Manny Pacquiao’s retirement from boxing this week has been big news worldwide. Not least that a former world champion will now try to run for …
Month: September 2021
It is said that the jab is the most important punch in boxing. A punch that sets everything up. Used as an offensive weapon and …
Modest Mike Tyson is a far removed man from that of his fight days. These days a more slow paced, easy going individual. Involved still …
Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder face one another for a third time. In a little over a week’s time. A highly anticipated match-up at heavyweight. …
Nico Hernandez had his career put on hold a little under a year ago. A gun shot wound to the leg has kept him on …
Boxing is one of those special sports that can produce some special people and special characters. Sometimes. Sky Sports (hat tip) pointing to one of …
Teddy Atlas has a rare talent for summing things up in some realms of boxing. One of the great trainers. Why wouldn’t he. An almost …
It isn’t often the biggest character in an entire sport happens to be heavyweight champion and quiet possibly, one of the very best pure boxers …
Widely considered pound for pound number one Canelo Alvarez of Mexico has been on a tear in the sport in recent years. Next up he …
You know, the upcoming Jamell Herring vs Shakur Stevenson fight could actually be one of the best fights in boxing. This year. So much on …
The term genius gets thrown around way too much in professional sport sometimes. Sometimes though, at least in boxing, they actually come along. A sport …
What a fight in store between Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter. A genuinely terrific match up in the welterweight division. The 147 lbs. contest has …
It would appear Iron Mike the trainer is in the house once again. Passing on his valuable knowledge to the next generation. To American boxing …
The Manny Pacquiao retirement today has made news across the world. Correctly so. One of the great champions in the history of all sport. Maybe …
Australian boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges recently returned to the ring and won again. Now putting her on a two-fight win streak since losing to Shannon …
Recently there has been some boxing legends way past their best days involved in the ring again. Nothing wrong with the exhibition stuff. That said. …
Women’s boxing great Amanda Serrano was not able to secure the knockout last time out. Rather getting the decision in Cleveland by unanimous decision against …
The upcoming Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos fight is in no man’s land at the moment. Again. It seemed like things were resolved. Common sense …
Son of boxing legend Nigel Benn of the UK, Conor Benn, has been making a strong impression on professional boxing in his own right in …
Corporate America has come to the boxing world today which in many ways is very positive for the sport. While we don’t cover promoters or …
Women’s boxing legend Claressa Shields is currently fighting another time in the sport of mixed martial arts. She steps into the MMA cage for a …
Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury goes back to work very soon against former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder. A part three of their highly anticipated …
In recent times Ukraine has produced some of the best fighters at the highest level in professional boxing. Pound for pound stars Vasyl Lomachenko and …
Alexander Usyk made history last weekend stepping up from cruiserweight to claim versions of the heavyweight title from former champion Anthony Joshua. Tyson Fury still …
One time professional boxer and UFC fight star Conor McGregor received some unexpected news this week. Freedom to the city of Miami no less. McGregor …
In a great country here like Mexico, that is obsessed with boxing and in particular, and most importantly, professional boxing. Where it has churned out …
It’s easy to kick a fella when he’s down. Since he lost last weekend former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua appears to be on the end …
It had to happen sometime. That the great Manny Pacquiao would call it a day. For his career in the boxing ring, that is. Pacquiao …
Alexander Usyk of the Ukraine became boxing’s newest heavyweight champion last weekend with an emphatic display in the UK. A unanimous points decision over previous …
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman like all boxing fans witnessed an iconic moment in the sport at the weekend. Alexander Usyk shocked some, but not …
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis knows a thing or two about big time heavyweight title fights. One of the great champions in boxing history. …
Boxing took center stage this weekend in the UK in front of what looked like a considerable amount of fans. Not really big news outside …
Alexander Usyk this weekend showed once again that size does not win fights in boxing. David beat Goliath once again in 2021. Usyk showed it …
What a fight in store on November 6th. In the fight capital of the world. Las Vegas. Pound for pound best fighter in the world …
Unbeaten lightweight Mexican prospect Jose Valenzuela did very well this weekend to mark his professional tenure now unbeaten in ten contests. Indeed, on the week …
Speed kills. An old saying but one that in boxing has been shown to be true. Add precision to that. Timing. Power. Then you’ve really …
Last weekend’s win for former UFC Champion Vitor Belfort over a 58-year-old Evander Holyfield in a professional boxing ring in Florida brought up a number …
It is now confirmed that Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter will take place on November 20th in Las Vegas. Another great fight on the upcoming …
