Vasyl Lomachenko and Mikey Garcia Lead the way back to the old times…   If you didn’t already think the Ukrainian Vasyl Lomachenko was pound for pound the worlds best boxer, then on May 12th 2018 when ‘Hi-Tech’ faced off against the much bigger Jorge Linares, the reigning WBA Lightweight ...

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Remembering Barney Ross   This article first appeared as part of my weekly column on the RingsideReport So 17th January marks the birthday of the most recognisable boxer the sport has seen, Muhammad Ali. But what hasn’t been said about the man who called himself ‘The Greatest’? Never mind boxing, ...

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What’s My Boxing Weight Class? Here is a simple breakdown of what boxing weight class you fall into. The table is broken down in to weight in pounds, stones and Kilograms so as long as you know your weight in any metric, you should be able to see which weight ...

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The Killer Instinct – Boxings Best Finishers What is the killer instinct? It is the ability to finish your opponent hurt when you see you have broken their defence and they are hurting, it is a split second decision in which you decide the reward is greater than the risk, ...

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Can The Son Outshine The Father? That old chestnut, the fighting DNA. If you happen to have a father or uncle who was a fighter, then well congratulations! You’ve got that fighting DNA….or do you? When it comes to boxing, there are countless success stories of related boxers, we don’t ...

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What Now For The Krusher Kovalev? It didn’t seem long ago that Sergey Kovalev, the man referred to as the ‘Krusher’ was considered the most dangerous man in the world in the light heavyweight division crushing everyone of his opponents who dared stand up to him in the ring, and ...

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Sting Leather Boxing Gloves   The Sting Boxing gloves are a relatively new name in boxing. I certainly had not heard of them when one of my guys came to our session with a fancy looking pair of gloves with Sting emblazoned across them which looked like something out of ...

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Tyson Fury set to take on Deontay Wilder From under the nose of Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury has walked all over the potential mega bout between Wilder and Joshua by signalling his intentions to battle Deontay Wilder later this year. Whilst the world waited….and waited for AJ ...

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How to Prevent Getting Knocked Out! You know the old saying, if you walk into a shower you are going to get wet, if you walk into the ring, you are going to get hit. Whilst that may be true, what we don’t want is to get knocked the hell ...

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Could Muhammad Ali Handle Today’s Super Heavyweights? You know the other day I was on instagram and came across one of the numerous Muhammad Ali accounts. Being a fan of Ali ever since I knew about boxing(actually it is the other way around, it is because of Ali I knew ...

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Who’s Next For Manny Pacquiao   If there was another movie of the illustrious Back to the Future series, then you would be forgiven for thinking that it starred Manny Pacquiao because the Pac-Man turned back to the clock last weekend to stun everyone, not just his opponent, the hard ...

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Fight Preview – Dillian Whyte v Joseph Parker and Mikey Garcia v Robert Easter Jnr   This weekend the boxing world hosts some intriguing battles both in the UK and the USA as fans are set for a couple of mouth watering clashes. First up here in the UK is ...

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