I really don't like watching boxing but I suspect this illustrates how people start going off after they peak. You wouldn't believe how many pop stars I watched decline after a couple of hits. Plus of course many contributed virtually nothing to a hit - what did a bass player add to a No1 (except Motown or, I'd better add as both are readers of this site, Herbie Flowers or Les Hurdle)? After a star hits the top, mainly due to the talents of a song writer, producer, arranger or engineer, not to mention pluggers, marketing people, sales and retail or downloads (streaming these days)? And for those saying "What about yourself JK?" - yes I was never a great singer though I did keep charting for 15 years after 1965 but I was always mainly a producer and arranger and then an industry person (and would still be, as Chairman of EMI, had it not been for Surrey Police and Max Clifford).

The really interesting thing about the fight is the spelling of the winner's name Alexander... OLEKSANDER. Love it.

I can't believe how much coverage there has been of this fight on the news, even though only a tiny fraction of the population shelled out the £26.95 to watch it on sky and all the bbc and gb news can show is still pictures. What about the European championships where we have had great british success from Keely Hodgkinson, Laura Muir, and the Men's relay team.

As regards Bass players, Mick Karn defined the sound of much of Japan's music with his distinct fretless bass, along with Mark King from Level 42, and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads. As regards success, image is very important. One Directions and Little Mix's songs wouldn't sell a fraction of they were performed by middle-aged men.

Boxing has always been a top draw, even if a small fraction of the population subscribe they would of been thousands watching it in clubs and pubs.

AJ is a household name like Tyson Fury, I couldn't name a single footballer in any football team. I don't really like boxing either these days it's becomes more farcical with each passing year.

Lennox Lewis was a superb heavyweight and had some personality. It's like snooker in the 1970's 1980's nearly snooker player had a personality the public warmed to. Whether it was smoking and drinking whilst playing, laughing at themselves or even doing silly gestures not forgetting releasing daft records, tons of VHS tapes and an aftershave brand.

Now snooker players have less personality than a brick.

AJ is probably worth more than Lionesses put together and generated more a lot more income for SKY or BT than women's football. Remember that clubs and bars have to pay extra to show live sport.

Why are you comparing proper bands like Japan and Talking Heads to manufactured crap which is aimed at kids ?Manufactured bands always been about image and merchandise like posters and lunch boxes.

Talking Heads are superb however where David Byrne is on the spectrum watching Talking Heads being interview is just painful to watch, even Tina Weymouth seemed to be socially awkward also when the presenter wanted to talk to her. They were highly creative and experimental with music videos back in the day.


Having middle aged men singing Black Magic, Touch or Shout Out To My Ex would just be embarrassing and very creepy. My daughter's went through a Brit pop phase now they are going through an AOR scene. I still blast out Word Of Mouth both song and album whilst driving, like I did in the early 90's and with daft actions. Life is too short to be taken seriously, one day our record collections will turn to dust before they outlive us.