Professional athletes who generate significant numbers and are deemed of interest with quotes given to the public domain, more often than not, are verified on …
Boxing’s biggest star, and in the eyes of many, the current pound for pound best fighter in the world, Mexico’s Canelo Alvarez’ next fight has …
It has been twenty five years already since one of the greatest, ever, lyrical geniuses departed this Earth. Tupac Shakur left a body of work …
It was a big weekend for Brazilian fight legends just gone. Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva, former UFC Champions, both scored knockouts in Florida. Silva …
WBC featherweight champion Oscar Valdez of Mexico went 30-0 last Friday night in Tucson. A unanimous points decision was enough to get the job done …
This weekend’s fight featuring a boxing legend (Evander Holyfield) well over the age usually allowed to compete in a pro boxing ring brings up another …
In what was a tough watch for many boxing fans this weekend, one of the all-time greats, Evander Holyfield, was stopped in the very first …
Australian boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges recently got back to winning ways once again in the boxing ring. Improving her professional record to now 7-1. The …
Current US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump got into the boxing world’s news, a bit, this week, with the latter mentioning a …
Lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder will do battle for a third time on October 9th in Las Vegas. …
Wow. Boxing is a very unpredictable sport these days. A bit like the world. Case in point. This coming weekend, 58-year-old Evander Holyfield, the former …
While the times might be changing and uncertain in the world, boxing has managed to keep going over the last couple of years. In many …
Australian boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges continues to make waves in boxing with another win back to back last weekend. Bridges scored another solid win which …
Katie Taylor, Claressa Shields and Amanda Serrano could arguably be up there with three of the best women boxers of all time. And, they are …
Good weekend of boxing just gone in the UK. Catching up on it now. Looked like a great atmosphere with the big crowds back in …
Isn’t it funny, all the naysayers towards boxing years ago. Look where boxing is now as a sport. No one has all the answers for …
It has now been confirmed that a young boxer, Jeanette Zacarias Zapata of Mexico, at just 18-years-old tragically died following a boxing match that took …
A previously scheduled boxing bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Vitor Belfort has been put on hold. The news comes following De La Hoya …
Australian boxing and media sensation Ebanie Bridges once again captured world attention at a boxing weigh-in. Ahead of this weekend’s boxing event in Europe featuring …
Sonny Liston was a softly spoken quiet individual. But, when he needed to be, perhaps one of the very fiercest fighters that ever lived. He …
Modesty is perhaps one of the best traits a boxer, let alone any professional sportsman, or human, can possess. Oldest heavyweight champion of all-time and …
Australian pocket rocket Ebanie Bridges returns to action this weekend in the UK. Quickly coming off a win last time out against Bec Connolly following …
Undefeated lightweight world champion Devin Haney from Las Vegas recently has been involved in a number of well publicized talks permeating around some meaningful fights. …
Undefeated Mexican-American Vergil Ortiz Jr. has been tearing up the sport of boxing in recent times. Racing to an 18-0 record with 18 knockouts, he …
The oblivion that was the recent Lopez vs Kambosos fight negotiations has been resolved at last. The two will now do battle at the iconic …
Boxing, like anything in life, needs interesting competition. Mainly as it is a business as regards professional boxing and fans want to see two perceived …
Many boxing fans will of course remember Tijuana’s Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales. Not least for his trilogy with Marco Antonio Barrera, some of boxing’s best …
It’s an old saying but it’s very true. It only takes one punch in the heavyweights. From a world championship boxing perspective, you only have …
Son of former world champion Nigel Benn, Conor Benn, has shown improvement fight to fight since turning professional in recent years. His fan-friendly fight style …
Muhammad Ali’s grandson Nico Ali Walsh recently made an impressive professional boxing debut. Scoring a stoppage in Tulsa against opponent Jordan Weeks. Now, Walsh returns …
Son of former world champion Chris Eubank in the UK, Chris Eubank Jr. continues his comeback since defeat to George Groves a few years back. …
This weekend undisputed lightweight women’s champion and former Olympic Gold medalist Katie Taylor returns to action. Always in fun fights to watch with an exciting …
Australian female boxing sensation Ebanie Bridges returns to action this weekend in the UK. Fighting for the fourth time this year already. Bridges comes into …
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is already back in training for another exhibition in the ring. Last November Tyson fought fellow boxing legend Roy Jones …
Undisputed 140 lbs. champion Josh Taylor (18-0-13 KO) has had his next fight confirmed. The dynamite Scottish pound for pound rated world champion fights next …
Boxing needs as much eyeballs as it can get. No doubt about that. As does, any sport. Professional sport that is. Boxing has always found …
The boxing world has once again being shaken up with some news that might bring a very good fight into play sooner rather than later. …