In the corner with Russ Anber: Bare-knuckle boxing is crude and archaic
I’d struggle to begin to describe how much I dislike bare-knuckle boxing, writes Russ Anber.
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Terence Crawford proved himself an all-time great
Like almost everyone else, I was very, very impressed with Terence Crawford’s performance in becoming the undisputed super-middleweight champion with victory over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, writes Russ Anber
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Don Charles deserved better from Daniel Dubois
I can only judge as an outsider, but I’m still struggling to understand why Daniel Dubois has separated from Don Charles...
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In the Corner With Russ Anber: Oleksandr Usyk could have competed with them all
Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Daniel Dubois has to be considered another of his most significant, because of the traction that followed the claims that what was thrown in their first fight wasn’t a low blow
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Vasiliy Lomachenko was a fighter ahead of his time
Anber writes a tribute to Lomachenko, whose fights he called in the Olympics and whose team he joined beginning in 2015.
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In the Corner with Russ Anber: Why are we playing fast and loose with weight divisions?
The respected Russ Anber opines on fighters competing or being expected to compete well beyond their natural weight classes...
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Why George Foreman ranks among the very best
George Foreman had the power to knock out any heavyweight that ever lived and I’ve come to think of that as the best way to define his standing in the pantheon of heavyweight greats, writes Russ Anber
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Why I’m rooting for Joe Gallagher more than ever
For this month’s column I’ve been asked to write about Joe Gallagher because, after a chance meeting, he once gave me what turned out to be a life-changing opportunity.
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Remembering the late, great Donato Paduano
In his first column of 2025 Russ Anber writes bout Donato Paduano, a fighter we lost towards the end of 2024 and someone who was a great influence on Anber throughout his boxing life.
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In the corner with Russ Anber: Globetrotting with Oleksandr Usyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Zhanibek Alimkhanuly and Bakhram Murtazaliev
For the relaunch of my column I was asked to write about the highlights of my 2024...
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