AMIR Khan used to claim that he was Britain's No 1 fighter - but he can't anymore. That accolade rests firmly on the head of Carl Froch, who has emerged as Joe Calzaghe's true British heir in the super-middleweight division. Just look at how they both responded… continue...
DAVID Price tried to dismiss it as "a freak" result and Frank Maloney as a "little blip". And the next 12 months will tell us if they were right in their assessment of Price's first pro loss to Tony Thompson. Price claims his second-round… continue...
I SUPPOSE knowing what he's like, we can't really say we're surprised to see that Audley Harrison is coming back again. He's made more comebacks than indigestion and each one has been just as unpalatable. He raised our hopes that he would quit for good before… continue...
David Price met Warrington Wolves' Mike Hooper and Chris Hill when he popped in at their training ground today as he counts down to his fight with Tony Thompson at the Liverpool Echo Arena. continue...
DAVID Price is a busy man this week. The unbeaten British and Commonwealth heavyweight champ was appearing at a photoshoot with the Warrington Wolves today at their training camp. On Wednesday he faces up to Tony Thompson at their head-to-head press conference… continue...
ADRIEN Broner is being hailed as the natural heir to Floyd Mayweather Junior in America - and after listening to his press conference with Gavin Rees it's easy to see why. The trash talking Broner's mouth is almost as fast as his hands as he lobbed insult… continue...
AMIR Khan's recent struggles in the ring are being match by his fruitless search for his next opponent. Josesito Lopez has become the latest fighter to snub him because the pair could not agree the terms of their proposed catchweight contest. Lopez would… continue...
I MUST say I feel sorry for Kell Brook. There are few things worse for a fighter than working hard all your career for something and they having it snatched away. That's the unhappy position he is in at the moment as he anxiously waits to hear if he will… continue...
IT'S hard sometimes for the wee guys in boxing to get the credit they deserve. There seems to be a snobbery against anyone below featherweight with the focus on the glamour divisions of welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight. But Carl Frampton and Scott… continue...
MIKKEL Kessler feels he has won the first round of his rematch with Carl Froch before a punch has been thrown. Kessler believes he has taken away some of Froch's home advantage by insisting their super-middleweight showdown on May 25 takes place in London's… continue...
CAN you imagine football without Brazil, rugby union without New Zealand and cricket without England? OK, maybe that last example is stretching things a bit far, but you get my point. Boxing has had to cope with such a handicap for the last 50 years or so… continue...
AMIR Khan is grappling with a few weight problems. First, he was angry to be told by Emirates when he checked in his luggage this morning for his flight to Pakistan via Dubai that the weight limit for business class is 40kg. Khan could hardly believe his… continue...
FLOYD Mayweather Senior didn't make a lot of sense when he trained Ricky Hatton. Like some wannabe rap artist, he would compose little ditties for each fight and was very pleased when he came up with the line, "Freddie, the joke-coach, Roach" when… continue...
IF Kell Brook can box as well as trainer Dominic Ingle can talk, then he shouldn't have any problem against Devon Alexander. Ingle has analysed IBF welterweight champ Alexander ahead of his February 23 defence against Brook in Detroit and systematically taken… continue...
AFTER all the hostilities between the British Boxing Board of Control and Frank Warren, David Haye and Dereck Chisora, it seems peace has broken out. Haye has applied to get back his British licence and, subject to the formality of him passing his medical,… continue...
WORLD title unification fights in Britain have proved to be like buses this week. We wait years for one to come along and we get two in two days. The announcement of Carl Froch's showdown with Mikkel Kessler and Ricky Burns' clash with Miguel Vazquez is just… continue...
KELL Brook's nickname is Special K. And he is going to have to do something pretty special to beat Devon Alexander. Brook is counting down to his big world title shot against Alexander and the pair will meet in their re-arranged showdown on February 23. As… continue...
THERE was another side to Team GB's success in the ring at London 2012. Another much sadder side about disappointment and shattered dreams, which was forgotten amid the euphoria of Anthony Joshua, Nicola Adams and Luke Campbell's gold medals. Thomas Stalker… continue...
LAST year was a great one for David Price. He smashed up John McDermott, Sam Sexton, Audley Harrison and Matt Skelton in just eight rounds to add to his growing reputation. His victory over Sexton earned him the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles,… continue...
HAVING secured one Anthony from GB Boxing's Olympic squad, Golden Boy are desperate to land the second one. As big a coup as signing up Anthony Ogogo is, Golden Boy know the real star of the team from London 2012 was Anthony Joshua. Boxing is all about trying… continue...
WE'VE seen various US invasions of Britain down the years. Their GIs came during the Second World War and some of their successors are still here. Our TVs have been taken over by American programmes and films while all our high streets seem to have a McDonald's… continue...
