In the blink of an eye, former pound-for-pound star Roman Gonzalez was dismissed, discarded and cast aside. Back to back losses at the hands of Wisakil Wangek in 2017 and 2018 provided the narrative that Gonzalez was no longer a top fighter, let alone a true title contender. Coming into …
Read More »The boxing world loves Tyson Fury. It isn’t simply because he is regarded as one of the best boxers on the planet. Nor is it because of his recent knockout win over Deontay Wilder. The reason why Fury is loved and adored by so many is because he was never …
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By: Sean Crose “On June 20, I am defending my Heavyweight World Titles,” says WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua. “I’m back in my home city after some time away. A spectacular stadium has been built in North London and I’m honored to bring the boxing community …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of February 25th to March 3rd; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. May 25, 2019; Oxon Hill, MD; Devin Haney and Antonio Moran during their bout at …
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By: LV Boxing When Deontay Wilder was left a bloody mess following his February 22nd, rematch against Tyson Fury at the MGM Grand Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, many believed that their rivalry was over. Tyson Fury had in essence taken everything away from Wilder. His undefeated record, his WBC …
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By: LV Boxing Coming into his Welterweight showdown against Jessie Vargas, Mikey Garcia was tasked with what many could consider the biggest fight of his career. It isn’t because Vargas is the most accomplished or the most dangerous, but more so because of what took place one short year ago. …
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By: Shane Willoughby For years there have been debates over gloves, hand wraps and just general ways of protecting/covering fighters knuckles. It probably reached its climax when Macros Maidana fought Floyd Mayweather. This argument has seemed to resurface due to the constant misconceptions that have been perceived from the Fury …
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By: Rich Lopez A full house of 10,000 fans were on hand at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Matchroom Boxing presented a stacked card that streamed seven fights on DAZN. The main event and the two world title fights on the card were expected to be action packed …
Read More »By: Sean Crose “I just want to let you know,” Deontay Wilder says directly to the camera in an Instagram post released Friday evening, “that I am here, your king is here, and we ain’t going nowhere.” Wilder is obviously referring in the video to the fallout from last Saturday …
Read More »By: LV Boxing It was considered the biggest fight of the decade, but it also happened to be the worst performance in the career of former WBC Heavyweight titlist Deontay Wilder. For years, Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 KOs)was viewed as an unstoppable force. Standing at six feet seven inches and …
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