Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn believes a fight between the aging former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is the biggest fight “Commercially” in boxing.
Team Canelo Alvarez has reportedly approached IBF super middleweight champion William Scull (23-0, 9 KOs) for a fight in May on the Mexican Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend.
Tim Bradley says he woke up at 3 am, studied Canelo Alvarez & Terence Crawford, and concluded that the Mexican star will get the “brakes” beaten out of him if they fight in 2025.
Happy New Year, fellow fight fan!
Now that 2024 is firmly in the rearview mirror—and it was, by and large, an excellent year—at least for boxing, but maybe not for politics, movies, TV, music, or general good morale in many places, mainly from a financial perspective—but that’s a whole other set of issues—we look ahead at what may be in store for us in 2025.
Could we see the much-talked-about modern-day ‘Dream Fight’ between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford in 2025? Some whispers say the fight could happen during Canelo’s regular Cinco de Mayo appearance in May.
David Benavidez complained today that Canelo Alvarez still hasn’t chosen to fight him because he believes that a clash between them would be “one of the biggest fights ever.”
Turki Alalshikh says he’s working on a fight for Terence Crawford in 2025. Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) is recovering from an injury and starting to train again.
Terence Crawford was photographed sitting next to former WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol at IBF Champions Night. Some believe Bud made this move tactically to get some early tips for a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez next May.
Canelo Alvarez said today he’s open to talking with His Excellency Turki Alalshikh for some fights in 2025. Turki said this week that he wants to open up one-on-one direct dialogue with the Mexican superstar to discuss a potential fight with Terence Crawford.
Saudi money man Turki Alashikh never stops making plans, lofty plans regarding big, big fights. As of right now, as he revealed when speaking on The Ariel X Ade Show yesterday, Alashikh is plotting possible fights between Tyson Fury and Wladimir Klitschko – yes, Wladimir Klitschko – Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou, and Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford.