James DeGale (15-1, 10 KO's) returns to the ring this weekend, defending his WBC silver super-middleweight title against tough Croation Stjepan Bozic (26-6, 17 KO's). The show takes place at the Glow Arena at Bluewater, Kent and will be televised live on Channel 5. Like all Mick Hennesy cards this show features his young, up and coming pro's that look guaranteed for big things in the future. James McKnight previews it here:
Showing posts with label Chris Eubank Jr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Eubank Jr. Show all posts
Thursday, 6 June 2013
DeGale-Bozic Undercard Preview
James DeGale (15-1, 10 KO's) returns to the ring this weekend, defending his WBC silver super-middleweight title against tough Croation Stjepan Bozic (26-6, 17 KO's). The show takes place at the Glow Arena at Bluewater, Kent and will be televised live on Channel 5. Like all Mick Hennesy cards this show features his young, up and coming pro's that look guaranteed for big things in the future. James McKnight previews it here:
Thursday, 14 March 2013
'Expert From The Armchair' - Promoting The Brand
By David Johnson @mrdaj.
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| The ever-growing stable at Matchroom Sport. |
Are we
witnessing a change in the way we choose who we follow on the boxing scene?
In years
gone by we've tended to follow the boxer who is local to us, has a cultural fit
to our views on life or in many cases the kind of personalities the boxers have
(I don't think I need to touch on our love for a warrior or explosive
fighter)...
For example:
The Tony
Bellew's / Paul Smith's / David Price's have all spoken about their pride of
representing the city of Liverpool and the fans love it, but their appeal
reaches so much further than that great city, the nation loves them and their
fellow liverpudlian fighters - Many people follow their local hero, and long
may it continue.
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Who is the greatest of this era barring the 'Top 2'?
Nowadays when you ask the question "Who is the greatest boxer of this era?," you only really get two answers... Floyd 'Money' Mayweather and Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao'. For so long these have been the boxers that have been dominating most of the media coverage, debates and most importantly the money in the sport. What I want to know is.. Who would take the top spot if these two guys were around?
Now, this isn't just about who would become pound-for-pound No.1, its also about who would be considered the greatest. And in my opinion to be the greatest you have to be more than just technically skilled. You have to have something special about you. The ability to impact people, change their lives and most importantly let the world know who you are and make people want to watch you fight.
As always when I ask a question like this I want to know what the boxing public think or in Twitter terms the '#BoxingHeads'. So I posted the debate on Twitter and just expected replies regarding mostly the same couple of fighters. But it didn't turn out like that. There was at least twenty to twenty five different boxers mentioned and only a few were mentioned more than once.
Another thing that shocked me was that even up and coming prospects were getting mentioned. Boxers such as Adrien Broner, Kell Brook and even Chris Eubank Jr who has had no more that six fights. Now why I don't agree that these fighters should be considered great already, I took the thought into consideration and realised that these fighters are destined for greatness they're just not there yet.
Of course there were the obvious ones such as Miguel Cotto, Andre Ward and Juan Manuel Marquez (surprisingly nobody actually said the Klitschko's), and yes, these fighters are all great.. But who is the greatest? There was no clear verdict which made me realise one thing:
There is no real cemented definition for great. Greatness means something different to every single person in the world. Everyone has there own perception on who is great, especially in boxing. A sport where everything is debatable.
If I had to chose one fighter from this era to call 'the greatest' it would without a doubt be Floyd Mayweather. But seeing as he is excluded from this argument there is only really one other man out there... Juan Manuel Marquez.
Even at his current age (39-years old) he is still up there as a serious pound-for-pound contender and I think he is the only other fighter out there that you can put in the same bracket as Floyd and Manny.
The one thing I love about the Mexican is that he never fails to provide excitement and entertainment which is why the fans love him so much. I don't think there is anyone out there that can say they're not a fan of Marquez. He's not the stereotypical Mexican that you see powering through taking shots on the chin, he out-boxes and most of the time out-classes his opponents with ease. The guy has been in so many wars over the years but hasn't slowed down at all, he still fights like a fresh mid-twenties boxing technician.
Yep that's it really.. I consider Juan Manuel Marquez as the greatest of fighter of this era (except for Mayweather & Pacquiao). I'm sure there's a lot of you out there that disagree but that's what boxing's all about... OPINIONS! And I suppose every boxer that steps between those ropes are great in their own way.
