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'Great British fight nights'

Costello and Bunce build up to the forthcoming clash between Antony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko by reflecting on the standout world title fights involving British boxers.

Mike Costello and Steve Bunce build up to the forthcoming heavyweight clash between Antony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko by reflecting on the standout world title fights involving British boxers. The pair start in the 1950s, when Randolph Turpin shocked Sugar Ray Leonard. For the ‘60s, it is the bloody battle between Henry Cooper and Cassius Clay. The ‘80s featured the iconic bout between Barry McGuigan and Eusebio Pedroza, while the ‘90s had the ‘Battle of Britain’ between Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno. They round things off with the modern-day grudge match between Carl Froch and George Groves.

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