middleweight

RIP Marvelous Marvin Hagler

I remember watching Marvin Hagler’s second attempt to win a World Title against Britain’s Alan Minter at Wembley Arena in 1980. This was a good era for British boxing and fights were regularly televised. Minter, Tony Sibson, Jim Watt, Herol

You’re Booked: The Biggest Fight – Michael Watson’s Story

You’re Booked: The Biggest Fight – Michael Watson’s Story

“You’re booked” is a series of recommended sporting reads by international sports commentator, Ashley Morrison. An avid book reader and sports lover, these reads are curated from his personal collection of over 1500 sports books. In the 1990’s Michael Watson

Inspirational Athletes – 13

Tommy Green was born on the 30th of March 1894 in Fareham, Hampshire, in England. He was the son of a policeman, also named Tommy, who was transferred to Eastleigh when Tommy was an infant. Soon after the move Tommy

Is Boxing to be Knocked Out of Olympics?

Some of the all time great boxers have participated in the Olympic Games, the likes of Muhammed Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Oscar de la Hoya from the USA. Then there have been the great Cubans, Teofilo Stevenson, Felix