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Meet Tom Schwarz – March 22nd, 2019
Former WBC heavyweight champion Frank Bruno said, “Boxing is just show business with blood…”
DAZN Doubles Down...On Its Prices – March 21st, 2019
Could that DAZN “significant research project” be something as simple as a look at the company ledger and the tally of upcoming expenditures?
DAZN: Tidal Wave or A Bubble Waiting To Burst? – March 15th, 2019
Applying the Netflix business model to an extremely mercurial, volatile business like boxing is a huge risk, even under the best of conditions…
The Courtship of Deontay Wilder – March 13th, 2019
Here we are, days away from a decision that will set Wilder for life economically and, possibly, turn the boxing world upside down…
Whyte Washed: The Last Piece of the Unsolvable Heavyweight Jigsaw Puzzle – March 6th, 2019
The appearance of big money and the availability of side deals to siphon off some of that money has turbo-charged the already-present greed and ill will…
Tyson Fury has an opponent – March 5th, 2019
Hard-hitting Dillian Whyte (25-1, 18 KOs) is on the cusp of signing a multi-fight contract with Top Rank Promotions…
Did King Kong earn another shot? – March 4th, 2019
“Ortiz is a very good and experienced fighter. He’s technical and smart but he’s not as intimidating as people say he is…”
Eubank outpoints DeGale in ugly wrestling match – February 23rd, 2019
Saturday night at the O2 Arena, Chris Eubank Jr. outpointed James DeGale to win the vacant IBO super middleweight title…
ESPN Boxing: The Island of Misfit Toys? – February 20th, 2019
An optimist, or a boxing-ignorant mainstream sports network executive, might see Arum’s recent signing of heavyweight Tyson Fury as a stroke of genius…
Anthony Joshua Talks Boxing, Tyson and Wilder – February 20th, 2019
“Every fighter needs a defining fight in their career and I felt with Klitschko, he understood that it took two to tango…”
Joshua-Miller MSG Presser – February 19th, 2019
No thighs were bitten nor sucker punches thrown, but the fighters deserve a medal for giving it their best shot...
Did Fury drop “Big Baby” seven times? – February 18th, 2019
“I was back home in Morecambe and I needed a sparring partner. The first person that sprang to mind was Jarrell Miller…”
The Art of the Non-Deal: Why Wilder Has Already Beaten Joshua – February 15th, 2019
Why exactly is the boxing world being so hard on Anthony Joshua for the failure to wrangle a Deontay Wilder bout?
Garden Party: Big Baby Challenges AJ – February 13th, 2019
Talk is cheap. But reality is born of dreams, and if the boxing gods smile on Jarrell Miller, American fight fans will be beside themselves…
Who Excites Me – February 8th, 2019
Jarrett Hurd and Jaime Munguia excite me as big, strong kids who hold no pretenses and only want to bang their way to belts...
AJ to fight Miller—spread the news – February 7th, 2019
The division is not just one huge conveyor belt of compliant and thankful morsels, grilled lightly in butter and then dropped slowly into Joshua’s chiseled jaws…
Money Belts – January 16th, 2019
So, now, after winning two weird belts, Horn believes Alvarez and/or Golovkin should travel to Australia to fight him…
Dr. Steelhammer: Fake News – January 14th, 2019
The first choice of 6000-plus respondents, who either believe in polls, Twitter, or what passes for democracy, was Dillian Whyte…
Klitschko makes a comeback? – January 12th, 2019
Klitschko may be coming out of retirement before the year is through. One last time, eh. Don’t they all say that?
