Jeff Powell
252 articles · Mail Online (UK)
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Foreman back at the ballpark? Get ready for a retro summer of stadium fights
Boxing continues going back to the future with yet another big fight booked into a major sports stadium in expectation of drawing a huge crowd. The brand new Yankee Stadium in New…
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JEFF POWELL’S BOXING COLUMN
The most fascinating postscript to boxing's hi-tech night in the stupendous Cowboys Stadium came from a legendary Dallas football star. Michael Irvin, the record-breaking wide receiver who helped the Cowboys win two…
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Give it up, Ricky! Manny Pacquiao’s master Freddie Roach refuses to help Hitman Hatton return
As Ricky Hatton agonises over retiring permanently from the ring, his mind may be made up for him by the refusal of Manny Pacquiao's esteemed trainer to help him come back. Freddie…
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Manny Pacquiao raises the bar: The Pacman to test reluctant Floyd Mayweather Jr after crushing Joshua Clottey
As if 12 round of world championship boxing were not enough for one night's work, Manny Pacquaio bounced out to another stadium across the road to give a late night concert for…
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Manny Pacquiao ready to thrill in the greatest stadium on earth
Two men born into desperate poverty some 30 years ago will take centre stage in the greatest stadium on earth. Astonishingly, since neither is American, nigh-on 50,000 people will pay to watch…
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Why I’m backing the Glazers! Manny Pacquiao tycoon supports Manchester United’s controversial owners
Jerry Jones, the Texas tycoon to whose ?800million second home no fewer than 45,000 boxing fans will flock on Saturday night to watch a Filipino fight an African, is urging the rebellious…
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Manny Pacquiao is the only thing to leave Floyd Mayweather lost for words
The fastest mouth in the West since the Louisville Lip - otherwise known as Cassius Clay and Muhammad Ali - was operating at full volume has fallen strangely silent on the subject…
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America honours Pacquiao to leave Mayweather staring at his date with destiny
The Holy Grail of boxing is to be found deep inside the minds of the blood brotherhood and within that labyrinth the Pacman is defeating the Money Man without them throwing so…
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Ricky Hatton would be crazy to risk it all for a swansong – especially against Amir Khan
Ricky Hatton rang the first bell for boxing's year of living dangerously - and for this new column - with the bloated appearance on television in which he announced his comeback. There…
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My work with king Amir Khan is only half done, says master trainer Freddie Roach
Amir Khan will be only half the boxer he could be when he makes his first defence of his world light-welterweight title in Newcastle tomorrow night. And that is the view of…
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Heartbroken Hatton lost for words in Las Vegas
The fastest mouth in boxing stayed tightly shut on Monday as Ricky Hatton peered through the fog of his concussion and saw the unwanted spectre of a future outside the ring. No…
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Shattered Hatton told to retire after devastating defeat
Ricky Hatton, who underwent a brain scan following his calamitous defeat by Manny Pacquiao, is being advised to quit boxing. Freddie Roach, mentor of the Filipino fighter, said: ?Ricky should call it…
