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Ruiz to WWE: Thanks but no thanks – October 20th, 2019
Whatever the downside, incidental stuff like squandering his talent, Fury appears to know what he is doing...
All That Chazz – October 9th, 2019
Oleksandr Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs) is the WBO mandatory for Andy Ruiz Jr., which speaks volumes about something or other…
Andy Ruiz Has a Crystal Ball – September 21st, 2019
“I want to defeat him (Joshua) one more time, because there's a lot of critics saying that it's a lucky shot…”
Cynical Squashes And The Suckers Who Pay For Them – September 16th, 2019
When Joe Tessitore declared that boxing fans were “being better served now” than at any time in recent memory, I tossed my half-eaten burrito at the screen…
Badly Cut, Fury Beats a Game Wallin by Decision – September 14th, 2019
The marketing for the ESPN+ matchup would have had us believe Wallin was a serious threat to Fury, sporting a spectacular amateur record…
The Resurgence of Mexican Boxing – September 12th, 2019
You wouldn’t notice it from the weak Mexican Independence Day fight offerings this year, but Mexican boxing, as a whole, is undergoing a bit of a resurgence…
Hey America, Boxing’s Leaving You – September 8th, 2019
The penchant for erecting paywalls everywhere—from streaming apps to a resurrected PPV business model—has hobbled the sport in the US…
Ruiz is hungry, Joshua is lean – September 6th, 2019
Joshua won’t be muscle-bound when he fights Ruiz a second time. He looks lean if not particularly mean…
Eddie Hearn’s Circus at Staples – September 6th, 2019
Eddie Hearn, last year, said that, in good conscience, he couldn’t be a part of such a farcical celebrity boxing spectacle. But what a difference a year makes…
Usyk to debut at heavyweight – September 4th, 2019
His achievements aren’t at Usyk’s level, but with a title shot at stake, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain…
Fury Picks Ruiz to Repeat – August 28th, 2019
“I think fighting fire with fire with someone who is quicker than you and puts better shots together is a disaster…”
Andy Ruiz and The Naked Sushi Girl – August 25th, 2019
To be honest, based on everything we’ve been seeing lately, it’s getting harder and harder to feel bad as we see the disaster awaiting him down the road…
The Desert Fox: Ruiz Agrees to Saudi Arabia – August 24th, 2019
The contretemps between Team Joshua and Team Ruiz over staging their December 7 rematch in Saudi Arabia has been going on for weeks…
Anthony Joshua: Clown Prince – August 18th, 2019
Joshua comes right out and makes himself look like a fool with the clownish claim that he was felled “by a lucky punch…a punch sent by the gods…”
Anthony Joshua Slams Lennox Lewis – August 15th, 2019
It is always best to “stay humble” when the wise speak. Especially, those who’ve traveled the road you’re on…
Andy Ruiz Rejects Saudi Arabia – August 15th, 2019
Ruiz will either fight for what he wants or fold under pressure, and if his performance against Joshua is any indication, it won’t be the latter…
Hey Eddie, After Saudi Arabia—Come to Michoacan – August 13th, 2019
Boxing is no stranger to dirty money from dirty men sponsoring major events and you, sir, are indeed a trailblazer in taking things to the next level…
Eddie Hearn, bomaye! – August 13th, 2019
Most countries don’t treat adultery, homosexuality, witchcraft and sorcery as serious criminal offenses…
No…Canelo and Ruiz are not Divas – August 12th, 2019
A fair, proportionate share of revenue and an appropriate level of autonomy to go along with it is a fighter’s greatest protection...
Clash on the Dunes – August 10th, 2019
Sports are conceivably a respite from the grisly consequences of realpolitik, but money trumps everything in the end…
Hughie Fury vs. Alexander Povetkin – July 31st, 2019
Hughie lacks the size and skill of his cousin Tyson, but he stays active and the bout will be his third this year…
Whyte, Chisora and Price win – July 21st, 2019
The two headliners were treated well, and it showed in relaxed interviews with hardly any tales of how they were going to hospitalize their opponents…
Angel Heredia’s Credibility Gap – July 19th, 2019
Heredia did what any self-respecting “drug-dealer” would do when caught dispensing PEDs: he ratted out his co-conspirators...
Reexamining the Ratings – July 8th, 2019
Ratings are highly important in every sport. Ratings give a structure to the state of the game and determine the importance of major fights…
Tyson Fury spills the beans – July 7th, 2019
While Tyson Fury goes easy on the sauce, the sounds of corks popping can be heard around the world...
