We will finally get to see how special the ‘special one’ is on Saturday 10th September when IBF welterweight champ Kell Brook faces the top middleweight, and most feared boxer, on the planet, WBA ‘super’/WBC/IBF king Gennady Golovkin at Manchester Arena. We know Brook (36-0 25 KO’s) is a world …
Read More »Jack, DeGale Super Middle Double Header In Washington
This weekend the WBC super-middle weight belt and the IBF super middle weight title are on the line for Badou Jack and James DeGale, against Lucien Bute and Rogelio Medina, respectively, at the Armory in Washington DC on Saturday. Interestingly enough, Badou Jack (20-1-1) beat Medina (36-6-0) at the end …
Read More »Who Will Prevail In Tonight’s Frampton vs. Quigg Clash?
Unfortunately, I have to be as clichéd as everyone else in looking forward to this bout by saying the obvious, it’s a 50/50 contest, a ‘pick-em’ fight. And whilst it is a fantastic, intriguing matchup, the fighters have different strengths and weaknesses, which will play a big part in who …
Read More »Gypsy King Meets Heavyweight King: Fury vs. Klitschko
Love him or hate him, you have to admit that heavyweight Tyson Fury is entertaining, Whether it’s entering a press conference dressed up as Batman, serenading an audience after a fight or running his mouth off like he so often does, its entertaining. And that is a word you can’t …
Read More »Irresistible Force Golovkin vs. Immovable Object Lemieux
Tonight, Gennady Golovkin (33-0) faces off against Canadian puncher David Lemieux (34-2-0) in what is being hailed as the next Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns. How many times have we heard that before? Why are people so excited for this fight to come about? Well, the knockout statistics of these …
Read More »Swan Song: Floyd Mayweather Jr And His Legacy
I would have to agree with the vast majority of boxing fans, and say that Floyd Mayweather Jr’s clash against Andre Berto on Saturday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas is a bit of an anti-climax to the end of a glittering career. Whether this is truly the end …
Read More »This Weekend’s Action: The Super Bantam Love Triangle
Super bantamweights Scott Quigg, Kiko Martinez and Carl Frampton are all in action this weekend, with Martinez acting as measuring stick for both. IBF champ Frampton has fought and beaten Martinez twice, the first time resulting in a stoppage in the ninth round in 2013 while the second contest went …
Read More »Superfight Or Not? Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao
With a fight of the magnitude that we see with tonight’s Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Manny Pacquiao clash, casual fans, whether interested in Boxing or not, will know enough about both fighters and how they go about their business to make their own predictions as to how this fight will …
Read More »Will British Underdogs Smith, Murray Overcome Adversity Tonight?
Tonight, Brits Paul Smith and Martin Murray will be fighting abroad for the world middleweight and super middle weight titles, respectively, with Smith in Germany and Murray in Monaco. For Smith, this is the well-deserved rematch after he was robbed on the scorecards back in September of last year. Smith …
Read More »Deja Vu? Can Eubank Jr Bring Back Father’s Magic Tonight?
You cannot make statements like “he is the best in the world right now, he could beat Gennady Golovkin” without some sort of comeuppance or retribution coming your way. And it would have been so much better had Chris Eubank Jr and Sr not looked so sheepish when it did …
Read More »Can Smith Pull Off Massive Upset Of WBO Champ Abraham?
Liverpool’s Paul Smith gets his long awaited world title shot this weekend when he faces ‘King’ Arthur Abraham in Germany for the WBO Super middleweight strap. Abraham picked up the belt off of three close fights with Robert Stieglitz, the last of which was back in March. Besides Stieglitz, the …
Read More »Kell ‘Special K’ Brook Can Show Up Shawn ‘Showtime’ Porter
Obviously, it depends on what Kell ‘Special K’ Brook brings into the ring on Saturday night, but he most definitely has the ability to upset IBF Welterweight Champion Shawn Porter at StubHub Center in Carson, CA. At his best, Brook is fast on the counter, has an awkward style to …
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