That 1980s Sports Blog

To a lot of boxing writers, pundits, and fans, Mike Tyson was a breath of fresh air in the heavyweight division as he moved menacingly towar...

After the first 15 fights of Mike Tyson's professional heavyweight career in 1985 , there was more to come as 1986 progressed. A further...

The rise of Mike Tyson through the heavyweight boxing ranks from his professional debut in March 1985 to his Judgment Day meeting with Trevo...

Admittedly it is a fictitious event, but this week I have decided to revisit the second bout between James Clubber Lang and Rocky Balboa fr...

Something a little different for my last blog of the year, and apologies if this is not your cup of tea, but this week I am paying tribute t...

With Christmas Day rapidly approaching, I tried desperately to recall a sporting memory from the festive period, and December 25 in particul...

It wasn't supposed to end like this for either Alan Minter or Marvin Hagler on the night of September 27 1980. Minter had just seen his ...

Sport hurts. Be it emotional pain that never leaves you, such as say, losing the Champions League final after battling bravely with ten men,...

The triumph of the underdog is such a key component of sport, after all if the favourite won every single time then where would the fun be i...

Not all British heavyweight clashes are as naff, classless and tacky as Haye-Chisora. In relatively recent years, I can recall a couple of ...