By: Hans Themistode Is it fair to name current WBO Welterweight champion Terence Crawford the best fighter in the world? It sure is. Deciding who exactly is the best pound for pound fighter is a subjective matter, opinion based, but often filled with plenty of facts to back your initial …
Read More »Richard Comey: “I Just Do What I Should Do”
By: Sean Crose I’m Richard Comey is interesting. Unlike many in the contemporary fight game, Comey is soft spoken and easy going. A consummate professional who attained his IBF world lightweight title the hard way, without much fanfare, the Bronx native, by way of Ghana, makes his first title defense …
Read More »Brad Solomon: “It’s Another Day At The Office”
By: Sean Crose Fourteen wins. Zero defeats. All wins by knockout. There’s little doubt that twenty one year old Texan Vergil Ortiz is a fighter on the rise. When one’s entire record to date consists of highlight reel moments, people naturally take notice. “My ultimate goal,” he told me back in …
Read More »Bob Arum and Top Rank Plan to Help Media Members Cover Fights Overseas
By: Hans Themistode Now more than ever, boxing is becoming a global sport. Fights have always taken place in various parts of the world, but it seems as though there will be a significant uptick in the amount of high profile fights that will take place away from U.S. soil. …
Read More »Daniel Jacobs Plans on Honoring Patrick Day During Super Middleweight Debut
By: Hans Themistode Whether it’s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr or Gabriel Rosado, somebody is going to get the beating of a lifetime. At least according to former Middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs. The confusion surrounding Jacobs opponent for his December 20th, bout at the Talking Stick Resort Arena, in Phoenix Arizona is still …
Read More »Diego De La Hoya: “I’ve Learned A Lot”
By: Sean Crose Diego De La Hoya was supposed to win when he stepped in between the ropes to face the 31-3 Ronny Rios last July in Carson, California. Instead, it was the 21-0 rising star out of Mexico that found himself stopped in the sixth round. Yet De La …
Read More »Ortiz vs. Solomon Fight Preview
By: Robert Aaron Contreras It is never easy to decipher what Golden Boy Promotions is up to. This weekend, on Dec. 13, De la Hoya and Co. put their premier prospect Vergil Ortiz Jr. (14-0, 14 KO) up against a tricky veteran in Brad Solomon (28-1, 9 KO), to be …
Read More »Leon Spinks Reportedly In Dire Condition At Las Vegas Hospital
By: Sean Crose Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks is reportedly in a Las Vegas hospital. According to TMZ, the former Olympian, who stunned the world by besting the iconic Muhammad Ali back in 1978, is “fighting for his life.” The 66 year old Spinx’ wife took to Facebook on Monday: “Dear …
Read More »Crawford vs. Kavaliauskas, Commey vs. Lopez Fight Previews
By: William Holmes On Saturday night the legendary Madison Square Garden Arena in New York, New York will be the host site for Top Rank Promotions latest card to be televised live on ESPN. Terence Crawford will defend his WBO Welterweight Championship against Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the main event of the …
Read More »Anthony Joshua to Deontay Wilder: “Come See Me”
By: LV Boxing After a one sided beating which resulted in him losing his Heavyweight titles in his first contest against Andy Ruiz Jr back on June 1st, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, Anthony Joshua got his revenge in Saudi Arabia. He easily out boxed Ruiz in their …
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