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From an interview in The Sun prior to his Round 3 TKO loss to Katsidis:
Mitchell, unbeaten in 31 fights, is realistic enough to admit his unbeaten record will not last for ever. He added: “Almost everyone gets done and you have to accept it.
“Amir Khan got beat, Carl Froch got beat, so what. He is [...]

Mike Quarry

Sad story of Mike Quarry, brother of 1970s Great White Hope at Heavyweight, Jerry. Sadly both took too many blows to the head and suffered dementia pugilistica.

Vernon Forrest - bad call

From ESPN:

According to reports, he [Vernon Forrest] was robbed at a gas station, where he had stopped to put air in his tires and allow his 11-year-old godson to use the bathroom. A man approached Forrest and demanded his Rolex and championship ring, and after the man took the items Forrest pulled out his .45 [...]

Not a great deal of insight in this report from The Star Ledger - a local paper in Camden, NJ. Former world champion Super Featherweight, Rocky Lockridge tells his story.

Former boxing champ Rocky Lockridge is homeless in Camden

Lockridge took a job working for William Jones & Son, Inc. in Camden, a drum and barrel [...]

Interesting article by Jonahthan Rendall writing in The Observer in 2005 on ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed and the whole Sheffield/Ingle boxing scene.
An interesting pov from the memorable British Middleweight champ, Herol Graham:

A couple of miles from Hamed’s new gym is where Herol Graham now
lives. He answers the door in his tracksuit. He is looking after [...]