Author Archive: ERIC ARMIT
1960 The Heavyweights
1960 The Heavyweights Having looked at the title holders in 1960 I thought I would select one division-the heavyweights-and review who was in the ratings or climbing and what the future held for them. One name dominated the heavyweight division […]
The Past Week in Action 17 March 2020
Highlights: -Brandun Lee shines on ShoBox and looks a high quality prospect -Seasoned pro Tshifihiwa Munyai wins the vacant South African title -A spate of five BBB of C Area title fights mark the temporary shutdown of boxing in Britain. […]
Snips and Snipes 12 March 2020- Alvarez vs. Saunders just a semi-final?
Finally the”Canelo” Alvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders fight is set for 2 May. My hope is that Gennady Golovkin’s delayed IBF title defence against Kamil Szeremeta acts as a semi-final with the winners-Alvarez and Golovkin-I hope-meeting later in the year. […]
The Past Week in Action 10 March 2020
Highlights: -Robert Helenius scores big upset as he stops unbeaten Adam Kownacki in four rounds and Efe Ajagba and Frank Sanchez score wins on the undercard -Jonjo Carroll stops Scott Quigg and Quigg announces his retirement -Zack Parker stops Rohan […]
The Past Week in Action 4 March 2020
Highlights: -Mikey Garcia floors and outpoints Jessie Vargas -Roman Gonzalez stops Khalid Yafai to win the WBA super flyweight title -Julio Cesar Martinez outpoints Jay Harris in WBC flyweight title defence -Joseph Parker keeps his hopes of a title shot […]
Snips and Snipes 29 February 2020
What a great achievement by Tyson Fury to come through all of his troubles and tribulations to triumph. At one time it seemed he had serious mental and physical problems and that his career might be over just when he […]
The Past Week in Action 20 January 2020
Highlights: -Jeison Rosario stops Julian Williams to win the IBF, WBA and IBO super welter titles -Chris Colbert lifts the WBA interim super feather belt by decisioning Jezzrel Corrales -Eleider Alvarez returns with a win as he knocks out Michael […]
Snips and Snipes 16 January 2020
The build up to the hugely important and intriguing return match between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury has already started with exchanges of infantile threats and insults in what now appears to be par for the course for any big […]
The Evil Empire-Frankie Carbo and Jim Norris
I suppose I am not the only one of a certain age (don’t ask) who longs for “the good old days”. The days when there were only eight weight divisions and only one world champion in each division and Ring […]
Snips and 19 December 2019 Snipes
As this year began there was speculation on when Anthony Joshua, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury would stop hurling insults and start throwing punches at each other. Well we did get Wilder vs. Fury but all that did was pose […]
