Is Andre Ward still the best super middleweight in the world?

06/06/2014 by Euan Gilchrist

ward44 By Euan Gilchrist: Firstly let me start by saying I realize I’m going to get a lot of hate from people who just read the title of this article and nothing else. To anyone who actually bothers reading more thank you and I hope that you will understand my reasoning for questioning Ward’s current reputation.

Andre Ward, the WBA super middleweight champion, came out of the Super six as the undisputed man in the super middleweight division when he beat Carl Froch in 2011 but since that time he has achieved nothing of any real note and is so inactive he makes the Klitchko’s look busy. He has fought twice since beating Froch, going ten rounds against a weight drained Chad Dawson who went back up to light heavyweight and was annihilated inside 2 minutes by Adonis Stevens, he then fought the unheralded and over-matched Edwin Rodriguez to a 12 round Unanimous decision.

Shannon Briggs making a comeback

04/10/2014 by Euan Gilchrist

By Euan Gilchrist: As I sat down earlier this week to watch Buncies Boxing Hour (which is a low budget TV show screened in the UK on Boxnation), I expected the usual fare of boxing banter, and world boxing news and a recap of the weekends action. I was surprised and delighted when Steve Bunce was joined on the phone by former WBO heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-6, 45 KO’s).

With the farcical YouTube video doing the rounds at the moment of Briggs losing his mind and throwing his shoes at an unresponsive Wladimir Klitschko, it’s easy to view him as a clown and to forget that he has fought some of the best heavyweights from the last 50 years in George Foreman, Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko. For that reason alone I think that the man shouldn’t be treated as a joke.

Deontay Wilder is it just hype?

02/21/2014 by Euan Gilchrist

By Euan Gilchrist: Why I am looking forward to Deontay Wilder getting a crack at the world heavyweight championship. It’s easy to understand why people are excited by Wilder; he’s tall, charismatic, well put together and has an unblemished 100% KO record. But for all of his star qualities I have my doubts about just how good he is. I’ve seen him fight in the flesh once when he dismantled Audley Harrison at the same time as doing an impression of a windmill.

It’s fair to say that Harrison is the biggest name on Wilder’s record. It’s also indisputable that for the past 10 years Harrison has been the biggest laughing stock in British boxing. He’s had more comebacks than James Toney’s had cheeseburgers and has been beat by guys who shouldn’t have been able to lace his boots in Micheal Sprott, Martin Rogan and a very fat Danny Williams. Audley was the master of talking himself into big fights, making a fool of himself then getting another chance.

Terence Crawford – Why I don’t believe the hype

02/21/2014 by Euan Gilchrist

By Euan Gilchrist: One of my earliest memories of Boxing came on Saturday night 25th of February 1995. The whole of the UK (or at least the 7 or 8 people around the TV in my house) held its breath as the Sound of Big Ben Chimed and Nigel Benn made his way to the ring to fight Gerald McClellan. The press had made it clear this was a big ask, the commentators were writing his obituary as he walked to the ring and you could feel the tension of the fans in the arena through the TV screen.

What unfolded was one of the most brutally entertaining fights that I have ever seen. The aftermath was tragic but the fact remains that Benn upset the odds. Benn to me will always be defined by his rivalry with Chris Eubank but when I look back on his career this in my opinion was his greatest fight.