THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
THE opening stanza sees the Gypsy King, Setting the pace and controlling the ring, Feinting, slipping, he’s up on his toes, Making The Bronze Bomber miss with his violent blows. Chasing shadows, The Bronze Bomber’s mask begins to slip, And cracks appear in this sinking ship. The middle rounds and Fury is pulling away, A master teaching his pupil the lesson for the day. But into the ninth and Fury gets clipped, A blow to the head that’s not in the script, Fury gets up but Wilder comes on strong, Loading up with everything, looking to land that bomb. The final call and it’s into the last, A Gypsy King win looks set for the cards, But The Bronze Bomber launches and manages to connect, A straight right-left hook that sends Fury straight to the deck. The Gypsy King is down and all looks lost, But like Lazarus he rises up and brushes off the dust, And on the count of ‘nine’ he stands to his feet, And shows the world once more why he’s a man that just can’t be beat. The final bell and both champions embrace, Two mortal men, the best that each has faced. It goes to the cards and the judges score it a draw, The Bronze Bomber wins a battle, but the Gypsy King wins the war. Two proud warriors who live to fight another day, But now it’s back home to family and with children to play. God bless the Gypsy King, the real people’s champ, His family, Ben Davison and all in his camp! Tom Strachan-mccarter
MEMORIES OF HOLLAND
I ENJOYED reading the recent Yesterday’s Heroes article (November 22 issue), ‘The Holland Legacy’, by Alex Daley. Danny Holland was a genius. I recently watched footage of the 1973 Jim Watt-ken Buchanan British lightweight title fight, and Danny was in Jim’s corner that night. Danny will never be forgotten. Kevin Dakers
FURY’S RESURRECTION
WITH the utmost respect to Lazarus, he has nothing on Tyson Fury. Shedding 10 stone, vanquishing addictions, conquering demons and overcoming depression were – in comparison – just minor miracles compared to Fury’s resurrection in the 12th round against Deontay Wilder. After knocking Fury down heavily in the final frame, Wilder posed and celebrated. He knew the fight was over and so did everyone else… or so we all thought. With the referee’s count reaching ‘five’, Fury acted out a passable impression of WWE star The Undertaker by incredibly rising from the deck. Gavin Littaur