I SUBSCRIBE to Boxing News for two reasons: It’s the single most trustworthy and entertaining source of information about the sport , and the quality of the writing is, without question, second to none within sports journalism (and most weeks would give anything passing for ‘serious journalism’ a bloody nose).
However, last week’s cover portraying Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls engaged in what we now know to be a thrilling, classic British title scrap reminded me of the unique and vital role that professional photographers have always and must continue to play in the sport .
In an age where boxing’s image is sadly being increasingly monopolised by money-hungry promoters and TV channels, self-serving social media platforms and any gobshite with an iPhone and a keyboard, the unworldly ability of boxing photographers to capture the very essence of the sport and its protagonists in a single image is truly worthy of celebration.