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APRIL 2008

Working Class Man savaged by Tiger

Leroy Brown and 9 1/2 questions

Hatton vs. Mayweather

Another Thai tenpin topples

In Cerdan's Shoes

Bull down in Bridgeport

Don Crown
          De Mori flies Don’s flag
          Sultan unseats asthmatic Shannon

Bleak Night at Malvern

Katsidis gambles in Las Vegas

RAY MITCHELL Collection Auction

Seen and Heard
          All in the family

Danny Leigh's Unsaid Truth
          Matches for Mundine in the real world
          Who's for Pacman?
          Pacman muddles between promoters
          Armageddon

JULY 2007

The old man by the sea

Ropis at Fort Knox

The Games Week in Darwin
          Ged, Joel top guns in Arafura
          Aussie 8 in Arafura finals
          Five firing at Arafura

Kitbag
          Chris John's Next Defence

Punchlines
          Stop impersonating! says the Ellis head

Two worthy welterweights step down

Bumps in our Rocky’s Road
          Now Guzman throws in his hand
          Cal. top date for Katsidis

MAY 2007

Seen and Heard
          A walking Odyssey by Joe Bridges

The Super, Super Fight
          Was Vegas decision right?
          Danny Leigh Previews

Boxing at the Palace
          Last round chiller

Don Crown
          Juan Diaz shapes as ’the coming J C Chavez’

At the Oceania Boxing
          Five short-cut wins in Samoa
          Five Golds in Oceania

Topp's Last Stand
          Schofield Says

Joe and Fos make it

The long, long road

A Surf with Murph
          Music at the fights

All in the Game
          Finally the Walk is set

APRIL 2007

Bombsight by Graham Murray
          Bombsights blasts Bentleigh Botch-up

Debut of zDravko

Every fighter deserves to be acknowledged

All in the Game
          The Greatest Boaster and Keith Miller

The Giant Stumbles
          The bigger they are ..
          .. the harder the fall

All in the Game
          Brewster back at the Front
          De Mori bound for USA
          Month to go for Mister Walker
          Nat's mag gets it wrong

 Two takes from Traralgon

Don Crown
          Behind Rainman's fall

Seen & Heard
          Things aren't bad for Leroy Brown

Sad night for small Sam

MARCH 2007

Don Crown
          Coin toss decided it
          Glove dispute
          Trainer Says Ray Austin a 'New Man'
          Rematch us in a different country

Rocky Road to London
          End of the interim
          Rocky calls an early night
          Short span scribes by John Murphy
          The Rocky road By Dave Wellings

Kitbag
          Chris cleans slate
          John’s 8th world defence
          Hatton's swag of tricks
          Chris John's jungle prep

Peden to Ganoy
          by By Jaime K Pimentel

Mick Sacco's happy return
          by Mike Ryan and Kid Kalin Clicks

Onikeke in seven at Knox
          by Don 'Kid' Young

To build a career on solid foundations

Rocky road leads to London
          by Dave Wellings

FEBRUARY 2007

Don Crown
          Shane still titlist
          Florida Action
          Valuev wins by a knee

The Unsaid Truth
          Four on square for a future Mundine
          Great fights on the horizon

 OPBF Ratings

All in the Game
          Of Brit Hitman and Kostya?
          Kali crossing the Ocean again
          Which of Four Champs?

Punch lines
          'Hand picks will continue'

JANUARY 2007

The Green Machine!
           by Don Kid Young
           A second view by Bomber Murray

Sharkey's Bites
          The unthinkable at the seaside

A girl called Susie

Heavy handed hometown heroes
          By Peter Firkins

Ringmaster in seven lands
          Patricia Gough calls on Ruben Sanchez

Jamie's Jest
          'A good, clean fight...'
          Weigh in What!
          Jamie K Pimentel weighs in

Kitbag
          Sands 54 years on
          AIS eyes on Ruben

DECEMBER 2006

Fort Knox
          Singh makes quick work of Caballes
          Fort Knox Shots

 Punch lines
          Misguided Managers - Response to Sharkey

OPBF Ratings

Outsourcing comes to boxing
          by Jaime K Pimentel
          Sharkey agreeing with Pimentel

Don's Crown
          “Rainman” Ready For Wladimir Klitschko
          One second to go!

