Stories By David Payne
Boxing News
Cruiserweights refuse to wait on Jai Opetaia and Gilberto Ramirez
October 1, 2025For boxing fans who seek their thrills away from the main strip, those not satisfied by...
History
Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes – 45 years since Ali ran out of miracles
September 30, 202545 years ago, Larry Holmes beat up his hero. A fight which sickened those watching on...
Boxing News
Ricky Hatton – the enduring legacy of Britain’s everyman hero
September 18, 2025Ricky Hatton’s impact on British boxing during an illustrious 15-year career is difficult to overstate. The...
Previews
Terence Crawford chasing greatness like Oscar De La Hoya
September 9, 2025This Saturday in Las Vegas, alas no longer the singular mecca of boxing that once it...
Previews
Canelo vs Crawford Evokes Sugar Ray Leonard’s Golden Era
September 4, 2025Pitching fighters of the moment versus icons of the past was once the lifeblood of boxing...
Boxing News
Moses Itauma – Man of the Moment, Not Mike Tyson
August 21, 2025Comparison is the thief of joy. Theodore Roosevelt As a larger and larger cohort of fight...
Boxing News
Moses Itauma vs Dillian Whyte – Crossroads Battle Echoing Great All-British Fights
August 13, 2025Every match made in a boxing career is, essentially, a “crossroads fight.” Come in 37, and...
Boxing News
Moses Itauma – Heavyweight Boxing’s Rare 20-Year-Old Prospect
August 12, 2025In a division populated with fighters born in the late 1980s, Moses Itauma is an anomaly....
Boxing News
Moses Itauma: The Making of a Heavyweight Star
August 7, 2025Moses. A biblical name. Laden with promotional opportunity. This one is a southpaw with dynamite in...
Boxing News
Tyson Fury In Pursuit Of Redemption: Five Memorable Heavyweight Title Rematches
December 19, 2024Tyson Fury’s attempt to recapture the heavyweight crown from Oleksander Usyk on Saturday is the latest...