By: LV Boxing Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk has been built up to be some sort of monster. With the first five years of his career spent at the cruiserweight division, Usyk became known as not only a skillful boxer but also a belt collector. Over the span of two years, …
Read More »
By: Sean Crose Marvelous Marvin Hagler is primarily remembered for three bouts. The first was his hard fought victory over a rejuvenated Roberto Duran in 1983. The second was his stunning third round knockout of Thomas Hearns in 1985. And the third was his still controversial split decision loss to …
Read More »
By: Sean Crose He’s only lost twice in 27 fights, each time to top level competition and by close margins (both defeats came via split decision). Come Thursday in his native Japan, however, WBO super flyweight titlist Kazuto Ioka will be facing his countryman, the formidable and undefeated Kosei Tanaka …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing Lightweight contender Ryan Garcia has heard it all. The flamboyant 22-year-old has been flattered with comments surrounding his good looks and sublime boxing skills. But he’s also heard the chatter revolving around his subpar opponents and penchant for garnering more attention due to his flashy combinations on …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing Bernard Hopkins has a ton of respect for unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. However, with the Dallas product stating on several occasions that he would love a matchup with four-division titlist Canelo Alvarez, who currently resides three weight classes above him, Hopkins believes he’s lost his …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing Better late than never. For years now, both Amir Khan and Kell Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) have bashed one another whenever a microphone was present. Throughout most of their careers, the British natives were considered amongst the very best in their respective weight classes. But while they …
Read More »
By: Sean Crose Call it the shot heard round the boxing world. With a single punch, the widely unknown, masterfully skilled Mike McCallum knocked out former welterweight kingpin Donald Curry on a summer night in 1987, rattling a public that saw Curry as being on the comeback trail. Not that …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford has long wanted to face WBA titlist Manny Pacquiao or unified champion Errol Spence Jr. However, the 33-year-old has gained no traction in terms of negotiating a fight between them. While taking on his fellow champions is his top priority, the …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing The numbers aren’t exactly what they seem. From the outside looking in, it would appear that in terms of Pay-Per-View buys, unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is a much larger attraction then WBO belt holder Terence Crawford. In totality, Spence Jr. has done three PPV events. …
Read More »
By: LV Boxing Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have been dancing around each other for years now. Most of the world has the pair ranked at the very top of the welterweight division. Deciding who is the better all-around fighter is a question that has yet to be answered, …
Read More »