Interviews

By Tyson Bruce At one time or another they’ve both been labeled as the best prospect in boxing. At one time or another they’ve both been called the future of boxing. Yet, in today’s market, the two former blue chip investments have been downgraded to damaged goods—or at the very …

English boxing icon Ricky Hatton has become a sad case indeed. After being pushed from boxing’s upper tier by Manny Pacquiao in 2009, courtesy of one of the most brutal knockouts in the sport’s history, Hatton apparently descended into the sad and all too frequently full realm of drug and …

By Tyson Bruce Boxing is not an easy sport to score. You often hear terms like, “effective aggressiveness” and “ring generalship” getting thrown around, but how many fans, let alone judges, can really define ring generalship? The 1929 New York State Athletic Commission defines the concept as follows: “Such points …

By Sean Crose Both Ruslan Provodnikov and Chris Algieri looked ready for action before the opening bell at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center on Saturday. Pre-fight jitters simply weren’t evident in either man’s corner. The fighters appeared deadly serious and ready to battle for the WBO light welterweight title. Provodnikov went to …

By Tyson Bruce Brooklyn, New York- Boxing again proved to be the theatre of the unexpected when the little known Chris Algieri shocked the boxing world by courageously out-boxing Ruslan Provodnikov– possibly the most feared man in boxing. The first round began the way most people thought the fight would …

By Tyson Bruce Miguel Cotto’s one-sided destruction of middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has left fans fiercely divided on it’s meaning. Boxing is often an intensely polarizing sport—it’s loose, if not nonexistent, regulations make this basically formality—making the Cotto-Martinez result a feeding frenzy for Internet gossip. Hard lines have been drawn: …

By Jackie Kallen These past couple of weekends we’ve had some really great boxing to watch. The Froch fight delivered all that it promised and who didn’t love Cotto’s win over Martinez? Good matches, well-fought, and satisfying results. This weekend will continue the momentum. HBO’s show from the Barclays Center …

By Sean Crose One thing you can always rely on regarding boxing is the fact that it will always be, you know…boxing. Trainers Robert Garcia and Freddie Roach continued showcasing their charming relationship before the public this week, with Garcia claiming Chris Algieri has a good shot of polishing off …

By Sean Crose “Despite winning the title,” Ruslan Provodnikov stated at a media luncheon on Tuesday, “I still feel like a challenger and I train like one.” He has good reason to still feel like a challenger, too. For he’s basically been treated like a terminal challenger by boxing’s powers …

By: William Holmes For the second week in a row, HBO will be televising a championship card from the State of New York as Ruslan Provodnikov takes on Chris Algieri for Provodnikov’s WBO Junior Welterweight title and Demetrius Andrade takes on Brian Rose for Andrade’s WBO Junior Middleweight Title. The …