Posted on 04/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Demetrius Andrade is quite frankly sick and tired and of talking about it. The former two-division world champion and current WBO middleweight belt holder has been heavily criticized for the opponents he’s stepped into the ring against. His upcoming title defense against British native Liam Williams isn’t helping matters
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Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joe Smith Jr. was disappointed with what took place a few years ago. In March of 2019, the Long Island, New York, native was thoroughly outclassed against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. Instead of giving up on his dream, Smith Jr. simply placed his head down and got
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Daniel Dubois buried his face into his hands. The heavyweight contender couldn’t believe what had just happened to him several months ago. The British native was seemingly on his way to taking his career to the next level. All that needed to be done was for him to win
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode For months now, former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield whipped his 58-year-old body into fighting shape. The 2017 Hall of Fame inductee pursued a third showdown with long-time rival Mike Tyson. While both sides were hopeful that a deal could be reached, neither could come to an agreement from a
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although the record of Jaron Ennis, consisting of 27 wins and 25 knockouts, was impressive, most viewed his resume as shallow. Never before had the Philadelphia product faced anyone in the top 15 of the welterweight rankings and questions surrounding his ability to keep up with the best began
Posted on 04/11/2021 By: Sean Crose Jaron Ennis had wanted an opponent of note for a while. On Saturday night, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, the undefeated rising welterweight took on former titlist Sergey Lipinets in a scheduled 12 round affair. Ennis, who had won 24 of his 26 fights by knockout (he
Posted on 04/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Before all of her contests, Ebaine Bridges would strip down to her lingerie and step onto the scale. She was always proud of her curvaceous body and had no problem showing it off. No matter what her detractors said, Bridges assured everyone that she was serious about fighting. After
Posted on 04/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode For the vast majority of his twenty-one-year career, Floyd Mayweather seemed impossible to beat. Things would always start the same, a highly touted opponent would claim that they’ll be the one to hand him his first defeat and saunter their way to the ring oozing with confidence. Yet, at
Posted on 04/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Yuriokis Gamboa has seemingly settled into his role as gatekeeper. Although his mantle is filled with world titles in numerous weight classes and a 2004 Olympic Gold medal, the Cuban native is no longer a true threat in either the 130 or 135-pound division. With Gamboa turning 40 years
Posted on 04/09/2021 By: Sean Crose “HOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIIT!!!!!!” UFC honcho Dana White tweeted this week. “WTF is goin on here (?)” The quote appeared above a picture of White, Rizin Fighting Federation boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara…and Floyd Mayweather. The post, of course, got social media humming, for both White and Mayweather know how to draw in
Posted on 04/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman continues to stare at his fight calendar, hoping and praying that a fight date appears. The former unified welterweight champion has sat on the sidelines for a year and a half as he nurses injuries he suffered after his last contest, a split decision loss against Manny
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Sean Crose “We’re out there grafting away every day to get this done,” promoter Eddie Hearn tells Sky Sports. He’s referring to the much anticipated heavyweight title fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two camps have been working to make a fight happen…but the truth is that it’s been
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. views a showdown between unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and WBO belt holder Billy Joe Saunders as noncompetitive. The two are slated to face off on May 8th, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas on May 8th. According to oddsmakers, Saunders is listed as a
Posted on 04/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode Mike Tyson still has a bit of revenge on his mind. In back-to-back bouts against Evander Holyfield in the mid-1990s, Tyson was heavily favored to win both contests. Those who backed the former undisputed heavyweight champion to come out victorious, however, were left disappointed as Holyfield would walk away
Posted on 04/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Arreola admits that he was proud as he watched Andy Ruiz Jr. become the first fighter of Mexican descent to win a heavyweight world title. The aforementioned Ruiz Jr. took down the heavily favored Anthony Joshua in their June showdown in 2019. Following the win, the fame and
Posted on 04/07/2021 By: Hans Themistode Dillian Whyte is still living off the high associated with scoring an impressive knockout win. The current heavyweight contender peeled himself off the mat in his first stoppage defeat against Alexander Povetkin in August of 2020, to push the 41-year-old on the brink of retirement. Following the win, Whyte
Posted on 04/07/2021 Samuel Vargas has promised to make Conor Benn pay for his “wild” mistakes and says the 24-year-old doesn’t have the experience to deal with him when they meet over twelve rounds for the WBA Continental Welterweight Title this Saturday April 10, live on Sky Sports in the UK and on DAZN in the U.S. and more than 200 countries and territories.
Posted on 04/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Tim Bradley’s eyes grow wide whenever he hears about the possibility of Terence Crawford taking on Manny Pacquiao. The two have been rumored to be locked in negotiations for a possible June 5th showdown that would take place in Dubai. In the mind of most boxing pundits, Crawford has