(Video above contains strong language)

How many times have we seen this or similar incidents when two boxers confront one another, seemingly hate one another, even want to "kill" one another and then they get in the ring, slug it out and after the match all we here are comments of respect for their opponent and even upon occasion a handshake and even a hug.

What happened in Germany over the weekend was different to the norm in more ways than one. First of all the two boxers in question were not actually fighting one another - the actual boxing fight was between Vitali Klitschko and Dereck Chisora. The fight at this press conference was between Chisora and David Haye. Secondly, there was actual physical violence during this incident rather than the usual staged handbags at twelve paces like we usually see when the fighters use every tactic that they can to see the fight.

Click here for a full transcript of what was actually said during the above video.

You also have top British promoter Frank Warren openly saying he was disgusted by the events and could not even defend his own man in Chisora for what happened. Champion Vladimir Klitschko, (in his brothers corner for the fight) has also come out and said that the two fighters have damaged the reputation of boxing and that the two offenders need to be punished.

At the weigh-in for the actual fight Chisora spat in Klitschko's face and that was of course just the start of the nasty events surrounding this weekend. For Chisora to actually say that he wanted to hunt down and shoot Haye - is it a surprise that the German police ended up arresting him? There have even been suggesting that the boxing authorities may ban Chisora for life. 
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I believe that Frank Warren had set this press conference up for the purpose of putting the wheels into motion for a Chisora versus Haye actual boxing match with the winner to face Klitschko. All seemed to be going to plan and it would also go some way to explaining Haye's prescence. Then Chisora decided to go off script so to speak and confront Haye right there and then. Who used a bottle as a weapon is still unproven but what we can see is that Haye's trainer Adam Booth appears to be at least one of the victims. 

I heard a radio debate this morning which started off with this drama and ended up with a full on "boxing should be banned" stance from some of the guests and callers on the show. Poor old boxing promoter and trainer Frank Maloney (who was a guest on the phone) just did not know what had hit him. Maloney amongst all the ranting voices around him did manage to say that neither Haye or Chisora were fit enough to tie Muhammad Ali's boots but defended the art of boxing and its professionalism to the hilt. There was even one comment made suggesting that boxing is only legal because most of government is made up of men and not women.

You know what? I am going to finish this post right now because I do not want to even go where this debate went.

 
 
Below is a short video that came from the Jonathan Ross show. In it, Ross runs down a list (and this is no joke) of items that no spectator is allowed to take into the Olympic stadium. It is quite the list and you may need to listen to what Ross is telling us two or three times to fully grasp what is on it.

No food and no drink is not really a surprise but do expect vendors to be allowed to park their pitches right outside the stadium leading many of us to believe that because they are there, that they have been commissioned by the Olympic bosses and paid top dollar for the pitch (which they probably have done) to sell their products and allow you then to take them inside the stadium - wrong!  The same kind of thing goes on at Wembley Stadium and probably many other places and has done for some time.

I know we are talking London in the middle of summer here and the weather might not be brilliant. But, you never know because when this country does heat up we can get some very warm temperatures and really long, sunny days. So if that is the case then the need for food and especially drink will become even more paramount whilst spending hopefully several hours inside the stadium watching so many great events. This of course is where the next part of the hit really happens as the chances are that the price of food and drink sold within the stadium is going to be double - if not treble what you would normally pay. Make sure that you have plenty of money in your pocket (don't forget the list which included no coins so there won't be any small change) and don't bother putting it in a wallet - these people are going to legally steal it from you anyway.

I am also curious to know what is meant by "large photographic equipment". With mobile technology meaning so many phones now have cameras as standard it would be a logistical disaster if it included these. I doubt that it does but there will be many people asking the same question as what is deemed by the word "large"?

So as we draw closer to this summer, this is another step towards the realisation of what to expect. For me personally, I am quite happy to stand on a road somewhere and just watch the marathon runners or bike riders go flying by and then I can say that I was there. But in my opinion, if you are going to go to one of the major events - be prepared and get as much information and knowledge as you can before going to avoid confusion, aggravation, frustration and disappointment.

 
 
I stayed up and was glad that I did to see an absolutely fascinating tactical battle played out until the last second of this years Super Bowl. There have been many of these matches in the past that have been easy victories for one team or the other and when the old Gatorade ice-filled barrel is coming out with still a few minutes to go on the clock - you know that it is already game over. In this game there was no sign of that as nobody could be sure whether the Giants or the Patriots were going to win this one until time had actually ran out.

The simplest explanation that I can give for what happened in the last few minutes was that the Patriots were leading by two points but the Giants had the ball and had gradually moved the ball up the field to well within field goal distance. The plan for the Giants was to score with literally the last move of the game giving the Patriots no time at all to retake possession. So the Patriots had two choices - let them do this and take possession with literally no time on the clock left or alternatively let them score a touchdown giving them more time to get the ball into the other end zone.

The Giants had also realised this and with virtually a free touchdown being gifted to them with a minute to go, Bradshaw tried not to score but was too fast for his good, lost his balance and landed up in the end zone and scoring rather than resuming play at the one yard line. It was the touchdown that the Giants really did not want at that stage as the Patriots now still had a minute left on the clock - fortunately for the Giants and with one final "Hail Mary" play right at the end they held on to win 21-17.