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Boxing’s Bronze Bomber offers up a golden purse
THE BS is flowing thick and fast as the heavyweights talk up the millions on offer for “The Fight of the Century”. PETER COSTER reports More »
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Ref turns spoiler as the big boys try to belt it out
AN INTRUSIVE referee can ruin a decent heavyweight scrap, as PETER COSTER reports. More »
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When Festival Hall roared with raw ringside racket
IT WAS a TV hit in more ways than one. TV Ringside brought boxing bouts right into the family loungeroom and launched some champion Australian fighters on to the world stage. PETER COSTER looks back on the gory, glory days at the old House of Stoush. More »
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The softer side of Anthony Mundine
ANTHONY MUNDINE the greatest boxer we’ve ever had? Plenty of fight fans will strongly disagree with that opinion, but GRAHAM BICKNELL mounts the case for a man who has been so easy to dislike: TODAY’S TOPIC is Anthony Mundine. Hang on…where are you going? If I... More »
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A fighter who brings memories of Ali
PETER COSTER saw most of Muhammad Ali’s fights and remembers the master well. Now he sees another heavyweight with many of the same magical moves: WHEN ANTHONY JOSHUA moves in the ring it is with the shadow of Muhammad Ali, the lightning jab, the combination, ... More »
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Vale Tony Madigan, the Aussie who gave Ali a tough time – twice
HE IS ACKNOWLEDGED as one of Australia’s finest fighters even though he never set foot in a professional ring – and even Muhammad Ali would vouch for that. RON REED reports. More »
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Finally, a few home truths about Muhammad Ali
HE CALLED himself The Greatest but a brilliant new book makes it clear that not everything about the late Muhammad Ali was totally admirable, says Ron Reed More »
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Salute Raelene Boyle and Jeff Horn
OVER more than 50 years reporting sports of all sorts, GEOFF POULTER has watched stars come and go. He reckons he knows why some shine brighter than others. More »
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The night the fight had some bite
IT’S a long way from Tokyo to the MCG but the Grand Final band brought back memories of the wild ways of “Iron Mike” Tyson, as PETER COSTER reports. More »
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The final count for the Raging Bull
HE FOUGHT like an animal in the ring, married seven times and lived to be 95. PETER COSTER looks back on the life of Jake La Motta. More »
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The fighter for whom pain had no meaning
FLOYD MAYWEATHER took more than one title when he stopped Conor McGregor in Vegas, He also knocked the great Rocky Marciano off his perch, as PETER COSTER reports: IN THE AFTERMATH of a fight that was a multi-million-dollar marketing extravaganza that became a... More »
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Pluck of the Irishman can’t topple Floyd Mayweather
SPORTS FANS feared it might be a high-priced fizzer but the fight of the century didn’t disappoint chief writer RON REED. More »