Silence of the Fury By: Ron Scarfone The rematch of Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury has been cancelled due to Fury’s medical condition. According to Fury’s promoter Mick Hennessy, Fury was “declared medically unfit to fight.” At the time Hennessy made this statement, he did not disclose the medical concern. …
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Boxing on AWE Results: Linares Defeats Crolla In Front of a Rowdy Manchester Crowd By: William Holmes The Manchester Arena in Manchester, England was the host site for tonight’s WBA/WBC Diamond/ and Ring Magazine Lightweight Championship. Matchroom Boxing was the lead promoter for the card tonight. The first bout of …
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Vonzell Johnson Had All the Skills to Be a World Champion! By: Ken Hissner This writer remembers seeing Vonzell Johnson the former 1974 Golden Glove and AAU champion fight and was quite impressed with him. His professional record was 22-3 with 11 knockouts. Trainers were Henry Grooms, Dell Williams, Robert …
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About Those Canelo-Smith PPV Numbers By: Sean Crose The trustworthy L.A. Times reporter Lance Pugmire came out yesterday and announced to the world that last weekend’s WBO super welterweight title fight between Canelo Alvarez and Liam Smith did roughly 250-300 thousand pay per view buys. Needless to say, fan reaction …
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Anthony Crolla vs. Jorge Linares Lightweight Title Fight Preview By: William Holmes On Saturday night, Anthony “Million Dollar” Crolla will face Jorge “El Nino de Oro” Linares at the Manchester Arena live at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. This bout will be televised live on AWE, A Wealth of …
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Fury vs. Klitschko 2 is Coming… But Who Cares? By: Matthew N. Becher On Saturday, October 29th, from the Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom, the rematch for the Undisputed Heavyweight champion of the world will take place against the former champion Wladamir Klitschko and the current titleholder Tyson Fury. …
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Criminal Charges Against Adrien Broner Dropped By: Sean Crose Flamboyant and controversial boxer Adrien Broner got himself out of trouble on Tuesday after his alleged victim in a robbery and assault case didn’t show up for court in Ohio. Broner was accused of attacking and robbing a man outside a …
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Top Rank, Golden Boy, Conlan, Vasquez Jr., Farmer, Eubank, and more… By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 13th to September 20th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Top Rank …
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Rooting For The Underdog: A Different View on Brook vs. Golovkin By: John Freund This past Saturday, September 10th, I was one of 19,000 in attendance at the O2 Arena in London, to watch Kell Brook fight Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin. I have to admit, as a boxing fan, I was …
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A Fractured Thumb Will Keep Canelo From Fighting Until 2017 By: Sean Crose Accusations of ducking and cherry picking aside, it’s hard to argue that Saul Canelo Alvarez didn’t look magnificent on Saturday night as he took apart true warrior Liam Smith on his way to winning Smith’s WBO super …
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