Boxing analysis

Boxing memory feature image showing a boxer down on the canvas after a heavy punch as his opponent stands nearby.

Why Do Boxers Remember Every Punch Except the Ones That Hurt Them?

Boxers can remember combinations, corner instructions and individual rounds years later, yet sometimes have no memory of the punch that knocked them down. We explore the strange physical and psychological relationship between boxing memory, knockouts and defeat.

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Boxing atmosphere showing a packed arena contrasting the silence of a knockdown with the explosion of a cheering crowd

Why Does Boxing Have Such a Strange Relationship With Silence?

Boxing atmosphere is usually associated with roaring crowds, chants and huge ring walks. But after attending more than 1,000 fights, some of the moments I remember most are when an entire arena suddenly fell silent. Why can silence be even more powerful than noise?

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Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford feature image showing both boxing legends facing off and asking whether business stopped the superfight.

Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford: When Business Stopped a Superfight

Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford remains one of boxing’s great what-ifs. Both fighters may have wanted the contest, but did protecting two valuable careers make too much business sense for the superfight to happen?

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Aaron McKenna celebrates becoming IBF middleweight world champion after defeating Etinosa Oliha in Dublin.

Aaron McKenna Is World Champion – But Did We Get All the Answers?

Aaron McKenna defeated Etinosa Oliha to become IBF middleweight world champion in Dublin. But while the Irishman answered the biggest question of his career, his twelve-round victory raised another: how far can McKenna really go?

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A boxer sits in his corner surrounded by negative social media comments, illustrating the debate over whether modern boxing fans have become impossible to please.

Have Boxing Fans Become Impossible to Please?

Have boxing fans become impossible to please? This opinion piece explores how social media, hot takes and unrealistic expectations have changed the way fighters are judged after every performance.

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