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Saturday Night saw another tumultuous Matchroom Boxing Pay per View showdown between the much maligned David Haye and man of the people Tony Bellew. Those in attendance at the sold out O2 Arena witnessed a shock 11th round stoppage win for bookmaker underdog Bellew. Bellew in the fight build-up had repeatedly predicted that even with Haye's "superior" boxing abilities, the Bermondsey native lacked the heart and true courage required to come out victorious. Remarkably in a rare sign of bravery Haye valiantly fought on until his corner stopped the fight the 11th round, despite suffering a crippling Achilles injury in the 6th. What ensued following the conclusion to what was for me personally, a disappointing climax to a decent evening of boxing will live long in my memory, a memory that goes back to the late 1980's. May 21 1989, The Majestic Ballroom in London was the setting for the unbeaten Nigel Benn vs Michael Watson for the Commonwealth Middleweight ...

It’s a New Year, 2017 is finally upon us and for most of us a New Year means a multitude of things. For me personally I tend to look at things from a different perspective, depending upon reflection how productive the previous year was in correlation to my goals. 2016 on the whole was a very positive year for me I travelled, made strides career wise, but most importantly I SAVED MONEY. Before we get ahead of ourselves this isn’t going to be one of those post where I outline exactly how I went about it, but more focussing on a specific area. For those that know me can tell you about my obsession with Japanese Denim and Footwear! Over the years I’ve amassed a decent collection of Trainers. From an early age up sneakers were something that always interested me. I remember vividly trying on my first pair of Nike Air Max 90s in 1990, better still the fascination other people had wanting to press the basketball on my Reebok Pumps. I would sketch my favourite trainers and experiment ...

So the curtain has closed on another record breaking NBA season; Golden State eclipsed the ’96 Chicago Bulls 72-win season; Steph Curry was the first unanimous league MVP and last but by no means least the Cleveland Cavaliers have won their first NBA championship. Lebron James and his Cavs clinched the city’s 1 st major championship in any sport since the Cleveland Brown’s super bowl win in 1964, in a dramatic game 7 in Oakland last night. The eventual 93-89 win saw the Cavs overcome a 3-1 series deficit, winning 3 games on the bounce against a Warriors team that hadn’t previously lost a game back to back until the conference finals series against the Thunder, one in which they also came from 3-1 down. In triumph Lebron James scooped his 3 rd Finals MVP trophy after carrying his team for long stretches throughout the series. It was clearly an emotional conclusion for the Ohio native Lebron who since his return to his home town has seemed preordained to never clinch a title...

It has come to that infamous time of the football calendar where legends are made, and history is written, "Squeaky Bum Time" as Sir Alex Ferguson so aptly described it. In what has been one of the most unpredictable campaigns since the Premier League's inception, we are not going to concentrate on the relegation battle or the title race, instead we will look a little further ahead to the European Championships. The Summer tournament see Europe's top 24 nations compete in what is for me personally the most entertaining cup competition. With the addition of 8 extra teams it will be interesting to see if the new layout will will detract or add to the excitement levels. In previous years all 16 teams turn up to the party actively trying to go all the way. Unlike The World Cup, which is seen as more of a celebration/festival of international football where teams are happy to make up the numbers. Teams are willing to defend for their lives hoping not to be on the wrong ...