A boxing ring can look enormous on television, but step between the ropes and everything changes. We explore why ring size matters, how a few extra feet can transform tactics and why the dimensions can even become a major issue during fight negotiations.
Why Does a Boxing Ring Look So Much Smaller When You’re Standing Inside It? Read More »
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.
Why Do Boxers Remember Every Punch Except the Ones That Hurt Them? Read More »
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?
Why Does Boxing Have Such a Strange Relationship With Silence? Read More »
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?
Manny Pacquiao vs Terence Crawford: When Business Stopped a Superfight Read More »
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?
Aaron McKenna Is World Champion – But Did We Get All the Answers? Read More »