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Former boxer Alex Arthur
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
All-rounder set to become the team’s youngest-ever men’s captain in an international match
ALEX ARTHUR arrived at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood from Scotland to train and spar under Freddie Roach’s tutelage towards the end of 2003.
This was just after his defeat to Michael Gomez in what remains to this day one of the all-time classic British domestic fights.
I’d followed Alex’s career from a distance and watched him emerge as a local Edinburgh celebrity, tipped from a young age to achieve great things in boxing.
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
