Interview with the Undefeated Heavyweight Prospect Trey Lippe Morrison By: Benny Henderson Jr. Being the son of the late former champion, Tommy Morrison, you could say that the undefeated heavyweight prospect, Trey Lippe-Morrison 12-0 (12 KO’s) has some big shoes to fill when it comes to competing as a professional …
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Stephon Burgette loses a majority decision to Matt Probin at the Lodge, in Scranton, PA, Saturday! By: Ken Hissner Long Productions in association with North East Boxing promoted a very good show with good matchmaking by Rene Aikin. In an exciting main event Middleweight Stephon Burgette, 5-3-1 (1), of Scranton …
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Aaron Pryor: 1955-2016 By: Sean Crose Word has come through various media outlets that Aaron Pryor, the junior welterweight legend, has died. This is a big loss for fight fans, as Pyror was truly an all-time great. Known primarily for defeating Alexis Arguello in two epic wars back in the …
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Ortiz vs. Takam falls through; Malik Scott Possible as New Opponent for “King Kong” Ortiz By: Eric Lunger Boxing fans are looking forward to an action-filled November when Manny Pacquiao comes out of retirement to challenge Jessie Vargas for the latter’s WBO welterweight title on November 5; Sergei Kovalev puts …
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Billy Conn: The Anti-Low Risk Fighter By: Sean Crose Let’s just start right off by saying Billy Conn was most certainly not like many contemporary boxers. We live, after all, in the era of the catchweight, of the long marination, and of the slow weight acclimation. Conn would simply have …
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1964 Olympic Gold Medalist Valeri Popenchenko By: Ken Hissner Known as Mr. Knockout! In a recent visit to the office of neurologist Igor Porotov I asked if he was Russian? He said he was so I asked him if he ever heard of Nikolai Valuev and he said he did. …
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Brian Minto speaks out on retirement, his legacy, the heavyweight division and more By: Benny Henderson After nearly fourteen years, fifty-three fights, two-hundred and thirty-six rounds in the sport of professional boxing, former cruiserweight/heavyweight contender Brian Minto 42-11 (27 KO’s) has decided to hang up the gloves. Minto, who hails …
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How Should Boxing Fans (And The Media) Deal With The Tyson Fury Situation? By: Sean Crose As most fight fans know, Tyson Fury has had a wild past few days. And by wild, I don’t mean of the good time variety. Indeed, the heavyweight kingpin has dropped out of his …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Ward, Lomachenko, Walters, McGregor, Mayweather, Beterbiev, and more… By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 27th to October 4th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Khristopher Sandifer/Roc Nation …
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Manny Pacquiao begins training for Vargas Title fight: By: Matthew N. Becher Eight Division world champion Manny Pacquiao has begun training for his November 5th fight against WBO Welterweight champion Jesse Vargas. Pacquiao, who is a current Senator in the Philippines, will be training exclusively in his native country, as …
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