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January 16, 2005
Salford Boys
Boxing has a long and colorful history in the city of Manchester, so it's kind of a shame that the Tszyu/Hatton fight may not take place in Manchester after all; business is business, though, as any Manc boxer, trainer or promoter in the city's history would tell you. Meanwhile, the 4 a.m. starting time lends the match an eerie poetry before anybody's even laced up; scores of Hatton's loyal fans will have made the drive out to Bolton, half of them after closing the pubs and the other half after answering an unnaturally early wake-up call. On the other side of the ring, it wouldn't surprise me much to hear tell of diehard Tszyu fans coming all the way from Australia, showing up jet-lagged and thirsty for blood. At four in the morning. Possibly in the rain, June being no guarantee up north. The rest of the world (which is to say: "Las Vegas and Atlantic City") will enjoy an interesting fight on television, but however it plays out in the end, the fans in Bolton - and the fight's principals - will enjoy a singular experience.
Posted by jd at January 16, 2005 02:55 PM
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