LOS ANGELES — The sandy blond hair looked the same. So did the boyish smile. But when he got up close, it looked like Canelo Alvarez had abandoned training and took up eating as a hobby. He was easily 60 pounds over the middleweight threshold. But no, it wasn’t the real Canelo. It was the […]

In a report just coming in from Tha Boxing Voice early reports suggest that last weekend’s Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas did very well indeed on Showtime pay-per-view. Just last month WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fought to a draw in LA on Showtime

Tyson Fury has kept his training going through Christmas and now well into the new year, as January comes to an end soon and as hopefully he figures out who he’s fighting next. That should be a rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder after the fight was ordered by the WBC but negotiations are still

UK heavyweight Joe Joyce (7-0-7KO) has had his first fight formally pencilled in for the new year today and it’s exciting news. He’ll compete on a bumper bill in the UK on ITV as part of the upcoming Chris Eubank vs James DeGale bill on February 23rd in London. The news was confirmed a short

Anthony Joshua’s April 13th date at Wembley stadium in London may not be dead just yet after all. It is understood that scrambles are ongoing behind the scenes to try to save the coveted once a year opportunity to host boxing at the iconic venue and get Joshua a credible opponent for the date. If

Three-weight world champion and Mexican boxing warrior Leo Santa Cruz knows a thing or two about strategy in world title fights at the highest level. In his second fight with Belfast’s Carl Frampton in particular, he showed he can switch things up nicely and implement game plans as good as anyone in boxing today. This

It’s been 46 years to the day that George Foreman won the heavyweight championship of the world against Joe Frazier. Foreman would of course have a legendary career in the sport and to this day is known as one of the biggest punchers that ever lived. He’s also the oldest heavyweight champion of all time.