Kingdome Arena: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia No one really could have seen it play out the way it did. But this is boxing and anything can happen. Francis Ngannou, the PFL’s newest superstar almost shocked the world. However, it was by the skin of his teeth that Tyson Fury still has a “0” in his loss […]
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Combat Sports: Oh to be young again. Something no matter where you stand politically or otherwise, it’s the sole thing the entire planet can agree upon. It comes with a cost though. When you’re “young and dumb”, sometimes you just don’t know better. But pumping the breaks on rushing that talent to title contension is […]
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Top Rank Boxing/ESPN: Huntington Center; Toledo, Ohio The one thing you can say about Bob Arum is he can be a very patient promoter. Almost at times to a snails pace though. Turns out that can be a good thing at times. And in the case of Jared Anderson it’s the smart play. Because after […]
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MatchRoom Boxing: To start a career off like a house on fire is a good thing. It can also be detrimental in the long run. But nobody, especially early on usually looks at the big picture. And that’s the way it was for “The Chosen One” with Bob Arum at Top Rank. For now it’s […]
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Top Rank Boxing: MGM Grand Garden Arena; Las Vegas Although he chose not to verbally show his displeasure immediately post-fight; you know what was on Vasiliy Lomachenko‘s mind. And will it be the last time he faces Devin Haney? Probably not. At least you should hope not. Because of how good it turned out. But […]
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Capital One Arena: Washington, DC; PBC Boxing- Showtime PPV It matters not what you think of him as a human being. At least for this second. But, Gervonta Davis is one bad young man. And it seems the more “chaos” is around, the better he does. And not necessarily the domestic violence kind. There are […]
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Top Rank Boxing: Newark, New Jersey The 25-year old Shakur Stevenson is truly about to begin his boxing career. Yes, he’s a now former two-division champion. But the fun is about to start. This is where we see if everyone’s thoughts of him from day one come true. For moving to lightweight, the Shakur Stevenson […]
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Boxing; Give Fans What They Want, It’s Time For Undisputed It’s been two-decades and change since there was one name atop boxing’s big boy division. That name being Lennox Lewis. And now all the powers that be need to do something everyone has been clamoring for. It’s time for an undisputed heavyweight champion. Perhaps we […]
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Hulu Theater: Madison Square Garden, NYC The fight was billed as “into deep waters”. But in the battle between Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr quite the antithesis happened. In just five-minutes 19-seconds total (2:19 of round two), Artur Beterbiev remained perfect TKO’ing the Long Islander. TWO ROUNDS. ALL IT TOOK #BeterbievSmith ? pic.twitter.com/9vy4anejQA — […]
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Marvel Stadium; Melbourne, Australia Game plans are sometimes hard to stick to. In sports, when one manages that feat, it means their opponent wasn’t as lucky. Hall Of Fame wrestler Ric Flair has a long time saying. It goes; “to be the man, you must beat the man. But to be the man and to […]
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Wembley Stadium: London, England In his first-time fighting back in the United Kingdom in nearly four-years, Tyson Fury ended his second WBC title defense in thunderous fashion. After pawing out his big left jabs, it was a right uppercut that floored Dillian Whyte at 2:59 of round-six. UNBELIEVABLE ? ? @trboxing #FuryWhyte pic.twitter.com/NNdGfiAs8g — DAZN […]
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In less than two months, what looked like a good team comes to an end. Demetrius Andrade, Boo Boo‘s leaving Hearn and MatchRoom Boxing after his fight with Zach Parker. But in the world of boxing, nothing is truly ever ending. Eddie Hearn has tried over and over again to get the WBO Middleweight Champion […]
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Hulu Theater; Madison Square Garden, NYC: Styles make fights, that’s just the way it is. That’s why when something looks good on paper it sometimes flops in real life. But was that the case for Edgar Berlanga against Steve Rolls? Not really. The 37-year old Rolls came into the night as a 10-1 underdog, and […]
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State Farm Arena, Atlanta Georgia: In the Peach State, it was friends fighting for the WBO Junior Lightweight strap. Once referee Mark Nelson waived off the fight just 90-seconds into round ten, there was a new champion at 130; as Shakur lights up Herring throughout the fight. ??? ??? ??? WBO JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION‼️ Make […]
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