Oliver Holt
5 articles · mirror.co.uk
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Hand of God: Deontay Wilder has knocked out 41 of his 43 opponents and even stunned his own doctor with his power…
By Oliver Holt
Deontay Wilder is sitting on a stool in a small room in a corner of his gym, his head bowed. Outside, a few hundred yards away, the Black Warrior River, swollen with…
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‘I never looked for trouble… but trouble always found me’: Two weeks before his Tyson Fury fight, Deontay Wilder has a West Side story to tell about life on the mean streets
By Oliver Holt
It is late in the evening and the headlights of the cars rumbling across the bridge over the Black Warrior River between Tuscaloosa and Northport dance and dip in the Alabama darkness.…
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Anthony Joshua has come a long way from the boy who gazed at the mansions nearby… he is set to reach for the stars against Joseph Parker
By Oliver Holt
In his youth, Anthony Joshua used to pedal around the affluent streets of other neighbourhoods on his push-bike with his friends. The boy would gaze at the big houses with the gates…
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Freddie Roach and his marquee fighter are like father and son, but relationship with his mum needs healing… Heartache and guilt driving man who made Manny Pacquiao
By Oliver Holt
Freddie Roach intercepts the old lady as she makes her way across the parking lot behind the Wild Card Gym and gives her a hug. ?This is my ma,? says Freddie. The…
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It’s high time Manny Pacquiao said yes to drug tests
By Oliver Holt
After Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Sugar Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on Saturday night, he said once again he would be happy to fight Manny Pacquiao as long as Pacquiao consented to…