By Olly Campbell: I am a boxing fan first and a British boxing fan second. That means I admire ANY fighter with the necessary skills and ring craft to take on all comers, yet if that fighter just so happens to be British, I get behind and root for them just that little bit more.
On March 1st in Glasgow, Scotland, that is exactly what I shall do when Ricky Burns (36- 2-1, 11KOs) faces unbeaten American Terence Crawford (22-0, 16KOs). That, however, hasn’t ALWAYS been the case as far as Burns is concerned. It is only through the latter part of his career that he really began to impress me, the majority of his wins something of a pleasant surprise.
By Olly Campbell: Just yesterday, I was fortunate enough to have my debut article for BN24 selected for print. The piece, entitled “What’s next for Tyson Fury?, attracted kind and positive comments as well as igniting debate amongst fellow fans, both British and American alike.
By Olly Campbell: Boxing always throws up divisive figures. The type of love ’em or hate ’em fighter who draws in a crowd – be it the type of mob who cheer their man to victory, pray to see a guy knocked out, or more often than not, a combustible mix of the two.