Happy 30th anniversary for all who celebrate it. I was the richest kid in Grade 10 the day after.

Most older heads would point towards El Torito, Tony Ayala Jnr. Bob Arum once described him as the best young fighter he’d ever seen in his life. Was on the verge of a title shot at 21-0 when he was arrested for rape.

I own the gloves Harry Greb wore in his first fight with Tiger Flowers in 1924. RIP to the great man.

Found a photo album that I haven’t seen for a longgggg time. 2005 at the Hopkins v Eastman weigh in. With the legendary Emanuel Steward RIP. Meeting Thomas Hearns ticked a lot of boxes in my “life goals” section 😂

Sad to hear that 3 time Australian Heavyweight champion Col Wilson has passed away. An absolute larrikin. Could often be seen polishing off a few schooners after the weigh in 😂 Headlined the first event I ever attended in person when he faced Joe Bugner in 1998.

RIP Col.

This is not a drill / Das ist keine Übung.

Can. Not. Wait.

Unfinished business.

An honour to be in Ben Mahoney’s corner last vs Nikita Tszyu. Great fight! This might just be me and Josh Arnold’s @TeddyAtlasReal Firemen moment 😆 We managed to tap into Ben’s psyche in relation to his 15 week old daughter. He said afterwards it hit home.

Get your hands on these beauties by @el_pollo_loco and @GrazClark . More than just your regular “boxing books”.

20 more from the 80s and 90s into the collection…

Another quick trip to pay homage to one of the world’s greatest ever Heavyweights. I always stop by the legendary Peter Jackson’s grave when I’m in this part of Brisbane. Jack Johnson did the same thing in 1908. “This was a man”.

Such a fun fight to watch. If you’ve not seen it, do yourself a favour:

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Here you go.

This one is the sweetest in a long, long time.

Delicious

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They come from Bonnie Scotland, they come from County Cork, they come from dear old Donegal and even from New York! 🍀

What are we even talking about here? If that’s not a penalty, what is?🤣

Latest WBA ratings 👀

Lesssssgooooooo

After sooooo much rubbish being spoken online, the IBF and Ring Magazine titles will be on the line between Opetaia and Glanton. “Don’t believe everything you see online,” says the champ. Well said.

This is the full account. Probably available as a kindle or in a second hand bookshop or eBay these days. Been a while since I’ve read it, might need to dig it out.

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10 years ago today Lucas Browne was trailing on the cards. Had been sat on his arse in the 6th and with Chagaev bombing him, the round was extended by 15 secs. Then in the 7th when he was boxing beautifully it was cut short 44 secs. And then he landed this… and I went mental.

Ten years ago today I took these pics of Ruslan Chagaev and Lucas Browne weighing in, in Grozny, Chechnya. Pedro Diaz looking on. Man time flies, it feels like yesterday.

This should be a beauty. @JasonMoloney1 continues his climb back towards the top when he faces Andre Donovan of the United States. I believe their styles should make for a very fun fight 💥

Lionel visited our school in 1998. Here’s the champ checking out my student diary to make sure it’s all in order and I’d been doing my homework. 😆

Rolled Gold! Mint condition posters. Signed by @HitmanHatton v Castillo and @KostyaTszyu v Ismael Chavez. Also found KT vs Cool Vince Phillips and Leonard Mas. I also dug out a @Jcchavez115 vs Hector Camacho closed circuit poster which apparently is a bit of a rarity.

Going through some boxes and found these and plenty more like it. Back in the day I used to call @SkyRacingAU and they’d send me these for free. Yeah I was that kid. 😆

With the champ @bakhram95 this morning. Should be a great fight tonight.

Here’s how he looked today. Drained.

“We went for Shearer…”

I felt the cut on Michael Zerafa wasn’t bad at all. He asked me between rounds “Sweet?” to which I replied “It’s sweet there’s nothing in it”. That’s the total amount of blood on the swab. A very disappointing end to what I thought was shaping as a great contest. #TszyuZerafa

It doesn’t get much better than this for a boxing nerd.

I was there, front row… “All your dreams are made, taking shit photos behind a barricade…” 🎶

Had a tremendous morning with @Sixties2153 of @EelsTCT watching the 2026 Premiers train! #parradise

And some from the 1940s and 50s as well 😎

There must be hundreds of these things here. My house is a tinderbox 😆

Some more gems from the depths of the cupboard… some rare, some clearly recent. I doubt there’s too many Rocky Mattioli v Elisha Obed programs still in existence.

So on the day of Australia’s best fighter in any combat sports discipline defends his world titles in front of a sold out arena, this is the article that was run by the Courier Mail. Sadly, the news so often isn’t “the news”.

Going through some old cupboards and stumbling across some absolute gems. As a teenager I used to send emails to some of my favourite boxers through their official websites. Tapia actually replied with a handwritten letter but I can’t find it 😭

Sydney - November 7, 2025

Made it to the site of the Tommy Burns vs Jack Johnson fight in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney.

Build a statue of the man.

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