We are just a couple of days over two months away from the Jeff Horn-Terence Crawford WBO welterweight title fight set for New York, and Horn has assembled his team of sparring partners as he trains for what could be referred to as the biggest fight of his career (although the big win he scored last July, against Manny Pacquiao in taking the WBO belt, is of course right up there).
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Tyson Fury says he’s broke, has given all his money to the homeless; is currently living on benefits
Tyson Fury has said many things over the years, often coming out with outlandish, even controversial statements. However, what Fury has just said about his financial situation might just shock many people – if it’s actually true. According to the soon-to-return former heavyweight champion, who spoke with The Daily Record newspaper in Scotland, he is flat broke having given away all his fight purse money to charities and to the homeless.
Who is taking the riskier fight: Wilder (Vs. Ortiz) or Johsua (Vs. Parker)?
It seems a long time since we were last treated to a memorable slice of world heavyweight title fight action, but at last we are heading towards not one but two potential thrillers: Deontay Wilder against Luis Ortiz on March 3, and Anthony Joshua against Joseph Parker on March 31.
Both fights are big – AJ Vs. Parker being a three-belt unification clash – and both WBC champ Wilder and WBA/IBF champ Joshua are predicting KO wins. But who has the tougher, riskier assignment: Joshua or Wilder?
Golovkin will look to unify the middleweight titles with fight with Billy Joe Saunders after rematch with Canelo, says Loeffler
According to Tom Loeffler, promoter of world middleweight king Genandy Golovkin, Billy Joe Saunders will get his wish this year: that of being able to climb into a ring with GGG in a four-belt unification showdown. Should Triple-G defeat Canelo in their eagerly awaited rematch set for May 5 (still no venue officially named), he will then fight the British southpaw who holds the WBO belt.
Bob Arum wants to build up Terence Crawford-Errol Spence clash – to Super-Fight status
Top Rank Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is always looking to produce the next mega-fight, letting the idea of two stars going at each other build and build (or marinate, as Arum might say). One massive clash of unbeaten stars Arum has an eye on for the coming future, in a year or so, is a welterweight showdown between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford.
“Retired” great Roy Jones beat John Ruiz to win a heavyweight title; he wanted to fight Evander Holyfield instead
Now that he’s officially retired from the sport (for now at least) the tributes are coming in for all-time great Roy Jones Junior – and deservedly so. One of the former multi-weight champ’s most lauded wins is his 2003 decision win over John Ruiz up at heavyweight; this Jones masterpiece seeing him crowned as a heavyweight champion.
Appeals and pleas still ongoing, posthumous pardon sought for heavyweight legend Jack Johnson
In the words of Muhammad Ali, Jack Johnson was “a baaad man!” Way ahead of his time and having to fight rabid racism along with his opponents, “The Galveston Giant” was strong enough, mentally and physically, to be able to overcome odds that would seem unfathomable to a modern day fighter.
Roy Jones walks away a winner in his “Final” fight; decisions Scott Sigmon over ten
Superstar and all time great Roy Jones Junior gave his hometown fans something to cheer about last night in Pensacola. The 49 year old living legend, taking part in what was dubbed his final fight, won a wide ten-round UD over a game but outclassed Scott Sigmon.
After ten rounds of fan pleasing cruiserweight action, Jones walked away with a clear-cut win via three scores of 98-92. Jones, if he has indeed boxed his last fight, exits the sport he helped make great with a 66-9(47) record. 30 year old Sigmon falls to 30-12-1(16).