Day: January 14, 2018

The fight has been formally announced today and finally fans can sit back and enjoy the build up and the fight ahead. It has been some shift so far in these negotiations. Talks that seemed to have played out in the public more often than not. But all that is…

If there’s one single reason why we might see Floyd Mayweather back in the boxing ring it won’t be because of money. Believe it or not. To slightly contradict myself, yes, Mayweather will only comeback if there is a whopping pay-day on offer. Sure. But I don’t think that would…

One of the early bizarre comparisons in boxing of 2018 between two characters you would not typically put in the same sentence with one another. While US President Donlad Trump continues to make world headlines a certain boxer from Liverpool has rather oddly been linked to him. WBO heavyweight champion…

The two now share the same promoter which in theory should make it an easy fight to make but there’s still two-main things they will have to overcome – if it’s to get made in 2018. While the fight will always be there to an extent, fans want to see it…

Now that the Joshua vs Parker fight is official, we’ve taken a quick stroll down memory lane to last year when one of the fight’s combatants watch the other defeat Klitschko on live video stream. At the time Parker was only dreaming of a shot at the winner. Hoping one…

While one is now retired and the other is still an active fighter, they both are acting as an example of how the modern-day top pro boxer is, well, not just a prize-fighter any more. Fighters managing or promoting their own careers is nothing new but if history shows anything,…

The UK welterweight returns to the sport this year for the first time in two years that has got social media in boxing working overtime with memes, videos and other jousts at him – but why? When you look at Amir Khan’s career he’s never ducked anybody. He’s always been…

Even in 2018 the heavyweight division still has that lure for the general public. What is it about the giants of the ring throwing down that gets fans so excited? Perhaps it goes back to the Roman days when gladiators once fought one another. As barbaric as it sounds. There’s…

When in the States last year different people asked me what it was in the UK that they were doing superior to promote boxing compared to that in the US. Despite being from Ireland, I thought I had one or two logical answers at least. Since last summer US boxing…

While shooting to the top of the boxing pound for pound rankings in many observers eyes, Ukraine boxing sensation Vasyl Lomachenko still finds his star a slow burning one outside of hardcore boxing fans. This will be helped of course with the added exposure of ESPN showing his fights in…

The much anticipated Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez part two would appear to be down to three final locations – with two in particular strong favourites. A lot has been made since the first fight that took place in Las Vegas over the scoring. Despite that, Las Vegas is still…

The mental warfare is well and truly underway by the promoters of Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker with the latter today really having a go at Anthony Joshua as a person. Is Anthony Joshua tough? Well, you don’t become world champion without being. Clearly. Not the case according to Joseph…

The fight has already got the boxing world talking in their thousands online with well over two months to go until they step in and do it for real on March 31st in Cardiff. This is one of those fights that fans always demand – champions facing one another in…

Damn it. Can’t get everything right. The official Joshua vs Parker poster was unveiled today and some rather quick off the mark fans have picked up on something rather obviously wrong about it. When it comes to fight posters Matchroom to be fair are usually spot on. Not this time…

Errol Spence Jr could very well be the best welterweight in the world of boxing today but the jury is still out until all the top 147lbs champions and top-tier fighters (including him) fight one another. Most of whom all share the same manager – Al Haymon. We’ve spoken about…

Early signs that Anthony Joshua may have been rattled by team Parker emerge as the usually respectful Britain reveals he will not go about things the usual way with Parker. Usually, Joshua is very respectful with his opponents. Even in the face of hardcore trash talk from long time bitter…

The former heavyweight champion of the world has been training hard over the past month or so in a bid to lose weight and get his British Boxing Board of Control license to fight back. Fury had a well documented battle with alcohol, other substances and depression during his two…

Joseph Parker promoter David Higgins reacts to the news that the fight between his charge Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua is now set and stone – with date, TV broadcaster and venue all confirmed. The fight will be shown as a box office pay per view in the UK and…

The WBO heavyweight champion of the world is not intimidated in the least ahead of the biggest fight of his life when he takes on Anthony Joshua on March 31st in Wales. Parker’s past few performances have not been his best as he would surely admit himself. But with the…

Anthony Joshua has officially announced the fight with Joseph Parker this morning and is already in full training mode ahead of what promises to be a big night for boxing. The unification fight will take place on March 31st in Cardiff, Wales and without doubt is the biggest fight of…

The Joshua and Parker purses are very, very generous when it comes to the guaranteed sums before any pay per view sales are calculated afterwards. The news was confirmed unusually on a Sunday morning UK time today that Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will throw down on March 31st at…

Eddie Hearn, well played old boy. No one expected this on a Sunday morning but now it’s here – the boxing world is going into overdrive at a time we least suspected to. I can’t recall the last time a major heavyweight title fight was announced on a Sunday morning…

After months of talks and speculation Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will finally fight in a massive world heavyweight title unification bout with all details formally confirmed today. The news which was expected over the past number of weeks – took a little while to get over the line with…