Men’s Boxing Usyk v Fury - A contest of intrigue JOHN WIGHT previews the Ukrainian boxer’s showdown with the Gypsy King for the title of undisputed in Riyadh on May 18
Friday 09th Jun 2023 Opinion Solidarity with Ukraine, but not Palestine? Welcome to the great hypocrisy JOHN WIGHT argues that the West’s inconsistent application of its laws and values when it comes to Israel is thrown into high relief by its response to the war in Ukraine
Friday 02nd Jun 2023 Men’s Boxing Is boxing hurtling towards its demise? JOHN WIGHT discusses how despite advances in medical protections and safeguards in boxing, ring fatalities remain far too high
Wednesday 24th May 2023 The killing fields of Bakhmut — what would Vasily Grossman say? The men killed in war die with the stamp of confusion and terror on their faces, while those who kill them do so terrified for their own lives, writes JOHN WIGHT
Friday 19th May 2023 Men’s Boxing The critical role a trainer plays in any fighter’s success JOHN WIGHT writes about Eddie Futch, the US boxing trainer who coached four of the five men who defeated Muhammad Ali
Sunday 07th May 2023 Charles III is a gormless halfwit whose coronation bears witness to a failed revolution Britain is humiliated, infantilised and disgraced by its enduring tolerance of the monarchy. Any talk of progressive reform must include the abolition of this semi-feudal farce, writes JOHN WIGHT
Friday 05th May 2023 Men’s Boxing Alvarez v Ryder JOHN WIGHT previews the ‘opportunity of a lifetime’ fight taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico
Monday 24th Apr 2023 Men’s Boxing ‘What is one million dollars compared to the love of eight million Cubans?’ JOHN WIGHT discusses Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson and his legacy which is ‘guaranteed to endure’
Friday 07th Apr 2023 Men’s Boxing ‘A true boxing all-time great’ JOHN WIGHT pays tribute to Scottish boxing sensation Ken Buchanan
Thursday 06th Apr 2023 You may destroy Trump, but Trumpism is another beast entirely Whether he is convicted or not, Donald Trump has already cast himself as an anti-establishment martyr, and his followers will make sure his legacy of white supremacy blossoms, writes JOHN WIGHT
Friday 24th Mar 2023 Unflinching defiance of racial hierarchy JOHN WIGHT writes on boxing’s racist past in Britain and US