Too early for an April Fool’s joke? Bernard Hopkins is sure to raise a few eyebrows with his latest comments regarding a possible Gennady Golovkin Vs. Oscar De La Hoya fight (just who would be the A-side if this fight did take place!).… read full article “Hopkins Wants To See GGG Vs. De La Hoya This Year; Says Oscar Beats “Declining” Golovkin”
The primed and peaking Muhammad Ali was, without a doubt, the single finest heavyweight boxer in history. Though the world never got to see Ali reach his absolute peak – his prime years forever robbed due to his refusal to serve in the “unjust” Vietnam War – Ali of 1966 and 1967 was about as great as he would ever be.… read full article “Speed, Power And Accuracy In Beautiful Harmony – Muhammad Ali Vs. Cleveland Williams”
Who will Terence Crawford, 37-0(28) and coming off a straightforward win over a faded Kell Brook, fight next? Assuming the big fight we all want to see, between Crawford and rival welterweight champion Errol Spence doesn’t happen (and nobody is holding their breath), the list is pretty thin.… read full article “Shawn Porter Wants Terence Crawford Fight, But Arum Won’t Budge On His $1 Million Offer”
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest, would have been celebrating his 79th birthday today had he not passed away in June of 2016. Ali, born of course, Cassius Marcellus Clay in Louisville, Kentucky in January of 1942, went on to “shake up the world” so many times.… read full article “What Is Your Favourite Muhammad Ali Fight?”
Five years ago in Brooklyn, New York, Deontay Wilder scored a chilling one-punch KO that he later said a number of times frightened even him. Wilder, making his third defence of the WBC heavyweight title, met Polish warrior Artur Szpilka.… read full article “Five Years Ago: When Deontay Wilder Scored A Scary KO Over Artur Szpilka And Tyson Fury Invaded The Ring”
They say fighters are the last to know when it’s time. Another case that backs up this line of thinking, that a fighter never knows when he’s finished and needs to find another line of work, is that of James Kirkland.… read full article “Despite Crushing First-Round Loss, James Kirkland Not Ready To Hang ‘Em Up”
Conor McGregor is currently 0-1 as a pro boxer; the loss coming on the big stage when the Irishman was stopped by a half in-shape Floyd Mayweather (“I never trained, just did push-ups and sit-ups,” Floyd said after the 2017 fight).… read full article “Can Conor McGregor Win A World Title In Boxing?”
Ryan Garcia has repeated his intention of retiring from boxing at the age of 26 – and now he says he will then go into MMA. The unbeaten 22-year-old who is calling for a big fight with Gervonta Davis, spoke to Rich Eisen, and the interim WBC lightweight champion said he aims to quit boxing at 26 and then fight in MMA so as to prove “I’m the best fighter all around in the world.”… read full article “Ryan Garcia Says He’ll Retire From The Ring At 26, Then Fight In MMA”
Though the fight was much maligned, and though plenty of experts refused to take the fight seriously going in, the heavy, accurate and eye-catching piece of punching George Foreman delivered in knocking out Gerry Cooney in the 2nd round of their pay-per-view fight sure got “Big George” respect.… read full article “George Foreman KO Gerry Cooney – The Moorer Win Aside, The Most Impressive KO “Big George” Scored In His Comeback”
Dillian Whyte is never short of something to say about one of his rival fighters, and in the past, “The Bodysnatcher” has criticized Anthony Joshua.
The two Brits went to war in a great action fight back in 2015, with Joshua scoring a brutal stoppage win over Whyte, taking away his unbeaten record.… read full article “Dillian Whyte On Anthony Joshua: He Doesn’t Strike Me As Someone Who Loves To Fight”