Alan Hubbard
14 articles · The Independent
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Klitschko vs Fury fight: Sound of Fury may be him crashing to the floor
The oldest adage in heavyweight boxing is the bigger they are, the harder they fall ? and they don?t come much bigger than the 6ft 9in Tyson Fury. But will he be…
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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao: Mega-bucks fight is now on… or is it?
The mega-bucks showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Paquiao has long been the fight game?s most anticipated piece of legitimate theatre. But at the moment it remains something of a pugilistic…
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Alan Hubbard: Boxing on cusp of having professionals compete at the Olympics
Apparently Wladimir Klitschko, the current multi-belt world heavyweight champion who won super-heavyweight gold at the 1996 Olympics, may be given an astonishing opportunity to repeat it at Rio 2016. Last year, international…
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Boxing: Pioneer Zou Shiming breaks down Asian barriers with his fists
Fight-game history will be made in the Far East peninsula of Macau next Saturday night when the first Chinese boxer to turn professional makes his debut. Zou Shiming, a double Olympic gold…
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Boxing: Jail is not a problem ? it will make me just like Malcolm X, says Mayweather
He used to be known as Pretty Boy but now Floyd Mayweather Jnr wishes to be called Money ? no doubt because it is a commodity he loves above everything else, apart…
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Boxing: ‘Mourinho of the ring’ can turn battle of the corners
Saturday's heavyweight 'superfight' is as much about the trainers and their tactics as it is about the world's best fighters As a kid, tuning into big fights on the radio, the phrase…
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Inside Lines: Haye-Klitschko in doubt again over ‘issues to be resolved’
The proposed superfight between David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko may still be in doubt. The pair were formally due to tie the knot for their fistic nuptuals with press conferences in Hamburg,…
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Amir Khan: On Katie Price, drugs and growing up
It was nine years ago this month that I first encountered Amir Khan. He was competing in the English Schools Championships in Barnsley and an amateur boxing contact had marked my card…
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Boxing: Brook believes he can send Pacman packing
You would never guess Kell Brook's real name in a thousand years. Make that more than two thousand in fact. Kelvin, Kelly? No, it's Ezekiel, after the Hebrew prophet in the Old…
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Mayweather takes diversion while Pacquiao lies in wait
He used to be known as Pretty Boy but now Floyd Mayweather Jnr wishes to be called Money ? no doubt because it is a commodity he loves above everything else, apart…
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Inside Lines Exclusive: Khan set to become a golden boy and give up world title
Amir Khan is to leave Britain and sign for Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions. I understand the WBA light-welterweight champion has decided he wants to live and fight in the…
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Inside Lines: Hitman wants another round
One look at the picture above is surely enough reason for stricken Ricky Hatton to turn it in. But his perverse pride means he is certain to fight on. The Hitman may…
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Khan comes of age against a master of the dark arts
Marco Antonio Barrera apologised for being unable to take an earlier call. He had been out running in a park near his mother's home in Mexico City, an ominous indication of how…
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Two greats, one everlasting memory
It remains one of sport's most celebrated chapters. Alan Hubbard revisits boxing's Thrilla in Manila Imelda Marcos had put on her dancing shoes. She had selected them carefully from her infamously large…
