boxing

On This Day: Tyson Fury Becomes Boxing's Lazarus Against Deontay Wilder

Tyson Fury is down on the canvas. Poleaxed by the most lethal heavyweight puncher this generation has to offer. It is the [ ... ]

December 1, 2023

rugby-league

Rugby League Weekly: The Burgess Show, Burrow’s Glow & International Foes

Sam Burgess has already made a huge impact on Warrington in his first few weeks as head coach, Rob Burrow is in great form [ ... ]

November 30, 2023

football

Manchester United Are So Unpredictable That It's Becoming Predictable

Manchester United this season are a paradoxical maze of a club. They replaced David De Gea, a goalkeeper who “only” [ ... ]

November 30, 2023

boxing

Mike Tyson, Floyd Patterson And Boxing's Youngest Heavyweight Champions

On this day in 1956, Floyd Patterson stopped the great Archie Moore in five rounds to become the heavyweight champion of [ ... ]

November 30, 2023

boxing

Royston Barney-Smith On Training With 'AJ' And Fighting On Tyson Fury Cards

Queensberry’s 7-0 prospect Royston Barney-Smith steps through the ropes of the iconic York Hall this Friday. The promising [ ... ]

November 29, 2023

football

How Manchester United Can Qualify For The Champions League Knockout Stage

Manchester United go into the lion’s den on Wednesday with their Champions League hopes hanging in the balance. A [ ... ]

November 29, 2023

ufc

Why Tom Aspinall Deserves To Win BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

Around this time last year, I wrote a piece for this website questioning the BBC overlooking Leon Edwards for their Sports [ ... ]

November 29, 2023

boxing

Comeback Kids: Ryan Garcia And Michael Conlan Hit The Long Road Back

Rebounding from a painful defeat is one of the most difficult things to do in the sport of boxing. Katie Taylor ably demonstrated [ ... ]

November 29, 2023

boxing

Picking Cameron Trilogy Over Retirement Shows You Exactly Who Katie Taylor Is

Katie Taylor is the undisputed light welterweight champion of the world. She is also the undisputed lightweight champion [ ... ]

November 28, 2023

football

Garnacho And Mainoo Are Man United's Future, Just Don't Rush Them

Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Everton was their first victory by a three-goal margin in the Premier League all [ ... ]

November 28, 2023

boxing

On This Day In 2015: Tyson Fury Ends The Wladimir Klitschko Era

On this day in 2015, Tyson Fury walked into enemy territory. A former British, Commonwealth and European champion, he was [ ... ]

November 28, 2023

football

How Cantona Made Manchester United The Dominant Force Of The Premier League

It started with Leeds United making an enquiry about signing Denis Irwin and finished with Manchester United completing [ ... ]

November 27, 2023

sports

Caitlyn Jenner To Shaq Fu, The Worst Video Games Sports Stars Have Rubber-Stamped

Sport and video games are a wonderful match. Half the world would be lost without the FIFA and Football Manager series, [ ... ]

November 27, 2023

football

On This Day In 2005: Manchester United Legend George Best Dies Aged 59

When Calum Best stood outside London’s Cromwell Hospital on November 25, 2005 to announce the sad passing of his father [ ... ]

November 25, 2023

football

To Naples And To The World, Maradona Was More Than Just The Greatest Of All Time

Naples is not a city, it’s an experience. It is a heartbeat, a way of life. Diego Maradona got that. It mattered not [ ... ]

November 25, 2023

football

When Michael Owen Swapped His Striking Boots For The Saddle

Michael Owen once said the excitement of racing was the one thing that could match the thrill of scoring a goal and, on [ ... ]

November 24, 2023

rugby-league

RL Weekly: Fixture Thrills, Magic Spills and Pre-Season Drills

The Magic Weekend has a controversial new home, the new Betfred Super League season will kick off with a Thursday night [ ... ]

November 23, 2023

boxing

Carl Froch Vs George Groves And Boxing's Great British Grudge Matches

Ten years ago today, Carl Froch and George Groves collided at the Manchester Arena, waging the first of two wars that defined [ ... ]

November 23, 2023

boxing

Mike Tyson’s Destruction Of Trevor Berbick Is Still Stunning 37 Years On

On this day 37 years ago, Mike Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion in history. He was just 20 years [ ... ]

November 22, 2023

football

On This Day: When Saudi Arabia Shocked The World Against Argentina

A year ago today, Saudi Arabia completed one of the great World Cup upsets. Their 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's men would [ ... ]

November 22, 2023

boxing

Tyson-Lewis, Floyd-Pacquiao And The Fights That Came Too Late

The undisputed heavyweight title fight is finally happening. WBC champion Tyson Fury and WBA, WBO and IBF boss Oleksandr [ ... ]

November 21, 2023

boxing

Everything You Need To Know About Chantelle Cameron Vs Katie Taylor II

This weekend, Katie Taylor must do something she has never done in her decorated professional career. The Bray legend must [ ... ]

November 21, 2023

boxing

On This Day In 1985: Rocky IV, Balboa's Greatest Adventure, Arrives At Cinemas

Can you believe it’s been 38 years since Sylvester Stallone’s magnum opus, Rocky IV, premiered for [ ... ]

November 20, 2023

football

When Socrates Played For Garforth And Had Two Beers And Three Smokes As A Warm-Up

Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived from 470 to 399 BC and is credited with being one of the founders of Western [ ... ]

November 20, 2023

boxing

Everything You Need To Know About David Benavidez Vs Demetrius Andrade

Boxing matches don’t come much more finely poised than this. On Saturday night, unbeaten stars David Benavidez and [ ... ]

November 20, 2023

cycling

10 Tour De France Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know That Will Send You Into A Spin

Life is a numbers game. We’re not talking Henry Hill and Goodfellas here, the mob-run racket that got you whacked [ ... ]

November 20, 2023

boxing

Mikaela Mayer On Natasha Jonas: I'm A Big Fight For Her, She's A Big Fight For Me

Back in August, The Sportsman spoke with former world champion Mikaela Mayer ahead of her Manchester victory over Silvia [ ... ]

November 19, 2023

sports

The 21st Century's Top 10 Greatest Sportspeople: Messi, Djokovic, Woods And More

Sporting greatness is hard to quantify, particularly across disciplines. But here at The Sportsman, we like a tough task. [ ... ]

November 19, 2023

boxing

The Complete History Of The Undisputed Heavyweight Championship

The contracts are signed and the date is confirmed. On 17th February 2024, Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will [ ... ]

November 19, 2023

boxing

Chris Eubank Vs Nigel Benn: The Rivalry That Enraptured A Nation

It is almost inconceivable how big the rivalry between Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn was. ‘Simply The Best’ and [ ... ]

November 18, 2023