Posted on 09/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Was he ever truly in the conversation? Of course not. The best heavyweight in the world had ultimately come down to a pair of British natives and an American with a heavy right hand. Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder all looked the part. Joshua was a Greek
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Posted on 09/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode Roy Jones Jr. has a tremendous amount of respect for Oleksandr Usyk. The former multiple division titlist has watched closely from the sidelines as Usyk dominated the cruiserweight division. Jones Jr. has also been an interested observer as Usyk made the trek to the land of the heavyweights. Yet,
Posted on 09/26/2021 By: Hans Themistode The resume of Oleksandr Usyk can match up with just about anyone in the entire sport of boxing. In just his 10th pro fight, Usyk lifted his first world title against Krzysztof Glowacki. He would then go on to strip every cruiserweight belt holder of their championship status. This
Posted on 09/25/2021 As many expected, Lawrence Okolie (17-0, 14 KOs) had little to no trouble dealing with the unheralded Dilan Prasovic (15-1, 12 KOs). In front of a ruckus crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in the United Kingdom, Lawrence registered two knockdowns on the night. The fight ending blow came in the third round
Posted on 09/25/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was inevitable. After sharing the gold medal stage in the 2012 Olympic Games, albeit in separate weight classes, heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua knew he would eventually face Oleksandr Usyk. Nine years following their Olympic triumphs, the two met at the top of the heavyweight mountain top. Oleksandr Usyk
Posted on 09/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Oleksandr Usyk surprised a whole lot of people on Saturday when he bested Anthony Joshua on Joshua’s home turf of Great Britain. It was something to see. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion simply controlled the tempo of most of the fight. Whenever Joshua appeared to be asserting himself, Usyk
Posted on 09/25/2021 By: Sean Crose ShoBox, the Showtime broadcast featuring up and coming talent, presented a card from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma’s Central Park Community Center on Friday evening. In the main event, rising 17-1 bantamweight Saul Sanchez went through the 14-1-1 Ja’Rico O’Quinn in less than one round of a scheduled ten rounder. A
Posted on 09/24/2021 By: Sean Crose In an era where a big mouth has become almost more important than boxing skills (it’s sad, but true), it’s nice to see men like Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk meet in the ring. Neither man is what you’d call ordinary. Usyk is a character and Joshua isn’t at
Posted on 09/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode Tyson Fury is thoroughly enjoying the position he’s currently in. But more than anything, he believes Deontay Wilder is stuck between a rock and a hard place. With the two currently set to face off in just a few short weeks on October 9th, the British native is exuding
Posted on 09/24/2021 By: Sean Crose Now all that’s left to do is fight. Both Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk weighed in today in England on the eve of their heavyweight title bout tomorrow. Needless to say, both men made weight – which is an easy thing to do, as there’s no weight limit in
Posted on 09/23/2021 By: Sean Crose He no doubt has other things on his mind at the moment, but if you pull his arm, WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua will tell you he believes Deontay Wilder will best Tyson Fury when the two men meet next month in Las Vegas for a
Posted on 09/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode In the eyes of many, Anthony Joshua should walk away from his heavyweight showdown against Oleksandr Usyk with his world titles tucked safely underneath his arm. But while most believe he’ll take care of business against the former cruiserweight champion this Saturday night at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the
Posted on 09/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode After carefully thinking things over, Tyron Woodley has decided to honor his bizarre bet with Jake Paul. Before the two tangoed on August 29th, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the pair openly agreed to an intriguing wager. The loser of their showdown would be forced to
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Sean Crose “Ukrainian Warrior,” heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk says of his new look -shaved head and fork shaped moustache – ahead of this weekend’s title about against Anthony Joshua, “Cossack.” Anyone with knowledge of eastern European history can attest to how imposing the Cossacks could be. With that in mind, it’s
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode After watching an older former boxing legend in Evander Holyfield suffer a brutal knockout defeat at the hands of Vitor Belfort, there was public outcry surrounding Riddick Bowe’s return to the ring. The 54-year-old former heavyweight champion was set to end his 13 year retirement on October 2nd, in
Posted on 09/22/2021 By: Hans Themistode All of sudden, Canelo Alvarez is in a giving mood. After meeting Caleb Plant for the first time face to face before their November 6th, showdown, the Mexican star was enraged with what took place yesterday afternoon. Once the two stars sized each other up on the press conference
Posted on 09/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jose Benavidez Sr. will be an interested observer come November 6th, as both unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez, and IBF belt holder Caleb Plant, will square off. Originally, Benavidez Sr. was hoping that his son and former two-time 168-pound titlist, David Benavidez, would get the call to face
Posted on 09/21/2021 By: Hans Themistode With their November 6th, showdown still a long ways away, both Caleb Plant and Canelo Alvarez decided to get things started early. At the kickoff press conference, which took place earlier today in Los Angeles, California, both Alvarez and Plant met face to face for the first time since
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