Dillian Whyte’s advice to Anthony Joshua – July 6th, 2019
Like Deontay Wilder, like Tyson Fury, like Anthony Joshua, Whyte believes he has what it takes to defeat Andy Ruiz...
Wilder Wants Andy Ruiz – July 6th, 2019
“We need one champion, one name, it’s Deontay Wilder. I can’t wait for that to happen. I’m the right guy for the job…”
Joseph Parker Stops Leapai – June 30th, 2019
“I want Dillian Whyte first, then Anthony Joshua,” said Parker after the bout. “After that, I would fight Andy Ruiz…”
Ducking Dillian Whyte – June 27th, 2019
The WBO has designated Oleksandr Usyk, who has yet to fight a heavyweight, mandatory challenger for its world title…
Enough Already, Tyson Fury is Not Lineal Champ – June 24th, 2019
At best, Tyson Fury is “the man who beat the man who never actually beat the man, but was declared the man in absentia…”
Eddie Hearn: Shock Corridor – June 20th, 2019
The personal is political and vice-versa. But a little distance might better serve Eddie Hearn in this instance…
Petar Milas—Are You Next! – June 20th, 2019
Looking at him you think, his body is open, his guard is lazy. But he somehow finds a way to not get hit clean...
Kownacki vs. Arreola Preview – June 19th, 2019
"Neither man is huge by today’s standards. Neither man has bulging muscles. They are built like Andy Ruiz..."
Heavy Expectations: Where The Heavyweights Are Headed – June 18th, 2019
Here’s where we currently stand in the shaken, stirred, and donkey-punched heavyweight division…
The Fluff and the Fury – June 16th, 2019
Fury did his shtick, showboated a bit, but then he gave fight fans, especially the all-important casual-curious ones, what they mostly want—bloody carnage…
Who’s Really Number One At Heavyweight? – June 14th, 2019
Ring Magazine, in their most recent rankings update, declared Tyson Fury to be the number one heavyweight in the world…
Cruise and Bieber's gift – June 12th, 2019
Justin Bieber wants to fight Tom Cruise, and Conor wants to promote the bout. It’s a sentence I never thought I’d type…
Film Buff Tyson Fury – June 11th, 2019
Nestled among subjects of marginal interest, boxing made an appearance, not once, not twice, but in three articles…
Fury Dissects Tom Schwarz – June 11th, 2019
Figuring out Schwarz won’t be nearly as difficult as decoding the Mayan Codex, nor will it be as rewarding...
Fury, Schwarz and Arum Discuss Las Vegas Showdown – June 10th, 2019
"I'm gonna give him a black eye and he might lose a few teeth. Within five seconds, I'll know exactly what to do with him..."
Golovkin’s Premature Obit – June 9th, 2019
Many of us knew as much about Golovkin’s opponent, Steve Rolls, as we did of Andy Ruiz, Jr. just one short week ago…
Buster Douglas’ Struggles a Cautionary Tale for Andy Ruiz Jr. – June 7th, 2019
"You think it's going to be all sunshine. You look down in your hands, and it's like, man, it's a bunch of snakes…"
Andy Ruiz reels in – June 6th, 2019
America can do funny things to a human who isn’t used to its charm. You can lose all sense of time and space…
Eddie “Slow Burn” Hearn – June 6th, 2019
With shock giving way to grief and revenge, Hearn, to deflect from his matchmaking, now blames Wilder for the loss...
Fanfare for the Common Man – June 6th, 2019
“All these guys come out of the woodwork and say, ‘I picked Andy Ruiz.’ Bullshit! No one picked Andy Ruiz…”
Andy Ruiz, Jr. and the Art of Upsets – June 6th, 2019
Eagerly sitting ringside that afternoon in the Tokyo Dome was Evander Holyfield, who was all set to face Mike Tyson later that summer in Atlantic City…
Can Joshua Learn From Joe Louis? – June 5th, 2019
Now that the smoke has cleared, the analysis has begun and surprisingly, the talk no longer appears to center around Andy Ruiz’s waistline…
The Coronation of Al Haymon – June 4th, 2019
With the victory of Andy Ruiz, a new and exciting era in the saga that is Al Haymon appears to be upon us…
Golovkin vs. Rolls: Expect No Ruiz Moment at MSG – June 4th, 2019
Despite all the machinations and maneuverings involved in the business of boxing, the sport is still, ultimately, about one human being vs. one human being…
Does Ruiz Have Joshua’s Number? – June 4th, 2019
Ruiz has B+ power but the way he had Joshua stumbling around you might have thought that the champ was in there with the likes of Earnie Shavers….