Recently there’s been an influx of retired boxers announcing they either want to return to professional boxing or want to do exhibition matches. Some of the more notable names among them are Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and James Toney. All of these former fighters are over 50 now and have had punishing careers where theyContinue reading “Retired fighters should stay retired.”
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Top 15 fighters at Super Lightweight.
Following on from my top 15 fighters at Super Welterweight i’ll now go through my top 15 at Super Lightweight. Number 15 is Mario Barrios who is currently 25-0 but hasn’t achieved all that much. He currently holds the WBA regular title after a controversial decision over Batyr Akhmedov. Hes not the greatest fighter butContinue reading “Top 15 fighters at Super Lightweight.”
Top Ranks plan for Shakur Stevenson and Michael Conlan
Mike Coppinger has reported that sources have told him that Stevenson will be fighting Rafael Rivera in his next fight. This event is supposed to be taking place in Las Vegas behind closed doors on June 9th however there hasn’t been an official announcement yet. I’m not sure this event will actually go ahead asContinue reading “Top Ranks plan for Shakur Stevenson and Michael Conlan”
The lightweight division is overrated.
Many people believe that lightweight is one of the best divisions in boxing because of the amount of talent there but i’d like to disagree. I won’t dispute the fact that the division holds a huge amount of talent but as of right now none of them are fighting each other and so compared toContinue reading “The lightweight division is overrated.”
Demetrius Andrade unable to get a big fight.
Andrade has been a champion at middleweight for over a year now but still hasn’t been able to land himself a big fight. Truthfully he hasn’t been able to get a big fight in his career at all which considering hes been a champion of some sort or another since 2013 is insane. Hes onContinue reading “Demetrius Andrade unable to get a big fight.”
UFC 249 was a success so will boxing be back soon?
All eyes were on the UFC last night as they staged the first major sporting event since the world was put on lock down. I think many people including myself felt that it was a little early to start staging events and also wondered why the UFC would risk Tony Ferguson versus Khabib by puttingContinue reading “UFC 249 was a success so will boxing be back soon?”
Expect Callum Smiths next fight to be disappointing.
Callum Smith has had a disappointing time after winning the World boxing super series. When he came out of that tournament he was regarded as the clear number one in the division and was expected to go into big fights. Instead he took time off to be with his new child which is fine butContinue reading “Expect Callum Smiths next fight to be disappointing.”
3 Fight plan for : Miguel Berchelt
This will be sort of similar as my one to watch pieces where it will be a long lasting series that goes through many different fighters. The inaugural piece will be about one of my favorite fighters right now Miguel Berchelt. Berchelt currently holds the WBC Super Featherweight world title which means he has aContinue reading “3 Fight plan for : Miguel Berchelt”
Mariusz Wach versus Kevin Johnson confirmed for June 6th
While I want boxing to come back I can’t say that i’m excited for this match up or that I wanted to see it. Johnson was supposed to be retired but I guess hes coming back for a fight or two due to the Corona Virus. Wach hasn’t been near the top of the divisionContinue reading “Mariusz Wach versus Kevin Johnson confirmed for June 6th”
What does Daniel Jacobs need to do to be in the hall of fame.
Daniel Jacobs is a big name in the sport but as of right now is known for losing close decisions to both Canelo and Golovkin. He does however have a good resume at middleweight and is a champion in his own right. Currently his best win is Sergiy Derevyanchenko who while not being a worldContinue reading “What does Daniel Jacobs need to do to be in the hall of fame.”
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