By Jaime C. Feal TJ Dillashaw has shocked the MMA world. Renan Barao, unbeaten for 9 years, was dominated and outclassed in the striking department by the new champion TJ Dillashaw. Barao, once considered possibly the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, got outstruck for 4 rounds then viciously finished …
Read More »By Tyson Bruce Montreal, Quebec- It was a tale of two fights in the main event as Stevenson used his superior speed and skills to dominate Fonfara for the first eight rounds of the fight before running out of gas and being dragged into a brawl in the latter stages …
Read More »By Sean Crose Adonis Stevenson stepped into the ring on Saturday night a heavy favorite and a popular man. He was fighting on his home turf of Montreal, after all. He was also battling a tough but seemingly limited opponent in Andrzej Fonfara. It was supposed to be an easy …
Read More »By Sean Crose I’ve said this enough times that I’m probably driving people nuts: the biggest appeal of boxing is the fact that it answers a question. Who’s the best welterweight, Chavez or Whitaker? Who’s the best middleweight, Hagler or Hearns? Who’s the best heavyweight, Ali or Frazier? Without interesting …
Read More »By: William Holmes The finals of ESPN’s better than expected Boxcino Tournament was held tonight at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, New York. Tonight’s tournament finals crowned champions in the lightweight and middleweight divisions. The middleweight finals were between Willie Monroe Jr.(17-1) and Brandon Adams (14-0). Monroe …
Read More »By Tyson Bruce Adonis Stevenson vs. Andrzej Fonfara Match Up: B Despite being considered a showcase fight for Stevenson, Fonfara is a legitimate light heavyweight contender that is deserving of a title shot. This is not a Kovalev-Agnew situation where Agnew was a virtual unknown without a single notable victory. …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Although many of us lost hope of ever seeing a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao superfight, promoter Bob Arum recently told Reuters he believes the contest will probably take place sometime before the end of 2016. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, expects all the stars to …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal Tomorrow night, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on Pay-Per-View, Renan Barao puts his UFC bantamweight title on the line once again, and a #1 contender’s match in the light heavyweight division between Dan Henderson and Daniel Cormier is the co-main event. Also …
Read More »By Kirk Jackson HBO aired another episode of “Face Off” in preparation for their next Pay-Per-View event that will take place June 7th at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. In one of the most anticipated fights of the year, the HBO event will feature long reigning Lineal …
Read More »by Tyson Bruce Montreal lies overcast and drizzling with rain. The city’s some 1.5 million inhabitants are morose over the fate of the their beloved Montreal Canadians. A Cinderella playoff’s that saw them upset the top seeded Boston Bruins now lies in immanent ruin, as the Rangers zero in on …
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