Jack 'Kid' Berg - The Whitechapel Whirlwind Feb 25th 2008 by David Statham With Junior Witter and Gavin Rees each holding a major title and past master Ricky Hatton returning to the ring in May, light-welterweight is one of the hottest divisions for British fighters at the moment.   The 140lb division has enjoyed increased popularity over the years but if it wasn’t for one great English fighter, who won the belt 78 years ago, the division may never have existed.   Jack ‘Kid’ Berg was born in London on June 28th 1909 and began boxing professionally at the tender age of 14. Read more   BBN Podcast - Number One Feb 24th 2008 by Will Hale Welcome to the first BBN Podcast put together by BBN's Will Hale Read more   Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - Dominican Republic Feb 7th 2008 by Eric Armit In the latest part of his fascinating series, Eric Armit casts his eye over the Dominican Republic and chooses his stars of yesterday, today and (perhaps) tomorrow. Read more   Boxing and the English Language Feb 4th 2008 by James Howard Boxing is often credited with providing an opportunity for youngsters whose chances elsewhere are limited, and is also party to more negative feedback in the form of the anti-boxing brigade. There is another significant element of our lives that has been a beneficiary of boxing, simply the language and phrases we use frequently. Almost every aspect of the sport has provided everyday metaphors that are used and reused, often without consideration of their origin. Read more   Who is the Dartford Destroyer? Jan 28th 2008 by Russ Middleton Dartford. Pizzas and pound shops. No cultural hotbed this, I should know, it is my hometown, born and raised. Of course, to offset the mediocrity we have a certain Jagger and Richards to crow about, though maddeningly, crow we do not, not like Liverpudlians crow about The Beatles (or even Gerry and the sodding Pacemakers). The odd better than average cricketer has flown our ever dwindling green bits into an all too fleeting limelight. And now… I’m struggling. But all is far, far from lost. I give you my personal favourite son, The Dartford Destroyer, Dave Charnley. Read more   Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - Mexico Jan 28th 2008 by Eric Armit In the latest part of his fascinating series, Eric Armit casts his eye over Mexico and chooses his stars of yesterday, today and (perhaps) tomorrow. Read more   Hatton's next opponent - if not Witter, then who? Jan 26th 2008 by Oliver Fennell Let’s face it, Ricky Hatton versus Junior Witter is not going to happen. For every reason Hatton has given for not wanting the fight, there is a compelling counter-argument. Read more   Shut up writers! Today is the heavyweight golden age! Jan 26th 2008 by John Carter Look, don't blame me for the following article, writes Editor Ian McNeilly.  BBN tries to be equitable and democratic.  Different opinions are what makes debate interesting.  I don't agree with everything John Carter says.  If you want to respond, use the comment facility at the bottom... Ladies and gentlemen, in this year of 2008, a very strange and perplexing situation has unfolded! Something inexplicable which demands an explanation! Confused? Let me spell it out. Read more   James DeGale beats Olympic champion Jan 21st 2008 by Ian McNeilly England amateur international middleweight James DeGale confirmed his potential at world level when he beat current Olympic welterweight champion Bakhtiyar Artayev in Sheffield last night. Read more   Terry Marsh gets 5k compo after attack Jan 20th 2008 by Ian McNeilly Former IBF light-welterweight champion Terry Marsh has won £5,000 compensation after two rail ticket inspectors attacked him. Read more   Moments: How Lennox Lewis laid Mike Tyson's mystique to rest (Part II) Jan 15th 2008 by Terry Dooley In Part I we weaved in and out of the parallel careers of Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis to see just how clear it was that Lewis would always beat Tyson. In Part II we will look at the series of events that exploded in 2001, and gave us confirmation that Lewis would win their clash. Read more   BBN Exclusive - The Truth behind the Macklin-Graham Split Jan 13th 2008 by Terry Dooley Billy Graham spoke to BBN exclusively about his split with middleweight charge Matthew Macklin. Read more   Tom Cribb - Britain's best ever boxer Jan 11th 2008 by Russ Middleton BBN welcomes Russ Middleton to our writing team. He immediately puts his neck on the block and argues that Britain's best is a man buried deep in the history books... That old question? Greatest British fighter ever? If it was possible to bestow such an accolade? If one could compare eras? Read more   BBN presents the unheralded fights and fighters of 2007 Jan 1st 2008 by Terry Dooley By any reasonable criteria 2007 has been an exceptional year for boxing. Here in the UK we now have a stack of world titleholders, as well as three linear champions in Joe Calzaghe, David Haye and Ricky Hatton.  All over the world shrewd matchmaking has resulted in string of 50-50 match-ups, which in turn provided exciting fights, the kind of stuff we needed to put boxing back on the map. Read more   2008 preview - Top 10 all-British dream fights Dec 21st 2007 by Oliver Fennell 1- David Haye v Enzo Maccarinelli, WBC/WBA/WBO cruiserweight championships Why? This made number three on my list last year, but both men have gone on to bigger things, making the fight even more enticing now. Haye scored one of the famous British victories on foreign soil by dethroning world leader Jean-Marc Mormeck in November, while WBO titlist Maccarinelli validated his own credentials by soundly outpointing Wayne Braithwaite in July. These results make them natural rivals in a battle for not only domestic superiority, but world renown too. And it’s not just the high stakes which make this so appealing – both men possess a combination of power and vulnerability, which would make for an utterly compelling spectacle. Read more