Ten rapid-fire Mike Tyson wins, 25 years on from Tyson-Savarese
On a rain-soaked night 25 years ago in Glasgow, Mike Tyson stepped into the ring to face Lou Savarese.
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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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Deontay Wilder says boxing is a ‘survival business,’ not a sport
Deontay Wilder doesn't hold back on his opinion of boxing, Tris Dixon writes after a conversation with the former WBC heavyweight champ
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Happy Days: Johnny Greaves on life after 100 fights
"By the end of the night, I had a pocket full of cash," Johnny Greaves tells Tris Dixon. "I had a four-pack of lager in me bag. And, literally, a pocket full of cash."
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Deontay Wilder comes off the shelf – this time all for himself
Deontay Wilder boxes on Saturday in Wichita, Kansas, writes Tris Dixon, and he has been matched with Tyrrell Anthony Herndon...
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Boxxer to commence legal proceedings against The Times after ‘damage to commercial interests’
Promoter Boxxer, headed by Ben Shalom, has instructed lawyers to commence legal proceedings against The Times and Sunday Times in relation to articles published about their relationship with Mazhar Majeed, writes Tris Dixon
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Galal Yafai is running out of doubters
Interim flyweight titleholder Galal Yafai is happy to carry on doing exactly what he has been doing: winning and proving doubters wrong at every turn.
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Galal Yafai on the ‘interim’ title: ‘I don’t know how it works; I’m not world champion’
The affable and honest Galal Yafai is focused on becoming world champion ahead of Francisco Rodriguez test but, as he tells Tris Dixon, he’s not there yet
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Peter McGrail aims to ‘do a job’ on Ionut Baluta and move closer to world-title shot
"I know Matchroom might want the Shabaz [Masoud] fight, but get me [Roman] Cardenas, get me Luis Nery, get me whoever’s high up in the rankings, and let’s push towards the world titles now," says Peter McGrail.
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Boxing historian John DiSanto is making sure Gil Turner is remembered
John DiSanto is continuing his quest of making sure Philadelphia’s finest fighters aren't forgotten...
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Ohara Davies grateful for the guidance and support of Anthony Joshua
Ohara Davies has spoken of his appreciation for Anthony Joshua and the support the former heavyweight champion has given him throughout his career.
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