Speculation Swirls With Announcement Of Manny Pacquiao Return By: Sean Crose “Don’t call it a comeback!” rapper LL Cool J hollered on his album “Momma Said Knock You Out.” The same statement could well apply to Manny Pacquiao now that he’s announced his “return” after what amounts to a couple …
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Well, that was quick: The un-retirement of Manny Pacquiao
Well, that was quick: The un-retirement of Manny Pacquiao By: Matthew N. Becher On April 9th, earlier this year, Manny Pacquiao had his hand raised, for what was supposed to be the last time in a Hall of Fame caliber career, after beating Timothy Bradley for the second time in …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Monroe, Top Rank, Gonzalez, Barrios, Benavidez, Gomez, Saunders, and more
Boxing Insider Notebook: Monroe, Top Rank, Gonzalez, Barrios, Benavidez, Gomez, Saunders, and more By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 5th to July 12th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Banner Promotions Re-signs …
Read More »Team USA Boxing Preview: Rio Olympics 2016
Team USA Boxing Preview: Rio Olympics 2016 By: Matthew N. Becher We are less than a month away from the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, with the boxing portion taking place from August 6th thru the 21st. All of the competitors for team USA are set, with …
Read More »How Will Frampton Compare to his British Counterparts on American Soil?
How Will Frampton Compare to his British Counterparts on American Soil? By: Jordan Seward In 17 days’ time Carl Frampton (22-0-KO14) will be facing off with Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1-KO18) for the WBA Super world featherweight title in the Barclays Centre, New York. This will be ‘The Jackal’s’ first world …
Read More »Triple G Gets No Respect
Triple G Gets No Respect By: Ronald Neal Goldman You would think that with Gennady Golovkin’s reputation as judge, jury and executioner, that, is never having to rely on the outcome of a fight in the hands of the judges, (whether they be biased, inexperienced, or simply atrociously deficient at …
Read More »HBO World Championship Boxing Results: Sergey Kovalev wins by Unanimous Decision
HBO World Championship Boxing Results: Sergey Kovalev wins by Unanimous Decision By: Matthew N. Becher On a special Monday night edition of World Championship Boxing, HBO presented a title fight from Ekaterinburg, Russia. The fight between the WBO, IBF & WBA Light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev (30-0-1 26KO) and the …
Read More »Terence Crawford: The Quiet Man
Terence Crawford: The Quiet Man By: Sean Crose Boxing is looking for a big star – one that can fill the void left by Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Sure, those guys may return to the ring in some form or other, but the truth is that their best days …
Read More »Fear Sergey Kovalev
Fear Sergey Kovalev By: Brandon Bernica As cold as a Siberian winter and as menacing as a Scandinavian Viking, Sergey Kovalev is the epitome of intimidation. There’s a chill to everything the man does. From mocking Adonis Stevenson in broken English to taunting opponents as he’s beating them down, vitriol …
Read More »GGG Needs to Step Up…or Down
GGG needs to step up…or down By: Mathew N. Becher Everyone is aware that the Middleweight champion of the world, Gennady Golovkin, is the most avoided fighter in the world right now. He has consistently tried to make fights with the likes of Peter Quillin, Daniel Jacobs, BJ Saunders and …
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