One undisputed masterpiece has already emerged from the sleepy streets of Victorville, where clean air and picturesque sunsets are framed by spectacular mountain vistas. Back in 1940, screenwriters Herman J. Mankiewicz and John Houseman wrote the first two drafts of the cinematic classic ‘Citizen Kane’ in the Southern Californian high desert city, while residing in […]
When the first copy of his stunning new book ‘Leifer Boxing: 60 Years of Fights and Fighters’ arrived at Neil Leifer’s apartment it was an emotional moment for the legendary photographer. “This is my third single subject book with Taschen,” the 77-year-old tells Boxing Social. “My first was on baseball and the second was football. […]
As his new book Leifer. Boxing: 60 Years of Fights and Fighters is published by Taschen, legendary photographer Neil Leifer talks Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams through three of the volume’s most memorable shots including that unparalleled photo of Muhammad Ali’s KO of Cleveland Williams in November 1966. Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson 1: Yankee […]
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez – arguably the pound for pound king of boxing – returns to the ring on Saturday night against Britain’s Callum Smith in a showdown to determine 168lbs supremacy. Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams previews the action… Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is a man with a clear sense of his own destiny, as well […]
Sports streaming giant DAZN have come out fighting with a packed end of year boxing slate. Joe Markowski, the company’s EVP, talks in-depth to Boxing Social about the challenges of working in boxing, the prospects for Joshua vs Fury, working with Ryan Garcia and Canelo Alvarez and much more… Prize fighting has always been a […]
Liam Smith speaks to Boxing Social about helping prepare his brother Callum for the challenge of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez this weekend, as well his own hopes to get back in the ring as soon as possible… With respectful nods to the Belchers, Turpins, McDonnells and Hattons, the Smith brothers from Liverpool – Callum, Liam, Stephen […]
Cruiserweight king Mairis Briedis gives Boxing Social his take on a range of issues – including Lawrence Okolie’s fight against Nikodem Jezewski, Oleksandr Usyk’s recent performance against Dereck Chisora and the WBC’s new bridgerweight division… As Christmas draws closer, Mairis Briedis continues to survey his options. Engaging and good humoured as ever when Boxing Social […]
The shadow of a potential fight against Tyson Fury for the undisputed heavyweight title looms large over this weekend’s WBA, IBF and WBO title showdown between Britain’s Anthony Joshua and Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev at Wembley Arena. After an eventful 2019, in which he was sensationally stopped by Andy Ruiz Jr in June prior to exacting […]
Daniel Dubois’ decision to ‘take a knee’ against Joe Joyce has reignited an age-old debate about the ethics of ‘quitting’. Luke G. Williams traces the history of the concept and argues it may be time for boxing fans and writers to banish the word to the history books… “A quitter never wins and a winner […]
Fights for the ‘triple crown’ of the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweights titles don’t come around all that often, which makes Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce’s showdown this Saturday night at Church House in Westminster all the more intriguing and enticing. By my (possibly flawed) count, the battle between the fierce London rivals will be […]
Promoter Frank Warren speaks to Boxing Social’s Luke G. Williams about this weekend’s showdown between Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce… The Saturday showdown between heavyweight rivals Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce for the British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight titles is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly awaited fights of the year. “I’m delighted the fight […]
2020 has been one of the most surreal, unsettling and bizarre years in recent human history. The Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc to our everyday lives and to our leisure pursuits. The traditional sporting calendar and landscape has been turned upside down and phrases such as “social distancing” have rapidly become part of our everyday […]