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Don't forget Celestino Caballero, a real champion at 122 pounds

David Payne wrote 1 day ago: Bernard Dunne is a good fighter, a good, good fighter in fact. His courage and ability ably demonstr … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, PR, Sports, Bernard Dunne, brian peters, Celestino Caballero, Frank Maloney, Rendell Munroe

You know the game is up when you're dressed as Captain Hook

David Payne wrote 1 day ago: I don’t wish to demean Roy Jones Jnr, one of the finest fighters of his, or any, generation, b … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, PR, Shop', Sports, Bernard Hopkins, Evander Holyfield, Jeff Lacy, Joe Calzaghe

The brainwash is almost complete, I'm hooked on Tyson Fury

David Payne wrote 1 day ago: You have to concede it has worked. Firstly, the day in June 1988 when former heavyweight battler Joh … more →

Tags: boxing, Shop', Sports, Mike Tyson, Fight Previews, Heavyweight, CARL FROCH, Amir Khan, Frank Maloney

Run Yasmine, run; how boxing would love an 80's remake.

David Payne wrote 3 days ago: Nostalgia is a big seller. And its vendors seem to know just when to pique our interest in some bygo … more →

Tags: boxing, Mike Tyson, Ricky Hatton, Sports, Baywatch, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, Herol Graham, Jordan

BoxingWriter.co.uk readers go for Kessler

David Payne wrote 3 days ago: In the immediate aftermath of Showtime’s exciting announcement of the Super Six tournament to … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, Andre Dirrell, Andre Ward, Arthur Abraham, CARL FROCH, IBF, JERMAIN TAYLOR

Careful what you wish for; David Haye gets his appointment with destiny

David Payne wrote 3 days ago: Following an unfortunate series of injury induced withdrawals of late, notably Mayweather v Marquez, … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, Carl Thompson, Corrie Sanders, Danny Williams, David Haye, Heavyweight

Froch and Kessler tower over Abraham1 comment

David Payne wrote 4 days ago: Pictures of the press conference, media tour and photoshoot for Showtime’s forthcoming Super-M … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, Sports, Arthur Abraham, CARL FROCH, JERMAIN TAYLOR, Mikkel Kessler, Showtime, Super Middleweight

Boxingwriter.co.uk Fighter of the Month; June 09

David Payne wrote 1 week ago: This award, which has laid dormant since Shane Mosley’s richly earned January residence as the … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Reports, Sports, Frank Maloney, Jason Booth, Joshua Clottey, miguel cotto, Ruslan Chagaev, Steve Bunce

Save the boxing martyrs; BringBackBunce.net

David Payne wrote 1 week ago: “God is our guide! from field, from wave, From plough, from anvil, and from loom; We come, our … more →

Tags: boxing, Mike Tyson, PR, Ricky Hatton, Sports, Amir Khan, BringBackBunce, ESPN, itv

Froch rolling with the big guns

David Payne wrote 1 week ago: Originally, the news Carl Froch was to feature in a six man round robin over two years on American n … more →

Tags: boxing, Sports, Fight Previews, wbo, WBC, Super Middleweight, CARL FROCH, Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe

THE UNDISPUTED TRUTH...

gwarizm wrote 1 month ago: More T.M.I. blog oldness circa. April 2008. In the UK we really need to stop deifying mediocri … more →

Tags: boxing, Eubank, randolph turpin

The view from portside; will Klitschko really pick a southpaw?

David Payne wrote 1 month ago: Since the disappointment of David Haye’s withdrawal from this year’s biggest heavyweight … more →

Tags: boxing, Fight Previews, Mike Tyson, Sports, Cedric Boswell, David Haye, HBO, Heavyweight, IBF

Boxing legend hit with phone rap

paulthornton wrote 1 month ago: By Paul Thornton FORMER boxing champion Ken Buchanan has been hit with a £90 fine after being caught … more →

Tags: 1, boxing, Edinburgh News, Deadline Press Agency, paul thornton, Scottish news, Ken Buchanan, Champion, boxer ken buchanan

You're never more than 8ft from a rat: Haye pulls

David Payne wrote 1 month ago: I’m not sure of the exact wording of the urban myth, the one which declares you are never more … more →

Tags: boxing, Sports, Mike Tyson, Fight Previews, Cedric Boswell, David Haye, ESPN, HBO, Ruslan Chagaev

British Boxing's 64-Day Test

paulmagno wrote 2 months ago: by Paul Magno 64 days. Just a little over two months…but utterly crucial to the legacy of the moder … more →

Tags: Amir Khan, Andreas Kotelnik, audley harrison, Boxing Times, BTBC, CARL FROCH, David Haye, JERMAIN TAYLOR, Manny Pacquiao

Best of British? You decide...5 comments

stujones20 wrote 3 months ago: No one can deny there’s been some fantastic British boxers over the years, but just who is th … more →

Tags: General, Bernard Hopkins, Chris Eubank, Floyd Mayweather, Frank Bruno, Joe Calzaghe, lennox lewis, naseem hamed, Nigel Benn

Maloney starts the Dunne-Munroe bidding at £150,0001 comment

David Payne wrote 3 months ago: I’ve written some pieces for Frank Maloney’s website in the past, and hope to again in t … more →

Tags: boxing, Sports, PR, Fight Previews, wba, Frank Maloney, Rendell Munroe, Bernard Dunne, Celestino Caballero

Guest: Wladimir doth protest too much; Dr Steel Hammer indeed

David Payne wrote 3 months ago: Regular visitors will be accustomed to the acerbic analysis of Andrew Mullinder, our resident corres … more →

Tags: boxing, Sports, Fight Previews, Guest, Andrew Mullinder, David Haye, Hayemaker, IBF, wba

Tyson Fury; treading a fine line with fans

David Payne wrote 3 months ago: Like many who have witnessed his open three engagements, I’ve warmed to Tyson Fury – he … more →

Tags: boxing, Sports, PR, Fight Previews, audley harrison, Chris Eubank, David Price, Heavyweight, Tyson Fury