Posted on 03/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Fighting on the elite level has provided fighters with more time for leisurely fun. Normally, when a fighter first jumps onto the scene, they can find themselves fighting anywhere from five to ten times per year. Once they’ve established themselves on the very good to elite level, the ring
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Posted on 02/27/2021 By: Sean Crose The 7-0 welterweight Vito Mielnicki Jr appeared on Saturday’s PBC card from LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. His opponent in a scheduled eight round bout was the 10-3-1 Noe Lopez. Mielnicki kept cool in the first, then dropped Lopez in the second. Lopez got up before the ten count and appeared
Posted on 02/27/2021 By: Sean Crose The main event of Saturday’s PBC on Fox broadcast pitted 33-2 super middleweight Anthony Dirrell against the 15-2-0 Kyrone Davis in a scheduled 12 rounder at LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. Dirrell played it cool in the first and landed well while Davis tried to maintain distance. Dirrell continued to
Posted on 02/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode At one point, the blueprint to defeating unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez was clear as day. Keep your distance, incorporate a lot of movement and pot shot him all night long. In short, the Mexican star could be thoroughly outboxed. Floyd Mayweather was the first to give users
Posted on 02/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter who you spoke to, they all said the same thing. That is, Avni Yildirim had no chance of defeating unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez. Not only was he given virtually no chance at winning but the mere thought of the pair sharing the ring with one
Posted on 02/27/2021 After getting dropped in the first round, Zhilei Zhang appeared to be on his way to an easy night at the office. Another series of knockdowns in the second and third seemingly confirmed it. However, Forrest would hear none of it. The heavy underdog rallied in a huge way, including a final
Posted on 02/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. just needs somebody to explain to him how in the world did Avni Yildirim hit the lottery. Somehow, after getting brutally knocked out in their contest in 2017, Yildirim has managed to score a showdown with the one fighter he has been craving to face the
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Anthony Dirrell isn’t exactly looking past fringe contender Kyrone Davis, but he does view a win over him as somewhat of a formality. The former two-time super middleweight champion is set to take on Davis this Saturday night at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles California. For Davis,
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Eddie Hearn thought it was going to be pretty easy. With someone as skilled as Demetrius Andrade, the long-time promoter figured all he needed to do was provide him with a platform to showcase his skills and the big fights would come rolling in. However, after spending so many
Posted on 02/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode There’s been an incredulous look on the face of manager Ahmet Oner for roughly two months now. The moment his fighter in Avni Yildirim was tabbed as the next opponent for Canelo Alvarez, oddsmakers have essentially given him no shot at winning their contest which will take place this
Posted on 02/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Forget about Canelo Alvarez winning world titles in four different weight classes. It also doesn’t matter that he’s the consensus number one fighter in the world. According to a long list of fighters that include the likes of WBO middleweight titlist Demetrius Andrade and WBC belt holder Jermall Charlo,
Posted on 02/25/2021 By: Sean Crose “All this without a blue check from Twitter. Lol cool story bro! #The Takeover” So tweeted WBA, IBF and WBO lightweight titlist Teofimo Lopez after upstart Triller won a purse bid to broadcast his upcoming mandatory defense against contender George Kambosos. For those unfamiliar with the process, a purse
Posted on 02/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode Some people believe it will be Caleb Plant. Others are under the impression that David Benavidez will be the one to get it done. A small contingent of fans speculates that Gennadiy Golovkin will eventually knock him off his high horse. Regardless of how great any of those fighters
Posted on 02/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermall Charlo is starting to get pissed off. On numerous occasions, the WBC middleweight belt holder has called out high-level fighters across various divisions. From IBF 160 champion Gennadiy Golovkin to unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, Charlo wants to take them all on. Yet, no matter how loud
Posted on 02/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury, the outspoken WBC and lineal heavyweight champion of the world, plans on fighting twice in 2021 – whether that means he faces fellow titlist Anthony Joshua in a much anticipated superbout or not. Tyson, who stopped defending WBC champ Deontay Wilder a year ago in Vegas hasn’t
Posted on 02/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode If you were to ask around, it’s as though Canelo Alvarez is facing someone who is stepping into the ring for the first time in their life. Oddsmakers, fans and media personnel have essentially given mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim no chance of winning when the two face off at
Posted on 02/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Eddy Reynoso, trainer of unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, knows it’s just a matter of time. Even with Reynoso focusing all of his energy on the game plan of Alvarez as he prepares to take on Avni Yildirim this Saturday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami
Posted on 02/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar Valdez walked into his contest against Miguel Berchelt virtually without a single soul believing in him. However, by the time he left the ring a few minutes later, just about everyone was riding his coattails. From the moment the opening bell rang, it was clear that Valdez was