The Five Fights I Want to See in 2017 By: Eric Lunger As New Year’s Day approaches, boxing fans can look back on the year that has been, and cast a longing eye towards the year to come. Here, in descending order are the top five fights I’d like to …
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Two Kazakhstan Born Unbeaten World Middleweight Champs, Christina Hammer and Gennady Golovkin!
Two Kazakhstan Born Unbeaten World Middleweight Champs, Christina Hammer and Gennady Golovkin! By: Ken Hissner How rare it is to have two boxers born in a country like Kazakhstan to have both male and female boxers reign as unbeaten world middleweight champs? The boxing world is certainly aware of Gennady …
Read More »Pacquiao Remains Dominant In 2016
Pacquiao Remains Dominant In 2016 By: Sean Crose An interesting article appeared in this publication the other day wherein Matthew N. Becher ran through a list of top candidates for 2016s Fighter of the Year. All candidates were worthy, but I won’t focus here on which one I felt was …
Read More »Best 10 Boxing Fights of 2016
Best 10 Boxing Fights of 2016 By: Jordan Seward With the new year approaching it’s time to reflect on the best boxing action of 2016, so in no particular order…. Orlando Salido vs Francisco Vargas The two Mexicans treated us to a classic right up to the final bell for …
Read More »The Carto Legacy in Philadelphia Lives on with Christian Carto!
The Carto Legacy in Philadelphia Lives on with Christian Carto! By: Ken Hissner It all started with unbeaten 20 year-old Philly bantamweight Christian Carto’s Uncle Joe Carto in April of 1932. He was 3-0-1 boxing in Philadelphia. When he branched out to Pottsville, PA and Brooklyn, NY, he suffered back …
Read More »Will Wladimir Klitschko Reclaim Heavyweight Dominance?
Will Wladimir Klitschko Reclaim Heavyweight Dominance? By: Sean Crose I remember talking to a co-worker of mine a long time ago about a dream heavyweight superfight between the current division powerhouse, Lennox Lewis, and a European up and comer named Wladimir Klitschko. The Ukrainian, was, like Lewis, a super-sized heavyweight. …
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2016’s Fighter of the Year is? By: Matthew N. Becher Another boxing calendar is coming to an end and that means year end award conversations are taking place. In a year that has seen a lot of craziness, from PED use at an all-time high, to the Heavyweight champion being …
Read More »What’s Next for Shannon Briggs?
What’s Next for Shannon Briggs? By: Iftisaam Khan Having suffered a number of setbacks in his career of late, Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs will be certainly looking to put that all behind him as he aims to return to the ring next year. Reflecting on a year of bad luck, …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Molina, Pascal, Cotto, Lara, Povetkin, Kirkland, King, and more….
Boxing Insider Notebook: Molina, Pascal, Cotto, Lara, Povetkin, Kirkland, King, and more…. Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 13th to December 20th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Miguel Cotto vs. …
Read More »Anthony Joshua Takes Out Eric Molina: Fight Breakdown
Anthony Joshua Takes Out Eric Molina: Fight Breakdown By: Phil Oscarson Anthony Joshua took care of business against Eric Molina on December 11, 2016 with a third-round knockout win. The win sets him up for a massive showdown against Wladimir Klitschko. How did Joshua take out the hard-hitting veteran Molina? …
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