Day: March 4, 2018

Ex Tyson Fury coach Peter Fury knows a thing or two about heavyweight boxing having trained not just Tyson Fury to beat Klitschko, but also nearly his son Hughie to win the WBO title last year from Joseph Parker. Peter Fury is almost a specialist when it comes to heavyweight…

Billy Joe Saunders was one of the many fight fans around the world watching the Wilder vs Parker fight this weekend – and he wasn’t as impressed as most people were. In fact, he released a rather scathing interview with IFL TV about what he thought of Wilder as a…

An important man in making any potential fight between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua will of course be Joshua’s English promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua is the A-Side in the negotiations so Hearn will be the key man in making the fight. But even Eddie will surely concede that Wilder brings…

Deontay Wilder weighed in at his third lightest of his professional career against Cuban Luis Ortiz. Something that surprised a lot of people going into the bout. Most thought that he had simply done so to be built for speed and to out hustle and out work the older, slower…

Deontay Wilder suffered the biggest crisis of his professional boxing career in the 7th round of his fight against Cuban Luis Ortiz. He was rocked badly in the round. How he stayed on his feet was quite incredible in itself. Let alone surviving the round and later rallying back to…

While many are talking about Anthony Joshua fighting Deontay Wilder later this year another man has his eyes firmly set on Wilder too after his win last night – former champion Tyson Fury. Tyson like everyone else in boxing was a keen spectator on last night’s proceedings in Brooklyn where…

Most have been paying tribute to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s big win over Luis Ortiz last night – but not current WBO middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders. Saunders has taken issue with comments Wilder was alleged to have made in the not too distant past. Given the difference…

The boxing world has erupted with talk about the two leading (currently active) heavyweight champions in the world at the moment – Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. A Brit and an American with knockout power in both hands, undefeated records and whom have shown they can overcome adversity in the…

Deontay Wilder turns his attention to Joshua in a potentially huge fight later in 2018 if Joshua overcomes his next fight. That’s the ‘if’ in the equation though. Wilder has done his part. He’s added value to a potential Joshua fight and increased his name not just in America after…

Many had called for Deontay Wilder to face a test of noteworthy challenge in the ring and on in his seventh defence of his WBC heavyweight title, he finally got it. He was badly hurt and made to think, work and sweat against Cuban Luis Ortiz before closing the show…

Deontay Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel pulled no punches with promoter of Anthony Joshua, Eddie Hearn, following Wilder’s win last night over Luis Ortiz. Wilder defended his WBC heavyweight title in sensational fashion with a 10th round knockout that has got people calling for the fight with Anthony Joshua. This happened…

The Deontay Wilder and Ortiz purses for last night’s WBC heavyweight world title bout that took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Wilder ultimately was made earn his money last night, as was Ortiz, in a fight that started off slow but finished very, very fast. Both…

Sergey Kovalev stopped Igor Mikhalkin at the end in the 7th round as the referee and ringside doctor had seen enough of the bloody mess that was ensuing. A trademark – bone crunching performance from Kovalev really. Painful memories of his losses to Andre Ward now seemingly distant memories for the 34-year-old…

Russian Dmitry Bivol knocks out Sullivan Barrera to extend his unbeaten record and continue to make his claim as one of the best fighters in the light-heavyweight division today. Fighting on the same bill as fellow countryman Sergey Kovalev Bivol was clearly keen to impress on the big stage at Madison…

The former heavyweight champion had been in the media recently following comments Wilder made about Mike Tyson but Lewis has paid tribute to the WBC champion tonight. Those comments pertained to Wilder originally saying he thought he would have beaten a prime Mike Tyson back in the day. Something Lewis…

Up until the knockout the fight had been very competitive with many believing challenger Ortiz was ahead on the cards. However that didn’t matter in the end. Deontay Wilder didn’t let it. He made sure that the bell would not hear the final round with a bone crunching finish in…

Deontay Wilder’s KO of Luis Ortiz tonight in New York reminded one of why heavyweight boxing can be so good at times. After a shaky start to the fight, it warmed up nicely. It had a bit of everything. Knockdowns, big exchanges, both men displaying heart to survive moments after…

Deontay Wilder knocked out Luis Ortiz in round 10 of their WBC heavyweight title fight tonight in New York and man, did he do it in some style. Ortiz has put Wilder in the deepest trouble of his career just a few rounds prior but somehow, some way, Wilder found…

Deontay Wilder had a lot to prove tonight against Luis Ortiz of Cuba and he delivered in spadefuls tonight in Brooklyn, New York. The WBC heavyweight champion faced his toughest foe on paper at least to date tonight. It had been a long time coming as a bout after it…

In a rematch that ended in a disqualification last time out (in May of 2017) it was Uzcategui who got the last laugh tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The fight suffered some controversy at the last-minute over confusion to Mexican Uzcategui regarding a last-minute drug test, but the…