Weight Classes Matter By: Matthew N. Becher “The Surgeon went up through his gums, His front teeth, moved an eye To one side and then sorted out the fracture” -Dominic Ingle Kell Brook is one of the, if not the, best welterweight fighters in the world. Last month he skipped …
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The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall By Kent Wallace with Cindy “Boom Boom” Podgorski So I’m seated at the bar at American Legion Post 92, surrounded by a bunch of guys who have seen some serious combat—most are, after-all; veterans. Artist and sidekick, Cindy “Boom Boom” Podgorski pulls up, orders a Tito, …
Read More »Lomachenko-Walters Set To Throw Down In November
Lomachenko-Walters Set To Throw Down In November By: Sean Crose Boxing got some much needed good news on Tuesday (it’s been in a doldrums worthy of Coleridge lately) when word arrived that Ukrainian vunderkind Vasyl Lomachenko will be facing hard hitting Montego Bay native Nicolas Walters on November 26th in …
Read More »PBC on Fox Sports 1 Results: Ugas Impresses with 4th Round Stoppage of Perrella, Karl and Valenzuela Victorious
PBC on Fox Sports 1 Results: Ugas Impresses with 4th Round Stoppage of Perrella, Karl and Valenzuela Victorious By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) seems to have slowed down on the number of shows that they put on recently, but they put on a card from the …
Read More »If it walks like a Duck…..Tyson Fury’s Unprecedented Second Refusal to Honor a Rematch with Wlaidmir Klitschko
If it walks like a Duck…….Tyson Fury’s Unprecedented Second Refusal to Honor a Rematch with Wlaidmir Klitschko By:Ronald Neal Goldman The first explanation of Tyson Fury reneging on his rematch with Klitschko on July 9 was a sprained ankle, or as those of gender reassignment aspire to, but are unable …
Read More »Diaz wins by decision; Clary Upset
Diaz wins by decision; Clary Upset By: James Cullinane Featherweight prospect Christopher “Pitufo” Diaz of Puerto Rico improved his record to 18 – 0 (11KO) winning a unanimous decision over Raul Hirales (22-6-11, 11KO) of Mexico in the main event of the Top Rank Boxing sponsored “Solo Boxeo” at the …
Read More »Fury’s Exit From Klitschko Fight Causes Concern For Fighter’s Well Being
Fury’s Exit From Klitschko Fight Causes Concern For Fighter’s Well Being By: Sean Crose Since heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury has been declared “medically unfit” by a doctor to engage in a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko, the man he won the championship from, there’s been a large amount of talk and …
Read More »Tyson Fury’s Cancellation May Prevent Wladimir Klitschko’s Unfinished Business?
Tyson Fury’s Cancellation May Prevent Wladimir Klitschko’s Unfinished Business? By: Ken Hissner When Vitali Klitschko fought Lennox Lewis he was getting the better of Lewis but a severe cut stopped the fight and Lewis retired leaving Klitschko’s dream of a rematch forever gone. Could this also be the situation that …
Read More »Fury Withdraws, but What Next?
Fury Withdraws, but What Next? By: Eric Lunger Last year in late November, Tyson Fury shocked the boxing world by out pointing the long-reigning heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko at the Esprit Arena in Dusseldorf, Germany. It was a strange fight, with Fury taunting the champion, bobbing and jerking with his …
Read More »Sky Sports’ PPV events better than HBO’s?
Sky Sports’ PPV events better than HBO’s? By: Jordan Seward Pay-per-view events are very important to boxing fans because the days of boxing on terrestrial TV are long gone, despite Cyclone promotions’ best efforts. Boxing fans have become reliant on the promotional and production companies getting the PPV events right. …
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