By: Aziel Karthak Mikey Garcia has cojones. Or he just has a massive ego. In interviews he comes off as a decent, level-headed person. So, let’s go with cojones. Garcia, whose most recent fight was at 135 lbs, has a lot to lose when he steps into the ring with …
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Boxing Insider’s Boxing Beffudlements – The Heaviest Boxers of All Time’
By: Oliver McManus Boxing Befuddlements is a new feature on Boxing Insider as we take a look at some of the anomalous extremities of the boxing world. For this, the first part, we discover some of the heaviest boxers to have ever stepped into the ring. An obvious starting point …
Read More »ESPN+ Boxing Preview: New York’s Favorite Irish Son Returns
By: Ste Rowen Two years ago Mick Conlan drenched the Madison Square Garden Theater in an emerald wave when the Irishman headlined a New York event in his debut fight, to coincide with a freezing St Paddy’s day in the Big Apple. That night, Conlan, currently 10-0 (6KOs) made easy …
Read More »Michael Conlon and Luis Collazo – A Tale Of Two Fighters
By: Sean Crose When Michael “Mick” Conlon made his professional boxing debut on Saint Patrick’s Day, 2017, it caused quite the to do. Not only had the popular Irish armature been a top find for Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions, but Conlon was walked into the ring at Madison Square …
Read More »It’s the Spence-Crawford Era, Garcia is Just Living In It
By: Ste Rowen It feels that ever since the fight was announced, Errol Spence, IBF welterweight champion vs. Mikey Garcia, WBC lightweight champion has been laughed at in many corners of the boxing world, but as time has gone by, and experts have run the roost over each fighter’s prospects, …
Read More »Mikey Garcia’s Vision
By: Kirk Jackson “Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” – Joel A. Barker. Enter Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KO’s). The five-time, four-division world champion, envisions hoisting another world title entering his fifth weight class. If …
Read More »Errol Spence Transitioning into a Super-Star
By: Kirk Jackson Saturday March 16th is the day Errol “The Truth” Spence (24-0, 21 KO’s) has patiently been waiting for. The AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is the site where history will be written. The biggest fight of the year (so far) featuring two undefeated world champions, two highly …
Read More »DAZN Boxing Preview: Carroll vs. Farmer, Volante vs. Taylor
By: Hans Themistode Tevin Farmer (28-4-1, 6 KOs) will be looking to defend his IBF Super Featherweight title for the third time when he takes on the undefeated Jono Carroll (16-0-1, 3 KOs). These two will square off at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Farmer is the definition of …
Read More »Katie Taylor: “ Everyone Raises Their Game When They Fight Me”
By: Sean Crose “This could be a monumental year for me, the biggest of my career both amateur and pro,” says IBF and WBA Lightweight Champ Katie Taylor. “I believe that by the end of the year I can look back at being the undisputed Lightweight champion and have had …
Read More »Final Press Conf Quotes: Errol Spence vs Mikey Garcia
Unbeaten IBF Welterweight World Champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia went face-to-face at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas Wednesday at the final press conference before they go toe-to-toe at the same venue this Saturday in a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX Sports Pay-Per-View event. Spence and …
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