Eddie Hearn has taken a pop at David Benavidez over his nicknaming, claiming Canelo Alvarez is the only ‘Mexican Monster’ in boxing. Fans in the United States have been calling for pound for pound star Canelo to face Benavidez next, following the latter’s impressive win over Caleb Plant last month. And whilst Hearn was complimentary […]
Mike Tyson has responded to longstanding rumours that he will one day fight braggadocious YouTuber, Jake Paul. Tyson, although now well into his fifties, has been incessantly linked to a bout with ‘The Problem Child’ since he started his foray into professional boxing a few years ago. Speaking on his podcast Hot Boxin’, Tyson categorically […]
Barry Jones has heaped high praise in the direction of Shakur Stevenson this week, comparing him to the legendary Floyd Mayweather. Stevenson had his first fight at lightweight this weekend, stopping Shuichiro Yoshina in the sixth round in an extremely impressive performance. Jones was breaking down the 25 year old’s showing on ID Boxing when […]
Robert Garcia has responded to criticism from his former fighter, Anthony Joshua, and doubled down on his stance regarding Joshua’s antics following defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah last year. Garcia came under fire from ‘AJ’ for criticising his actions at the King Abdullah Sport City stadium, which many observers described as a “meltdown.” However, […]
Andy Ruiz Jr has reacted to claims from Bob Arum that he could be in line for a shot at WBC world champion Tyson Fury, and appears to be more than up for the task. The Top Rank boss stated that Fury vs Ruiz is a possibility for this summer, as ‘The Gypsy King’ looks […]
Anthony Joshua has revealed the surprising cause of his post fight outburst following his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah last year. Joshua threw Usyk’s three world titles on the floor, before grabbing the microphone and going on a somewhat bizarre rant, in what observers described as a “meltdown.” Speaking to SecondsOut, ‘AJ’ explained that […]
Anthony Joshua’s new coach has compared his technical boxing ability to that of the others in his stable, and admits ‘AJ’ has got some catching up to do. Derrick James works with some of the best fighters in the world, including pound for pound stars Errol Spence and Jermell Charlo, as well as highly rated […]
George Foreman has revealed the fighter who, for his money, possess more power than any other heavyweight of the current generation. ‘Big George’ is widely regarded himself as one of the heaviest punchers of all time, with a remarkable 68 of his 76 wins coming inside the distance. With regards to modern heavyweights, it should […]
Footage has resurfaced of Anthony Joshua and Joe Joyce trading blows in sparring – and it’s not great viewing for ‘The Juggernaut.’ With both considered amongst the best heavyweights on the planet not to currently hold a world title, there have been calls for the two Brits to lock horns this summer. Although Joyce has […]
Eddie Hearn has revealed the identity of the fighter who is most likely to be Anthony Joshua’s next opponent. Joshua successfully came through his comeback fight with Jermaine Franklin this past weekend, and Hearn has stated his desire to get his prized heavyweight back out in July. In an interview with ID Boxing, it came […]
David Haye has given his assessment on Anthony Joshua, and has echoed calls for the return of a more aggressive approach from the former unified world champion. Joshua successfully came though his comeback fight against Jermaine Franklin at the 02 Arena last weekend, with all three ringside judges awarding him a wide points victory. Speaking […]
Eddie Hearn has weighed in on Daniel Dubois’ shot at Oleksandr Usyk, and has claimed that another British heavyweight would be more deserving of the fight. With an undisputed clash with Fury now dead, the WBA have ordered that Uysk face Dubois next, giving the two respective teams until the start of next month to […]