Six years ago, Oleksandr Usyk was named the Sugar Ray Robinson 2018 Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Usyk, who went...
Years from now, it’s hard to say how Turki Alalshikh will be remembered. Alalshikh, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, isn’t everyone’s cup of...
Usyk Outpoints Fury and Itauma has the “Wow Factor” in Riyadh Oleksandr Usyk left no doubt that he is the best heavyweight of his generation and...
Fury-Usyk Reignited: Can the Gypsy King Avenge his Lone Defeat? In professional boxing, the heavyweight division, going back to the days of John L. Sullivan, is...
In his first fight in his native Liverpool since February of 2020, Nick Ball successfully defended his WBA title with a 10th-round stoppage of SoCal veteran...
On May 2, 2023, an opinion piece I wrote for The Guardian ran beneath the headline “The Bravest Thing Anthony Joshua Can Do is Retire from...
In a 10-round intra-city battle between ancient heavyweight warriors, 40-year-old Derek Chisora dug deep to overcome 38-year-old Joe Joyce. The ninth frame was a Round of...
Oleksandr Usyk flipped the heavyweight division onto its head this past Saturday night in the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, travelling a long way from home to seal...
The most ballyhooed fight of the young century played out today at Riyadh Arena in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where Ukraine’s amazing Oleksandr Usyk became...
Avila Perspective, Chap. 284: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk, and Much More Argue all you want about the appeal of other sports, only boxing grabs fans on...