By: LV Boxing 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 his subpar opponents and penchant for garnering more attention due to his flashy combinations on …
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By: LV Boxing 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 titlist Canelo Alvarez, who currently resides three weight classes above him, Hopkins believes he’s lost his …
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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 …
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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 that fight, it became clear that Canelo was frustrated by Mayweather’s timing, …
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By: LV Boxing 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 weight class. No matter the rankings, each 168 pounder is given their own time to shine. …
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By: LV Boxing 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. While Alvarez has always been considered a pound for pound stalwart, in facing Smith, Alvarez conceded seven inches …
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By: Sean Crose He may only be 3-0, but 22 year old David Morell has already won the WBA super middleweight interim title. Now he’ll be fighting the 26-3-1 Mike Gavronski for the WBA’s Super Middleweight title (the WBA loves its titles) at LA’s Shrine Exposition Center Saturday night in …
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By: LV Boxing At this moment, very few will argue that Canelo Alvarez is the face of boxing. That may be good and well, however, his name at the top of virtually every pound for pound list and billboard across the world will soon be replaced according to promoter Bob …
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By: Sean Crose “I am confident that I will give it my all and show honor in this sport as a proud Japanese World Champion,” says undefeated and decorated junior flyweight Hiroto Kyocuchi. “I’m ready!” The 14-0 WBA and Ring Magazine light flyweight champ is now on board with one …
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By: LV Boxing As is the case with most of the world, a daily alarm clock rings which signals the time to get up and get ready for work. Yet, in the case of current WBC featherweight titlist Gary Russell Jr., he’s only been forced to clock in for his …
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