BOXING NEWS has long claimed to be completely impartial but, when it comes to writing previews and making predictions, that neutral stance has rightly been called into question over the years.
I’ve heard numerous stories from staffers in the 1970s and 80s who were advised by then-editors to go against their better judgement and pick the British fighter to win. That may or may not have been the case back in 1955 when predicted Don Cockell would wrest the world heavyweight championship from fearsome king Rocky Marciano. Whatever the case there, it will surely have looked like a bold call heading into the bout
