Jeff Powell

As the hands of the old clock in the square folded over midday the strains of Blue Moon rang through the ancient Cathedral. The soundtrack of Ricky Hatton's favourite team.

JEFF POWELL: Joe Bugner gallantly fought many of the giants in heavyweight boxing's golden age but is still best remembered here for breaking the hearts of the old brotherhood.

Not since Mike Tyson started thundering towards his prime has boxing witnessed such ominous power punching from a novice.

JEFF POWELL: There can no longer be any disputing that Oleksandr Usyk is one of the greatest heavyweights of all time after he dispatched of Daniel Dubois at Wembley.

Oleksandr Usyk became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for the second time with a masterful fifth-round knockout of Daniel Dubois.

JEFF POWELL AT WEMBLEY: Daniel Dubois was reduced to a sprawling bumbling wreck on the floor without winning even one of the preceding four rounds.

JEFF POWELL: To no surprise among millions of normal humanoids outside SW19, the electronic line calling system is proving to be about as fault-proof as a leaky umbrella on any outside court in a storm.

JEFF POWELL: Early one Saturday evening after a West Ham home win, Bobby Moore and I were propping up one corner of the historic pub next door to the old ground.

JEFF POWELL: The honeymoon lasted longer than the 55 hours Britney Spears stayed married to her one-time school friend Jason Alexander. But not by much.

JEFF POWELL On occasion Enrique or his representatives would travel to London for discussions with Premier League clubs and at least once for talks about taking over our national team.