Please Note:

The following are just extracts from the boxing poems and are not the full versions.

(Tribute to Four Great Boxers)

The Boxing Dream

Marvin Hagler; Roberto Duran,

Thomas Hearns and Ray Leonard were the gang,

These fabulous four dominated the scene

Throughout the Eighties their fights were a dream ...

~

... Marvellous Marvin, his unappreciated fights

The Hitman Hearns, his electrifying rights ...

~

© 2006 Ashley O'Keefe

(Tribute to Mike Tyson)

Troubled Child

Humble beginnings, troubled child

Petty crimes, irresponsible and wild,

Young and untamed, big; fast and strong

A reckless youth with an attitude all wrong ...

~

© 2006 Ashley O'Keefe

(Tribute to "The Greatest" Muhammad Ali)

King Of The Ring

Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali

Floated like a butterfly, stung like a bee,

He rumbled in the jungle

In Manila, he thrilled ...

~

... The prettiest and the greatest

World Heavyweight Champion there's ever been,

And with his dance; "The Ali Shuffle"

He always stole the scene.

© 2006 Ashley O'Keefe