Day: September 16, 2018

Former pound for pound head honcho Andre Ward reacts to the news that two other former pound for pound number ones look set to have an unlikely second meeting in the ring. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao met in Japan this weekend at a concert with both guys releasing videos…

A man who has faced both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been stunned by news that the two have said they are set to rematch in December. A rumored location for the part two is thought to be Japan but as of yet, despite the fighters themselves saying the…

Following both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao saying on social media this weekend that they will be having a part two, one notable former champion has responded on what he thinks of the fight. While many have criticized the move by both Mayweather and Pacquiao, James Toney is actually in…

Canelo Alvarez’ defense was excellent overall this weekend in his rematch against Gennady Golovkin and one fan has put together a superb compilation of some of his head movement in particular. Early on and indeed for large periods of the fight Gennady Golovkin looked to establish his jab and set…

While Gennady Golovkin might have shown incredible punch resistance the same can be said of Canelo particularly in this moment in the fight. It was arguably the biggest punch Golovkin landed on Canelo in the fight. A massive right hand that definitely rocked him momentarily and showed just what a…

Pound for pound rated Terence Crawford was one of the many star fighters who expressed their opinion on the fight this weekend. Crawford had a similar opinion to many within boxing. When he was waiting on the verdict to be called out he opined: I got GGG for the win…

The Canelo vs GGG exchanges at times where a sight to be hold this weekend in Las Vegas. An intelligent ferocity to both men’s work. It’s fair to say both fighters will be waking up with a few bumps and bruises this morning, and then some. They put in a…

The eyes of the world were on boxing this weekend and in terms of action delivered in the ring, Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 2 delivered in spadefuls. A back and forth battle that had a little bit of everything if you’re being honest with yourself. If a person were…

A clearly upset Gennady Golovkin refused to do interviews initially after last night’s majority points loss to Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas. Ultimately things didn’t go his way again at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas but he can hold his head held high. He fought like he always does…

Former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Lennox Lewis has given his feedback on last night’s middleweight championship fight in Las Vegas. Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez battled it out for a second time in a fight that Canelo got the majority decision but a bout in truth that could…

Many were expecting Golovkin coach Abel Sanchez’ reaction to his fighter’s loss to Canelo Alvarez to be one of dismay towards the judges’ decision. Not the case however. Sanchez had been very vocal on various issues in the run up to the rematch. Not least the failed drugs test that…

Canelo Alvarez is a man on a high at the moment after arguably the biggest win of his career after the amount of adversity and bad press he’s gone through over the past year. Going into the fight some fans suggested that he didn’t fight like a Mexican against Golovkin…

Last night’s fight had a bit of everything for all types of boxing fans. Blood, guts, skill and some rather incredible chins displayed by Golovkin and Canelo. You’d wonder would a smack of an iron bar or baseball bat to their chins have knocked either of them out, such was…

Canelo Alvarez at just the age of 28 has quite the resume it must be said, whatever your opinion of him is. He’s taken on some of the very best of his era that were available to him at the time. Never ducking anyone. Last night saw the young Mexican…

Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew from Liverpool, England has given his two cents on this weekend’s big boxing match between Canelo and Golovkin, and, his opinion is proving a popular one. Bellew like most UK boxing fans last night was up until silly o’clock in the morning to watch…

Promoter of Canelo Alvarez and head honcho at Golden Boy Promotions has reacted to his charge getting the decision last night against Gennady Golovkin. Both Canelo and De La Hoya will be waking up happy men this morning no doubt. All the months of trash talk leveled at both of…

ESPN commentator and respected trainer Teddy Atlas disagreed with the verdict tonight in the Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin rematch and almost lost the plot entirely in his reaction. Live television often has its moments in sports punditry. Controversial experts and pundits live in an age now with social media…

Amir Khan was a keen spectator tonight having shared the ring with Canelo Alvarez a couple of years ago in one of his most devastating losses to date. Khan on that night moved from welterweight to middleweight and paid the price with a brutal, wide open right hand knockout from…

Former world champion Carl Framtpon has been one of the notable names in boxing that has come out and disagreed with tonight’s decision in GGG vs Canelo 2. It appears to have split a lot of people within the sport, in truth. Canelo won a majority points decision after twelve…

Gennady Golovkin must be heartbroken after a life time of work to get to this point to only have victory evade him once again. Ultimately the plan for Golovkin was to not leave it in the hand of the judges. Going into the fight he said if Canelo engaged him…

Canelo Alvarez became the new middleweight champion of the world tonight with a majority points decision over Gennady Golovkin at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. After the fight Gennady Golovkin left the ring straight away. Clearly upset by the decision, he did not wish to stay in the ring…

The decision to award a majority points verdict to Canelo Alvarez tonight has divided the boxing public down the middle it would seem. While not as controversial as the first fight, there is still a huge sentiment of controversy after tonight’s bout. Going into the fight Golovkin knew he had…

The official GGG vs Canelo 2 punch stats have been released on social media by the folks of CompuBox. While the majority decision for Canelo proved unpopular with some tonight the fact of the matter is the bout was a highly entertaining one to watch. An awesome fight that saw…

The boxing world for the most part has disagreed with tonight’s points verdict for Canelo over Gennady Golovkin in Las Vegas. Canelo won a majority points decision at the T-Mobile Arena. Both the HBO and BT Sports teams tonight had the decision in favor of Golovkin. The crowd in attendance…

The Golovkin vs Canelo rematch finally arrived tonight after a long wait. Here’s what happened round by round in our full-fight analysis. The first round saw both guys feel one another out in the battle of the jabs. To the surprise of some Canelo boxed on the front foot and…

Former world middleweight champion David Lemieux has now reacted to his first round knockout victory over Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan tonight. Lemieux showed he is not finished at top-level just yet and proved he still carries enormous knockout power with the win over Irishman O’Sullivan tonight. Straight after the fight Lemieux…

LAS VEGAS —  Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, so says the the tagline. Unfortunately, bad boxing decisions in Vegas, the fishy stinky variety, also stay with boxing fans for a long time. Three-hundred 66 days after the botched GGG versus Canelo showdown, people are still talking about how Adelaide Byrd…

Tonight’s boxing in Las Vegas could very well be one of the most explosive cards in years in the sport of boxing. Three fights in and three big knockouts already. People are now wondering what they are going to do for the next hour or so. Likely the main event’s…

Former promoter of both Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum has now given his reaction to the news that both men have said they will rematch one another. While not official both boxers said on their verified social media accounts today that the fight will happen and various videos…

The boxing world has come alive tonight ahead of GGG vs Canelo 2 with many star name fighters giving their two cents on how they believe the fight will pan out. Everyone has a different opinion ahead of tonight’s fight in Las Vegas. Those predicting a Golovkin win think for…

Teddy Atlas has made some explosive comments about how Canelo weighed-in ahead of his rematch tonight in Las Vegas against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas. A lot has been made about the changed way Canelo looks this time around compared to how he did before the first fight a year…

David Lemieux scored a very heavy knockout win tonight over Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan in their grudge middleweight bout in Las Vegas. The fight promised fireworks from the start given not just for the needle between both men in the build-up but also their exciting fight styles. Both guys liked to…

Roman Gonzalez has ensured that the GGG vs Canelo 2 card tonight has gotten off to an explosive start in Las Vegas. Talks of Gonzalez’ decline might have come a bit prematurely. It’s easy for some to forget that not long ago he was the best boxer in the world…