FURY WILL REGAIN CROWN
SO, Tyson Fury’s comeback continues on August 18 with a fight against Francesco Pianeta in Belfast. I’ve been reading a lot of nonsensical comments about Fury’s return recently, and it got me thinking – what were people expecting? It’s clear to anyone with any sense that his fight against Sefer Seferi was purely a ceremonial introduction back into boxing – nothing more. He’s clearly got lots of work to do in the gym before the fights get really serious again. I also find it astounding that people can criticise his superb win against Wladimir Klitschko, who hadn’t lost for over 11-and-a-half years beforehand. Klitschko performed badly on the night because Fury’s brilliance made him perform badly. When Fury gets back to his fighting best, I believe he’ll take back his world title belts. His style and ring intelligence is all wrong for Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder, in my opinion. Leighton J. Philge
PACQUIAO vs KHAN
ALTHOUGH Lucas Matthysse was somewhat disappointing, I was really impressed by Manny Pacquiao’s stoppage win over the Argentinian. Before the fight, I was firmly of the opinion that, after an incredible 23-plus-year career, “Pac Man” should bow out gracefully following a victory over Matthysse. However, the rhythm and accuracy that Pacquiao found almost immediately from the first bell were captivating to watch, and have opened the door to a superfight towards the end of the year. The question of his next (and possibly final) opponent will be much debated, but I would absolutely love to see Pacquiao finally go toe to toe with Amir Khan. I think their styles would gel perfectly and produce a real spectacle, even if it means Khan’s long awaited clash with Kell Brook gets sidelined again. Andrew Parsons
OVERHAUL THE SYSTEM
READING referee/judge Steve Gray’s letter concerning the excellent Stuart Hall ( July 12 issue), I felt sympathy both for Steve and Stuart. For me, it’s the scoring system that’s at fault. We’re always saying that one or another wide scoreline doesn’t reflect how close a particular bout is. For what it’s worth, I think we should overhaul the scoring system. I’d go 10-10 even round; 10-9 close round; 10-8 fairly clear; 10-7 very clear and/or a knockdown; 10-6 thoroughly dominant, more than one knockdown, opponent just about gets through the round. In other words, we should stop pretending that one winning performance in a given round is exactly equivalent to every other, and that flash knockdowns are as impressive as all others. Tim Fredericks
FANTASY FEATHERWEIGHT FIGHTS
I ONCE asked “Prince” Naseem Hamed how he thought he’d have fared in fights with Howard Winstone and Barry Mcguigan. You can guess what he said in response! However, when it comes to dream fights, how do other readers think Mcguigan would have done against both Winstone and Hamed? Mark Taha
A FASCINATING INSIGHT
WHAT a really interesting article in the June 14 edition by Carlos Acevedo on Davey Moore’s WBA super-welterweight title fight with Roberto Duran in 1983. The story highlighted the highs and lows of boxing, and the consequences of certain fights to the individual pugilist. It was a fascinating insight into Moore, which probably not many people knew about beforehand. Well done, Carlos. This was one of the many interesting articles that pop up in Boxing News –a fantastic boxing magazine. Kevan Downey