Will 'Tank' Davis ever fight again? Chris Algieri isn't so sure
Former world titleholder Chris Algieri is uncertain whether we will see Gervonta “Tank” Davis back in a boxing ring again.
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Biography
Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health, and is a board member for the Ringside Charitable Trust and the Ring of Brotherhood. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, a BWAA award winner, and is the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” You can reach him @trisdixon on X and Instagram.
Area of Expertise
Interviews, long-form features, columns, and investigations
Interests
Attended an amateur fight card in an old barn in 1996. I started attending pro shows in 2000.
Career Background
I freelanced from 2001 to 2006 and started full-time with Boxing News in 2007. However, as a freelancer I was living and breathing it and working well beyond full-time hours. I started boxing in 1995 as an amateur and fell in love with it there and then. I was welcomed into my amateur gym, made to feel part of the community and managed to find some self-respect and confidence. Boxing does that to you, and that’s a significant reason for doing what I do, along with having so much respect for what fighters put themselves through to actually fight.
Awards & Honors
Inducted into the British Boxing Hall of Fame; shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year (Damage: The untold story of brain trauma in boxing), Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year (Warrior: A champion’s search for his identity), Daily Telegraph biography of the Year (War and Peace, Ricky Hatton’s autobiography); Boxing Writers Association of America Award winner with multiple placings and honorable mentions.
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George Groves reflects on a career well-fought: ‘I did my bit’
George Groves recalls the highs and lows – including Carl Froch, Wembley and 80,000 – and can be proud of an imperfect, impactful, excellent boxing career.
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Lamont Roach Jnr, taking each bump in the road in stride, still 'loves' boxing
It has been quite a year for Lamont Roach Jnr, but the way he talks, it is no big deal, writes Tris Dixon.
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Chris Algieri: Lamont Roach Jnr’s profile has grown since Tank Davis draw
Although Lamont Roach Jnr hasn't had the most active of years in the ring, he has made sure to stay in the public's awareness, according to analyst and former world titlist Chris Algieri.
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Noel Mikaelian and the politics that threatened to steel his determination
With just three weeks to prepare for his first fight with Badou Jack, there was always a nagging doubt in the back of Noel Mikaelian’s mind that he did not have enough time.
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Chris Algieri finds it uneasy watching Paulie Malignaggi fight bare-knuckle
Chris Algieri admits it was hard to watch his ProBox TV broadcast partner, Paulie Malignaggi, have his recent BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing fight.
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Noel Mikaelian thinks Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua is ‘a media gag’
Noel Mikaelian is set for a very real rematch with WBC cruiserweight titlist Badou Jack one week ahead of a Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua clash he views as a gimmick fight.
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Robin Safar thankful for the new pathway boxing has given him in life
Robin Safar misses his native Sweden, but he is loving life in Las Vegas, where he indulges not in the sins of The Strip but the calm pace outside of it as he pursues boxing glory.
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Nike Theran ready to show the world who he is
Nike Theran is well aware that a victory this weekend could take him to the brink of something far bigger, writes Tris Dixon.
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Justin Pauldo admits the queue to face him is a short one
Justin Pauldo has set his sights high ahead of his important clash with Nike Theran, writes Tris Dixon.
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