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Next To No Chance Fury/Joshua Super Fight Takes Place In The UK Due To Latest Lockdown

January 6, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury - Boxing News

Even before the latest lockdown, there was no guarantee the massive all-British heavyweight unification showdown between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua would take place on British soil, as Eddie Hearn has said.

Now, in light of the restrictions and almost no chance of the kind of enormous crowd needed to generate the finances to cover the costs of the fight, it is almost a given that the fight will take place abroad.… read full article “Next To No Chance Fury/Joshua Super Fight Takes Place In The UK Due To Latest Lockdown”

Teofimo Lopez Says He’ll Fight Three Times This Year

January 6, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Good news for Teofimo Lopez fans and for fans of the currently crammed with talent lightweight division. Lopez, the main man at 135 since his brilliant October win over Vasyl Lomachenko, spoke with TMZ Sports, and the unified lightweight champ said he will have three fights this year.… read full article “Teofimo Lopez Says He’ll Fight Three Times This Year”

Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki II: Who Wins?

January 6, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Adam Kownacki, Robert Helenius - Boxing News

10 months ago, back in March of 2020, Finland’s Robert Helenius revived his career in one big way with a stunning fourth-round KO win over Polish fan-fave Adam Kownacki. But since then, largely due to the coronavirus, we have heard almost nothing from either fighter.… read full article “Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki II: Who Wins?”

Exclusive Interview With Paul Gallender: Sonny Liston Is In The Top-Two Greatest Ever Heavyweights

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

50 years ago today, Sonny Liston was found dead in his Vegas apartment, this by his wife Geraldine, who had been away on a trip. Liston’s body was already in a state of advanced decomposition.

It was a sad end for a great fighter, a vastly misunderstood and underrated fighter.… read full article “Exclusive Interview With Paul Gallender: Sonny Liston Is In The Top-Two Greatest Ever Heavyweights”

Video: Ryan Garcia Says He’s “On A Mission To KO Gervonta Davis In Two Rounds!”

January 5, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia - Boxing News

As soon as he’d taken out Luke Campbell with that vicious body shot to take the interim WBC lightweight title, Ryan Garcia called for a massive fight with Gervonta Davis. While a good number of experts have suggested, quite strongly, that the 22-year-old should take another fight or two before getting in there with “Tank,” Garcia himself has stated again how he wants that fight, and he wants it next.… read full article “Video: Ryan Garcia Says He’s “On A Mission To KO Gervonta Davis In Two Rounds!””

Eddie Hearn Says There’s “Still Value” In An Amir Khan – Kell Brook Fight

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

I can hear the groans already! Eddie Hearn has said to IFL TV how talks will begin in the coming weeks for an Amir Khan Vs. Kell Brook fight. Yes, the one-time all-British blockbuster that everyone wanted to see.… read full article “Eddie Hearn Says There’s “Still Value” In An Amir Khan – Kell Brook Fight”

Ryan Garcia’s “Dream Fight”: Manny Pacquiao

January 4, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Manny Pacquiao, Ryan Garcia - Boxing News

Newly crowned WBC interim champ at 135 pounds, Ryan Garcia really does want to fight everybody. From Tank Davis, to Devin Haney, to his Dream Fight – one with Manny Pacquiao, Garcia is as excited to get these fights as we fans are excited about the idea of seeing them take place.… read full article “Ryan Garcia’s “Dream Fight”: Manny Pacquiao”

Gerald “The Jedi” Nobles Turns 50 – The Underrated Heavyweight Who Was Robbed Of His Unbeaten Record

January 4, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

Never a household name, Philly heavyweight Gerald Nobles was some fighter. Back in the early to mid-2000s, Nobles was a contender who was basically too dangerous for his own good. Sparring all the top names of the day and giving them hell – “breaking bones,” as Nobles puts it, this with bigger gloves – Nobles was, as he laments all these years into retirement, avoided.… read full article “Gerald “The Jedi” Nobles Turns 50 – The Underrated Heavyweight Who Was Robbed Of His Unbeaten Record”

Who Next For Ryan Garcia – Haney, Davis, Or Someone Else?

January 3, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

The current 135 pound division is arguably the most exciting, talent-rich weight class in the sport. There are a number of superb fighters operating at lightweight, each of them claiming to be the best. There sure are a good number of potentially great fights that can be made, and best news of all is the fact that almost all the current cream of the crop are young fighters.… read full article “Who Next For Ryan Garcia – Haney, Davis, Or Someone Else?”

On This Day: Volatile Banger Edwin Valero Scores His Final First-Round KO

January 4, 2021January 3, 2021 by James Slater - Leave a comment

For a while, in fact, for quite a while, savage puncher Edwin Valero was on some roll. Going pro in July of 2002, the Venezuelan southpaw proceeded to reel off an amazing 18 straight first-round KO wins.… read full article “On This Day: Volatile Banger Edwin Valero Scores His Final First-Round KO”