Posted on 02/03/2021 By: Sean Crose “The new target is, of course, Holyfield versus Tyson before the end of 1988.” The above quote comes from a Sports Illustrated article called “Tuning Up For Tyson,” dated December 14th, 1987. One of the aggravating things about targets is how frequently they’re missed. Had someone informed author Clive
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Posted on 02/03/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jermell Charlo is as confident as they come. To the unified Jr middleweight champion, he is head and shoulders above the rest of his contemporaries. Ranking himself number one in the division isn’t solely based on just his belief, but mainly because of the level of opposition he has
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Hans Themistode Erickson Lubin has placed a lot of time between himself and the worst night of his boxing career. After winning ESPN’s prospect of the year in 2016, Lubin found himself standing across the ring from Jermell Charlo. Everything seemed perfect for the Florida native. With one more win against
Posted on 02/02/2021 By: Sean Crose “I love it,” trainer Jose Guzman says of his hectic – and so far very successful – 2021. “The busier I am the better.” Guzman has much to be pleased with at the moment. Last week, Guzman could appreciate the fact that a mixed martial artist he helped train
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode In the sport of boxing, it’s seldom that the trash talking and physical threats are taken seriously. The reasoning is simple, either someone has what you want or, the fighters are attempting to drum up interest in their inevitable showdown. In the case of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte and
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode To be as frank as possible, Jermall Charlo doesn’t like anyone in or around his 160-pound weight class. So it came as no surprise to hear the list of names the Houston native reeled off as must-have opponents before he brings the curtain’s down on his career. “Obviously I
Posted on 02/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former super middleweight belt holder Caleb Truax knew that it was going to be difficult to land a clean punch on Caleb Plant. However, after missing shot after shot during their title fight this past Saturday night, Truax didn’t realize it was going to be damn there impossible. “I
Errol Spence Jr. Appears To Call Out Yordenis Ugas: “All You Needed Was Something I Want” Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 28: Erroll Spence Jr. reacts in the ring after defeating Shawn Porter (not pictured) in their IBF & WBC World Welterweight Championship fight at Staples Center on September
Posted on 01/31/2021 By: Hans Themistode Although Edgar Berlanga is still making a name for himself in the super middleweight division, The Athletic’s 2020 prospect of the year appears to be ready to take a humongous leap forward. In what many expected to be a one-sided affair, IBF titlist Caleb Plant dominated former belt holder
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Heavyweight Michael Coffie appeared on Saturday’s Fox card, as he took on Darmani Rock in a scheduled 10 rounder. The 11-0 Coffie was previously seen stopping Joey Abell in the second round back in November. The 17-0 Rock had last been spotted retiring Lorenzo Smith way back in 2019.
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Sean Crose IBF super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant took on the popular veteran Caleb Truax in defense of his championship belt in the main event of Saturday’s PBC card, which was broadcast live by Fox from LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. The PBC made a big deal out of the 20–0 Plant
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing returned to Fox on Saturday night as the main portion of a PBC card was broadcast live from LA’s Shrine Exhibition Center. First up, 11-0 junior middleweight Joey Spencer faced the 14-3-1 Isiah Seldon – son of former heavyweight Bruce Seldon – in a scheduled 8 rounder. The
Posted on 01/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Floyd Mayweather’s venture into the YouTube boxing business has come to an abrupt end. At least, for now. Over the course of several months, social media star Logan Paul attempted to lure Mayweather back into the ring one last time after officially hanging up his gloves in 2017. By
Posted on 01/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Boxing returns to Fox on Saturday night as IBF super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant takes on the popular veteran Caleb Truax in defense of his championship belt. The PBC, the force behind the fight, is making a big deal out of the 20–0 Plant, even going so far as
Bob Arum Details The One Issue Preventing Terence Crawford vs Errol Spence Jr.: “The Only Issue Is Spence Doesn’t Want To Fight Him” Posted on 01/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode While both unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. and WBO belt holder Terence Crawford are grown men, they have seemingly reverted back to children as they
Posted on 01/29/2021 By: Sean Crose In a sign that rising star Ryan Garcia has crossover potential, the undefeated 22 year old has signed a deal with Gatorade, making him the first boxer in history to professionally endorse the famous beverage. Garcia can now include corporate spokesperson to a resume that includes 21-0 lightweight and
UFC Star Dustin Poirier’s Boxing Trainer, Dyah Davis, Talks Stoppage Of Conor McGregor Posted on 01/28/2021 By: Sean Crose “Follow the game plan,” Dyah Davis says to me. The guy is right to say it. For, as the boxing coach of UFC star Dustin Poirier, Davis can savor the fact Poirier just stopped Conor McGregor,
Posted on 01/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode The moment Canelo Alvarez announced his move to the super middleweight division, he all along intended on becoming an undisputed belt holder. Now, he’ll apparently move one step closer in just a few short months. As first reported by The Athletic, both Alvarez and WBO titlist Billy Joe Saunders