The recently announced fight between Tyson Fury and former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has split opinion in the combat sports world, and certainly raised more than a few eyebrows. The pair have been linked to a bout for over a year now, ever since Ngannou took to the ring following Fury’s stoppage victory over […]
Terence Crawford is a straight shooter outside of the ring as well as inside, and recently had some choice words for a rival welterweight. Former world champion Keith Thurman has been calling for a fight with Crawford, although has just fought once in the past four years. When asked by The Last Stand about Thurman’s […]
Tim Bradley has weighed in with a prediction for a potential mega fight between Devin Haney and Gervonta Davis. Due to promotional barriers, uncertainties on weight and the fact Davis is currently in prison, a fight between the two Americans will almost certainly not be happening any time soon. However, it seems unthinkable that their […]
Although the winner of the undisputed welterweight title fight between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford will undoubtedly be top dog at 147lbs, they can expect to have to stave off a fresh challenge to that supremacy from Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis sooner or later. Ennis retained his IBF interim world title in extremely impressive fashion […]
Fresh off becoming a two weight world champion, Teofimo Lopez has taken yet another pop at Devin Haney, the man who could very well end up being one of his next opponents. There is speculation that undisputed lightweight king Haney may decide to move up in weight to super lightweight, where Lopez now holds the […]
Floyd Mayweather is known for praising himself more than anyone else, however he gave some props to an up and coming American fighters in a recent interview. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis’ name comes up continuously amongst the best prospects in the sport, however Mayweather still believes the 26 year old is not spoke of enough. In […]
Francis Ngannou faces a tougher test than most boxing debutants on October 29th, as he takes on WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Few are giving the former UFC star a chance against Fury, given the lack of success mixed martial marts practitioners have had in boxing outings in recent years. However, this clip shows […]
Deontay Wilder has sent a brutal public message to Andy Ruiz Jr, the latest addition to the ever growing online back and forth between the two heavyweights. The pair are currently involved in negotiations for a fight in the autumn, however as always seems to be the case with any heavyweight fight of note, talks […]
Heavyweight veteran has issued a warning to Anthony Joshua ahead of his crunch rematch with old foe Dillian Whyte next month. After a saga around rematch clauses and purse splits, the like of which has seemingly become the norm for any heavyweight fight of note these days, Joshua vs Whyte 2 was announced earlier this […]
Legendary former heavyweight world champion, Larry Holmes, has revealed which heavyweights from todays crop could mix it in his era – and it’s none of them. Holmes dominated the blue ribbon division in the first half of the 1980s, holding the Ring Magazine and lineal titles from 1980-1985, the WBC world championship from 1978 – […]
The mercurial Teofimo Lopez has weighed in with a prediction for a match-up between two potential rivals of his – Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson. Talk surrounding a fight between undisputed lightweight champion Haney and Stevenson has gained traction over the past week or so, after Stevenson revealed he turned down a 75/25 purse split […]
Jaron Ennis is viewed unanimously be the boxing fraternity as a world champion in waiting, and put in another very impressive performance against Romain Villa this past weekend. With his IBF interim welterweight strap on the line, Ennis dominated Villa from the opening bell, right up until he secured the 28th stoppage of his career […]