All posts tagged "pete Carvill"
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Who Won the Weekend? Nonito Donaire Wins Top Honors, No Contest
How crazy is it that a 38 year old guy who fights clean, who looked like he was playing out the string in 2016-2018, when he...
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On Tyson-Jones
“This place is like somebody's memory of a town, and the memory is fading.” – Rustin Cohle, True Detective You need to understand that...
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A Career On Thin Ice?
There is a beautiful, almost-idyllic town in Germany called Braunlage that sits at the foot of the Harz mountains. It has no cinema, no train station,...
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Yoan Pablo Hernandez Gets Heavy Opposition From Kevin Johnson in Germany
Again in five weeks, the fights returned on Saturday night to the Seebuehne in Magdeburg, Germany. It was the second successive card held at the venue...
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Fighting In the Pandemic
For all intents and purposes, experiencing the Covid-19 epidemic in Germany has been akin to being slowly run over by a tank. Imagine, if you will,...
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How We’re Living During Coronavirus Outbreak:”Berlin Is A Ghost Town”
Right now, I am sat in my apartment in the centre of Berlin, under self-isolation for another week. This is because two members of my family...
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The View from Berlin: Abraham-Sturm Stumbles into Focus
By PETE CARVILL It seems likely that we are moving towards a match-up between Arthur Abraham and Felix Sturm. As yet, there is no venue,...
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The Greatest Book Ever Written About Boxing You Have Never Heard Of
ON THE ROPES Let me posit that the greatest book ever written on boxing is one that most readers have never heard of. On the Ropes,...
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CULCAY WINS EASY DECISION IN BERLIN
Jack Culcay extended his career on Saturday night in Berlin with a twelve-round unanimous decision over the previously-undefeated Jama Saidi. It was a win that...
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FIGHTING TO FIGHT
Vancouver’s Trisha Sampson is making waves in Berlin’s fight community. But her toughest opponents are outside the ring. By PETER CARVILL AN INTRODUCTION I...
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OFT-REMEMBERED TIMES
Saturday night in Berlin showed how the German scene is still waiting for another big star to break through. The event, held in the big...