Ranking The 2012 Olympic Boxing Gold Medalists

0 comments by Calum Ennis on 7/15/2016

Olympic gold has traditionally been seen as a route to professional stardom. But for every Michael Spinks there’s been a Odlanier Solis, for every Cassius Clay a Rakhim Chakhiev. With an eye on the stars to come out of the upcoming Rio games, this list looks to rank those men who picked up gold in […]

Round And Round, Rematch Edition: Dirrell Vs. Froch, Khan Vs. Maidana, More

0 comments by Tim Starks on 12/24/2014

Hey, it’s a “punching bag!” Fashion is so clever and this is totally not weirdly and/or accidentally misogynist. Watch out, though, model lady — Floyd Mayweather might request a fight with you next, hey-oh. (h/t unofficial TQBR fashion consultant Che;

Definition Of Legacy: Bernard Hopkins Vs. Sergey Kovalev Preview And Prediction

0 comments by Tim Starks on 11/7/2014

How’s this for an odd sport: The best thing to happen to boxing in a long time is a 49-year-old man taking on one of the sport’s premier power punchers in his prime. That’s what’s happening Saturday on HBO, when the crusty, mean-spirited old alley cat named Bernard Hopkins steps into the ring with the new blood […]

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Roy Jones, Ricardo Mayorga And Yory Boy Campas

0 comments by Alex McClintock on 9/24/2014

You read the names in the title correctly. No, you haven’t traveled 10 years into the past — we’re still in 2014. The stars of the past are all fighting this week (perhaps to make up for so few of the stars of the present being in action). I’m going to keep it short and sweet […]

Super, Yes; Hero, No: Adonis Stevenson Vs. Andrzej Fonfara Preview And Prediction

0 comments by Tim Starks on 5/22/2014

This Saturday, light heavyweight champion of the world Adonis Stevenson makes his debut on Showtime, a downpayment that will begin to determine how much uncanny punching power it takes to erase fans’ animosity for spoiling perhaps the best fight in boxing. That fight, a drool-worthy match-up with Sergey Kovalev, is the subject of litigation after […]

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