Stories By David Payne
History
40 years on from Lee Roy Murphy and Chisanda Mutti double knockdown
October 19, 2025The moment Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed fell to the floor simultaneously in final round of...
Boxing News
Conway vs Liddard – British and Commonwealth title clash at York Hall
October 17, 2025In the unrehearsed punk opera of boxing, beguiling and bewildering such as it is, lurching from...
Boxing News
Boxing’s bittersweet weekend – remembering Ricky Hatton and the sport’s cruel beauty
October 13, 2025As footage showed Ricky Hatton’s funeral cortege rolling through Manchester on Friday, blacked out limousines shining...
Boxing News
Dave Allen honest after Makhmudov defeat in Sheffield – ‘I’m Just Not Good Enough’
October 12, 2025As heavyweight Dave Allen looked out to the remains of the 9,000 crowd he had drawn...
Boxing News
The relentless pull of the ring – why boxers struggle to retire on top
October 10, 2025Usually, it comes down to money. That is the ‘why’ behind many a boxing comeback and...
Boxing News
Inside Dave Allen – the self-deprecating heavyweight who still believes
October 7, 2025Inside Dave Allen, he of the self-deprecation and tales of humility, regret and over hand right,...
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...
