Tag: Barry Hearn
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Mike is a poor champion – don’t be like Mike
Do you remember some years ago there was a style of advert being used, to pitch a variety of different product or service or cause, which was basically pencil drawn stick figures with short, sharp messaging. Now read on… An example would be something like ‘Bill disinfected the shopping trolley when leaving it back for…
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De Decker loses the plot following PL snub
Belgium’s Mike De Decker has launched a sensational and scathing attack on the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) following his omission from the field for the forthcoming Premier League, claiming Nathan Aspinall was “Only picked because of his walk-on song”… In a jaw dropping interview with Belgian news website Het Neiwusblad, De Decker fumed “My first…
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Emotional Joshua gets caught in the same trap as those who went before
Boxing is all about bravado. Maybe not to the same extent as the organised chaos that is Wrestling. But not far off it either. Eddie Hearne has made a life out of ‘playing the game’. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree either in that regard. The father and son outfit are the Don…
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MVG changes tools of trade as season nears off-time
How often have you heard it said that a big part of what sets the most successful competitors apart from the deadwood is knowing how to win. That may mean Dean Rock spending endless hours kicking placed balls or Rory McIlroy tinkering with his golf swing or the likes of Paul Townend watching replays pre…
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Even a genius is only human
Two ballads by well known Irish performers are reverberating in my head. One very well known, the other possibly not as much so as could be the case. The first being One Day At A Time by Gloria and the other being Christy Moore’s version of Viva Le Quinta Brigada – relating to Irish involvement…