Devin Haney’s father and trainer, Bill Haney, appeared for a live streaming conversation with Fight Hub TV and fielded a number of questions regarding Devin’s plans for his next fight, the ongoing saga with Ryan Garcia, and more. Check out some excerpts of what Haney had to say with the full live stream video at
Month: January 2025
As we watch another annum fall to the quadrennial 366-count, let us all greet the new boxing year with optimism by celebrating 2024’s Fight of the Year of the Week of the Year. If you’re a Bad Left Hook regular, you’re likely familiar with the concept of a Fight of the Year of the Week,
You have to shape and maintain dreams the way you do a bonsai if you want them to survive. Tweak the geometry here and there when you realize you didn’t grow the way you thought you would. Scrap whole portions when you lose the bits of you that were supposed to fill them. I decided,
Floyd ‘Kid Austin’ Schofield will be taking a big step up in competition when the 22-year-old fighter takes on Shakur Stevenson on Feb. 22, and newly minted champion Richardson calls the fight a money grab as he gives Schofield no real shot to win the fight. Here’s some of what Hitchins had to say about
Keith Idec brings word that struggling 21-year-old middleweight prospect Elijah Garcia will helm 2025’s first PBC on Prime show against former Olympian Terrell Gausha on February 15th. Garcia (16-1, 13 KO) had the look of a blue-chipper during his 2023 campaign, bouncing back from an iffy performance against Kevin Salgado with a violent finish of
Floyd Mayweather’s brand is under fire as employees of his Mayweather Boxing and Fitness gym in Hollywood gathered outside in protest, making numerous allegations against the company which mostly involved unpaid wages. “Hard work, dedication, no pay,” they would repeatedly chant — a clear riff on Mayweather’s oft-mentioned slogan. Some of the employees would then
As we kick off 2025, Top Rank releases its retrospective its best of the year 2024. There were a lot of great fights that took place this past year, and here is just one promotional company’s perspective on all the highlight reel action. Some of the replay footage includes Jason Maloney’s fierce battle with Saul
Wednesday, Jan. 8 DAZN, 3:00 am ET, Jai Opetaia vs David Nyika. Fun in prime time for Australia, breakfast entertainment for our European friends, and an overnight fireworks show for the Americans, as Opetaia and Nyika fight for Opetaia’s IBF cruiserweight title. Opetaia broke through in a big way with a Fight of the Year
By: Sean Crose I’ll be frank – this is one of the hardest calls I’ve had to make in my ten plus years of writing about boxing. The truth is that the first Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk battle was so close – so completely back and fourth – that it’s hard to decide which man is
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury made his way to the ring in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to the sounds of Christmas music courtesy of Mariah Carey. By the time the towering Englishman reached the ring, however, Carey’s vocals had been replaced by the music of Biggie Smalls. It was all, to be sure, classic Fury.
By: Sean Crose On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk put an end to a theory that was once on the verge of becoming accepted fact: that the heavyweight division was now the exclusive realm of fighters six and half feet tall (6’5 at a minimum) or over. Great
By: Sean Crose IBF heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois deserves a second chance at WBO, WBC, and WBA heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. While Usyk ended the first bout between the two men in August 2023 in thunderous fashion, that victory has been overshadowed at times by a controversial incident that occurred in the 5th round of
If there’s one thing people love it’s watching someone fall from on high. Call it jealousy, or caving in to the dark side of human nature, the fact remains people find it enjoyable and amusing to watch as someone’s world collapses. Such is the case with one Devin Haney, who has gone from being seen
By: Sean Crose Some shots are impressive. Others are downright frightening. The thunderbolt Anthony Joshua landed on Francis Ngannou’s temple last March was downright frightening. While it was true that Ngannou had successfully knocked heavyweight honcho Tyson Fury down on the mat in his professional debut, he would have no such moments to call his
By: Sean Crose The first fight was terrific. The second was even better. Make no mistake about it Katie Taylor’s blistering rematch with Amanda Serrano this past November was more than just a great women’s fight – it was a great fight, period. There’s good reason why the 10 round battle is Boxing Insider’s 2024
By: Sean Crose While it’s often good advice not to follow the crowd, sometimes the crowd is on to something. That’s certainly the case this year, as heavyweight kingpin Oleksandr Usyk is almost universally being trumpeted as the premier professional boxer of 2024. There used to be a saying in Hollywood that script readers primarily
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose They’ve both lost to Oleksandr Usyk on two occasions. What’s more, there is little demand for either man to face the dominant Usyk again. There was a time, though, very recently in fact, when former heavyweight titlists Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury were considered the two
By: Sean Crose One is generally a super middleweight. The other has gone up in weight to become a super welterweight. Why, then, are some so eager to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence “Bud” Crawford throw down in the ring? This wouldn’t be a novelty bout, after all. Canelo and Crawford are active fighters,