Boxing

Professionally-staged promotional poster for the bout: The Congoid on the left is billed as the “British” contender. Contrary to the implications of the image (calm, civilized “British” Negro versus rage-filled, savage White man), the White contender, Robert Helenius,…

FIRST AND FOREMOST: congratulations to Josh Taylor on becoming undisputed world light welterweight boxing champion last weekend. He now joins the likes of fellow Scot Ken Buchanan, Joe Calzaghe, Jimmy Wilde and Tom Cribb on the list of the all-time great British pugilists and is only the sixth man…