Boxing Articles
To a percentage of average people on the street, the sport of Professional Boxing is nothing more than the barbaric spectacle of two near brainless brutes taking turns knocking the stuffing out of each other in front of a bloodthirsty crowd. In reality, Boxing is a far different endeavor. Boxing is actually the most demanding…
Matchroom Boxing are putting on a good show on Saturday night at London’s O2 Arena, in what is effectively a rescued card from the Haye vs.Fury debacle. Which although I was gutted about not seeing, it is boxing, cuts in sparring happens, I think it adds a little bit of extra flavour for when Haye…
If you’re going to step up, why not step up for all the marbles? That approach worked for Andre Ward, who, despite a 2004 Olympic Gold Medal, was still fighting the likes of Shelby Pudwill, Edison Miranda and Henry Buchanan in 2009 when he entered the Super Six tournament and shocked everyone by dominating the…
Carl Froch is beginning to impress the Judges on ITV’s ‘Stepping Out’ Programme. The WBA and IBF Super Middleweight Champion faces George Groves on the 23rd November, but is mixing training with learning the steps for his next dance routine with partner Rachael Cordingley. Last week, Carl and Rachael danced a Bhangra – Bollywood style…
Is “The One†referring to Saul Alvarez being “The One†to take Floyd Mayweather’s crown? Or is it “The One†to watch? “The One†not to miss? I am sure Mayweather is seeing it as “The One†to surpass any amount of money he has ever earned in one night. Saul Alvarez, or “Canelo†as…
One of the most respected boxing referees in the world is getting a chance to prove his quality on one of the biggest nights for boxing this year. Kenny Bayless has been named to referee the junior middleweight championship unification bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo†Alvarez during the Nevada State Athletic Commission…
Canadian southpaw Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (21-1-0 with 18 KOs) will put his World Boxing Council (WBC), Ring Magazine and linear world light heavyweight title on the line against American Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (24-1-0 with 19 KOs). Stevenson, a native of Haiti who lives in Quebec and who is a rapidly growing attraction there, will be…
In a few weeks from now, IBF middleweight boss Daniel Geale faces the challenge of Darren Barker in Atlantic City. Why Barker and not unification matches against the likes of WBA champion Gennady Golovkin, WBO titlist Peter Quillin or WBC kingpin Sergio Martinez? Could it be that Team Geale are stringing out their run as…
Following months of continuous speculation over whether or not Anthony Joshua, the Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medallist at the London Olympics, would follow the example of his teammates Hull’s Luke Campbell the Bantamweight Gold Medalist, Lowestoft Middleweight Anthony Ogogo, who collected a bronze medal, and Thomas Stalker, in joining the professional ranks, the first steps…
You need only read the latest comments from Sergio Martinez, who told Yahoo Sports that he’ll duck no one, including Gennady Golovkin, to realize the hype surrounding the up-and-coming middleweight fighter who grew up in Kazakhstan but currently resides in Germany. Even in his beginnings as an amateur, there was an aura surrounding Golovkin. He…
After months of constant speculation within both trade and national press, it has finally been announced that Anthony Joshua, who clinched the 29th and final British Gold Medal at the London Olympics last summer by defeating the 2008 Beijing Super Heavyweight Gold Medallist Roberto Cammarelle on count back, has turned professional after just 43 amateur…
In the past fortnight, British fight fans are facing the prospect of not just one domestic super fight, but two, which will take place later this year. As firstly, big talking and big hitting heavyweights David Haye and Tyson Fury have finally signed for what can be only described as the worst kept secret in…