Boxing News — January 11, 2018

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WILL AMIR KHAN WIN

ANOTHER WORLD TITLE?

HAS YOUR OPINION OF WOMEN’S

BOXING CHANGED IN RECENT TIMES?

GEORGE

FOREMAN

vs

MIKE

TYSON

Whowould’ve won
had these two
heavyweight legends
met in the early
1990s?

EUGENE ARMOUR
Tyson would have
looked great until
round five. George
took 20 clean
shots from Evander
Holyfield in round
10, and his stamina,
size and power
would eventually
overwhelm Mike.
The only man to
stop Foreman was
Muhammad Ali, and
he did it with brains,
not brawn.

JIMMY BRICKS
Foreman. Tyson’s
style would have led
him into George’s
‘demolition zone’.
Foreman had trouble
with movers and
endurance types.
Tyson was neither.

AL GREGOIRE

Just look at what

George did to Joe

Frazier. That’s what

would’ve happened

to Mike, no matter

when they fought.

George had height,

reach and size

advantages, plus

an incredible KO

percentage.

JAMES GARRISON
Holyfield nearly
knocked Foreman
out three times in
their fight. Tyson’s
speed and power in
the late ‘80s and
early ‘90s were the
bestwe’ve seen
from any fighter
fightingfrom160lbs
to heavyweight. I’d
go with Tyson in
five rounds. It’d be
similar to his first
fight with Frank
Bruno.

HEAD-2-HEAD

‘I JUST LOOK AT THEM AS BOXERS,

RATHER THAN WOMEN BOXERS’

Andy

Lee

Former WBO

160lb titlist

No, my attitude

hasn’t changed.

I think it’s great to

see female boxing

get recognised. It’s

long overdue. The

strength in depth

may not be there,

compared to male

boxing, but talents

like Katie Taylor,

Claressa Shields,

Nicola Adams and

Natasha Jonas

deserve to be

highlighted.

Dave

Coldwell

To p

trainer

Yes, because of

the talent that has

come through in

the last year or

so. Seeing the top

fighters perform,

I just look at them

as boxers, rather

than women

boxers. But that

standard needs to

run deeper down

the rankings so

that the fights are

competitive on a

regular basis.

Andy

Clarke

Respected

commentator

I saw a lot of

Katie Taylor and

Claressa Shields

in AIBA boxing,

so their progress

has come as no

surprise. The

top fighters are

very good; the

current problem

is a lack of

strength in depth,

and therefore

a difficulty in

making attractive

matches.

Gareth

A. Davies

Telegraph

correspondent

Without question.

Women’s Olympic

inclusion shifted

the paradigm.

Claressa Shields,

Katie Taylor

and Nicola

Adams have

raised the game.

Promoters are

more interested

than fans, but

the profile is

rising. They are

beginning to

headline.

Andy

Lee

Former WBO

160lb titlist

I definitely think

he can win

another world

title – if he can get

the Jeff Horn fight.

The welterweight

division is flooded

with talent, all the

champions are

formidable, but

I think Horn is a

fight he can win.

Dave

Coldwell

To p

trainer

The break in his

career won’t have

done him any

good. I couldn’t

see him beating

Keith Thurman or

Errol Spence, but

he could beat Jeff

Horn, so there is

that possibility.

It’s difficult to say

what he has left.

Andy

Clarke

Respected

commentator

It’ll be very

difficult. The

division has

moved on at a

pace in the time

he’s been away,

and beating the

likes of Keith

Thurman and

Errol Spence is a

huge ask. Does

he still have the

hunger?

Gareth

A. Davies

Telegraph

correspondent

It doesn’t matter.

Khan has nothing

to prove. He has

ambition, but

the welterweight

summit has gone

up a level since his

two-year absence.

A fight with

Adrien Broner, or

similar, and then

a fight with Kell

Brook should be

his goals.

GIRL POWER

As women’s boxing goes from

strength to strength, we rank

10 famous and important faces

1. LAILA ALI
   With a name like Ali, it’s fair to say
   Laila Ali didn’t have to do much to
   garner attention en route to super-
   middleweight and light-heavyweight
   titles. But she proved she was more
   than just Muhammad Ali’s daughter.


2. LUCIA RIJKER
   Technically superb, super-lightweight
   champ Lucia Rijker had 17 fights and
   never lost a single one. Held in the
   highest regard by all who saw her.


3. MIA ST JOHN
   Mia St John fought 65 times and was
   known as “The Knockout”. She won
   belts at lightweight and welter, and
   faced a who’s who of women’s boxing.


4. CHRISTY MARTIN
   Christy Martin had 59 fights and lost
   only seven. A staple of Don King’s
   Vegas undercards, Martin had a fan–
   friendly style and KO power.


5. ANN WOLFE
   A powerful and spiteful champion
   at middleweight, super-middle and
   light-heavy, Ann Wolfe lost only once
   in a 25-bout career, and famously
   flattened Vonda Ward.


6. HOLLY HOLM
   Holly Holm, also a kickboxer and
   mixed martial artist, went 33-2 as a
   pro boxer and held titles as a super-
   lightweight, welter and super-welter.


7. CECILIA BRAEKHUS
   One of the few boxers, male or
   female, to hold all four world
   titles (WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO)
   simultaneously, Cecilia Braekhus
   is undefeated in 32 fights and
   considered the best female boxer
   on the planet. She has been the
   welterweight ruler since 2009.


8. REGINA HALMICH
   Regina Halmich was the flyweight
   champ for 12 years, adding the light-
   fly and super-fly belts along the way.


9. MARY JO SANDERS
   Mary Jo Sanders, daughter of NFL Hall
   of Famer Charlie Sanders, won titles
   at welter, super-welter and middle.


10. JANE COUCH
    Something of a trailblazer, Jane
    Couch fought for the right of females
    to box professionally and paved the
    way for those who now represent
    the UK at the amateur and pro level.

10 COUNT

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