THE PARKER-RUIZ FIGHT WASN’T THAT CLOSE — This past weekend, a new WBO heavyweight champion was crowned in Auckland, New Zealand. The title was vacated...
McGREGOR vs MAYWEATHER – The silliest question I ever heard about supposedly was posed to the female entertainment director of a cruise line on whose ships...
LUIS ORTIZ DIDN’T ELECTRIFY — Most were expecting an early, if not spectacular, knockout when Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz met David “The White Rhino”...
JOSHUA PREPS FOR KLITSCHKO — Anthony Joshua successfully defended his IBF heavyweight title on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Manchester, dismissing Eric Molina in the third round....
KAL YAFAI THRASHES LUIS CONCEPCION — The great unknown going into what seemed on paper an already unknowable confrontation between Luis Concepcion (drops to 35-5) and...
PARKER vs RUIZ; HORN vs FUNEKA — How big was the Parker-Ruiz fight in the context of New Zealand’s sporting heritage? Before the fight, a tub-thumper...
DON’T COUNT OUT JOHN MOLINA — After 11 years as a pro fighter it’s needless to say John Molina Jr. rates as a veteran and among...
JOSEPH PARKER WINS WBO HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE — Joseph Parker, now 22-0, fulfilled the dream of his lifetime this morning in Auckland, New Zealand, becoming that country’s...
CHARLO vs WILLIAMS — Avid movie-goers know the drill. You have a sudden urge to go to the neighborhood multiplex, only to find out that none...
CRAWFORD vs MOLINA — In his last bout he literally took apart a giant for the weight and an undefeated fighter in Viktor Postol who entered...
ANDY RUIZ vs. JOSEPH PARKER — In boxing the “home field advantage” looms large. Indeed, professional oddsmakers assign more weight to the home field advantage in...
“HANDS OF STONE” THE MOVIE — One of the most interesting prizefighters in the last 50 years for many reasons has to be Roberto “Hands of...
EVANDER, BARRERA, TAPIA CANASTOTA-BOUND — You say the outcome of last month’s Presidential election was a stunner? That the pollsters and pundits all (most, anyway) had...
CAN DECEMBER SALVAGE A BAD YEAR? — So far, according to websites that track the most popular trends on social and mainstream media outlets, 2016 is...
GRADUATION NIGHT FOR KHALIF YAFAI — A fascinating meeting between old-guard and new will unfold in Manchester, England this Saturday night (Dec. 10) as British hope...
JOSHUA vs. MOLINA — When the IBF’s 8th ranked contender, Eric Molina, takes on IBF heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua this weekend, most will view the bout...
THREE PUNCH COMBO — On the undercard of Gassiev-Lebedev (more about that later) Julius Indongo scored a stunning upset with a one punch knockout of Eduard...
MURAT GASSIEV GATECRASHES — Two Russian warriors delivered a knockdown drag-out battle straight from the old school in Moscow last night (Saturday, Dec. 3) in a...
WEEKEND BOXING RECAP — The first Saturday of December marked the return of undefeated (24-0) Billy Joe Saunders who successfully defended his WBO middleweight title with...
LUIS ORTIZ vs. DAVID ALLEN — David Allen (9-1-1), not to be confused with Siarhei Liakhovich (“The White Wolf”), Clifford Etienne (“The Black Rhino”), or Frans...
