Rival UK promoters, Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren, have entered into a war of words on drug testing in the sport of boxing. This current back and forth is by no means the first, but certainly has more sting in its tail given the importance of the subject matter. It was born from undisputed super-featherweight […]
Roy Jones Jr knows well the demands that weight classes put on a fighter’s body. The Hall of Famer is the only man in history to start his professional career off at super-welterweight and go on to win a heavyweight world title. All in all, Jones won honours in four divisions. And he’s now given […]
Daniel Dubois challenges for the unified heavyweight titles at just 25-years-old, looking to cause an incredible upset against elite Ukrainian, Oleksandr Usyk. The Brit faces an uphill battle against Usyk, who was previously undisputed at cruiserweight before moving up and dethroning Anthony Joshua to win the WBA, WBO and IBF titles. A 6/1 underdog, most […]
It’s widely accepted that Tyson Fury should face both Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua to cement an already impressive legacy in the sport of boxing. ‘The Gypsy King’ is a two-time world champion, undefeated, and has had a starring role in one of the most thrilling heavyweight trilogies of all time. Following those Deontay Wilder […]
Anthony Joshua’s seventh round stoppage of Robert Helenius has seemingly cleared the path for a fight against fellow former champion, Deontay Wilder. The heavyweight contest has consistently failed to materialise, frustrating fans and brewing bad blood over a period of some years. Neither man has a world title now, but the intrigue as to who […]
The road is apparently eventually clear for Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua to face off. This battle of the two former heavyweight world champions has been a long time coming, and has lost little intrigue even despite neither man now holding a title. With Saudi Arabia now interested in making it happen and willing to […]
Terence Crawford has made it extremely hard to argue his position as the very best fighter competing in the sport of boxing today. He cemented that status with a win over Errol Spence Jr to hold all four belts in the welterweight division. Despite the fact that it was billed as a pick ’em bout, […]
Anthony Joshua knocked out Robert Helenius in the seventh round of their heavyweight contest recently, and Tony Bellew was impressed by the showing on commentary. Despite many fans and pundits feeling ‘AJ’ was being a little tentative in the fist half of the bout, Bellew suggested that he may be doing so to get the […]
Terence Crawford once ruled out fighting any higher than 154 pounds, but recent hype surrounding a fight with Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez has tempted him to go further. ‘Bud’ won the undisputed welterweight championship in incredible style, beating Errol Spence Jr via ninth round stoppage in a fight that was billed 50/50 but ended up much […]
Deontay Wilder and Andy Ruiz Jr were ordered in November 2022 to fight a WBC final eliminator that would see the winner announced as mandatory for a shot at current champion, Tyson Fury. There was initial buzz around the match-up between the sanctioning body’s number one – Wilder – and number two – Ruiz – […]
Terence Crawford has revealed that Shakur Stevenson made a key decision for him just minutes before his generational fight with Errol Spence Jr. Before the fight, there was a lot of debate surrounding which stance the switch-hitting Crawford would utilise to best fight with southpaw Spence. He choose to mirror his opponent and not only […]
Mike Tyson’s name is etched in heavyweight history after becoming the youngest ever world champion in the division. A fearsome puncher and rapid mover, Tyson scored 44 knockouts from a total of 50 wins, 35 of which were in the early rounds. The Brooklyn native had a total of nine title defences in the sport’s […]