Interviews

In a sea of ghost-written fight memoirs and tweets with poor grammar, truly beautiful boxing writing is a treat. Andrew Rihn’s Revelation: An Apocalypse in Fifty-Eight Fights is one such treat that’s engaging and readable, but to tell the story of one of boxing’s greatest, Rihn uses an unexpected tool: …

By: LV Boxing Franchon Crews-Dezurn can officially call herself a champion once again.  The WBO sanctioning body has recently stripped Alejandra Jimenez of the 168 pound title and has handed the belt back to Crews-Dezurn.  Originally, the two fought back on January 11th, of this year. Both ladies gave the …

By: Hans Themistode For the past 14 years, current IBF Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin has been viewed as the better fighter each time he has stepped foot inside of the ring. Yet, when the knockout artist climbs through those ropes on September 12th, against Canelo Alvarez, he won’t be.  With …

By: LV Boxing For the past few years, WBO Super Middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has  been calling for a shot at pound for pound star Canelo Alvarez.  With back to back wins over Willie Monroe Jr and David Lemieux back in 2017, Saunders had effectively placed himself in the …

By: Sean Crose Lance Pugmire of the Athletic is reporting that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin are agreeing to meet for a third time. The fight will hopefully take place this coming September, provided Canelo can get past Billy Joe Saunders, who he’s still supposed to face in spite of …

By: LV Boxing With the Coronavirus grabbing every headline around the sports world, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin have effectively grabbed some back.  Albeit temporarily.  The two pound for pound stars have already shared the ring with each other on two separate occasions, but on September 12th, they have agreed …

By: Sean Crose Those of us who saw it live remember where we were at the time. Me, I was at a friends’ house in Springfield, Massachusetts that Saint Patrick’s night. My friends and I knew Julio Caesar Chavez was a big deal. We knew Meldrick Taylor wanted to be …

By: Sean Crose The list appears to be almost endless. Boxing and MMA gyms throughout the country have closed their doors due to health concerns regarding the feared Corona Virus. Cities and states have shut down all businesses that don’t solely cater to the basic mechanics of a functioning society, …

By: Sean Crose Whether he was in the ring fighting, or in his nephew’s corner offering instructions, there was no one quite like Roger Mayweather, who died on Tuesday at the way too young age of 58. Known by younger fans as the sometime trainer of his famous nephew, Floyd …

By: LV Boxing Fans that were in search of a reprieve from the Coronavirus pandemic, won’t be receiving one anytime soon. Over the past few days, boxing events all around the world have been postponed. From big name fighters such as Shakur Stevenson and Naoya Inoue, to lesser known names …