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History Tris Dixon pays tribute to the career of Joe Frazier, one of the finest of them all WHEN the late Philadelphian warrior was laid to rest in 2011, Joe Frazier’s fortune was long gone and his health had been waning for some years but his reputation as one of the best gunslingers the heavyweight

Issue • Opinion • Premium George Gigney examines the best (and worst) of the New Year boxing media output Broadcasts SEEMINGLY overnight, lightweight has become one of the hottest divisions in the sport. To be clear, this isn’t necessarily in terms of talent or accomplishments, but rather the marketability of fights that can be made

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images The passing of Johnny Clark prompts Steve Bunce to recall a champion who deserves a much higher position in our boxing conscience, and his own prized autograph book AT some point in the winter of 1973, I jumped out of a car at a set

Opinion A panel of boxing experts looks forward to the year ahead and back at 2020 Mike CostelloAward-winning commentatorThe return of crowds. When 1,000 fans sang Sweet Caroline at Joshua-Pulev it seemed to have a deeper impact than usual. Dillian Whyte was with us on BBC 5Live and he said it signalled a return to

Thomas Hauser was in Ricky Hatton’s dressing room before and after his loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2007 and explains how referee Joe Cortez, and then Mayweather, seriously dampened the mood ONE of the things that made Ricky Hatton so appealing is that he was a fan of the fans. “People watch me because I’m

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Steve Bunce has got his crystal ball at the ready to look ahead to what is already a fascinating year THERE was once a truly sad run of clairvoyant shop fronts on the Atlantic City boardwalk, each with dirty windows, bad lights and a woman hovering

Carlos Acevedo tells the story of the night Mike Tyson and Mitch Green brawled in the streets “THAT whole year was crazy,” he would recall, more than two decades after the tumultuous events, that ultimately led to his shocking downfall, took place. In 1988 Mike Tyson traded handwraps, mouthpieces and gloves for subpoenas, police reports,

Feature • Issue • Premium Matchroom Ron Lewis examines and ranks the most powerful and influential figures in the world of boxing today 50. Bob LogistLogist has been president of the EBU since 2007, a period that has seen the organisation’s power and importance diluted as the likes of the WBO and IBF throw their

Feature • Issue • Premium Before he was on Sky Sports and before he was WBO cruiserweight champion, Johnny Nelson emabrked on a tour of obscure fights and obscure locations. He relives those bizarre 40 months with Oliver Fennell TRAVEL is often a rite of passage. Young people come of age via the wonders of

Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to a man who relies only on himself, Vladimir Shishkin When and why you started boxing:I started training when I was 11 years old because I wanted the girls to like me! Favourite all-time fighter:Muhammad Ali was an extraordinary boxer. Currently, I think Terence Crawford is exceptional.

Two years on from concluding his rivalry with David Haye, Tony Bellew looks back in his own words and reveals how he very nearly fought Tyson Fury instead of having that rematch I don’t spend too much time reflecting and recollecting on my career. Overall I don’t give David Haye much thought anymore. It is

Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom The dream fights to make in the year ahead TYSON FURY vs ANTHONY JOSHUAAn all-British showdown for the ages. Fury and Joshua sharing a ring, preferably at a packed-to-the-rafters Wembley Stadium, would be a suitably fitting way to crown an undisputed heavyweight king. TERENCE CRAWFORD vs ERROL SPENCE JNRTwo of the most

Gerry Cooney goes back to the beginning, the turbulent childhood and finding comfort in a bottle of apple wine, through to his rollercoaster career that etched his name in heavyweight history I DIDN’T have any skills growing up in Long Island. My father was a tough Irish-American drinker who beat his kids every day. I

Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom In the first podcast of 2021 we hear from Anthony Joshua, examine the potential of Ryan Garcia and get an update from the British Boxing Board of Control IN the first Boxing News Opening Bell of 2021, the performance of Ryan Garcia while defeating Luke Campbell is under review as the burgeoning crop of

Issue • Opinion • Premium Each of the steps lead to one thing: Sorting out the sanctioning bodies. John Scully on what the sport must do FOR this column my instructions were quite simple: If you were granted five wishes to make the sport a better place what would they be and why?In truth, you’d

Inside Miguel Cotto’s dressing room on the night that the ring career of one of boxing’s transcendent stars came to an end. By Thomas Hauser ON Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 7:15 PM, Miguel Cotto walked into a dressing room at Madison Square Garden prior to fighting for the last time. In recent decades, there

In his own words, David Haye pinpointed his peak years and opened up on how it all came to an end I GOT as much out of myself as humanly possible. From the moment I lost to Carl Thompson, I was the consummate pro. I lived the life and did everything I could to be

History • Issue • Premium Miles Templeton picks out the UK fight halls that have been staging tournaments for the longest time I HAVE been thinking a lot recently about the hall in the UK that has held boxing tournaments for the longest period of time. There are many large halls that have been hosting