Top 30 Boxers of 2019 – January 12th, 2019
Oleksandr Usyk will look towards the heavyweight division where his work-rate, speed and movement can cause trouble…
How Deep Is Your Love? (What Will It Take For You To Give Up On Boxing?) – January 8th, 2019
It’s hard to maintain a great enthusiasm for dining on sausage when one spends too much time in a slaughterhouse…
Pound for Pound – January 5th, 2019
He made Gary Russell look like a relative novice and showed his guts as well as his patented skill when stopping Jorge Linares with a vicious body shot…
AJ—Line ‘em up – December 19th, 2018
Sun Tzu was kind of right. If Anthony Joshua waits long enough by the boxing river his enemies will float by…
By This Time Next Year…What Will Boxing’s Biggest Stars Have Done? – December 18th, 2018
With boxing suddenly becoming a hot commodity on the open market for those looking for “content,” some fans are just happy to feel the love…
Eddie Hearn’s Battle to Keep Anthony Joshua Relevant – December 4th, 2018
It would be smart business for Hearn and Team Joshua to bust up a Wilder-Fury rematch and scoop up one of the participants—preferably Wilder…
American Fight Fans Can Learn From British Counterparts – December 2nd, 2018
Take it from the British fans, who could teach us Americans a thing or two about what support for a country’s athletes looks like…
Wilder vs. Fury an Action-Packed Draw – December 2nd, 2018
Tonight, we had the best, most compelling fight in the division since Wladimir Klitschko fought Anthony Joshua…
Deontay and Tyson—Red Tide – December 2nd, 2018
Saturday’s fight between WBC belt holder Deontay Wilder and ‘lineal’ champion Tyson Fury may have indeed lived up to its billing…
Wilder vs. Fury: Can The Gypsy King Handle a Bomb Blast? – November 29th, 2018
Neither fighter is what they appear to be, but both have fought their ways to being in the spot they find themselves in now…
Big Baby Flattens Romanian – November 18th, 2018
“Big Baby” moves well for a man his size. He has fast hands. He has a good beard. He’s also hungry and he can punch…
Special Processed Heavyweights – November 15th, 2018
For whatever reason, the heavyweight division always seems to have the weirdest behavior on-camera, and the most cutthroat off of it…
Usyk and Bellew dance for us – November 8th, 2018
Bellew is a roughhouse fighter, all heart and guts and old school thunder. Usyk is a cultured and magnificent boxer…
Deontay Wilder: Unlikely Savior of American Boxing? – November 6th, 2018
Americans love heavyweights who can punch. They’ve also been known to throw money at characters who can generate headlines…
British Pound for Pound – November 2nd, 2018
The obvious number one is Anthony Joshua. Not only is he one of the biggest stars in world boxing but a unified world heavyweight champion…
Lomachenko’s Pound-for-Pound – November 1st, 2018
"My father explained to me" that "money can end tomorrow, but with history they will not forget you…"
Success Will Make A Failure of Our (Boxing) Home – October 22nd, 2018
Instead of just HBO and Showtime divvying up the talent, there will be several competing companies mucking things up…
Pulling down Eddie's pants – October 21st, 2018
The sight of Eddie Hearn’s genitals wafting free in the Autumn sunshine must have been a confusing one…
Wilder vs. Fury: The Phoniest Real Fight – October 1st, 2018
Monday’s kick-off press conference in London for the Wilder-Fury Las Vegas spectacle was predictably cheesy and full of fake bravado…
Fury/Wilder at odds in LA – September 28th, 2018
The Staples Center won’t care about Billy Joe when Wilder and Fury hear the start of round one, and neither will you…
Anthony Joshua vs. The World – September 23rd, 2018
What if it was suggested that Anthony Joshua was not so much the champion of the world as the champion of a fairly small island?
AJ vs. Povetkin—Direction KO – September 22nd, 2018
Post-fight, AJ thanked the crowd, DAZN, and asked for a round of applause for Eddie Hearn (he received loud and heartfelt boos)…
The Lesson in Wembley – September 21st, 2018
What’s at stake for the undefeated Anthony Joshua? Every major belt in the heavyweight division, save for the WBC and Ring Magazine titles…
Joshua vs. Povetkin vs. Wilder – September 21st, 2018
Povetkin was never an A-list fighter and is seven years past his prime, but he is skilled and Joshua will be tested…
Oh yeah, Anthony Joshua’s Fighting This Weekend – September 19th, 2018
Fans aren’t caring about Anthony Joshua this Saturday because of who he’s fighting and how this fight came into existence…
What to Watch: September 21-22 – September 19th, 2018
Here is my pick this week. It's just a shame it's hiding behind yet another paywall in the U.S.—the last thing the sport needs…
AJ vs. Povetkin—Karma – September 16th, 2018
Anthony Joshua has never tested positive for a banned substance during his career. I like that a lot…
Blue Collar Anger – September 2nd, 2018
You thought you had fists of steel and could dance like a butterfly in front of your mates. Good clean fun. No, my friend, you were wrong...
European Pound for Pound – September 1st, 2018
He moved up to lightweight for his last bout and stopped Jorge Linares in an exciting bout which saw him dropped for the first time...
Hughie Fury beats the Ox – August 30th, 2018
Hughie is a tricky, mobile, fighter with a long reach and he has the guidance of his father which only the stupid would ignore in this case…
Coming Soon: A September to Remember – August 28th, 2018
Fight fans suffering through the usually boxing-slow dog days of summer have a lot to look forward to in September…