Fen Tiger boxes clever

So David Haye and Dereck Chisora will slug it out INSIDE the boxing ring at Upton Park in July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/What a farce, but not in the least surprising.
The heavyweights were involved in a pathetic brawl at a Press conference after Chisora had been beaten by Vitali Klitschko but an official contest was always going to happen thereafter even though they had brought shame to the sport. Why? Because of the money. Loads of it.

I am not cynical enough to think that the Munich fiasco in February was staged but, like so many others, I knew a grudge match would happen sooner or later even though British boxing was left reeling after the fiasco. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWQs8nMsZNg

Boy done good: Green stuck
 to a code of boxing ethics
                         Cambs Times

Wladimir Klitschko, who soundly thrashed Haye in Hamburg last autumn [the Brit claimed he lost because of a broken toe], described the forthcoming bout as a "freak show" staged "under freak rules". He is so right.
Manager and promoter Frank Warren once said that he would not go ahead with a fight. There were platitudes galore, but he has changed his mind. What a surprise ... not.
Here in the Fens they breed real fighters and we have our very own local hero who has fought at the highest level. Dave "Boy" Green, MBE, who lives in nearby Chatteris, was a British light welterweight champion who went on to be a dual European champion and he fought the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard in 1980 for the WBC title, three years after his first bid for the world crown. Green showed plenty of guts, but his spirit was not enough against the masterly American.

Munich brawl boys: Chisora (left) and Haye will scrap it out again
                                                                                blippitt.com

Green, roared on vociferously by loyal, noisy fans whenever he fought, was also known as the Fen Tiger because of where he came from - and the fact that he was prone to giving opponents a real mauling.
The Fen Tigers were locals who sabotaged attempts to drain the Fens in the 17th century because it affected their livelihoods. These people survived through wildfowling and fishing so draining the area wasn't going to help their hopes of earning a living, was it? Similar to the Luddites, they were in existence well before the Industrial Revolution. You see, the Fens can sometimes be first when it comes to the big news headlines.
The "Boy" Green, who would sometimes enter the ring in a tiger-skin gown, is now in his late 50s but he remains a popular figure which is perhaps why the sport is still big in these parts. Green is a familiar face in local newspapers, on regional television and he frequently pops up at various charity events, particularly those associated with Alzheimer's. http://alzheimers.org.uk/
He is a shrewd chap, too, and he is now a successful businessman. And he still showed quick hands when he produced his business card several years ago. A quick jab into his coat pocket and in to my palm before you could so much as blink.
Part of Green's lively ring style was his "muck-spreader" punch [what else if you're from the Fens?] but he was also known as a gentleman, upholding the values of the Marquess of Queensbury rules. Indeed, he famously applauded victorious Jorgen Hansen shortly after being knocked out by the Dane. No pathetic broken toe excuses there, then, eh Wladimir?
Messrs Haye and Chisora please take note.
You would do well to listen carefully to the faraway roar of a Fen Tiger. He's now seen as a cool cat who really did earn his stripes the proper way.