It was twenty-three years ago when I last saw him. His eyes were closed and an oxygen mask was strapped to his mouth. His magnificent muscular torso was a tangl... Read More...
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After their first fight Michael Watson knew that Chris Eubank could be outworked, but he also knew that Eubank could hit him with ... Read More...
I was itemising my collection of fights when I came across the brace of bouts between Chris Eubank and Michael Watson. Upon seeing the tragic second bout betwee... Read More...
A former ABA title winner at light middleweight, Errol Christie also captained England as an amateur, his unpaid career culminated in a European title win in 19... Read More...
Almost every boxer has a perfect night, the fight where everything comes together to produce a victory that will never be forgotten. Bradford’s Frank Grant had ... Read More...
The authorities need to set a precedent – that they are there to protect their good, honest pros, who risk their lives every time they step into that ring! In t... Read More...
Rare video footage of Michael Watson preparing in the gym before facing Nigel Benn in May 1999 for the Commonwealth Middleweight title. Watson also explains in ... Read More...
I was tasked with writing an article about a British boxer who was exciting and wowed the crowd. The first name that sprung to mind was Nigel Benn the Dark de... Read More...
Was there ever a British boxer before or since who captured the essence of what a fighter is all about more than Nigel Benn did? Answers on a post card, or ... Read More...
Anthony Crolla put on the performance of his career on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena when he stopped friend and former gym mate John Murray at 2:20... Read More...
It was a bygone era of the British fight game, when we undoubtedly boasted some of the best middle and super-middleweight fighters modern boxing has ever seen. ... Read More...
The British title is the oldest championship in boxing history. The Londsdale Belt was originally created in 1909 by Hugh Lowther, Earl of Lonsdale.
But it w... Read More...
T h e F a b F o u r
Anyone who knows their boxing history has heard of the “Fab Four,” not to be confused with cartoon superheros of a ... Read More...
Chris Eubank v Michael Watson fight 2, the tragic rematch left Watson knocked out in the twelfth and final round, he then fell into a coma and had to have e... Read More...
At the time this was one of the most controversial decisions in British Boxing. The Majority thought Watson had clearly won the fight, this was to be eclipsed... Read More...
The classic domestic British fight between Nigel Benn and Michael Watson for the Commonwealth Middleweight title in a tent at Finsbury Park, London on 21st May ... Read More...