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Posted on 10/01/2021 By: Sean Crose Anyone paying attention to the Olympic Boxing scandal now rocking the sport’s world can tell that the sport of amateur boxing is in trouble – and has been for a long time. Yet there are those who are quite unhappy with professional boxing, as well. Fight cancellations, Twitter feuds,

Posted on 10/01/2021 By: Hans Themistode A Canelo Alvarez win has essentially become a formality in the eyes of Timothy Bradley. The former two-division champion turned ESPN commentator will certainly tune in on November 6th, when Alvarez takes on IBF super middleweight champion, Caleb Plant. Although Bradley respects the 29-year-old wholeheartedly, he simply doesn’t see

Posted on 10/01/2021 By: Sean Crose “He lost to an amazing fighter,” former supermiddleweight titlist Carl Froch told iFL TV after witnessing Oleksandr Usyk’s impressive win over heavyweight multi-titlist Anthony Joshua last weekend, “probably one of the best southpaws operators of all time.” While there’s few if any who are willing to argue that Usyk

Posted on 09/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez has an unquestioned disdain for IBF super middleweight titleholder Caleb Plant. Although the two are scheduled to meet on November 6th, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada with the chance to become the division’s first undisputed champion, the pair couldn’t wait until their fight date

Posted on 09/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Andy Ruiz Jr. may have added to his win column recently, but he endured a far more difficult time than he was expecting. The former unified heavyweight champion ended his year and a half layoff just a few months ago on May 1st, against Chris Arreola at the Dignity

Posted on 09/30/2021 By: Hans Themistode Jake Paul isn’t just making his mark in the boxing world by stepping into the ring. He’s now doing so on the business end of things as well. Earlier this year, the social media star and Nakisha Bidarian, Paul’s advisor, founded Most Valuable Promotions. With their first big move,

Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Hector Franco “Bernard Hopkins has put himself up there in the list of all the great middleweights.”- Larry Merchant. Throughout the social media age that includes platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, there has been a plethora of memorable moments in combat sports from the world of boxing and mixed martial

Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Sean Crose Frankly, it lasted longer than anyone probably could have imagined. It seems like ages ago that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather finally answered the bell and battled a full twelve rounds (Mayweather, for those who don’t know, was awarded the decision win). That

Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode Terence Crawford believes it. Those in his circle believe it. And his never-ending supporters believe it as well. Yet, not everyone shares that same mindset. In the opinion of the WBO welterweight titlist, he is far and away the best fighter in the division. However, with the likes of

Posted on 09/29/2021 By: Hans Themistode For nearly three decades, Manny Pacquiao calmly entered the ring, and more times than not, he gave fans their money’s worth. Yet, like all good things in life, it comes to an end. With a Presidential run in his native land of the Philippines now in his immediate future,

Posted on 09/28/2021 By: Sean Crose Because boxing simply isn’t ridiculous enough at times, former pound for pound great and Golden Boy Promotions honcho Oscar De La Hoya is engaged in a Twitter war with outspoken UFC honcho Dana White: “Hey @alexvolkanovski you just won a brutal battle for @ufc and made 1/20 of what

Posted on 09/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Cha-Ching was all Mike Tyson could hear. The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world was extremely hopeful that a showdown between himself and long-time rival Evander Holyfield could come to fruition. Having shared the ring with one another on two occasions, the pair have generated an excess of

Posted on 09/27/2021 By: Sean Crose I remember hearing repeatedly that heavyweights of the past, no matter how great or dominant, simply could not hold up against today’s supersized heavies. I recall wondering if the theory of bigger means better was actually true when the supersized, and very skilled, heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko battled Bryant

Posted on 09/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Caleb Plant is sitting alone on an island. But he doesn’t mind. With the majority of the boxing public viewing the IBF super middleweight champion as a no-hoper in his contest against Canelo Alvarez on November 6th, Plant has decided to tune out the noise. While he acknowledges that

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

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