The throwback
Jun 23, 2022
4 minutes
Previewing the best upcoming fights around the world
The star ratings indicate how well the writer believes the fighters match up, the fight(s)’ contextual significance, and how good the fight(s) will be
SQUINT when you’re watching Sam Eggington fight and, with a little imagination, you’ll be transported back in time to the 1920s when fast-paced slugfests were very much the order of the day. The svelte Midlander’s love for exchanging full-bloodied thumps to the face would have seen him thrive in an era when boxers would get knocked out one week then flatten some poor sap the next.
That all-action, carefree style makes Eggington, still only 28, both a credit to the sport and a
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