The head coach says relationship with owner Marinakis is ‘not so good’
THE news that Mike Tyson has begun serious training with a view to returning to the ring has, unsurprisingly, set the boxing fraternity abuzz — all the more so given the footage the former heavyweight champion recently posted on social media, showing him hitting the pads with the kind of explosive speed and power that was his trademark in his pomp.
The good news is that his intention is not to return to top level heavyweight boxing, but to fight four round exhibition fights for charity, presumably and hopefully involving sparring gloves and headguards.
As to possible opponents, Australian rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams, someone no-one in boxing has ever heard of but who, it seems, has fought a few professional bouts, is being lined up in what is being mooted as a pay-per-view match-up at some point towards the end of 2020.
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
