Here’s amir in training with his old trainer Oliver Harrison. Amir has the potential to be a world champ. I just think he needs to tighten up his defense. He has the speed , power , dedication and courage needed. He’s also a very polite and friendly lad and very down to earth. I hope he does it in style.

He may be a lot heavier but i really miss the little fella. He was so entertaining and exciting for the sport. But he took himself too serious near the end and thought he could rely on his power alone. Click here

Can you believe he could be so dumb.

What happen to the music that was fun to dance to and that didn’t depress you.
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Enzo Maccarinelli has vowed to unleash his rage against IBO champ Johnathon Banks. The Welshman lost his WBO cruiserweight title to David Haye in March, and ‘Big Macc’ said, ” I’m hurting every day.” The venue for Septembers clash with the American will be announced today.

Chris Eubank was a world champion who deliberately went out to provoke hatred among fight fans. Flamboyant, egotistical, eccentric, he strutted the stage with defiance that was carefully choreographed at a series of meetings. Barry Hearn his promoter, reveals that a shrewd Eubank modelled himself on that typically British actor Terry Thomas. Hearn said ” All his mannerisms, his clipped english vocabulary, the way he dresses and conducted himself was gleaned from watching Terry Thomas films. Chris was a showman-he sold tickets alright, even if a lot of fans only wanted to see his head knocked off. I remember him being engrossed in a book one day he told me ‘ i like reading you know, its Dickens.Did you know that he’s dead? I didn’t even know he was ill.’ That was a Terry Thomas line.” Hearn went on ” Chris took the dandy bit to its ultimate,wearing a monocle and jodhpurs. We worked together for years on nothing more than trust. At the end when Eubank wanted to go his own way i said fine, we’d made a lot of money together and had fun. I wasn’t going to bad-mouth him and we shook hands, but i was sad to see him finish with two defeats Carl Thompson and another to Joe Calzaghe.”

Hearn’s office is a museum of memories and prominent on his wall is the Eubank v Benn poster.

“That first one was a great fight” enthused Hearn “I gave Nigel ?400,000 and paid Chris ?100,000. Benn and his people thought they couldn’t lose, but he did. I sat there as the bell went and told them ‘you’ve just done your money boys’. Don King wanted to come aboard for the rematch. I’d agreed to pay ?1 million each to the fighters, but the overseas TV money was only ?25,000. King offered me a ?2 million overseas deal for half the action. It wasn’t a difficult decision. He took out options on both fighters-win or lose and Benn and Eubank would both fight for him next. They drew ! King called a news conference where he would announce that he was taking over British boxing-until i turned up and reminded him the contract said nothing about a draw and all deals were off. You can imagine the look on his face-his hair was standing up more than usual. I don’t get medals or belts for what i do, so you take your victories in that fashion. It was a good win.” Another talented fighter Hearn promoted was Prince Naseem Hamed.” He was more of a gifted fighter than Eubank,” maintained Hearn. ” He was a puncher and had style. The only trouble was eventually Naz believed his own publicity that he was invincible in the ring. I warned him about Marco Antonio Barrera but he wouldn’t have it and he lost. “

Some you will have heard before, some will be new to you.

“Its just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”

“I’m so fast that last night i turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.”

“Only the nose knows where the nose goes when the doors close”

“A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”

“Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.”

“Champions aren’t made in gyms, champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the skill must be stronger than the will.”

The Hitman is trying his hand at stand-up comedy. His favourite comedian was the late Bernard Manning and Ricky is following in his footsteps. He has already had a few gigs, and Nuts magazine caught up with him for a chat.

Hi Ricky! Whats all this stand-up lark about then?…………’I've been doing after-dinner speaking for quite some time now but this is the first time i’ve done stand-up in the theatres. Its something new and its what i’m all about – going out and meeting the fans, and i like to think i’m quite funny. But i’ll let everyone make up their own mind!’

Is it something you’ve always wanted to do?………………………………’Yeah boxing gives me a buzz, but so does this!’

Is it scarier than boxing?……………..’Not at all. At least when you’re up there with the mic, no one’s gonna hit you! I don’t get nervous at all.’

Is that because the audience are to scared too make trouble?…………….’Nah! I enjoy it and they’ll make their own mind up if they like it or not. Its just me being normal really.’

How do you deal with hecklers?…………’I love it. The more they heckle, the better. I’ve got my one-liners ready.’

Do you have any comedy inspirations?…………..’Bernard Manning god rest his soul. He was a very close friend of mine and a good friend of the family.’

Do you practise in the gym?…………’No, it comes naturally to me. I think some people expect boxers to be a bit thick so i enjoy proving that i’m actually quite intelligent.’

Have you thought about using your joke-telling as a technique in the ring to put people off?……..’That’s not a bad idea, throw them a few gags and have a laugh. But no, it’s just something i really enjoy.’

I have to take a moment to talk about a most wonderful person. First let me say she has a big grizzly bear of lovely husband named David. David trains with Chris and Dani trains with Joe. She did a very kind act for one of our younger members. Out of respect to the young lad, I won’t be stating the specifics of what she did. Just let me say… she deserves a big reward/hug. Dani will know what I am talking about when she reads this. Dani is the most giving person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. When I had my strokes a few months back she offered to come over and bring food. She even offered to clean our house. Heck, she even offered to come over and answer the phones for me. Around the gym she is always offering to help others. She is so sweet and so honest, she does so much good. At our bootcamps Dani makes every new person feel right at home.

It is a treat to watch her train, she never gives up, she’ll take on any kind of physical challenge, a true athlete. Joe will proudly tell everyone, that she is one of Irongloves best boxers, even over many of the guys. She reminds me of a steam engine, I don’t know why I chose that example, I think because she trains so darn hard, she is relentless. She will not stop until she perfects whatever she is working on that day, be it the jab or footwork. You ought to see her spar, her technique is just about flawless, man, does she hit hard too. Joe is going to be filming her soon.

I just haven’t seen such a total package in any person, SHE NEVER COMPLAINS OR WHINES. She is a positive thinker and she so gleams of it. I just felt the need to write this to let her know how much she is loved, and to say again, we thank you for the kind act you did for that one certain person. “Enough already” is what you are saying if I know you Dani -heehee. Hey, you deserve every bit plus some more. —by Renene