The Unsaid Truth
          Danny Boy .. the Pipes are Calling
          West Danny .. not yet

NOVEMBER 2006

Green's WBA plan snagged

Balla boys on the brink of big time
          By Mike C Ryan

The Trials of Battling Bill by Beverley Will
          Part 1
          Part 2

OCTOBER 2006

 'Superfighter - the World Premiere'
          By Mike C Ryan

 Shot called for Katsidis
          By Dave Wellings

Why boxing gets to you
          By Jaime K Pimentel

Nermin wins by a shoulder
          By Joe Bridges

Don's Crown
          Champs retain in Chicago
          Final press conference
          Big Red October
          "Two Guns" Barrett fires from the lip
          Thomas Adamek vs. Paul 'Firepower' Briggs

Jamie's Jest
          Weigh in What!
          Jamie K Pimentel weighs in

The Unsaid Truth by Danny Leigh
          Two Up night of the supers
          The revolution in boxing
          The dull fare Fox serves up

'Fight of the Year'
          Gallant Ganoy blows up Dynamite
          The undercard

About those 'Filipino cabbies'
          By Jaime K Pimentel

Four go to war in Morocco
          World Bronze to Fleming
          Peppery Paul turns tide
          3 go early
          Preparations in Canberra

Seen and Heard Morsels from the Media
          Cancer Sufferers Long Trek
          Brain damage in soccer
          A draw is a draw
          Fam in Form

The Giant's Caravan
          Pt3: Big Red October
          Pt2: King shows Kong the city

SEPTEMBER 2006

Kitbag
          US bout comes to Queensland
          Bryant turns pro in the far west
          The 'secret' that Drane spilled
          KT's Shoulder by Bob Drane

All in the Game
          Amazing Mister Walker
          King's promotion - Not King
          Notes on the great Vic

A town 'boom' in the making

Punch lines
          What others don't say
          To set the record straight

The night that Vic went down
          By Robert Drane

A fight film that takes you inside

AUGUST 2006

Bridging the Gap by Joe Bridges
          When 'powers' know best

Been around Boxing by Denis Buchanan
          At home with Alan Moore

Bomb Sights by Graham Murray
          A fallen boxer, down for the kick
          Kicking their better

Australian Championships '06 by Danny Leigh
          Adam home to settle it
          Hatwell kens computers
          The Heavyweight Battle of Darwin
          Juniors and Cadets

JULY 2006

All in the Game
          Green grow the rumours
          Editor mess up. Who me?
          Setting our Danny right
          The green grass turns brown
          Deals go by the board

Power Shot by Bob Drane
          Heads bowed to the great forerunners

 The Box at Fort Knox
          Cary Young at Ringside
          with Kid Kalin Klicks

Rocky invades the USA
          A heavyweight in Rocky's corner
          Rocky packs his bags
          Katsidis nears his 21st

Sharkey's Bites
          'Washed Up' Slur Keeps Coming Up

Chocolata
           Ben Rabah misses out
           Chocolata is after Tszyu's old title

 A Ray of Amends

 Is Kid Kalin Kaput?

JUNE 2006

Hop Hop, Bop Bop!

'Canavan class' card

Bombsights
            Moments at the heart of boxing

All in the Game
            Transatlantic Tipster
            Braving the best Stateside

Short Span Video
            Mark de Mori Heavyweight bout, May 27 2006

Don Crown
            Nikolai Valuev knocks out Owen Beck in 3 rounds

Cool handed robbery

Hold that Tiger
            Kalin catches the undercard
            Porky and Jon trip two Thais by Bomber Murray
            Bomb Sights by Graham Murray
            Kid Kalin camera close-up