The legend of Tomashek: 'Fight for the world title?'. 'Naw'. '$2,500'. 'I'm there'.
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. The days when the world heavyweight title was routinely feted as the 'richest prize in sport' may be long gone, drifted east in its increasingly fragmented forms before coagulating as the sole preserve of a pair of precipitous Ukrainian brothers who swat all-comers with nonchalant ease. But the chance to fight for the same title which can be linked back to the unanimous belt once claimed by genuine legends from Jack Johnson to Mike Tyson and the 21 more-or-less instantly recognisable names in between, remains, for most heavyweight boxers, the fulfilment of a lifelong dream. As MARK STANIFORTH recounts, for one fighter, Tim Tomashek, it was a dream achieved 20 years ago this month in extraordinary fashion.
The legend of Tomashek: 'Fight for the world title?'. 'Naw'. '$2,500'. 'I'm there'.
The legend of Tomashek: 'Fight for the world…
The legend of Tomashek: 'Fight for the world title?'. 'Naw'. '$2,500'. 'I'm there'.
. The days when the world heavyweight title was routinely feted as the 'richest prize in sport' may be long gone, drifted east in its increasingly fragmented forms before coagulating as the sole preserve of a pair of precipitous Ukrainian brothers who swat all-comers with nonchalant ease. But the chance to fight for the same title which can be linked back to the unanimous belt once claimed by genuine legends from Jack Johnson to Mike Tyson and the 21 more-or-less instantly recognisable names in between, remains, for most heavyweight boxers, the fulfilment of a lifelong dream. As MARK STANIFORTH recounts, for one fighter, Tim Tomashek, it was a dream achieved 20 years ago this month in extraordinary fashion.