Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Mon 11 Nov 2009Same-o same-o as Goliath goes down and Diana packs down
TV VIEW:THERE WERE, admittedly, a few bright spots, but, on the whole, that was a rubbish sporting week. The lowpoint, perhaps, was the defeat on Saturday of The Beast from the East, Nikolay Valuev.
Admittedly, we didn’t watch the fight, contenting ourselves with the build-up – and they, more often than not, tend to be more entertaining than any bout. But, having read that he wooed his wife-to-be with poetry – that was it, we were rooting for Goliath against David (Haye, that is).
Choose a Subscription type - required
