Boxing News magazine 24.2.2011 Download pdf

Boxing News Magazine 2011 Memorabilia

AFTER watching Tom Dallas knocking
out his latest opponent in one round
and then David Price stop a woefully
overweight Osborne Machimana in three,
it is fairly evident that these guys and
the crop of other promising young British
heavyweights are learning absolutely
nothing by getting into the ring with these
opponents.

I MAY be in the minority here, however, having
watched The Fighter I was left somewhat cold.
I could look past the career inaccuracies, and
chalk it down to artistic licence (to create a
more flowing narrative) and Christian Bale's
performance, which I still have not decided
whether it was terrible or genius. What I could
not escape though and it lingered with me
throughout the movie, was Mark Wahlberg,
and his portrayal of Micky Ward.
While I would be the first to accept that
Wahlberg's range is limited 1 found his
character acting boring and it failed, for me, to
capture the spirit of "Irish" Micky Ward and his
personality.

SHEFFIELD legend Naseem
Hamed, now a manager who
handles new pro Cailum Johnson,
has been fined £1,000 for driving
with no insurance and had six
penalty points added to his licence
after he drove following a lengthy
ban without re-taking his test first.

JOHNNY MELFAH was trying to save his
niece from drugs and prostitution but
found himself accused of attempted
kidnap. After denying the charge, Melfah
has been acquitted.
Formerly a challenger for the British
title, he had seen his niece, Shauna,
before the incident in September and
offered then to help her get treatment for
drug addiction.
He told Gloucester Crown Court that
when he saw her days later, in an area
known for prostitution, surrounded by
"a load of men" he asked her to leave
with him in his van. When persuasion
failed, Melfah tried to drag her away.

JOSH TAYLOR'S call-up to Great Britain's
development squad came in the nick of time.
It allows him to pursue his Olympic dream, of course,
but the funding it brings also offered him a lifeline.
"I was really struggling financially," the Scotsman
explained. "It's good to get a bit of money." There is
a lack of funding for Scottish amateur boxers. That
forces many to turn professional, rather than seeing
what they can achieve in the vested ranks.