By Dan Morley THE crowning of a new heavyweight champion has long enticed the interest of boxing fans worldwide. A shift in boxing’s glamour division offers heavyweight contenders the crown jewel in sports: the world heavyweight title. The nature of uncertainty is always present when the sport’s Goliaths collide. The ever-changing structure of heavyweight supremacy … Read more
MIKE TYSON insists he is healthy enough to face Jake Paul in a professional boxing match on November 15. The former world heavyweight champion, who turned 58 in June, was supposed to face the Youtuber turned boxer on July 20. However he suffered what was confirmed as an ‘in-flight medical emergency’ in May due to … Read more
By Steve Bunce In 1998, Donald Trump was just Donald Trump, but he had plans for a fight to change boxing. Well, that was his spiel at the time. Actually, Trump had two fights in mind; the trilogy between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield and a fight between Tyson and George Foreman. Tyson and Holyfield … Read more
BOXING moves fast and it’s hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the fight announcements, signings and other bits and pieces that might’ve passed you by. Mbilli and Derevyanchenko ready for war Christian Mbilli already had a fight signed and sealed, against dependable world-class yardstick Sergiy … Read more
By Matt Christie According to a press release, the upcoming boxing event between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on July 20 in Dallas has the potential to become the biggest boxing event in history, surpassing even Floyd Mayweather’s fights with Conor McGregor and Manny Pacquiao. The age difference between the 58-year-old Tyson and the 27-year-old … Read more
On World Book Day, while some adults opt to dress their children as fictional characters for Instagram attention instead of encouraging reading, boxing fans are faced with the news that Mike Tyson will be facing Jake Paul on July 20 in Texas, with the fight to be broadcast live on Netflix. It may seem ironic … Read more
By Steve Bunce MIKE TYSON vanished to Nepal with an infected face tattoo, carrying 40 pounds of fat and with an injured back when he withdrew from his February 2003 fight with Clifford Etienne. Jeff Fenech went back to Perth and Freddie Roach stopped waiting for Tyson to show at the Las Vegas gym and … Read more
