0 comments by David Moftakhar on 6/22/2016
The Haringey Box Cup in London this past weekend showcased both the depth of talent and the grassroots commitment to amateur boxing in the British Isles – something most nations will struggle to contend with at the Rio Olympics this summer. Europe’s largest amateur boxing event took place over three days and 296 bouts under […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/16/2016
Errol Spence didn’t look like hype. Now we know he isn’t. The top prospect in the world in any division stepped up big-time in competition to face Chris Algieri (above right), and handled him like a bulldog on a Beanie Baby. Algieri lasted the distance against Manny Pacquiao, gave Amir Khan all he could handle […]
GENERAL SANTOS, PHILIPPINES – JANUARY 28: Manny Pacquiao trains at Pedro Acharon Sports Complex on January 28, 2016 in General Santos, Philippines. Pacquiao faces Timothy Bradley in the world welterweight championship bout at the MGM Grand casino on April 9 in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jeoffrey Maitem/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/21/2016
There are a couple remarkable things about Manny Pacquiao’s recent remarks on homosexuality. His views in opposition to gay marriage were already well-known; that’s not new, and it’s not cool, nor has it ever been. No, what’s remarkable is the virulent nature of how he’s expressed those views lately, and how unrelenting he has been in […]
0 comments by Lou Catalano on 9/15/2015
Last Saturday night, with only a handful of seconds remaining in the 12th round of Floyd Mayweather’s welterweight fight with Andre Berto, Mayweather started to hop around the ring while raising his fist in the air. He smiled and danced, playing to the crowd as the final bell sounded. He then went to the center […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 6/22/2015
Floyd Mayweather is out there making his usual headlines by saying some stuff that is designed to make headlines, this time about who he might fight next. Some of the potential opponents have put their own names in the mix. Let’s consider the contenders. And let’s rate them on a scale of one to five […]
Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter during their welterweight fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 20, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
0 comments by Lou Catalano on 6/20/2015
Well, it wasn’t pretty, but “Showtime” Shawn Porter scored a unanimous decision victory over Adrien “The Problem” Broner on NBC’s “Premier Boxing Champions” main event. Broner’s “problem” was one that has plagued him throughout his career — he simply wasn’t busy enough. While Broner has been campaigning at junior welterweight, Porter has been fighting […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 6/15/2015
I don’t want to be the guy to say it, but there’s almost too much boxing on this weekend. Most of it’s on Saturday night (damn it boxing, why can’t you just pace yourself), but there’s also a rare Sunday card. Let’s dive right in. (The picture, by the way, is a colorized shot of US […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 2/17/2015
(Golovkin poses for a photo ahead of the Dec. 4 press conference in London for the Murray fight [Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images]) The last month has been a dry time for boxing fans. We’ve had nothing to slake our thirst. The gods demand a sacrificial offering, so we must provide one. England’s Martin Murray is the […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/24/2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_NyqeNLheQ Wouldn’t that headline just convince you everything was A-OK in boxing? Well you’d be wrong, is what you’d be. But there are some fine things, like that Amir Mansour knockout above. It’s in the KO of the Year discussion with another recent knockout, Wladimir Klitschko-Kubrat Pulev. We’ll have some other videos sprinkled throughout this […]
