It is surely no coincidence that as the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall the world of boxing increasingly witnesses the rise of the heavy mob from Eastern Europe who have taken over what is still regarded as the richest prize in sport.
The fact that in Hamburg tonight a world heavyweight championship will be contested by a Kazakhstan-born Ukrainian and a Bulgarian from Sofia is indicative of the way boxing has been heading since the wall came down and the Iron Curtain was lifted.
A division once virtually the exclusive domain of big men from America has been dominated for almost two decades by even bigger men from what used to be the Soviet bloc – principally the giant Klitschko brothers.
[Click Here To Read More]
The fact that in Hamburg tonight a world heavyweight championship will be contested by a Kazakhstan-born Ukrainian and a Bulgarian from Sofia is indicative of the way boxing has been heading since the wall came down and the Iron Curtain was lifted.
A division once virtually the exclusive domain of big men from America has been dominated for almost two decades by even bigger men from what used to be the Soviet bloc – principally the giant Klitschko brothers.
[Click Here To Read More]
Comment