By: LV Boxing While Mauricio Sulaiman might be sitting comfortably in his palatial estate, the WBC President can still hear the nonstop criticism. Most of the condemnation stems from the “Franchise” title Sulaiman recently added to the gluttony of belts already circulating in the sport of boxing. Even though Sulaiman …
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Modern Classics: Pryor-Arguello I
By: Sean Crose As a general rule, I tend to score fights as I watch them. It’s almost a subconscious act at this point. I started scoring fights as a fan with Leonard-Hagler back in 1987, and have only become more intense in my scoring since I started actually writing …
Read More »Gervonta Davis Make It Clear He Wants Ryan Garcia: “I’m Pushing For It For Sure”
By: LV Boxing At one point in time, Gervonta Davis believed a showdown with lightweight contender Ryan Garcia was a bit too early. Now, however, it appears Garcia has come of age as Davis isn’t only interested in the bout, he’s pursuing it at all costs. “I’m pushing for it …
Read More »Fury-Joshua Fight Reportedly On Verge Of Being Signed
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury appears confident that he’s going to be facing fellow heavyweight titlist Anthony Joshua in a superfight rather soon. Fury’s American promoter, Bob Arum, feels the same way, as does Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn, who is quoted by the Times as saying a “deal is done” …
Read More »Jarrell Miller Fails Another Drug Test; Removed From July 9th Card
By: LV Boxing Jarrell Miller’s comeback fight against Jerry Forrest on July 9th, has been canceled due to Miller’s positive test result for performance enhancing drugs as first reported by Mike Coppinger of the Athletic. A source with knowledge of the situation confirmed with BoxingInsider.com that Miller’s test results were …
Read More »Bernard Hopkins On Canelo Alvarez: “There’s One Fighter I Want To See Him Fight, Jermall Charlo”
By: LV Boxing David Benavidez? Nope. Caleb Plant? Nope. Demetrius Andrade? Nope. Billy Joe Saunders? Nope? Not even a third contest with Gennadiy Golovkin would truly pique Bernard Hopkin’s interest. If it was up to the newly inducted hall of famer, only one fighter’s name should be mentioned above all …
Read More »Bob Arum On How Much He’s Willing To Pay Shawn Porter In Possible Terence Crawford Clash: “I’m Not Guaranteeing More Than A Million Dollars, I’m Just Not”
By: LV Boxing Regardless of how much Shawn Porter believes he should be paid to face WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford, promoter Bob Arum refuses to open his wallet anymore than he has to. For the former two-time welterweight titlist, Porter currently finds himself in an ideal situation. At …
Read More »Danny Garcia: All Or Nothing
By: LV Boxing Nobody expects him to win. For former two-division world champion Danny Garcia, that has been a consistent theme throughout his career. On December 5th, Garcia faces that same narrative once again as he takes on unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. Oddsmakers have tabbed the Philadelphia native …
Read More »Keith Thurman Lets Loose On Bob Arum In Explosive Instagram Post
By: Sean Crose To say Keith Thurman is back with a vengeance may be something of an understatement at this point. In an Instagram post on Thursday, the former WBA welterweight titlist went off on all variety of things. Mainly, however, he went off on Top Rank honcho Bob Arum, …
Read More »Sergey Kovaelv Tests Positive For Synthetic Testosterone
By: Sean Crose Credit Dan Rafael for this one. Sergey Kovalev, the former light heavyweight powerhouse, has tested positive for synthetic testosterone, via VADA, the most reliable anti-doping agency in the world. This comes as bad news for those who were anticipating the fighter known as “Krusher” facing off against …
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