John Dennen
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Deontay Wilder: ?I?m going to really, really hurt Tyson Fury?
By John Dennen
AFTER a struggle with Artur Szpilka, that Deontay Wilder ultimately settled with a devastating right hand, the WBC heavyweight titlist sketched his plan for the future. He was surprisingly adamant that he…
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LONG READ Sugar Ray Leonard: ?If I saw blood, I went at you like Dracula?
By John Dennen
MORE than 18 years after his final fight, Sugar Ray Leonard still can?t bring himself to relive the low points of his legendary career. ?I?m starting to watch some of my fights,?…
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Snips & Snipes: The best fights in 2016
By John Dennen
I don?t like looking back so I will look forward to the fights I would like to see in 2016 of course only with the help and permission of TV, promoters and…
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Ringside pass ? 2015 through the eyes of Boxing News
By John Dennen
Best fight you?ve seen Kevin Mitchell versus Jorge Linares. It had all the ingredients for a great fight, ascendancy swung from one to the other and, though he was doomed to lose,…
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Kell Brook-Amir Khan fight proposed for June 4 2016
By John Dennen
KELL BROOK defending his IBF welterweight title against Amir Khan would be one of the biggest fights of 2016. Eddie Hearn, Brook?s promoter, has pitched a date and venue to Khan?s team.…
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Kell Brook-Amir Khan fight proposed for June 4 2016
By John Dennen
KELL BROOK defending his IBF welterweight title against Amir Khan would be one of the biggest fights of 2016. Eddie Hearn, Brook?s promoter, has pitched a date and venue to Khan?s team.…
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Boxing News Readers? Awards: Fighter of the year
By John Dennen
GENNADY GOLOVKIN confirms his star power. He?s yet to have the chance to beat a big-name opponent but he?s won over boxing fans with the style of his performances. This year in…
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Could Adrien Broner be Manny Pacquiao?s final opponent?
By John Dennen
MANNY PACQUIAO has a date, April 9 next year, for what is expected to be the final fight of his glittering career. But he is yet to announce his opponent. His promoter…
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Shane McGuigan on training David Haye
By John Dennen
What has it been like working with David Haye? It?s been great. When we first started I was, I wouldn?t say worried, I was surprised at how out of shape he was.…
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EXCLUSIVE Anthony Joshua on how to fight Tyson Fury
By John Dennen
IT?S hard to tell how seriously to take the threat. During their pre-fight press conference Dillian Whyte leaned forward to tell Anthony Joshua their rivalry wouldn?t end after Saturday?s British heavyweight title…
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EXCLUSIVE Anthony Joshua on Tyson Fury
By John Dennen
AFTER his victory over Wladimir Klitschko, certain sections of the media have been quick to vilify new world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. But Anthony Joshua, who takes on old rival Dillian Whyte…
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Lennox Lewis strikes back at Tyson Fury
By John Dennen
LENNOX LEWIS has struck back at new heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury. ?I?m honestly at a loss. I just heard Tyson Fury calling me out again because I apparently ?hate him and…
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The Klitschko job ? how Tyson Fury won the world heavyweight title
By John Dennen
?THE house always wins,? a wise man once said. ?Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet big. Then you take the house.? Well, maybe not a wise man, but at…
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What Wladimir Klitschko needs to do differently in Tyson Fury rematch
By John Dennen
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO has made his decision. The former heavyweight world champion will attempt to reclaim the belts he lost to Tyson Fury in Dusseldorf, confirming that he will take the Briton up…
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?Wladimir Klitschko will be back,? promises trainer Johnathon Banks
By John Dennen
REELING from Wladimir Klitschko?s stunning loss to Tyson Fury on Saturday in Dusseldorf, the former champion?s team will have to assess what went wrong and consider what they will need to change…
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Wladimir Klitschko reacts to Tyson Fury defeat
By John Dennen
WITH stitched cuts by both eyes, his face marked and his voice heavy, Wladimir Klitschko, now the former heavyweight champion of the world , sat alongside new ruler Tyson Fury, a table…
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Inside Wladimir Klitschko?s corner
By John Dennen
NO ONE has observed Wladimir Klitschko?s career as closely, or for as long, as cutman Jacob ?Stitch? Duran. Stitch has been in the heavyweight champion?s corner for 21 fights over the last…
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Tyson Fury out to prove anybody, even Wladimir Klitschko can be beaten
By John Dennen
IT?S time to get serious. Tyson Fury has struck a light-hearted presence for the most part in the final days leading up to Saturday?s world title fight with Wladimir Klitschko. ?Everything?s been…
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Meet Wladimir Klitschko ? the heavyweight king on the eve of battle
By John Dennen
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO exudes control. He sits still, resting his hands on his knees, the knots of muscle visible in his arms. He speaks with authority, revealing his thoughts only at his own…
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Tyson Fury?s promoter remains concerned about gloves for Wladimir Klitschko fight
By John Dennen
TYSON FURY?S promoter, Mick Hennessy remains concerned about the gloves he will wear for Saturday?s world heavyweight title challenge against Wladimir Klitschko. The dispute between the two camps boiled into the open…