggression, his boxing skill, his precision punching and, above all, the workmanlike way he went about beating the opposition.” These are the words
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Opinion Lawrence Lustig Matt Christie examines and rates the best 20 fights that have already been confirmed for 2022 20. CHRIS JENKINS vs JULIUS INDONGOFebruary 5. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. BOXXEREnterprising matchmaking pits Welshman Jenkins with fading Namibian southpaw Indongo in a welterweight tussle scheduled for 10. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Indongo was
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Issue • Premium • Preview Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Srisaket Sor Rungvisai falls ill and Jesse Rodríguez moves up to save the show against Carlos Cuadras, writes John Dennen THE top end of the super-flyweight can be relied upon to deliver excitement. The leaders of the division might be drawing into the twilight years of their careers
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Preview Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Keith Thurman returns to action against Mario Barrios KEITH THURMAN was last seen losing to the legendary Manny Pacquiao in 2019. On Saturday (February 5) he returns to fight Mario Barrios at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It’s a perfectly reasonable comeback match, though surprisingly Fox have decided to screen
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Feature • Issue • Premium Lennox Lewis, Naseem Hamed and Joe Calzaghe led a renaissance in British boxing, but no one stirred passions more than Ricky Hatton, writes Thomas Hauser BRITISH boxing enjoyed a renaissance at the start of the new millennium. Lennox Lewis was the preeminent heavyweight in the world. Naseem Hamed made his
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Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Liam Williams has been hit by a car travelling at 40mph. He was once told he wouldn’t throw another punch after injuring his hand. He’s seen his friend Nick Blackwell lie in a coma after losing to Chris Eubank Jr. Now, as he gets the fight he’s always
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