Remembering Sir 'Enry: Henry Cooper 1934-2011

If you mentioned the name of Henry Cooper to anyone, more likely than not they’d reply with the words “our ‘Enry”.

Amir Khan Shoots Himself in the Foot

It was meant to be the big homecoming, the hometown boy, the World Champion, coming home to pay tribute to his thousands of fans while defending his title. But it’s kind of gone wrong for Amir Khan in the last few days.

Why I Can't Get Excited About The Next "Battle Of Britain"

On October 1st, 1993, Lennox Lewis defended his WBC World Heavyweight title against fellow Brit Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park. Dubbed “The Battle Of Britain”, it was a wet and cold night, and the fight was contested in the early hours of the morning so it could be shown live on American television.

Calzaghe Still King

Seven months ago Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe showed why he is considered by many the best pound-for-pound fighter as he disposed of American star Jeff Lacy to unify the WBO and IBF World Super-Middleweight titles. With the big money men in the States watching, Calzaghe stepped into the ring for the first time since that fight tonight against Sakio Bilka, with everyone expecting a win.

Hide v Harrison

The boxing news this past Saturday night was dominated by two fights in the heavyweight division, dominated by two men who have suffered differing fortunes of late, but who have both endured some criticism.

2000 Olympic Super-Heavyweight Gold Medallist Audley Harrison finally got round to his second professional fight in 12th months, going up against Derek McCafferty. Sadly, his points win was hardly inspiring, and earned the boos and catcalls of those in attendance.

While on the same bill, former WBO Heavyweight Champion Herbie Hide fell to a second round knockout against Joseph Chingagu, a man everyone thought Hide would easily beat. Hide was defeated in the second of his comeback fights, having taken two years off to deal with several personal issues.

Audley Harrison

It was nearly a year ago when British boxing fans were given a new hope. A new fighter was coming onto the scene, sweeping all before him in taking the super-heavyweight gold at the Sydney Olympics. He gave us hope. He promised us much. He made us think that finally, after having to put up with "Pseudo-Brit" Lennox Lewis, and the somewhat disappointing careers of Herbie Hide and Frank Bruno, we finally had a heavyweight who was capable of going all the way. His name - Audley Harrison.

At the age of 29, Harrison seemed to be at the perfect point in his career to enter the professional ranks. We all thrilled at his Olympic win. Britain hadn't won a boxing gold medal since before I was born. All the boxing pundits predicted bright things for Harrison, including a reign as world champion.

Since then, Harrison has  - well, he hasn't done much.