Toffees struggle to savour final games before heading to new stadium
Bournemouth merited their triumph over Mikel Arteta’s underwhelming Gunners who had one eye very much on their crucial Champions League clash v PSG
THE news that Mike Tyson has begun serious training with a view to returning to the ring has, unsurprisingly, set the boxing fraternity abuzz — all the more so given the footage the former heavyweight champion recently posted on social media, showing him hitting the pads with the kind of explosive speed and power that was his trademark in his pomp.
The good news is that his intention is not to return to top level heavyweight boxing, but to fight four round exhibition fights for charity, presumably and hopefully involving sparring gloves and headguards.
As to possible opponents, Australian rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams, someone no-one in boxing has ever heard of but who, it seems, has fought a few professional bouts, is being lined up in what is being mooted as a pay-per-view match-up at some point towards the end of 2020.
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
JOHN WIGHT previews the much-anticipated bout between Benn and Eubank Jnr where — unlike the fights between their fathers — spectacle has reigned over substance
