If there was one moment that summed up this entire promotion, which reached frenzied levels of interest across the planet last week, it came as the bell rang for the start of the 12th round.

IT HAS been described as a head-to-head to give Ali-Frazier a run for their money but Willie Mullins will be hoping Cooldine can give lie to the conventional wisdom that the Gold Cup is a classic head-to-head.

Lennox Lewis’ former manager Frank Maloney today dismissed the world heavyweight champion’s clash with Mike Tyson as a circus.