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Bonanza For British Boxing: Let's
Keep The Union Jack Flying
By Frank Maloney
November 2, 2007 |
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People say that boxing is under threat from other combat sports, but over
the next month, Britain will see three of its most promient fighters, two of
them elderly statesman and the new kid on the block, challenge and defend
major world titles in three super fights.
November 3rd sees Joe Calzaghe look to cement his place in history, while
December 8th sees the fight that the whole of the world is talking about as
the man who claims to be the number one fighter in the world, Floyd
Mayweather, and Britain's best loved fighter, Ricky Hatton, step into the
ring in the world title fight capitol of Las Vegas, where as a manager I was
involved in some great British victories over Americans.
The whole of Britain will be willing Hatton to the same sort of success that
Lennox Lewis had and will show the Americans how to celebrate and party.
On November 10, a fighter who I believe can emulate Lennox Lewis and even go
on to surpass what the undisputed heavyweight champ did, London
cruiserweight and boxing's number one pinup man, David Haye, challenges for
the WBC Cruiserweight title against the number one 200 lb fighter in the
world, Jean-Marc Mormeck, in the Frenchman's home city of Paris.
Team Haye are confident of doing what the brave English Rugby team failed to
do and turn the city of Paris into a party night of English sports fans.
Haye has been preparing for this fight that has been his destiny since the
day he first laced up boxing gloves and hopes to become the first British
fighter and only the third fighter in history to win world titles in the
cruiser and heavyweight divisions.
This victory will see Haye become Britain's number one fighter and give the
capital their first major world champion since Lennox Lewis.
Haye vs. Mormeck will be the first meeting between the world's number one
promoter and the English promoter that he christened "The Mental Midget",
since the night in 1997 that Lewis regained his heavyweight title against
Oliver McCall in Las Vegas.
All the omens are in favor for a hat trick of British wins.
Who said British boxing is dying?
- Frank Maloney
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