By Kirk Jackson After watching the various previews, binge watching the previous installments of the vastly popular, if not critically acclaimed “Rocky” movies, I set my sights on the newest addition to the franchise, “Creed.” The film starts out with a quick back drop on the star of the film, …
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By: Matthew N. Becher Showtime boxing went out with a bang to the boxing year with a stacked card full of local favorites, former and current world champs, and the highly anticipated crown for Brooklyn’s boxing King. The atmosphere in the Barclays center was electric filled with some of the …
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By Jackie Kallen No matter where you live, the fight this Saturday night between Peter Quillin and Daniel Jacobs is a great matchup. But if you happen to live in the New York area, this is a colossal bout at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Showtime. This is for more …
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By: Matthew N. Becher The 2015 boxing year is headed for a close this Saturday, December 5th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast live on Showtime (with the undercard being televised as well on Showtime Extreme), Premier Boxing Champions will showcase one of its most anticipated matchups …
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By Ivan G. Goldman No, Wladimir Klitschko wasn’t overrated. This is a heavyweight who’d owned one or more major belts for more than 10 years, and he ducked no one. He just got old. It happens. However, there was no excuse for his amazing lack of ability when it came …
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By Sean Crose Should boxing fans care about titles anymore? Frankly, I don’t have the answer. The fact that it’s now a relevant and necessary question, however, tells us more about the state of boxing than many of us who love and follow the sport probably want to know. Truth …
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By: Francisco Martinez Coming off a career defining victory over Abner Mares this past August, 29th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA in front of 13 thousand plus fans 3 division world champion and current WBA featherweight title holder Leo Santa Cruz puts himself through a pre-training camp …
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By Kirk Jackson After nearly a 10 year run, heavyweight great Wladimir Klitschko 64-4 (53 KO’s) finally lost a fight. The scene of the crime took place with thousands of spectators in attendance at the ESPRIT arena, in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany and was witnessed by many viewers across the globe. …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of November 24th to December 1st, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Deontay Wilder Calls out Tyson Fury The Guardian reported that Deontay Wilder has challenged Tyson Fury …
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By Sean Crose Perhaps newly crowned heavyweight kingpin Tyson Fury believes it when fighters who fail drug tests claim to have no idea how it could have happened. For Fury, safely in England after a huge fight weekend on the continent, claimed that he was afraid he’d be drugged after …
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