By Jack Price @PriceyJ97.
Now, this isn't just about who would become pound-for-pound No.1, its also about who would be considered the greatest. And in my opinion to be the greatest you have to be more than just technically skilled. You have to have something special about you. The ability to impact people, change their lives and most importantly let the world know who you are and make people want to watch you fight.
As always when I ask a question like this I want to know what the boxing public think or in Twitter terms the '#BoxingHeads'. So I posted the debate on Twitter and just expected replies regarding mostly the same couple of fighters. But it didn't turn out like that. There was at least twenty to twenty five different boxers mentioned and only a few were mentioned more than once.
Another thing that shocked me was that even up and coming prospects were getting mentioned. Boxers such as Adrien Broner, Kell Brook and even Chris Eubank Jr who has had no more that six fights. Now why I don't agree that these fighters should be considered great already, I took the thought into consideration and realised that these fighters are destined for greatness they're just not there yet.
Of course there were the obvious ones such as Miguel Cotto, Andre Ward and Juan Manuel Marquez (surprisingly nobody actually said the Klitschko's), and yes, these fighters are all great.. But who is the greatest? There was no clear verdict which made me realise one thing:
There is no real cemented definition for great. Greatness means something different to every single person in the world. Everyone has there own perception on who is great, especially in boxing. A sport where everything is debatable.
If I had to chose one fighter from this era to call 'the greatest' it would without a doubt be Floyd Mayweather. But seeing as he is excluded from this argument there is only really one other man out there... Juan Manuel Marquez.
Even at his current age (39-years old) he is still up there as a serious pound-for-pound contender and I think he is the only other fighter out there that you can put in the same bracket as Floyd and Manny.
The one thing I love about the Mexican is that he never fails to provide excitement and entertainment which is why the fans love him so much. I don't think there is anyone out there that can say they're not a fan of Marquez. He's not the stereotypical Mexican that you see powering through taking shots on the chin, he out-boxes and most of the time out-classes his opponents with ease. The guy has been in so many wars over the years but hasn't slowed down at all, he still fights like a fresh mid-twenties boxing technician.
Yep that's it really.. I consider Juan Manuel Marquez as the greatest of fighter of this era (except for Mayweather & Pacquiao). I'm sure there's a lot of you out there that disagree but that's what boxing's all about... OPINIONS! And I suppose every boxer that steps between those ropes are great in their own way.
By Jack Price @PriceyJ97.
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Chris Eubank Jr to make debut on foreign soil!
This weekend (September 22nd), Chris Eubank Jr will fight in another country for the first time in his professional career.
The highly-rated middleweight prospect will fight on the undercard of the WBA Inter-continental middleweight bout between Patrick Nielsen and Jose Yebes in Denmark. Also on the card will be a highly anticipated female bout between Cecilia Braekhus and Anne Sophie Mathis which the promoter claims is the "Pacquiao-Mayweather' of women's boxing.
Eubank's promoter Mick Hennessy believes that this will be a very, very valuable experience for his fighter.
"It is invaluable for Chris Eubank Jr to pick up international experience on his quest to becoming a major star of world boxing. Therefore I'm pleased to announce that his first professional fight on foreign soil will take place this weekend."
"I would like to thank Nisse (Sauerland) and his team for their cooperation in making this happen."
Eubank's opponent has not yet been confirmed but will be announced later this week. The six-rounder will not be shown live in the UK but will be shown on Channel 5 on Tuesday, September 25th.
By Jack Price @PriceyJ97.
Friday, 6 July 2012
Big Fights Weigh-In Results
Here are the weigh-in results for all of tomorrow night's big fights...
Tyson Fury Vs Vinny Maddalone
Tyson Fury - 17st 7lb 8oz
Vinny Maddalone - 16st 8lb
Chris Eubank Jr Vs Terry Carruthers
Chris Eubank Jr - 11st 8lb 9oz
Terry Carruthers - 11st 8lb 10oz
Kell Brook Vs Carson Jones
Kell Brook - 10st 6lb 10oz
Carson Jones 10st 6lb 2oz
Wladimir Klitschko Vs Tony Thompson
Wladimir Klitschko - 17st 11lb 2oz
Tony Thompson - 17st 6lb 11oz
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