“You’re going to see fireworks,” said “Dynamite” Daniel Dubois, ahead of his fight with “Juggernaut” Joe Joyce on October 24. Dubois added, “You’re going to see a great technical boxing display from me, with speed […]
While boxing has experienced a three-month stagnation, many have embraced the lockdown as a time to catch up on reading. Steve Bunce is still enthusiastic about boxing’s literary future. “I still think there’s a market […]
Chechen-born Artur Beterbiev is an anomaly in modern boxing. He boasts an amateur record of 295-5, winning European and world honors along the way, and twice participated in the Olympics. Entering the professional game at […]
The following article by Paul Zanon is a companion piece to his book, The Ghost of Johnny Tapia. *** “The queues on the day were crazy. It was mobbed. There were people showing up trying […]
“I was at my in-laws’ house, had just finished off pie and chips, and I got a phone call from my old trainer, Ronnie Rush. He said, ‘There’s a big fight for you.’ I said, […]
“I picked up chess through the process of elimination, saying I can’t move here or there. That made me understand the legitimate moves, and then once you learn the moves, you start putting them together. […]
“Nobody thought I’d become world champion. In fact, nobody thought I’d beat Crawford Ashley, Ole Klemetsen or many of the other guys I beat. In a fight, I was never afraid of losing because nobody […]
“Winning the world title? It never really sets in at the moment you achieve something like that, but I want to put it into perspective. I remember saying to people, ‘When I have my first […]
“Evander Holyfield once said, ‘You make your reputation in the amateurs. Period.’ There I was, this A-list elite amateur boxer, everybody looking at me with all these expectations in my professional debut against Jerry Jones […]
“The first pro I ever sparred was Ceri Farrell from Swansea. I was twelve years of age. I spoke to Ceri recently, and someone asked him, ‘Was Enzo always a puncher?’ and he said, ‘I […]
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