Boxing Opinion

Boxer sitting alone in a dressing room after losing a boxing fight while celebrations continue inside the arena.

What Does the Losing Dressing Room Feel Like After Losing a Boxing Fight?

We always see the winner celebrating, but what happens twenty metres down the corridor? From removing the gloves to facing family, checking the phone and leaving while the celebrations continue, we explore the rarely seen first hour after losing a boxing fight.

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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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Kell Brook vs Chris Eubank Jr: Has Everybody Lost Their Minds?

Kell Brook is 40, hasn’t fought professionally since 2022 and is now teasing a major comeback at middleweight or super-middleweight. With Chris Eubank Jr refusing to disappear from the conversation, has everybody lost their minds?

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