Ghana boxing legend Azumah Nelson’s comeback fight against old foe Jeff Fenech in Melbourne on Tuesday June 23rd has received mixed reactions from Ghanaian boxing fans.

Azumah was declared loser on points in the ten rounder but many fans think a draw would have been a fairer result. A section of the media insist that it was a spectacular bore from two old timers who should not have been permitted to put on the gloves to fight again after nearly a decade in the wilderness.

Some die hard Azumah fans claim "the boxing professor" did enough to win as Fenech only indulged in clinches and managed to land only a few solid punches. "This is a home decision" claimed one lady boxing fan from Bukom in central Accra interviewed on Ghana television.

Some radio stations described the fight as an exhibition show and wondered how points could be awarded for an exhibition contest.

I am tempted to side with those boxing purists who hold the opinion that it was a well choreographed show and both boxers only pretended to be serious. It was an exhibition fight, pure and simple and the Ghana Boxing Authority should be lauded for distancing itself from this charade.

However from the humanitarian point of view it is the prayer of Ghanaians that both boxers would not suffer any ill effects from the few punches that hit the target and that Azumah would earn enough purse to enable him realise his ambition of setting up a fund for the needy children in Ghana.

Meanwhile the debate as to whether there should be a compulsory retiring age for boxers continues worldwide. Your contribution to the debate is welcome.