'Iron' Mike Tyson produces a stunning 49-second knockout of Clifford Etienne, amazing!
VIDEO SPECIAL: 'Iron' Mike Tyson
In his era, he was one of the finest fighters in the world but heaps of controversy meant that the talent of 'Iron' Mike Tyson in the ring had been somewhat overshadowed by his outer-ring antics. His domination of the front-pages did the most damage to a career any boxer would have been proud of. He became the youngest heavyweight Champion of the World, served prision for rape, bit the ear of Evander Holyfield in their infamous rematch and was knocked out by Lennox Lewis in the grudge match against the Brit. In a nutshell, his career had it all and more. In the coming months, SportScene will feature some of the finest moments in career of boxing's most controversial figure in a video special. The first of these is a montage named 'The Best of Mike Tyson'. This will be followed by videos of Tyson's fights against Eddie Richardson, Andrew Golota, Lou Savarese, Clifford Etienne and Danny Williams. There will also be clips of his KO's and other fights.
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EXCLUSIVE: Was Khan's new trainer clapping Khan's KO?
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Sky Box Office: KHAN STUNNED BY PRESCOTT POWER, COOK BEATS ARTHUR TO WIN TITLE, HARRISON FAILS TO IMPRESS ONCE AGAIN!!
Khan hits the canvas once again in his professional career
It took just 54 seconds for the unbeaten Columbian to silence the crowd and tear apart Britains' next world title hopeful. Prescott came to the U.K with a dangerous record and Khan knew he would be tested. However, what stunned me most apart from the brutality of the knockout was the poor defence of the Bolton fighter. Khan was all over the place after being caught 30 seconds in, yet he showed his in experience by getting up and rushing straight back into Prescott with his guard down. It was tough viewing for because we want to see British boxers doing well but it hurts me to say that it was only a matter of time before Khan was really going to be hit hard. We saw Khan hit the canvas against the likes Willie Limond and veteran Michael Gomez and these (with all due respect) aren't even big punchers. They are good fighters, who will pressurise and take the fight to the other boxer but they were not big punchers. Prescott's record showed that he was a big puncher and Khan was finally put in with someone who had a very similar record to his. However, once again his defensive frailties got the better of him. Silly little mistakes that would halt anyone in their progression towards a world title. It is vital that we see Khan iron these mistakes out. Before the fight, hesaid that he had been working on the defence with new trainer Rubio but it looks like it clearly didn't work. It's hard to see where Khan goes from here but the manner of the defeat will surely shatter his confidence. One thing is for sure, I firmly believe that this is not the end of Amir Khan and he will come back from this as an improved fighter. However, lets hope he learns from these mistakes and puts his guard up next time.
As far as his Sky debut was concerned, they will be stunned by outcome of this bout. Khan only recently signed a new deal and it hasn't got off to the best of starts. Despite this, I'm sure that once Khan has regrouped, Sky will be more than willing to show 'Khan, the return' on pay-per-view very soon, watch this space.....!
Cooke was too strong for world champion Arthur
One the undercard, we saw a new world Champion as Alex Arthur finally lost his WBO Super-Featherweight title to Dagenham's Nicky Cook. Once again, I'm sorry Alex but it was coming. Before the fight, I was really looking forward to this match-up because both of these really like to give it their all. However, the fight was a little cagey and not as explosive as expected but both put on a decent show and there was some decent action. Arthur was hardly convincing in his pervious defence against Steven Foster Jr. and this time, he was outfought by a better boxer. Cook looked very impressive througout and constantly beat Arthur to the punch.
Now on a personal note, I am not a big fan of Alex Arthur and I think that he doesn't deserve to be the world champion. If you look at Arthur and the mistakes he makes, he is a fighter who will struggle through and get caught in most fights. You put him in there with a decent fighter and he will struggle. I have hardly seen him impressive against some good opposition. As a result, I was sitting there looking baffled when mid-way through the fight Ian Darke on Sky Box Office said that there was talk of Arthur fighting boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera if he was to win against Cook. I'm sorry Ian but that suggestion is laughable. Arthur has shown defensive lapses throughout his career and he was also easily caught by Cook too many times tonight. He is in my view way too predictable and has hardly beaten any top names to win the title. I have to admit that I was impressed with Cook's workrate. He was bright, sharp and accurate.
Now, next for Cook will be a few defences on home soil before I think he needs to head out to the U.S and face genuine challengers, simply to prove that he deserves to be the world champion. However, a good fight and well done to both fighters.
Audley won but looked very ordinary once again
The first fight on Sky was Audley Harrison's return to the U.K in a quest to win over the fans. Audley, more commonly known to the fans as 'Fraudley' due to his poor performances was up against Brazilian George Arias. To be fair to the guy, he was up against it from the first bell as his past reputation came to the fore with loud booing from sections of the crowd. Audley walked into the ring wearing a shirt saying 'YES I CAN' but despite trying hard to give himself the confidence boost, the Londoner once again looked very ordinary and walked away with a lacklustre victory. The Olympic gold medalist beat Arias after 10 hard-fought rounds on points but looked less than convincing to be given a world title shot. After the fight, he said he struggled to open Arias up but we feel it was the same old story. A clear lack of confidence which is leading to his downfall. After seeing him struggle through another fight, as a boxing fan, I'm sorry Audley but 'YES I CAN' can only be responded to by 'NO YOU CAN'T'. His time is running out and he need the big break very soon. It's now or never. Good luck Frank Warren!!
Hatton to be trained by Mayweather Snr for Malignaggi bout
Ricky Hatton will be trained by Floyd Mayweather senior. for his upcoming IBF Light Welterweight title fight with Paulie Malignaggi in Las Vegas on 22nd November. The 'hitman' emotionally split away from trainer Billy Graham when Graham announced his retirement from the sport at the end of July and in a dramatic move, it is the father of the man that ended Hatton's unbeaten record, Floyd Mayweather who will be in Ricky's corner for the crucial bout.
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