Posted on 01/01/2021 By: Sean Crose He’s one of the biggest stars in boxing and he’s well under 25 years old. He’s defeated most of his opponents by knockout, and he has a mouth to go with his power. He has yet to lose a single fight. And, although Ryan Garcia has still to win
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David Benavidez Shares His Thoughts On Edgar Berlanga: “The People He Knocked Out Are All Bums, I Don’t Think Much Of That Guy” Posted on 01/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode Edgar Berlanga has gone from super middleweight prospect to must-watch television in seemingly the blink of an eye. With 16 first-round knockouts, Berlanga has garnered national
Oscar De La Hoya: “Can Ryan Garcia Knockout Luke Campbell? Absolutely, If He Has Greatness In Him” Posted on 12/30/2020 By: Hans Themistode Lightweight contender Ryan Garcia has heard it all. The flamboyant 22-year-old has been flattered with comments surrounding his good looks and sublime boxing skills. But he’s also heard the chatter revolving around
Posted on 12/31/2020 By: Hans Themistode At one point in time, a matchup between Gennadiy Golovkin and Jaime Munguia was considered a massacre. At least on paper. After a highly controversial draw with Canelo Alvarez in September of 2017, Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) attempted to set the record straight a few months later. However, with
Dereck Chisora On Oleksandr Usyk: “He’s Not A Scare In The Heavyweight Division” Posted on 12/31/2020 By: Hans Themistode Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk has been built up to be some sort of monster. With the first five years of his career spent at the cruiserweight division, Usyk became known as not only a skillful boxer
Posted on 12/30/2020 By: Sean Crose He’s only lost twice in 27 fights, each time to top level competition and by close margins (both defeats came via split decision). Come Thursday in his native Japan, however, WBO super flyweight titlist Kazuto Ioka will be facing his countryman, the formidable and undefeated Kosei Tanaka in defense
Posted on 12/30/2020 By: Sean Crose Marvelous Marvin Hagler is primarily remembered for three bouts. The first was his hard fought victory over a rejuvenated Roberto Duran in 1983. The second was his stunning third round knockout of Thomas Hearns in 1985. And the third was his still controversial split decision loss to Ray Leonard
Terence Crawford: “If I Don’t Get Errol Spence Or Manny Pacquiao Then I Would Have To Fight Shawn Porter” Posted on 12/29/2020 By: Hans Themistode WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford has long wanted to face WBA titlist Manny Pacquiao or unified champion Errol Spence Jr. However, the 33-year-old has gained no traction in terms
Posted on 12/29/2020 By: Sean Crose Call it the shot heard round the boxing world. With a single punch, the widely unknown, masterfully skilled Mike McCallum knocked out former welterweight kingpin Donald Curry on a summer night in 1987, rattling a public that saw Curry as being on the comeback trail. Not that McCallum-Curry was
Amir Khan On Kell Brook: “I Think It’s Time To Put Him In His Place And Shut Him Up For Good” Posted on 12/29/2020 By: Hans Themistode Better late than never. For years now, both Amir Khan and Kell Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) have bashed one another whenever a microphone was present. Throughout most of
Bernard Hopkins Backs Canelo In Possible Errol Spence Jr. Showdown:”I Don’t Think Spence Understands On That Level Yet” Posted on 12/29/2020 By: Hans Themistode Bernard Hopkins has a ton of respect for unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. However, with the Dallas product stating on several occasions that he would love a matchup with four-division
How Canelo Alvarez Went From Floyd Mayweather Opponent To The Best In The Business Posted on 12/28/2020 By: Sean Crose He no longer gets frustrated. That, perhaps, is the biggest improvement Saul Canelo Alvarez, known mainly these days as Canelo, has made since suffering his only loss to Floyd Mayweather back in 2013. Late in
Bob Arum: “Spence Is Not A Draw No Matter Who He Fights Unless He And Crawford Fight Each Other” Posted on 12/28/2020 By: Hans Themistode The numbers aren’t exactly what they seem. From the outside looking in, it would appear that in terms of Pay-Per-View buys, unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is a much
Posted on 12/28/2020 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have been dancing around each other for years now. Most of the world has the pair ranked at the very top of the welterweight division. Deciding who is the better all-around fighter is a question that has yet to be answered, and by
Team Canelo And Eddie Hearn Are Reportedly Hammering Out A Two Fight Deal Which Would Include Bouts Against Avni Yildirim And Billy Joe Saunders Posted on 12/27/2020 By: Hans Themistode After spending most of 2020 without much direction, it appears Canelo Alvarez is already mapping out his 2021 campaign. According to sources close to the
Caleb Plant On Canelo Alvarez In The Super Middleweight Division: “It’s Not Big Enough For Both Of Us” Posted on 12/27/2020 By: Hans Themistode At the moment, the super middleweight division occupies over 1,500 boxers. Several of them are contenders, a handful are champions and a select few are at the very top of the
Bernard Hopkins Grades Canelo’s Latest Performance And Names Jermall Charlo As His Toughest Challenge: “That’s A Dangerous Fight For Canelo” Posted on 12/26/2020 By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t supposed to be easy. For Canelo Alvarez, his super middleweight showdown against former WBA/Ring magazine belt holder Callum Smith appeared to be a difficult fight on paper.
PBC Recap: Morrell Rolls Over Gavronski, Ramos Stops Nelson, Montiel Crushes Kirkland, Lawson Shocks Barrientes Posted on 12/26/2020 By: Sean Crose Fox and the PBC broadcast some late year boxing Saturday night, featuring a card that highlighted 3-0 David Morrell, as the high profile prodigy faced the 26-3-1 Mike Gavronski in a scheduled 10 rounder