When Is Too Tall Not an Asset in Boxing? By: Ken Hissner There have been approximately eight men who were 7’0” or taller that put the gloves on in the professional ranks. Only one ever made it and that was the 7’0” former WBA heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev, 50-2 (34), …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Shumenov, Verdejo, Ortiz, Wilder, Fox, and more…. Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 31st to February 7th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Former WBA Interim Heavyweight Champion …
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WHEN THE MAN “GAYDARBEKOV” BEAT THE MAN “GGG” 2004! By: Ken Hissner In the mind of many boxing fans including this writer Gennady “GGG” Golovkin the WBC, WBA and IBF world middleweight champion is the best p4p boxer in the world today! I once did an article on who was …
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Michael Conlan: Luck of the Irish By: Francisco Martinez Bronze medalist and 2x Olympian amateur standout Michael Conlan debuts March 17th in New York at the Madison Square Garden on a Friday that so happens to land on a St. Patrick’s Day but this time around as we tap into …
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The Days And Nights Of Adrien Broner By: Sean Crose Success can be a relative thing. Most fighters with the resume of Adrien Broner would be considered wildly successful. Thirty two and two. Twenty four knockouts. World titles in four different weight divisions. Impressive stuff. Still, Broner is considered by …
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NOW Lamont “Havoc” Peterson Gets Title Shot? By: Ken Hissner Welterweight Lamont “Havoc” Peterson, 34-3-1 (17), had an outstanding amateur record with many titles won. As a professional he held the interim WBO super lightweight and the WBA & IBF super lightweight titles. He’s been looking for a welterweight title …
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Philly’s Jesse Hart No. 1 WBO Super Middleweight Contender Awaiting His Turn at Title Fight! By: Ken Hissner The No. 1 WBO Super Middleweight contender Jesse “Hard Work” Hart, 21-0 (17), comes from a boxing blood line following in his father Eugene “Cyclone” Harts, 30-9-1 (28) legacy in Philadelphia! The …
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Joseph Parker to Defend his WBO Belt against Hughie Fury in April By: Eric Lunger WBO Heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (22-0, 18 KO’s) of New Zealand will make his first title defense against Hughie Fury (20-0, 10 KO’s) of the UK, it was announced Friday. Duco Events of New Zealand …
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“The New” Ray Robinson Wins in Philly’s “Friday Night Boxing”! By: Ken Hissner Hard Hitting Promotions continue filling up the seats at the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia with co-promoters Manny Rivera and Will Ruiz leading the way! In the Main Event the WBC No. 9 welterweight contender “The New” Ray …
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Did A Boxing Match Give Birth To Pop Culture? By: Sean Crose After having been regarded as heavyweight champion of the world for about a full decade, John L Sullivan was still the man to beat in 1892. While it was true the guy hadn’t had a major fight for …
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