Esteemed trainer and analyst, Teddy Atlas, has weighed in with a prediction for a potential undisputed welterweight clash between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford. After years of failed negotiations, playing the blame game and causing boxing fans to pull their hair out, Spence and Crawford look set to finally settle their differences and, more […]
As far as weekends go, promoter Eddie Hearn will do well to have a better one throughout the rest of 2023. His golden goose Canelo Alvarez was victorious in front of a sold out Estadio Akron in Guadalajara, in a spectacle the likes of which boxing fans are seldom treated to. Matchroom also announced two […]
Canelo Alvarez is one of the greatest commercial draws in the history of boxing, as proved by his ability to sell out the 50,000 capacity Akron Stadium last night for his win over John Ryder. Although Alvarez’ status as pound for pound king may have slipped somewhat over the past twelve months, the incredible scenes […]
There are few heavyweights who have received the level of criticism Anthony Joshua has been subjected to in recent months, following back to back defeats to Oleksandr Usyk and a laboured decision win against Jermaine Franklin. Many feel ‘AJ’ looks a shadow of himself, a far cry from the ferocious puncher who stopped the likes […]
Former Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison has broken down a potential fight between countryman Anthony Joshua and one time opponent Deontay Wilder. In his last professional bout back in 2013, Harrison was stopped in less than a round by Wilder, who was then making his name as a contender before going on to be crowned […]
Wladimir Klitschko stood atop the heavyweight division for the best part of a decade, from the day he won the IBF iteration of the world championship against Chris Byrd in 2006, until he was shockingly dethroned by Tyson Fury in 2015, by which stage he had collected three of the four widely recognised titles. His […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez looks set to rematch old foe Dmitriy Bivol in the second half of 2023, provided he gets past mandatory challenger John Ryder at the Estadio Akron this Saturday night. With his WBA light heavyweight world title on the line, Bivol put in a career best performance against Alvarez last May to win […]
John Ryder will attempt to climb a seemingly unscalable mountain this weekend, when he will an attempt to dethrone undisputed super middleweight king Saul Alvarez in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. Seven Brits have previously tried their luck against ‘Canelo’ and came up short, with the likes of Amir Khan, Billy Joe Saunders and Callum […]
Shawn Porter has weighed in with his prediction for a potential blockbuster clash between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua. Former welterweight world champion Porter now plies his trade as an analyst on ESPN, where he is quickly growing a reputation as one of the best in the game. And, unfortunately for ‘AJ’ fans, ‘Showtime’ told […]
Mike Tyson has named which of his many knockouts stands above the rest as his personal favourite. In a glittering career that that spanned all of two decades, Tyson scored a whopping 44 of his 50 wins inside the distance, a percentage that rivals any heavyweight’s in the past century. In a recent feature with […]
Tony Bellew has spoken out about Anthony Joshua’s impact on boxing in the UK, comparing it to that of Muhammad Ali. Questions are currently being asked, in some quarters, about whether or not ‘AJ’ should retire, as he looks unsure of himself and a far cry from the destructive heavyweight kingpin he once was. Speaking […]
Recent Matchroom signing, Sunny Edwards, has weighed in on Conor Benn’s doping case – and his words are unlikely to go down too well with his new promoter. Eddie Hearn announced last month that IBF world flyweight champion Edwards was one of the latest recruits to his stable, and that he would be looking to […]