By Olly Campbell: They say that variety is the spice of life, so in keeping with a few of the comment thread suggestions, I’m today going to turn my focus away from British fights/fighters, and write about a subject from across the pond. I enjoy debate and controversy, so needed someone that I believed could get my fellow fans talking.
Now, much like his rival Tyson Fury, the name Deontay Wilder only need be mentioned to spew forth a plethora of comments, some hyping, some hating. With all of my articles I try to state the facts, pepper them with a little opinion and let my fellow fans draw their own conclusions. I have also been asked a couple of questions regarding Wilder and both British and American heavyweight talent, so as we progress, I shall do my best to nail everything.
By Olly Campbell: Following my piece yesterday on what British boxing has to offer the world in terms of its prospects and potential titlists in 2014, I thought it only fair to take a look at the flip side of the coin and focus on a few fighters who for one reason or another, appear to have fallen by the wayside slightly. I wanted to assess if its at all possible for these men to bounce back and somehow enter, or re-enter, the world title picture once again.
By Olly Campbell: For an island of our size, Great Britain does pretty well in terms of representing itself on the world boxing stage. As things stand, we have Ricky Burns, Carl Froch, Scott Quigg and Stuart Hall, all holding versions of a world title. If you were to include interim champions, then you could also add Martin Murray to that list.
By Olly Campbell: Joe Calzaghe has long divided public opinion among fight fans. Not brash, loud, obnoxious or self promoting, he has always had something to prove. Especially to the American audience who long doubted the boy from Newbridge, South Wales had what it took to become their idea of a pay-per-view star.
By Olly Campbell: Anyone who has been following my articles on this site will know by now that I am primarily concerned with representing British boxing in all forms, past and present.
By Olly Campbell: Since I began posting to this site very recently, I have been truly humbled by the kind words and fantastic responses received from you, the reader, my fellow boxing fans. My most recent article on my top three domestic dyer ups of the last decade, created some real debate, and threw up some very interesting points. It is that very opinion and debate that has led me to this article today.
By Olly Campbell: One of the things I love most about reading, and now writing for, BN24, is the nature of the fierce debate in the comments section after an article has been published. Like absolutely everything on the web, the contributions and input vary from the bizarre, stupid and ridiculous, to the sensible, intelligent and knowledgeable…..and EVERYTHING in between.
By Olly Campbell: With today’s announcement that British Heavyweight Tyson Fury (21-0, 15KOs) has inked a promotional deal with Frank Warren’s Queensbury promotions, the answer to a question I posed recently on this site, (What’s Next For Tyson Fury?) has become just that little bit clearer.
By Olly Campbell: Over the last couple of hours news has been trickling out of yet another (yes, ANOTHER!) possible comeback from dreary, over the hill, 42 year old British heavyweight pantomime villain, Audley “A-Force” Harrison. (31-7, 23KOs).