2021

Retired boxer and former pound for pound number one Floyd Mayweather posted the above photograph of his grandson on Instagram with his fists clinched already: (Hat tip Michael Benson Twitter) A boxer in the making maybe. The saying fighting is in your blood while not necessarily always the case, appears to ring true with the […]

Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano proved to be a very entertaining fight last weekend in Texas. Tremendous action that entertained across the board. A fight that resulted in a draw, that might have been a fair result to many. With the exception of one of the judges’ scorecards being very poor, a great fight all

Pain, sometimes referred to as affliction, can take on many meanings. In boxing, fighters will often mention they feel know pain or anything during a fight due to adrenaline in the heat of the action. Not until the next day at least. Pain then, is a matter of perception, be it mental, physical, spiritual, emotional

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and multi-weight Filipino phenom Manny Pacquiao had an unexpected coming together recently. They met for the first time over a Face Time call and got on like a house on fire it would appear. So much so that it is understood Pacquiao has now invited Tyson to his fight next

Often times one subject in particular is overlooked for the career of a professional boxer. What about after boxing finishes? Unlike other sports, boxing doesn’t come with pensions, health care plans or guarantees for professional fighters at the end of their careers. Sometimes they leave their careers physically less than what they were when they

Professional boxing and combat sport in general is different to any other sport. In that, it’s fighting another person, plain and simple. When you consider athletes who use illegal performance enhancing substances to run a bit faster. Or hit a ball with a stick a little further, it pales in comparison to fighting. For that

Pound for pound rated Terence Crawford is still looking to secure his first fight of 2021 as things stand but hopefully news should be forthcoming on that soon. He’s been keeping an eye on all the big fights like any other boxing fan for the meantime and gave his thoughts on last weekend’s big fight