STREET MARVEL

Street Marvel

"I LIKE TO SEE THE SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACE WHEN I SHOW THEM I CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE." MARVIN HAGLER

Today is the 54th birthday of ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler, to many the greatest middleweight boxer of all time. In a sport characterised by rags to riches stories, this 5’ 9” scowling skinhead had a journey to the top that was as tough as any, defined as much by relentless hard work and perseverance as by natural talent.

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By on 23/5/08

THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE

The Hare And The Tortoise

Apparently the American public knows nothing about Saturday’s big fight - the NY Times is yet to write a single word about it.

Over here, though, people who usually don’t spare a thought for boxing - people like me - are falling over themselves in anticipation of what’s being billed as the biggest fight of all time. I wonder if it’s the Americans’ disinterest in boxing of late that’s made Floyd Mayweather the ever-so-slightly over confident man he is today. Outside the media glare, he’s like a young pup blind to his mother’s teet. Neglected at home, he then feasts on anyone who cares to listen (he took part in Dancing With The Stars for God’s sake), and in the international spotlight of this week’s fight, there’s been quite a few of those.

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By on 7/12/07

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