1.   And for thick-necked Barry the Baptist, named for his propensity for drowning his victims, Ritchie cast Lenny McLean, a well-known British boxer.

2.   In the land where the stiff upper lip is an honored tradition, British boxers have more often received fat lips in their quest for the world heavyweight championship.

3.   So the new Lewis wants no comparison to the British boxers who came before, especially Bruno.

4.   British boxer Spencer Oliver was in critical condition Sunday following brain surgery to remove a blood clot suffered in his European super-bantamweight title fight against Ukrainian Sergei Devakov.

5.   British boxers Naseem Hamed and Chris Eubank are expected to receive only a slap on the wrist for getting into a brawl at Heathrow Airport.

6.   British boxer James Murray was in critical condition Saturday after having a blood clot removed from his brain.

7.   His injury was virtually the same as the one suffered in the ring last April by British boxer Bradley Stone, who subsequently died.

8.   On Friday, the WBC shifted its focus to safety, a more urgent issue following the deaths of two British boxers over the past year.

9.   So does the plan to take a handful to London in July, where they will fight rich British boxers.

10.   The British boxer is pressing for a bout with the winner of the rematch between fellow Briton and WBC titlist Lewis and American Holyfield.