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What to expect from Felix Caraballo, Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent.

Felix Caraballo is a Puerto Rican fighter who is currently 13-1-2 with 9 knockouts. He competes at featherweight normally but will be moving up to Super Featherweight for this bout with Shakur Stevenson who will also be moving up from featherweight. Hes going to go in as a massive underdog and deservedly so as StevensonContinue reading “What to expect from Felix Caraballo, Shakur Stevenson’s next opponent.”

Mauricio Sulaiman victim of clickbait

The head of the WBC Mauricio Sulaiman recently stated that he would rank Tyson if he came back and boxed professionally which isn’t a good look for him and the WBC. However when you look into what he actually said it turns out hes under the impression that Tyson is coming back in an exhibition (whichContinue reading “Mauricio Sulaiman victim of clickbait”

You can’t compare old time heavyweights with today’s Giant’s.

One of the topics in boxing which is brought up again and again is whether today’s heavyweights could beat the past greats such as Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano. The simple answer is they likely could because of how much bigger heavyweights are now. Marciano weighed in at 185 pounds for most of his careerContinue reading “You can’t compare old time heavyweights with today’s Giant’s.”

Top 5 Heavyweight prospects (May, 2020)

Heavyweight is one of the most popular divisions in boxing though I personally prefer other divisions where the fighters are normally faster and more skilled. The heavyweight division is notorious for having 15-20 good fighters with the rest being overweight cruiserweights or flat-footed giants. It does however have a decent crop of prospects coming throughContinue reading “Top 5 Heavyweight prospects (May, 2020)”

Who is most deserving of a title shot at Super Bantamweight?

Super Bantamweight is currently a stacked division with a lot of talent throughout its ranks. Picking the true number one contender in the division is hard and theres arguments for quite a few fighters. While a few fighters can be considered for me the number one contender in the division is Stephen Fulton who isContinue reading “Who is most deserving of a title shot at Super Bantamweight?”

Joseph Parker versus Lucas Browne rumored

Joseph Parker’s team has said that they have been having talks to fight Lucas Browne sometime this year. Due to the Corona Virus Parker won’t be able to travel to the USA to get a bigger fight so they are looking at more local fights for him. I actually think this is a decent fightContinue reading “Joseph Parker versus Lucas Browne rumored”

Jamel Herring versus Jonathan Oquendo rumored.

Jamel Herring will be fighting soon but his opponent hasn’t been officially announced yet. Rumors today are that he’ll be facing Jonathan Oquendo in a defence of his WBO 130 pound title. Oquendo is a solid fighter who currently holds a record of 31-6 though some of his losses were in very close fights. HeContinue reading “Jamel Herring versus Jonathan Oquendo rumored.”

Kevin Lerena to fight Kai Robin Havnaa next

Kevin Lerena the current IBO Cruiserweight champion is set to face Kai Robin Havnaa in his next defence of his title. He would be defending on away soil for the second time in a row which is an admirable trait in a boxer. I would personally like to see him fight for one of theContinue reading “Kevin Lerena to fight Kai Robin Havnaa next”

Retired fighters should stay retired.

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.”