Interviews

By Stephanie Kent The boxing world mourns the loss of Francisco Mendez today, a longtime fixture of New York boxing. Mendez owned and managed the well-loved Mendez Boxing Gym in Manhattan’s Flatiron district.  The gym — distinct among New York’s boxing scene for its residency of professional fighters, amateur boxers …

By: LV Boxing While most of the world is crying broke due to the current pandemic, WBO Welterweight champion Terence Crawford is screaming to show him the money.  Boxing inside of an empty venue isn’t ideal. But it might be the only way for the sport to return fairly soon. …

By: LV Boxing Danny Garcia sat back in the crowd on September 28th, 2019 at Staples Center in Los Angeles California. But as the rest of the fans in the arena watched Errol Spence Jr and Shawn Porter slug it out for the chance to walk away with two titles, …

By: LV Boxing Everything seemed off on February 22nd for Deontay Wilder. The former WBC Heavyweight champion was brutally knocked out in the seventh round against Tyson Fury at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The loss wasn’t an easy pill for Wilder to swallow as he lashed out …

By: LV Boxing Errol Spence Jr has lived up to the hype.  Coming out of the 2012 Olympics, Spence was viewed as head and shoulders better than the rest of his teammates. When you consider WBO Super Featherweight titlist Jamel Herring, Light Heavyweight contender Marcus Browne, IBF Super Featherweight belt …

By: LV Boxing Tyson Fury wears a few different hats.  One of those would be the one that he wears at home as a husband and father. Another, is one that names him one of the best Heavyweight fighters in the world. His most recent hat, which calls him the …

By: LV Boxing Whenever Gennadiy Golovkin’s name came up on the boxing schedule, both fans and his opponents could expect one thing. Pain, and a lot of it.  Unlike most boxing matches where both men could easily hurt the other, when Golovkin fought, the pain was always one way traffic. …

By: Sean Crose Clearly, ESPN’s list of the “Greatest Fights Of All Time” is highly subjective. No matter. There are some amazing matches the network is showing today. In fact, ESPN is broadcasting these classics all day and night. While it’s true ESPN is focusing on post WWII battles between …

By: LV Boxing Terence Crawford gets a lot of respect. And why shouldn’t he?  He currently holds an undefeated record through 36 career fights, he’s also won world titles in three different weight classes including the Welterweight division.  In short, there isn’t a credible pound for pound list that doesn’t …

By: Sean Crose If COVID-19 has done anything, it’s given people plenty of time to think. Those in the boxing business are no exception. It wasn’t all that long ago, for instance, that a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Terence Crawford seemed to be an impossibility. Pacquiao was too old. …