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Children and young people should continue training when they have exams coming up, here’s why…
With the GCSE exams taking place in May every year in the UK, many young people’s final push begins around January. They attend extra revision classes at school, take additional lessons in subjects they are struggling with, and very often, reduce their attendance, or stop training completely for a few months leading up to their exams. It makes sense on the surface from a parent’s perspective; to stop your child going to the boxing gym, so that they can focus entirely on what’
Ian Bailey
Feb 14 min read


Two turds: Jake Paul and Andrew Tate don’t deserve any credit for this weekend, and here’s why.
This weekend, two turds were wiped up. YouTuber Jake Paul was knocked out, reportedly suffering a broken jaw against Anthony Joshua, and the following day, ‘king of the incels’, Andrew Tate was humbled and beaten up by a reality TV star with a man bun. Many people may feel that both men deserve credit for stepping into the ring. Tate has been shown on social media stating that it’s “better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all”. Jake Paul will inevitably re
Ian Bailey
Dec 22, 20253 min read


Gervonta “Tank” Davis knocks out Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas
This Saturday saw two of the best lightweights in the world finally collide at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. Gervonta “Tank” Davis and...
Ian Bailey
Apr 24, 20234 min read


Wood vs Conlan, what a fight!
Yesterday, an amazing fight took place for the WBA featherweight championship between Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan. For me, probably the...
Ian Bailey
Mar 13, 20223 min read


Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall, corruption in boxing; will it ever stop?
Another robbery was committed this weekend…Josh Taylor retained his world titles after defeating Jack Catterall 114-111, 113-112 on two...
Ian Bailey
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Jake Paul, Logan Paul, and many more to come...what's wrong with YouTubers boxing?
Youtubers, are they good for boxing? No, I don't think so. I’ll try to explain why below… “Well, I suppose it brings more people to the...
Ian Bailey
Feb 4, 20223 min read


Southpaw or Orthodox...what's the correct stance for me?
Are you orthodox, or southpaw, and how did you find out? The vast majority of boxers didn’t find out, they were told which stance to box...
Ian Bailey
Jan 7, 20223 min read


How effective is boxing for self-defence?
In this article, I will try to compare the pros and cons of different martial arts when applied in a real life scenario, in order to...
Ian Bailey
Dec 13, 202111 min read
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