0 comments by Alex McClintock on 1/19/2015
President Barack Obama today confirmed what many suspected: Deontay Wilder’s win over Bermane Stiverne for a meaningless heavyweight title on Saturday has ended the era of American decline. “I can finally look Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in the eye now that the best heavyweight in the world, excluding Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury and Alexander Povetkin, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/18/2015
Deontay Wilder defeated Bermane Stiverne Saturday on Showtime by decision; what was surprising about that was not that Wilder won, but that anyone won “by decision,” given the power both men brought to bear. Wilder is a physically talented heavyweight, one who had questions about whether he could take a shot or deal with anyone […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/17/2015
An ugly mismatch on paper delivered a smidge more competition than expected but with the exact result everyone predicted on Showtime Saturday night, as Leo Santa Cruz halted Jesus Ruiz. Santa Cruz, a 122-pound volume puncher, had more trouble than he should’ve with Ruiz, who never had done anything of note. Ruiz was just an […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Who knew the potential fight of the night on Showtime Saturday might come from Amir Imam-Fidel Maldonado, Jr.? Most have high expectations for the main event, Bermane Stiverne vs. Deontay Wilder, but an unproven junior welterweight prospect had a rollicking up-and-down affair, with Imam stopping Maldanado. Maldanado surpassed Imam with timing in the 1st, then […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/16/2015
That boxing is a sport where one punch can instantly end a contest is intrinsic to its appeal; that the danger of such a punch is all the more pronounced in the heavyweight division is part of why it commands such a lofty place among all weight classes. In recent years, under the rule of king […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 1/15/2015
Over a century of gloved prizefighting has been logged, and still the sport is fumbling its way through its own Dark Ages. There are still disputes over gloves, television and media rights, race’s place in boxing and much more. There was something special about the chunk of time right before the start of the 20th […]
Brandon Rios calls for a third fight against Mike Alvarado after losing a close decision to Alvarado in their second bout bout at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on March 30, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Josh Hedges/Getty Images)
0 comments by Sam Sheppard on 1/14/2015
destiny noun – the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing in the future. There is no question of their suitability for one another, of their dual commitment to a fighting ethos that has fallen out of fashion with large sections of modern fans: A shared rejection of tomorrow, a stand against due care that […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 1/12/2015
So, how about that 2014, huh? Brutal stuff, let’s call it what it was. And here we stand, 2015 is in full swing, and we just don’t even know what comes next — kinda like that picture up there (via). This weekend could start the year out on a positive note, as far as more […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/11/2015
On the surface, boxing in 2014 sucked. Everyone knows this, and most everyone knows why. Scratch a little deeper, and it still sucked — worse than any year since the mid/late-2000s — just maybe not as atrociously as commonly understood on the surface. There’s little need to rehash, at length, the rather obvious diagnosis about what ailed […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/10/2015
In the debut Roc Nation Sports card Friday on Fox Sports 1, it was as much what was happening around the fights as the fights themselves. The day before, the Gary Shaw/Jay-Z tracksuit alliance became official; earlier on Friday, Roc Nation Sports made a huge signing, picking up frustrating but super-talented super middleweight champion Andre […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 1/8/2015
Anselmo Moreno lost his last fight. Anselmo Moreno and his wife are getting a divorce. Anselmo Moreno’s wife was his manager. He needs a new manager. Anselmo Moreno’s trainer is ticked that he isn’t getting paid, and might be departing. Anselmo Moreno’s dog ran away. Anselmo Moreno’s mother? Disowning him. Anselmo Moreno’s water heater is […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock
In huge news for boxing and tracksuit aficionados, various outlets are reporting that Gary Shaw has merged his promotional company with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. It looks like Shaw will take charge of Roc Nation’s boxing division while also bringing his stable of fighters into the Roc Nation fold. Shaw doesn’t have a lot of […]
