By Sean Pollock My Blog: (UKCboxing.blogspot.com) Dereck Chisora (14-0) has had a remarkable year. He has gone from relatively unknown heavyweight to a recognised prospect after wins over Danny Williams and Sam Sexton. He won the British heavyweight title in May and then the Commonwealth title in September- both inside the distance. The unbeaten fighter now finds … [Read more...] about The View From UK Corner: Only Fools and Chisora’s
When Is Enough, Enough?
By Sean Pollock (http://ukcboxing.blogspot.com/) Age is a ticking time-bomb that can catch a fighter up at anytime and explode into a disastrous, possibly dangerous night in the ring. ‘Becoming old overnight’ is the saying and it can happen to any seasoned fighter against a young, hungry opponent. On the other hand men like George Foreman can fight onto 48- proving the … [Read more...] about When Is Enough, Enough?
The View From U.K Corner: Prize Fighter Heavyweights
Skelton finds himself in a Sprott of bother By Sean Pollock (http://ukcboxing.blogspot.com/) In a re-match of their two previous 12 round bouts, Michael Sprott finally overcame Matt Skelton, this time at York Hall in a 3 round Prize Fighter final- clinching the £32,000 prize fund. Skelton had defeated Ali Adams, and then secured a controversial win over Mike Tyson … [Read more...] about The View From U.K Corner: Prize Fighter Heavyweights