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Gennady “GGG†Golovkin, who is 36 years old, lost his first professional bout this year in the much anticipated rematch against Saul “Canelo†Alvarez, who is 28 years old. It doesn’t matter how you scored the fight, one thing is certain; the trilogy match has to happen and it has to happen soon! The fight…
The rumors that a super clash was brewing in the world of Boxing started after Vasyl Lomachenko stopped the prodigious Cuban fighter Guillermo Rigondeaux in December to retain the WBO super featherweight title. Since then, Manny “Pacman†Paquiao has gone on record saying that he wants to keep on boxing and that he is in…
Is Tyson Fury the master boxer his backers have him pegged as or did he get lucky in Dusseldorf just over two years ago? Will he make novices of the pretenders keeping his seat at the head of the heavyweight boxing table warm? We might soon be in a position to finally get the answer…
Saul “Canelo†Alvarez is receiving criticism, following the fight against Gennady “GGG†Golovkin, for not standing his ground and trading hits with the reigning WBA and WBC middleweight champion. Following the earthquake that shook Mexico, Canelo was involved in the recovery efforts in a great show of public relations, but prior to that the 27…
In a recent interview on ESPN Deportes, Saul “Canelo†Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) stated that he is confident that his clash against Gennady “GGG†Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) will end in a knockout of his opponent. The mega fight between these formidable middleweights will take place on September 16 in an already sold out T-mobile…
With the recent resurgence of boxing, it’s time to meet the new faces that will carry the sport into a new era. One of those fighters to look out for is Eleider “Storm” Alvarez. His impressive record stands at 23-0 with 11 knockouts in just seven years as a professional boxer. Alvarez fights in the…
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao received tremendous backlash from fans when it was announced recently that he would likely face little known Australian boxer Jeff Horn. In response to the criticism, Pacquiao asked fans to vote on social media as to whom should be his next opponent. The choices were Amir Khan, Jeff Horn, Terence…
On November 19, 2016, a controversial decision was rendered in Las Vegas as Andre Ward won a world title fight by unanimous decision against reigning light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev. Although Ward was declared the winner by the official judges at ringside, it is Kovalev who won the popular opinion. Now that some time has…
We were all saddled with a bit of an unsatisfying feeling with the way 2016 left us boxing fans. That lackluster year saw a controversial decision by judges in the Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward bout, a world champion in Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, who relegated his belt instead of facing Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and finally,…
In light of this past weekend’s devastating display of shock and awe by middleweight world champion Gennady Golvkin, the question remains; is there any boxer in the world today, at or less than 160 pounds, that could derail the Kazakh destroyer? Dominc Wade came into his challenge of Golovkin’s two world titles, the WBA “Super”…
In the super middleweight division, the name Andre Ward is synonymous with defensive genius and an undefeated professional fighter with lots of heart and ability. Sadly, these past few years that name has been more predominant in social media than in the headlines of boxing news magazines. Let’s look back at what has happened. Ward…
Promoter Bob Arum made it official; Manny Pacquiao’s final opponent will be Timothy Bradley on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas. Bradley and Pacquiao will be meeting for the third time in their careers, setting up a trilogy after their previous fights in 2012 and 2014. Bradley won the first meeting with a controversial split…