The head coach says relationship with owner Marinakis is ‘not so good’
GEORGE GROVES’S announcement calling time on his professional boxing career at the age of 30 is in keeping with a fighter whose career stands as a monument to a fierce independence of will, spirit and mind.
The Londoner and avid Chelsea fan can retire satisfied that he does so as one of the bravest, toughest, most skilled and eminently watchable practitioners of the noble art these islands have ever produced.
From his debut as a pro in 2008, Groves exuded the aura of a young man in boxing but not of boxing. In other words, he was never less than self-possessed, emitting a quiet, steely confidence that manifested in the aura of a fighter who seemed to exist on a different psychological and emotional plane than his peers.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
