Posted on 02/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode With reports circulating that Devin Haney vs Jorge Linares could happen in just a few short months, the former multiple division titlist appears to be all for it. “Come on Devin let’s do this,” said Linares on his Twitter account. “Don’t run like Ryan.” Linares, 35, is still under
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Posted on 02/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The crowd booed at first, then laughed uncontrollably once Adrien Broner took the microphone on January 19th, 2019. Just a few moments earlier, the former four-division champion was announcing to the world that he should have been given the victory against Manny Pacquaio instead of a lopsided decision loss.
Posted on 02/16/2021 By: Sean Crose “February 20 people are going to see that I’m still the Adrien Broner who can take over the sport,” four division titlist Adrien Broner says. Although he hasn’t had a meaningful win in years, Broner wants to show the world that he has what it takes to return to
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode The dust on his gloves has built up considerably. And the worn down boxing shoes are now as clean as can be. With a second straight win over Sergey Kovalev roughly three and a half years ago, Ward was seemingly on top of the boxing world. There wasn’t a
Posted on 02/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Oscar Valdez almost couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Following a tenth-round stoppage win over fringe contender Jayson Velez in July of 2020, WBC super featherweight titlist Miguel Berchelt (37-1, 33 KOs) entered the ring, placed his arm around Valdez and posed for pictures. The win for Valdez was
Posted on 02/15/2021 By: Sean Crose Manny Pacquiao: “We told Bob I get $40 million and Crawford gets $10 million.” Teofimo Lopez: “If you can’t meet the terms, then like I said, I’m taking my talents somewhere else.” These two quotes are maddeningly indicative of modern boxing. Talk of money has replaced the fights people
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Sean Crose “I know he trains all the time,” famed coach Freddie Roach told FightHub TV. “He sends me tapes all the time.” Roach was referring to a report that his most famous fighter, Manny Pacquiao, is back in training, a report that’s being interpreted as Pacquiao preparing to get in
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Sean Crose “I’m right here in Harlem,” Steven Galeano tells me. “I’m probably going to Florida next week or so for camp.” The 6-0 junior welterweight recently impressed again when he stopped Rynell Griffin in the second round of a scheduled six round fight. Yet Galeano wants that only to be
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode Brian Castano’s name hasn’t even been engraved into his new WBO world title yet, but he is already lining up his next fight. With a convincing win over former titlist Patrick Teixeira, Castano has a bevy of names to choose from. Some would result in difficult fights, while others,
Posted on 02/14/2021 By: Hans Themistode The replay of Teofimo Lopez landing that one right hand that turned off the lights of Richard Commey was all that the former belt holder could see. Tonight however, while he didn’t erase the memory completely, he did place a new one in its place. Commey’s newly found main
Posted on 02/13/2021 Brian Castano simply would not take no for an answer tonight. Standing in the way of his dreams of winning a world title was former WBO Jr middleweight titlist Patrick Teixeira at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Los Angeles California. But not even the hard hitting one time belt holder could keep
Posted on 02/13/2021 By: Hans Themistode Missing weight isn’t always a sign that a certain fighter didn’t take training camp seriously. With that being said, when you come in three and a half pounds over the limit, it is an immediate red flag. For Joseph Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs), the seemingly disciplined super featherweight always
Posted on 02/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Richard Commey (29-3, 26 KOs) was hoping to make his return to the ring in a much quieter way. With Joe Smith Jr. and his dance partner Maxim Vlasov being removed from the card due to Vlasov’s positive COVID-19 test, Commey has subsequently been moved to the main event
Posted on 02/12/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia has always had a difficult time calling out anyone. It could be because of his soft-spoken approach or the fact that he doesn’t want to ruffle any feathers. Whatever the case is, the former Jr middleweight titlist has always gone with the more diplomatic approach when deciding
Posted on 02/12/2021 By: Sean Crose ‘We’re the top two guys people want to see,” former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield recently told the Last Stand Podcast. “There’s no reason to do it with anybody else other than Tyson.” Holyfield is talking, of course, about a third fight with arch rival Mike Tyson. Even though both
Posted on 02/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode No one believed more than Stan Hoffman. Not even the boxers themselves. Hasim Rahman (left) walks away after knocking down Lennox Lewis in the fifth Round, while referee Daniel Van De Wiele counts Lewis out during the World Heavyweight Title fight at Carnival City, Johannesburg. * American Hasim Rahman
Posted on 02/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode All of the long hours and hard work that Joe Smith Jr. put in is all seemingly for nothing. At least for now. The light heavyweight contender was just recently informed that his upcoming showdown against Maxim Vlasov for the vacant WBO title will no longer take place this
Posted on 02/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode Following Vasiliy Lomachenko’s surprising loss at the hands of Teofimo Lopez in mid-October last year, promoter Bob Arum did not want to bother him just yet. Lomachenko had always dreamed of becoming an undisputed world champion and needed only one more win to achieve his ultimate goal. Lopez though,