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Now a cuddly 64-year-old, Earnie ‘The Acorn’ Shavers terrorised the heavyweight division during the 1970’s; Shavers scored big KO wins over the likes of Kenny Norton, Jimmy Young and Jimmy Ellis but was himself knocked out by Jerry Quarry, Ron Lyle and Larry Holmes during the heyday of the division.
Billy Graham retired from boxing in August of 2008 after working the corner of erratic journeyman Ojay Abrahams, who also retired from the sport that night. The veteran trainer has been working on a documentary in the meantime as well as considering a number of book offers. The documentary is partially completed and will be finished after the conclusion of Graham’s court case with former charge Ricky Hatton, who Graham is taking to court for unpaid monies.
Carl Froch may spare no love, or praise, for Amir Khan but ‘The Cobra’ was effusive in his praise this week when telling The Daily Mirror that he is a big fan of David Haye. Froch, who has twice defended his WBC 168lb title this year, believes that Haye shares his ‘take on all comers’ mindset.
Thomas McDonagh did not sulk or mope after failing to relive Anthony Small of his British and Commonwealth titles last month, the twenty-nine-year-old Mancunian headed back to the gym in order to stay sharp should a call come through for a fight early in the New Year.
Tyson Fury turned pro last December and the 21-year-old heavyweight has been on the fast track ever since; he rode the crest of a seven-fight winning streak before being brought down to earth by John McDermott during their English title fight. Sure, Fury won that one on the cards but many thought that he had deserved to lose, and the big man himself admitted that his performance had not lived up to his high expectations.
Sheffield’s Liam Cameron turned pro with an impressive win over Matt Scriven in Sheffield last month and the 19-year-old boxer then briefly turned his attention to the fashion world. Cameron has modelled for Prada and has signed on for some work with Vogue. This particular one-two will raise a few well-sculpted eyebrows in the world of professional boxing.
Kevin McIntyre takes on Manchester’s Mark Thompson in Altrincham next month in a British welterweight title eliminator; the Paisley man believes that a win over Thompson would be a perfect way to start 2010. Kevin, 31, lost won the British title by out-pointing Kevin Anderson in 2007; he then repeated the trick only to lose the title due to inactivity. Upon returning, McIntyre was given a shot at Kell Brook, who succeeded him as title holder, only to be blown away in 120 seconds by the red-hot youngster.
Femi Fehintola is set to take the second step down comeback road this Sunday when he takes on Daniel Thorpe over six-threes at the Octagon Centre, Sheffield. Fehintola, 27, defeated Steven Bell to grab the English super-featherweight title in 2007 only for Ryan Barrett to rip the title from Femi courtesy of a brutal third round knockout in October of last year. Femi hooked up with Joe Gallagher and Kerry Kayes earlier this year, he then defeated Sid Razak on points back in October. Femi, who is 20-2 (1), regularly posts enthused updates on Facebook to let people know how much he loves his new training regime.
Bristol’s Danny Butler’s unsuccessful British middleweight title challenge to Darren Barker has given rise to some interesting rumours about the relationship between Butler, who was stopped in seven by Barker, and Hatton Promotions, who promoted Danny’s English title fight with Darren McDermott, which took place just two weeks prior to Butler’s November 28th tussle with Barker.
Belfast’s Brian Magee, 34, is set to fight Mad Larsen for the vacant European super-middleweight title in Aarhus, Denmark on January the 30th and the former British and IBO kingpin aims to come back home with the belt.