There’s lots of places where being a fly on the wall might be fun. In a UFC management meeting as they discuss the heavyweights just jumped onto that list. The UFC’s heavy mess is no one’s fault; except their own. Whether or not cooler heads prevail now, they will have a few less shekels in […]
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If it was the WBC, they’d just throw a “new madeup secondary, third, or fourth title” around someone’s waist. But the IBF has put the ball now in the fighter’s courts. But who jumps at offer first? Make no mistake though, they’d like to just put a belt on Filip Hrgovic. But they’re having problems […]
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UFC 270: Honda Center, Anaheim California: Was the fight between Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane what people expected? Not necessarily. You could probably count on one hand, and have three-fingers left, the number of people that thought wrestling would be the difference. Especially from “The Predator”. And it ending in a unanimous decision in his […]
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If you are a boxing fan, you should feel satisfied with the quality of fights we got to see in 2021. We finally got Wilder/Fury III, and it might have been the most exciting fight I’ve ever seen. Canelo became the “belt collector.” We finally saw a top fighter at 147 lbs fight Terrence Crawford, […]
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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino; Hollywood, Florida: After he improved his record at the venue to 7-0 with 6 knockouts; Luis Ortiz is once again on the verge of a title shot. Or is he? Just how viable is Ortiz? Right now the Cuban silver medalist is 42-years old, and winning the IBF title […]
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Boxing fans love one thing more than anything else. Unifications. One name, one face, one weight. And when you think about the ability to do that, it truly is one of the most special and hardest things to accomplish in “the sweet science”. But with so many moving parts now, it appears that for the […]
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There comes a point in time for everyone when they must decide, stay on the yellow-brick road, or move. For Mairis Briedis, the time is now. Should Briedis move now to heavyweight, or stay put. On a night with boxing cards from all over the planet, this is the top question being wondered now. The […]
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The dust is only now starting to clear in the career saga of Deontay Wilder the bronze bomber. And after the back-to-back losses to Tyson Fury, the team sees more must be done. However, Team Wilder eyes return to action. Whether you agree with the way Wilder handled the Mark Breland situation is inconsequential. The […]
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T-Mobile Arena Well, they always say the third times the charm. And after this now iconic trilogy, that saying is proven true once again. It can also be said assuredly that Fury’s king of heavyweights. For at 1:10 of the 11th round, this battle was officially over before Deontay Wilder even hit the canvas. Tyson […]
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If you are a boxing fan, what a time to be alive! Over the next two months, we are getting a utopia of matches that scratches the itch of every boxing fan. You have skilled lightweights, young guns who have an insatiable appetite for gold and glory, and heavyweights ready to throw bombs. The season […]
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Not since the days of Lennox Lewis has there been one name, one face, in the heavyweight division. And it’s making fans wonder if heavyweight boxing will unify. Despite the moving parts that weren’t there in days past. Now; Lewis’ run from 1999 to 2000 was short, but special. What made Lewis so beloved was […]
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Tyson Fury hit Deontay Wilder with a flurry of punches in the seventh round of their rematch in February this year. This prompted Wilder’s team to throw in the towel. It was confirmation of what many believed to have been proven in the first fight between the two back in 2018. Fury is the far […]
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When it comes to receiving Belly Up Sports Dunce Awards it’s been a tough week for some high profile persons around the world of athletics There are times when athletes leave us in awe. The brilliance of their abilities and accomplishments shine like a beacon in a news cycle that can be grim at best […]
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