Jeff Powell
252 articles · Mail Online (UK)
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Amir Khan is ready for Marcos Maidana showdown thanks to the A-Team of Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao
Amir Khan invited us to his 24th birthday party on Wednesday. Bring no presents. Just bags of stamina. As befits Britain's world light-welterweight boxing champion, it was a long bash. It started…
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If Floyd Mayweather stopped dodging Manny Pacquiao – perhaps he wouldn’t face defending that unbeaten record behind bars
Manny Pacquiao has promised to box on for up to three more years but even if Floyd Mayweather Jnr ever braces himself to challenge the Filipino phenomenon for the mythical title of…
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Ricky Hatton the return! Hitman offered comeback fight with Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya
Ricky Hatton has been asked to consider making a shock comeback for a mega-fight against the legendary Oscar De La Hoya. The Manchester Hitman has not fought since being knocked unconscious by…
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Manny Pacquiao’s date with destiny in Dallas is the one the world will be watching on Saturday night
While Britain works itself into a frenzy about two Londoners fighting for a version of the world heavyweight championship in Manchester, the attention of the rest of the boxing universe is concentrated…
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Ricky Hatton let off over coke allegations but Hitman can’t box clever enough to coax Wayne Rooney to Manchester City
Ricky Hatton is off the hook from possible prosecution for cocaine abuse but has failed to reel in Wayne Rooney to his beloved Manchester City. It has been a mixed few days…
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Mike Tyson, a monster in and out of the ring… so should this cheating, drug-abusing rapist be allowed into the Hall of Fame?
Universal acclaim will no doubt accompany Manny Pacquiao whenever he ascends into the Hall of Fame, whether or not Floyd Mayweather Jnr ever braces himself to dispute the mythical title of greatest…
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Manny Pacquiao puts Floyd Mayweather in a corner – now to get him in the ring
Any lingering misconception that Floyd Mayweather Jnr might be the one occupying the moral high ground has surely been dispelled by Manny Pacquiao's declared willingness to waive any and all restrictions on…
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Amir Khan next in line to replace Manny Pacquaio for fight of the century against Mayweather Jnr
Amir Khan is on standby to replace Manny Pacquiao in the fight of the century. In case the fraught road to boxing?s first $200million pay-night proves too tortuous for Pacquiao and Floyd…
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Shamed pair Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jnr facing the biggest fights of their lives
It is less than three years since Ricky Hatton squared off against Floyd Mayweather Jnr in a Las Vegas ring for one of the most enriching fights in boxing history. Now, although…
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Ricky Hatton’s self-inflicted knockout: Hitman risks losing promoter’s licence after cocaine allegations
The chances of Ricky Hatton fighting again have dipped from slim to none after he was filmed apparently snorting cocaine while on a drink and drugs binge. There is also a risk…
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JEFF POWELL’S BOXING COLUMN: Floyd Mayweather rant at Manny Pacquiao is a sorry state of affairs
It is difficult to know which is more stomach-churning, Floyd Mayweather Jnr's cannibalistic - as well as racist - rant at Manny Pacquiao or his greasy apology for an apology. Mayweather is…
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JEFF POWELL’S BOXING COLUMN: Audley Harrison ?10m showdown is no-win for David Haye… but money talks while the Klitschkos hide
Audley Harrison is a no-win opponent for David Haye but the pressure on the WBA world heavyweight champion to risk everything in a Battle of Britain has been cranked up to breaking…
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JEFF POWELL’S BOXING COLUMN: Jay Larkin made millionaires of Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and the rest – where were they as we said goodbye to a revolutionary?
There were some noticeable absentees among the mourners at a sun-baked graveside here. We waited - and in some cases wilted - in the blistering heat but still there was no sign…
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JEFF POWELL’S BOXING COLUMN: Don King can make the bell ring for Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather Jnr
If anyone can get Floyd Mayweather Jnr into the ring with Manny Pacquiao for the richest boxing match of all time it appears it will be a near-octogenarian ex-convict with a manic…
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Manny Pacquiao breaks new ground as Floyd Mayweather dodges super fight
Instead of the Fight of the Century, the Feat of the Century. With Floyd Mayweather Jnr in hibernation rather than in training for the world's first $200million boxing match, Manny Pacquiao has…
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Next up David Haye and Joe Calzaghe – America gripped by British bug following Amir Khan’s coronation as King of New York
Amir Khan?s knockout success in America is driving the market for David Haye?s proposed world heavyweight super fight with Wladimir Klitschko and for Joe Calzaghe?s threatened comeback for a return match with…
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Amir Khan on a magic carpet ride to the top of the world after dream American debut
Unless volcanic ash has the same detrimental effect on magic carpets as it does on the more regular means of air travel, Amir Khan will fly back into England this morning. He…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr rocks but can he get the Pacman to bite?
The star-spangled crowd who flocked to this neon Strip in hope of seeing Floyd Mayweather Jnr have his lights punched out went home believing him to be the best poundfor- pound fighter…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr winning another fistful of dollars as he prepares for showdown with Shane Mosley in Las Vegas
The main attraction of the weekend in this city where the only unacceptable sin is to run out of hard cash is a man who goes by the name of Money. How…
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Floyd Mayweather’s super-fight with Shane Mosley hit by video nasty
Floyd Mayweather's Damascan crusade against drugs in boxing has run into another pot-hole of controversy on the desert road to his latest super-fight here in the city of sin. Mayweather Junior -…
