Showtime PPV : PBC Boxing; T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada As the tagline in the 1980s boardgame “Payday” goes… decisions, decisions. That’s what we have here and now in boxing. Normally having decisions is a good thing. But in this case there are a lot of moving parts that will play a major factor. But […]
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The boxing world shook this week with two incredible main-event bouts. Japanese star Naoya “The Monster” Inoue went up one weight class to take the belts from Stephen Fulton. Then this past weekend, Las Vegas hosted the most anticipated welterweight showdown since Floyd Mayweather faced Manny Pacquiao. Undefeated 3-belt unified welterweight titlist Errol “The Truth” […]
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Hulu Theater: Madison Square Garden When looking across the landscape at boxing’s lightweight division, there are changes coming. Maybe in drips and drabs and not one giant tsunami though. It was looked at like a new renaissance at 135, but the moves have already started. So is it time for it’s undisputed champion to join […]
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What Jermell Charlo‘s accomplished like him or not, is impressive. To go down the list of every champion ever at junior middleweight and realize he’s the only one to be undisputed in the four-belt era is also a tad shocking. But with this massive pinnacle being reached, what is Charlo’s plan now? Now that “Iron […]
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AT&T Stadium; Texas Boxing’s welterweight division is now just one-fight away from being an undisputed division. Errol Spence is the kingpin at 147. However; should God duplicate the parting of the Red Sea, and actually allow Spence versus Terence Crawford to happen it might be the closest coin-flip fight ever. Although from early on Spence […]
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April is finally here, and I am excited, but not for the reasons you’d expect. The weather is warming up. Daylight savings time has given us more time outside. We can finally put the big coats in the closet, and break out the shorts. All these things are amazing, but it’s going down in April […]
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There’s no denying Jermell Charlo is a talented fighter, he really is. But the more he talks, the more you have to wonder what’s in the water he’s drinking. In the world according to Charlo; he sees himself as the true alpha king of the pack. But it comes off more like a loud chihuahua […]
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Michelob Ultra Arena, Mandalay Bay; Vegas: For more than 900-days, the one-time welterweight champion, Keith Thurman has dealt with injuries and surgeries. Well; he had himself an impressive return against the stepping up Mario Barrios. Minus any noticeable ring-rust in a white-wash unanimous decision 117-111, 118-110 2x. So is Thurman for real or was this […]
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M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool: When your father is a fan favorite star things can sometimes go sideways. In those cases like Rocky Balboa told Junior, “you sometimes look for something to blame, like a shadow”. But you can’t argue when there is one there. Everyone loves Nigel Benn, the former two-weight champion. Now his son, […]
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Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas: A lot of questions were answered when Terence Crawford became the first person to stop Shawn Porter and hold onto his WBO welterweight strap. Then again, some questions still have no answer to them. However, one thing was clear from the minute Kenny Porter asked that the fight be waived […]
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Last week was a spectacle as two retired fighters in their 50’s fought an exhibition to a draw, but this week we have a legitimate fight in Errol Spence Jr vs. Danny Garcia for Spence Jr’s For Errol Spence Jr (26-0, 21 KOs) this fight has more meaning than just being a world title fight. […]
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