By: LV Boxing At the age of 22 with only 16 pro fights under his belt, Vergil Ortiz is largely viewed as a prospect. One with an extremely bright future, but a prospect nevertheless. Despite that, Ortiz wants to shed his prospect label and jump immediately into title contention. The …
Read More »Exhibition Bouts Aren’t Hurting Boxing, Inflated Egos Are (1 of 2)
By: Sean Crose “The sport of boxing could be in serious trouble,” Jeff Tracy wrote in an article at Axios, “but the business is booming.” He makes an interesting point. The general public is now clearly more interested in novelty bouts than it is in the prospect of top young …
Read More »Logan and Jake Paul – Boxings New Rising Talent?
By: Henry Deleon Boxing these past few weeks has definitely been something to talk about. Whether it’s great matchups like Teofimo Lopez vs Vasily Lomachencko, or a devastating knockout like the one Leo Santa Cruz suffered at the hands of Gervonta Davis, or maybe it’s the “legendary” matchup between two …
Read More »Leo Santa Cruz Wants To Run Things Back With Gervonta Davis: “I’m Going To Ask For The Rematch”
By: LV Boxing Things were going according to plan, just until they weren’t. For former multiple division champion Leo Santa Cruz, he seemingly had Gervonta Davis exactly where he wanted him. That is, until a left uppercut changed everything. In late October, the Mexican product found himself in a back …
Read More »High Profile Exhibition Matches Aren’t Boxing’s Biggest Problem
By: Sean Crose “This will be hilarious,” actor John Cusak tweeted Sunday evening. “Watching Floyd find a way to carry a fighter in his third fight- will be a Oscar worthy performance –.” You don’t have to be a fan of Hollywood celebrities to find merit in Cusak’s statement. The …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Announces February 20th, 2021 Exhibition Bout Against Social Media Star Logan Paul
By: LV Boxing For the past few months, former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather has dropped several short video clippings of himself working in the gym. Now, he has finally revealed why. https://t.co/XC53S0ivef — Floyd Mayweather (@FloydMayweather) December 6, 2020 On February 20th, 2021, Mayweather will face off against social …
Read More »FS2 Undercard Recap: Delgado Tops Brooks, Mielnicki Bests Pulluaim, Avelar Decisions Lukas
By: Sean Crose The 7-1 Marco Delgado started the evening off at AT&T Stadium in Dallas Saturday by besting the 6-1 Burley Brooks on the undercard of the Errol Spence-Danny Garcia welterweight title fight that would appear on pay per view later in the evening. Brooks ended up losing two …
Read More »Fox PPV Recap: Flores Knocked Out By Ramirez In Fifth
By: Sean Crose The Pay Per View portion of Saturday’s Spence-Garcia card at AT&T Stadium in Dallas began with the featherweight title eliminator between the 24-3 Miguel Flores and the 23-2-3 Eduardo Ramirez in a scheduled 12 round bout. The first round was relatively quiet, with each man trying to …
Read More »Errol Spence Jr: “Stop Talking About The Accident, That Shit Is Over With”
By: LV Boxing From the moment Errol Spence Jr.’s car wreck made airwaves, it was all anyone could talk about. Video of the Dallas native’s Ferrari flipping over countless times, along with images of his busted face left many in the boxing world wondering whether or not he would ever …
Read More »Danny Garcia Compares Errol Spence Jr. To Keith Thurman And Shawn Porter: “He’s Physically Stronger Than All Three Of Them”
By: LV Boxing Outside of facing WBO welterweight belt holder Terence Crawford, Danny Garcia has been fortunate enough to share the ring with three of the best welterweights in the world. However, he’s also had the misfortune of losing to all three. Danny Garcia, left, is hit by Errol Spence …
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