Kevin Mitchell
115 articles · The Guardian
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Amir Khan closes on Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr
From the signing of the contract to the delivery of the punch, boxing was, is and always will be about timing. This is Amir Khan's time. In the space of 76 seconds…
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Manny Pacquiao lines up $50m feast of a fight with Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr, acclaimed as the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, have agreed in principle to split $50m (?30.3m) up front in a fight scheduled for 13…
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Freddie Roach: the trusted guru who can make a king out of Amir Khan
He talks in a mumbled rush, with the urgency and gratitude of a sick man anxious to live every minute of every day. And Freddie Roach sees nothing but life-affirming, good times…
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Amir Khan’s chance to grab a grand from distracted Manny Pacquiao
The smartest move Amir Khan ever made was taking his imperfect but promising game to the United States to learn from the most astute trainer in boxing, Freddie Roach, at his Wild…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr is the world’s best fighter beyond question
The American is remarkable but needs to beat Sugar Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao to confirm his greatness Good as Floyd Mayweather Jr looked against Juan Manuel M?rquez – and sensational would…
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Why Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Juan Manuel M?rquez stinks
How could anyone get interested in a row between a loudmouth and a guy who is 35 and weighs about a stone less? Some boxers – some people, in fact – are…
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Amir Khan looks past Andreas Kotelnik to fight with Ricky Hatton
In defiance of the sport's superstition, not to mention his protestations to the contrary only two months ago, Amir Khan is already looking past his challenge for Andreas Kotelnik's world light-welterweight title…
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Ricky Hatton should think twice about a return to the ring
The News Of The World reckons Ricky Hatton is coming back - moving up to welterweight again (where he has protested consistently he does not feel strong) against Oscar De La Hoya…
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Trainers’ reputations should be treated with caution ? but Freddie Roach is the real deal
The Americans have the best trainers in boxing. That has long been the mantra. And it is easy to get carried away with the myth. As lovely a man as he is,…
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Barrera’s law degree is just another of boxing’s quirks
When Marco Antonio Barrera gets in the ring with Amir Khan in Manchester next Saturday, he will share an unlikely bond with a fighter going about his business on the same night…
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Tension just the ticket for Arum
Boxing is all about the numbers, from the judges' scorecards to the pay-per-view clicks, and tomorrow night's cross-weight classic in Las Vegas between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is intriguing…
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Wise-guy Floyd Serves Hatton a Dollop of Sense
Ricky Hatton looks fresher a week before a big fight than he has done for a long, long time. The skin is clean, his eyes are bright and his laughter is free…
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Pacman looking for Hitman showdown
Ricky Hatton's dream of finishing his career in front of 100,000 fans early next year at Wembley Stadium against the exciting Filipino Manny Pacquiao is shared by the most important man in…
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Dinamita is an explosive force in and out of the ring<br>Manny Pacquiao can prove why he is the world’s No1 pound-for-pound boxer against David Diaz on Saturday night
You can be the best technical boxer in the world and die a poor man. Everyone who follows the sport, whatever their love of the art, craves excitement and the fighters who…
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Heavy Losses
30 years after the 'Thrilla in Manila', heavyweight boxing finds itself down and almost out. Where have the great fighters gone? Audley Harrison declared recently that he was ready to 'follow in…
