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There is meant to be a barrier separating boxers from killers, writes Steve Bunce as he looks back on Rocky Marciano’s fight with Britain’s Don Cockell DON COCKELL was never the same after losing to Rocky Marciano one night in the twilight of a Californian day in May 1955. Marciano had help that night, aided

Thomas Hauser spent time with ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed directly before his first professional loss and discovered a fighter with his priorities in the wrong places YOUNG boxing fans today know Naseem Hamed is a corpulent occasional presence at ringside for fights. They may not remember when, two decades ago, “Naz” (aka “The Prince”) electrified the

Feature • Issue • Premium A reflective and happy Riddick Bowe seems to have gone off the idea of making a comeback after injuring his leg the last time he tried it, writes Thomas Gerbasi RIDDICK BOWE laughs, but it’s the kind of joke that wasn’t funny back when it happened. June 14, 2013. Overweight,

Feature • Issue • Premium Harry Trump/Getty Images Widely recognised as one of the most knowledgeable and articulate figures in the sport, Adam Booth tells his own story in his own words AS much as I love boxing, I’m always flirting with the idea of saying, ‘I’ll just give it another couple of years.’ I’ll

Issue • Opinion • Premium We select the 2020 fighters and fights of the year in each weight class See the Boxing News world rankings HERE. Below we select the 2020 fighters and fights of the year in each weight class. HEAVYWEIGHTFighter of the Year: Tyson FuryFight of the Year: Alexander Povetkin w rsf 5

Video If you come to the ring on a throne, you better be able to fight. Tony Jeffries gives his take on Ryan Garcia’s performance against Luke Campbell RYAN GARCIA and Luke Campbell kicked 2021 off with a brilliant fight. I was sad with the outcome as Luke is a friend of mine and former

Feature ‘With Tyson if you’re scared, you’ve lost.’ In his own words Lennox Lewis reveals how he defeated ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson MIKE TYSON and I had history. We were supposed to fight in the World Junior championships in the Dominican Republic but they didn’t take the flight. It was his trainer Cus D’Amato who didn’t

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank Every British male pro boxer ranked in each weight class and British women’s pound-for-pound rankings Compiled by Andy Whittle on December 24, 2020. * = Not eligible to box for the British title.Only BBBofC-licensed boxers have been included. Boxers who have not fought since July 1, 2019

It’s 14 years on from that defeat. But read the special feature where Thomas Gerbasi found out that there’s more to Jeff Lacy than just Joe Calzaghe DESPITE competing in the 2000 Olympics for the United States, winning a world super-middleweight title that he successfully defended four times, and largely captivating the boxing world with

News Ryan Garcia shows he’s worthy of the boxing world’s attention as he becomes the first to stop Luke Campbell RYAN GARCIA proved he’s more than just a pretty face when he dropped Luke Campbell for the count in round seven of their lightweight showdown in Texas. A rip-roaring left hook to the body –

Opinion A panel of experts looks ahead to Luke Campbell vs Ryan Garcia Anthony CrollaFormer world championI think Garcia’s for real. They wouldn’t gamble if they weren’t confident. But I think Luke seems to be working really well with Shane McGuigan and I just think it might be a tad too soon for Garcia. I

Feature • Issue • Premium Tris Dixon catches up with some members of the most thrilling light-heavyweight era in history, those 1970s and 80s warriors who left indelible marks on the sport… and each other “MYSELF, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Mathew Saad Muhammad, Jerry ‘The Bull’ Martin – he was beating guys up – Marvin Johnson

Feature British Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell is in Texas to fight hyped American star Ryan Garcia. John Dennen previews a great contest to kick off 2021 THERE is something about Ryan Garcia. The young American looks the part, he’s got the Instagram following (a modern prerequisite for stardom), he has handspeed, punch power and

Feature • Issue • Premium Manager David McWater was certain his fighter Teofimo Lopez would beat Vasiliy Lomachenko. Here McWater explains his strange but highly effective methods to Sean Nam “I KNOW this sounds insane, but I knew he was going to win. I just thought he was going to win right from the beginning.”

Amateur • Issue • Premium 2020 has been an unprecedented year for amateur boxing. John Dennen speaks to GB performance director Rob McCracken and more about the impact of the last 12 months AMATEUR boxing has never experienced a year like 2020. The coronavirus pandemic shut down the amateur sport. It ended club shows and

Issue • Opinion • Premium The Boxing News Awards for 2020 Prospect of the Year, Comeback of the Year, Worst scorecards, Most Improved, Journeymen of the Year and more 2020 PROSPECT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Vergil Ortiz Jnr [above]– The 22-year-old Texan extended his perfect record by knocking out Samuel Vargas in seven rounds. All

Issue • Opinion • Premium Esther Lin/Showtime The Boxing News Awards for 2020 Knockout of the Year, Upset of the Year and Event of the Year 2020 KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR AWARD: Gervonta Davis’ inch-perfect left uppercut that drove through the point of Leo Santa Cruz’s chin and caused him to collapse on his back

Feature • Long read In his own words Colin Jones reveals the attitude of a natural fighter and extraordinary account of his passage through boxing In the debate to determine the greatest British boxer never to capture a world title, you’d struggle to eclipse the claims of monster-punching Welsh welter Colin Jones. A scowling silent